India

India makes more films than any other country, in many languages. Early cinema drew on mythology and theatre, and Bombay's Hindi film industry made song-and-dance melodrama its signature. In parallel the Bengali tradition of Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen created a realist art cinema, while Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and other regional industries now rival Bollywood in scale and reach.

Famous Directors

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LLijo Jose PellisseryIndiaMani KaulIndiaMani RatnamIndiaMehboob KhanIndiaMira NairIndia / USAMrinal SenIndiaNNeeraj GhaywanIndiaPayal KapadiaIndiaRaj KapoorIndiaRRajkumar HiraniIndiaRRamesh SippyIndiaRRitesh BatraIndiaRRituparno GhoshIndiaRitwik GhatakIndiaSS. S. RajamouliIndiaSSanjay Leela BhansaliIndiaSatyajit RayIndiaSSatyen BoseIndiaSShaji N. KarunIndiaSShekhar KapurIndiaShyam BenegalIndiaSSudhir MishraIndiaVVetrimaaranIndiaVVijay AnandIndiaVishal BhardwajIndiaYYash ChopraIndiaZoya AkhtarIndia

Top 100 rated films

1. Nayakan 1987 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 8.6
2. Moondram Pirai 1982 · Balu Mahendra · IMDb 8.6
3. Thalapathi 1991 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 8.5
4. The World of Apu 1959 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.4
5. Mouna Ragam 1986 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 8.4
6. Black Friday 2004 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 8.4
7. 3 Idiots 2009 · Rajkumar Hirani · IMDb 8.4
8. Visaranai 2015 · Vetrimaaran · IMDb 8.4
9. Guide 1965 · Vijay Anand · IMDb 8.4
10. The Big City 1963 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.3
11. The Hero 1966 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.3
12. Pyaasa 1957 · Guru Dutt · IMDb 8.3
13. Do Bigha Zamin 1953 · Bimal Roy · IMDb 8.3
14. Pather Panchali 1955 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.2
15. Aparajito 1956 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.2
16. Mathilukal 1990 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan · IMDb 8.2
17. Gangs of Wasseypur 2012 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 8.2
18. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2011 · Zoya Akhtar · IMDb 8.2
19. Charulata 1964 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.1
20. The Adversary 1970 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.1
21. Ardh Satya 1983 · Govind Nihalani · IMDb 8.1
22. Tamas 1988 · Govind Nihalani · IMDb 8.1
23. Roja 1992 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 8.1
24. Bombay 1995 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 8.1
25. Anand 1971 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 8.1
26. Mughal-e-Azam 1960 · K. Asif · IMDb 8.1
27. Sholay 1975 · Ramesh Sippy · IMDb 8.1
28. Masaan 2015 · Neeraj Ghaywan · IMDb 8.1
29. Lagaan 2001 · Ashutosh Gowariker · IMDb 8.1
30. Days and Nights in the Forest 1970 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.0
31. The Stranger (1991) 1991 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 8.0
32. Calcutta 71 1972 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 8.0
33. Gulaal 2009 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 8.0
34. Mukkabaaz 2017 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 8.0
35. Maqbool 2003 · Vishal Bhardwaj · IMDb 8.0
36. Omkara 2006 · Vishal Bhardwaj · IMDb 8.0
37. Haider 2014 · Vishal Bhardwaj · IMDb 8.0
38. Baahubali: The Beginning 2015 · S. S. Rajamouli · IMDb 8.0
39. Deewaar 1975 · Yash Chopra · IMDb 8.0
40. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi 1958 · Satyen Bose · IMDb 8.0
41. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 · Aditya Chopra · IMDb 8.0
42. Three Daughters 1961 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.9
43. Distant Thunder 1973 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.9
44. Shree 420 1955 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.9
45. Mera Naam Joker 1970 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.9
46. Interview 1971 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.9
47. Anantaram 1987 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan · IMDb 7.9
48. Aakrosh 1980 · Govind Nihalani · IMDb 7.9
49. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer 2002 · Aparna Sen · IMDb 7.9
50. Salaam Bombay! 1988 · Mira Nair · IMDb 7.9
51. Dev.D 2009 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 7.9
52. Ugly 2014 · Anurag Kashyap · IMDb 7.9
53. Gully Boy 2019 · Zoya Akhtar · IMDb 7.9
54. Bagh Bahadur 1989 · Buddhadeb Dasgupta · IMDb 7.9
55. Aandhi 1975 · Gulzar · IMDb 7.9
56. Angamaly Diaries 2017 · Lijo Jose Pellissery · IMDb 7.9
57. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi 2003 · Sudhir Mishra · IMDb 7.9
58. The Music Room 1958 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.8
59. Devi 1960 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.8
60. Kanchenjungha 1962 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.8
61. Haqeeqat 1964 · Chetan Anand · IMDb 7.8
62. Kaagaz Ke Phool 1959 · Guru Dutt · IMDb 7.8
63. Mother India 1957 · Mehboob Khan · IMDb 7.8
64. Awaara 1951 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.8
65. The Cloud-Capped Star 1960 · Ritwik Ghatak · IMDb 7.8
66. Dhrupad 1982 · Mani Kaul · IMDb 7.8
67. The Lunchbox 2013 · Ritesh Batra · IMDb 7.8
68. RRR 2022 · S. S. Rajamouli · IMDb 7.8
69. Mirch Masala 1986 · Ketan Mehta · IMDb 7.8
70. Nagarik 1977 · Ritwik Ghatak · IMDb 7.7
71. Ek Din Pratidin 1979 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.7
72. Ankur 1974 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.7
73. Kalyug 1981 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.7
74. Vijeta 1982 · Govind Nihalani · IMDb 7.7
75. Madhumati 1958 · Bimal Roy · IMDb 7.7
76. Piravi 1989 · Shaji N. Karun · IMDb 7.7
77. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! 2008 · Dibakar Banerjee · IMDb 7.7
78. Unishe April 1994 · Rituparno Ghosh · IMDb 7.7
79. Neel Akasher Neechey 1959 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.6
80. Akaler Sandhane 1980 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.6
81. Manthan 1976 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.6
82. Nishant 1975 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.6
83. The Japanese Wife 2010 · Aparna Sen · IMDb 7.6
84. Court 2014 · Chaitanya Tamhane · IMDb 7.6
85. Paar 1984 · Goutam Ghose · IMDb 7.6
86. Devdas 2002 · Sanjay Leela Bhansali · IMDb 7.6
87. Apoorva Raagangal 1975 · K. Balachander · IMDb 7.6
88. The Chess Players 1977 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.5
89. Home and the World 1984 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.5
90. Funtoosh 1956 · Chetan Anand · IMDb 7.5
91. Ajantrik 1958 · Ritwik Ghatak · IMDb 7.5
92. Kharij 1982 · Mrinal Sen · IMDb 7.5
93. Junoon 1979 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.5
94. Mandi 1983 · Shyam Benegal · IMDb 7.5
95. Elippathayam 1981 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan · IMDb 7.5
96. Oridathu 1986 · G. Aravindan · IMDb 7.5
97. Vasthuhara 1991 · G. Aravindan · IMDb 7.5
98. Dil Se.. 1998 · Mani Ratnam · IMDb 7.5
99. 36 Chowringhee Lane 1981 · Aparna Sen · IMDb 7.5
100. The Namesake 2006 · Mira Nair · IMDb 7.5