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Here is a list of the Best Indian Films as voted by Bengal Film Journalists' Association as part of their annual awards. In most years the films are listed in order of merit as voted by the jury of the association.


1939

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;Best Indian Film * '' Aadmi'' ;Best Bengali Film * '' Jiban Maran'' ;Best Hindi Film *'' Aadmi'' ;Best Foreign Film *'' Pygmalion''


1940

;Best Indian Film *'' Aurat'' ;Best Bengali Film * ''
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'' ;Best Hindi Film *'' Aurat'' ;Best Foreign Film *''
Gone With The Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...
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1941

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;Indian films #'' Pratisruti'' #'' Padosi'' #'' Sikandar'' #'' Naya Sansar'' #'' Khazanchi'' #'' Parichay'' #'' Punar Milan'' #'' Pardesi'' #'' Raj Nartaki'' #'' Nandini'' ;Foreign films #''
Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by, produced by and starring Orson Welles and co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz. It was Welles's List of directorial debuts, first feature film. ...
'' #'' Kitty Foyle'' #''
Hold Back the Dawn Hold may refer to: Physical spaces * Hold (compartment), interior cargo space * Baggage hold, cargo space on an airplane * Stronghold, a castle or other fortified place Arts, entertainment, and media * Hold (musical term), a pause, also calle ...
'' #'' The Letter'' #'' The Philadelphia Story'' #''
Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward Arnold. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created ...
'' #'' Blossoms in the Dust'' #''
The Great Dictator ''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound f ...
'' #'' My Life with Caroline'' #'' Back Street''


1942

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;Indian films #'' Apna Ghar'' #'' Garmil'' #'' Bondi'' #''
Bharat Milap ''Bharat Milap'' is a Bollywood film based on Ramayana. It was released in Bollywood films of 1942, 1942. It is Ramayana from Bharata's point of view and is about the brotherhood of Lord Rama and Bharata. Remakes It was remade into two movies i ...
'' #'' Saugandh'' #''
Doctor Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Titles and occupations * Physician, a medical practitioner * Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree ** Doctorate ** List of doctoral degrees awarded b ...
'' #'' Kunwara Baap'' #'' Basant'' #'' Shesh Uttar'' #'' Lagan'' ;Foreign films #'' How Green Was My Valley'' #'' Fantasia'' #'' H. M. Pulham, Esq.'' #'' Ball of Fire'' #'' It Started With Eve'' #'' Suspicion'' #'' Two-Faced Woman'' #'' The Little Foxes'' #'' Pimpernel Smith'' #''
Reap The Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Pres ...
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1944

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;Indian films #'' Ram Shastri'' #'' Udayer Pathey'' #''
Shakuntala Shakuntala () is a heroine in ancient Indian literature, best known for her portrayal in the ancient Sanskrit play '' Abhijnanashakuntalam'' (The Recognition of Shakuntala), written by the classical poet Kalidasa in the 4th or 5th century AD ...
'' #'' Wapas'' #'' Sondhi'' #'' Parakh'' #'' Dasi'' #''
Fashion Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, Fashion accessory, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into Clothing, outfits that depict distinct ...
'' #'' Chhadmabeshi'' #'' Zameen'' ;Foreign films #'' The Song of Bernadette'' #'' Madam Curie'' #'' Since You Went Away'' #''
For Whom The Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned ...
'' #'' It Happened Tomorrow'' #'' Constant Nymph'' #''
Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ...
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Mission to Moscow Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to: Geography Australia *Mission River (Queensland) Canada * Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality * Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood * ...
'' #'' Heaven Can Wait'' #''
Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...
'' and '' The North Star''


1945

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#'' Bhabhi Kaal'' #'' Parbat Pe Apna Dera'' #'' Dui Purush'' #'' Kashinath'' #'' Ek Din Ka Sultan'' #'' Aaina'' #'' Din Raat'' #'' Mun-Ki-Jit'' #''
Devdasi In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taki ...
'' #'' Mazdoor'' ;Foreign films #'' Gaslight'' #''
The Lost Weekend ''The Lost Weekend'' is a 1945 American drama film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson's 1944 novel about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Aw ...
'' #'' Arsenic and Old Lace'' #'' A Song to Remember'' #'' Wilson'' #'' A Thousand And One Nights'' #''
Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1216–1281 ...
'' #'' Dragon Seed'' #'' The Seventh Cross'' #''
The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American period ...
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1961

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;Indian films #'' Teen Kanya'' #'' Gunga Jumna'' #'' Punasha'' #'' Madhya Rater Tara'' #'' Saptapadi'' #'' Kanoon'' #'' Char Diwari'' #'' Usne Kaha Tha'' #''
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai ''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' () was an Indian film released in 1960, directed by Radhu Karmakar and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, w ...
'' #'' Swayambara'' ;Foreign films #''
Ben-Hur Ben-Hur or Ben Hur may refer to: Fiction *'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace ** ''Ben-Hur'' (play), a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899 ** ''Ben Hur'' (1907 film), a one-reel silent ...
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Kanał ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's ...
'' #'' Devochka Ishchet Otsa'' #''
The Millionairess ''The Millionairess'' is a 1960 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith, and starring Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers. Set in London, it is a loose adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1936 play of the same name. Plot By the ...
'' #'' On The Beach'' #'' South Pacific'' #'' Pepe'' #'' The Singer Not the Song'' #''
Elmer Gantry ''Elmer Gantry'' is a 1927 satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis that presents aspects of the religious activity of the United States in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Reverend Dr. ...
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1962

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;Indian films #'' Abhijan'' #'' Kanchanjangha'' #'' Kancher Swarga'' #'' Dada Thakur'' #'' Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' #'' Bhagini Nivedita'' #'' Sautela Bhai'' #'' Hansuli Banker Upakatha'' #'' Arati'' #'' Benarasi'' ;Foreign films #'' Two Women'' #'' The Naked Island'' #'' Ballad of a Soldier'' #'' Come September'' #'' The Guns of Navarone'' #'' The Longest Day'' #''
Spartacus Spartacus (; ) was a Thracians, Thracian gladiator (Thraex) who was one of the Slavery in ancient Rome, escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major Slave rebellion, slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Historical accounts o ...
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La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life'Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars M ...
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Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
'' #'' Psycho''


1963

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;Indian Films #'' Mahanagar'' #'' Nirjan Saikate'' #'' Bandini'' #'' Saat Pake Bandha'' #'' Palatak'' #''
Uttar Falguni ''Uttar Falguni'' () is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Asit Sen and produced by Uttam Kumar, starring Suchitra Sen in a double role, Bikash Roy and Dilip Mukherjee in lead. At the 11th National Film Awards, the film ...
'' #'' Gumrah'' #'' Nisithe'' #'' Chhaya Surya'' #'' Dil Ek Mandir'' ;Foreign films #'' The Birds'' #'' Judgment at Nuremberg'' #'' The World of Suzie Wong'' #''
The Cranes Are Flying ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (, translit. ''Letyat zhuravli'') is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova. It depicts the cruelty an ...
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Can-Can The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original French /kɑ̃kɑ̃/) is a high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music-hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day. Originally dance ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' ...
'' #'' The Loudest Whisper'' #'' The V.I.P.s'' #''
El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...
'' #'' A Very Private Affair''


1964

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;Indian films #'' Charulata'' #'' Arohi'' #'' Dosti'' #'' Shehar Aur Sapna'' #'' Pratinidhi'' #'' Jotugriha'' #'' Anushtup Chanda'' #'' Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men'' #'' Jiban Kahini'' #'' Sangam'' ;Foreign films #''
The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, p ...
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West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...
'' #'' Parent Trap'' #'' The Condemned of Altona'' #'' Lilies of the Field'' #'' Charade'' #'' Five Miles to Midnight'' #''
Hatari! ''Hatari!'' (, Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American adventure romantic comedy film starring John Wayne as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Africa.McCarthy, Todd. ''Howard Hawks: the grey fox of Hollywood'', New York, ...
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Leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant cat species in the genus ''Panthera''. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. Its body is slender and muscular reaching a length of with a ...
'' #'' Hud''


1965

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;Indian films #''
Atithi Atithi ( in Indian languages) may refer to: * Atithi (1965 film), ''Atithi'' (1965 film), a 1965 Bengali film * ''Atithee'', a 1978 Hindi film * Atithi (2002 film), ''Atithi'' (2002 film), a 2002 Kannada film * Atithi (2007 film), ''Atithi'' (2007 ...
'' #'' Subarnarekha'' #'' Haqeeqat'' #'' Eki Ange Eto Rup'' #'' Kapurush o Mahapurush'' #'' Raja Ram Mohan'' #'' Baksho Badal'' #'' Akash Kusum'' #'' Aarzoo'' #'' Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'' ;Foreign films #''
My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...
'' #'' The Visit'' #'' Divorce Italian Style''


1966

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;Indian films #''
Teesri Kasam ''Teesri Kasam'' () is a 1966 Hindi, Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra (lyricist), Shailendra. It is based on the short story ''Mare Gaye Gulfam'', by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Re ...
'' #'' Nayak'' #''
Shaheed ''Shahid'' ( ,   ,   ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acqui ...
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Guide A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom. Travel and recreation Exp ...
'' #'' Galpo Holeo Satti'' #'' Mamta'' #'' Kanch Kata Hirey'' #'' Gaban'' #'' Subhashchandra'' #'' Aasman Mahal'' ;Foreign films #'' Lawrence of Arabia'' #''
Love at Twenty ''Love at Twenty'' (, , , , ) is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments, each with a different director from a different country. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. ...
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' () is a 1963 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, the film consists of three short stories about couples in different parts of Italy. The film won t ...
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1967

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;Indian films #'' Chhuti'' #'' Balika Badhu'' #'' Anupama'' #'' Kedar Raja'' #'' Shakespeare Wallah'' #'' Uski Kahani'' #'' Aakhri Khat'' #'' Hatey Bazarey'' #'' Upkar'' #''
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
'' ;Foreign films #'' Dr. Zhivago'' #''
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of middle-aged couple Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they rece ...
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Zorba The Greek ''Zorba the Greek'' (, , Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and m ...
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1968

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;Indian films #'' Apanjan'' #'' Majhli Didi'' #'' Chotto Jigyasa'' #''
Sunghursh ''Sunghursh'' ("Struggle") is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed and produced by Harnam Singh Rawail. It is based on ''Layli Asmaner Ayna'' ("Layli Does Not Go To Heaven"), a short story in Bengali language by Jnanpith Award-winning writer Mah ...
'' #'' Aadmi'' #''
Chowringhee Chowringhee (also Chourangi) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Chowringhee Road (officially Jawaharlal Nehru Road) runs on its western side. A neighbo ...
'' #'' Baghini'' #'' Raja Aur Runk'' #'' Hamraaz'' #'' Charan Kavi Mukundadas'' ;Foreign films #'' The Agony and the Ecstasy'' #''
Fahrenheit 451 ''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 Dystopian fiction, dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" Book burning, burn any that are found. The novel follows in the ...
'' #'' Lord Jim''


1969

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;Indian films #''
Bhuvan Shome ''Bhuvan Shome'' is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Mrinal Sen based on a Bengali story by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. The cast includes Utpal Dutt (Bhuvan Shome) and Suhasini Mulay (Gauri, a villa ...
'' #'' Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne'' #'' Aashirwad'' #'' Saraswatichandra'' #'' Anokhi Raat'' #'' Arogya Niketan'' #'' Natun Pata'' #'' Rahgir'' #'' Nannha Farishta'' #'' Parineeta'' ;Foreign film #'' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' #'' Rosemary's Baby'' #'' Bonnie and Clyde''


1970

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;Indian films #'' Pratidwandi'' #''
Mera Naam Joker ''Mera Naam Joker'' () is a 1970 Indian romantic drama film, directed, edited and produced by Raj Kapoor under his banner R. K. Films, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raj Kapoor as the eponymous character, with his son Rish ...
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Sagina Mahato ''Sagina Mahato'' is a 1970 Bengali film produced by Shri J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, two acting giants of Indian cinema. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of ...
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Interview An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers.Merriam Webster DictionaryInterview Dictionary definition, Retrieved February 16, 2016 In common parlance, the word "interview" re ...
'' #'' Samaj Ko Badal Dalo'' #'' Diba Ratrir Kabya'' #'' Satyakam'' #''
Safar Safar (), also spelt as Safer in Turkish, is the second month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Most of the Islamic months were named according to ancient Sabean/Sabaic weather conditions; however, since the calendar is lunar, the months shift ...
'' #'' Darpan'' #'' Aranyer Din Ratri'' ;Foreign films #''
Blowup ''Blowup'' (also styled ''Blow-Up'') is a 1966 Psychological thriller, psychological Mystery film, mystery film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, co-written by Antonioni, Tonino Guerra and Edward Bond and produced by Carlo Ponti. It is Antoni ...
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The Graduate ''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddoc ...
'' #'' Blow Hot, Blow Cold''


1971

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;Indian films #'' Nimantran'' #'' Anand'' #''
Seemabaddha ''Seemabaddha'' ( Romanization of Bengali, ''Shimabôddho''; English title: ''Company Limited'') is a 1971 in film, 1971 social drama Bengali language, Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the novel ''Seemabaddha'' by Mani Shan ...
'' #'' Chetna'' #'' Sara Akash'' #'' Malyadan'' #'' Guddi'' #'' Ekhonee'' #'' Tere Mere Sapne'' #'' Khamoshi'' ;Foreign films #'' Charly'' #''
Woodstock The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. Billed as "a ...
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Midnight Cowboy ''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, J ...
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1972

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;Indian films #'' Anubhav'' #'' Phir Bhi'' #'' Calcutta 71'' #'' Pakeezah'' #'' Dastak'' #'' Bigalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna'' #'' Uphaar'' #'' Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' #'' Memsaab'' #'' Bawarchi'' ;Foreign film *'' Summer of '42''


1973

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;Indian films #'' Padatik'' #'' Achanak'' #'' Streer Patra'' #'' Saudagar'' #'' Ashani Sanket'' #'' Koshish'' #'' Abhimaan'' #'' Shriman Prithviraj'' #'' Bilet Pherat'' #'' Parichay'' ;Foreign film *''
Zabriskie Point Zabriskie Point is a part of the Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California, United States, noted for its erosional landscape. It is composed of sediments from Furnace Creek Lake, which dried up 5 mil ...
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1974

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;Indian films #'' Ankur'' #''
Chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song), the part of a song that is repeated several times, usually after each verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in whic ...
'' #'' Garm Hawa'' #'' Rajnigandha'' #'' Chhenra Tamsuk'' #'' Sonar Kella'' #''Namak Haram'' #'' Sujata'' #'' Jadubangsha'' #'' Phuleswari'' ;Foreign film *'' The French Connection''


1975

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;Indian films #'' Nishant'' #'' Sansar Simantey'' #'' Palanka'' #'' Aavishkar'' #'' Mili'' ;Foreign film *'' The Touch''


1985

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;Indian films #'' Paar'' #'' Ghare Baire'' #'' Paroma'' #'' Aashray'' #'' Neelkantha'' ;Foreign film *'' A Passage to India''


1986

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;Indian films #'' Kony'' #'' Atanka'' #''
Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...
'' #'' Ek Pal'' #'' Ankahiee'' ;Foreign film *'' The Killing Fields''


1987

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;Indian films #'' Mirch Masala'' #'' Debshishu'' #'' Chopper'' #'' Nagpash'' #'' Aaj Ka Robinhood'' ;Foreign film *'' Fanny & Alexander''


1988

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;Indian films #'' New Delhi Times'' #'' Phera'' #'' Pestonjee'' #'' Utsav'' #''
Madhuban Madhuban is a small area of Jorhat City and is under Jorhat municipality Board, Assam, India. The only road that passes through Madhubon is the Madhuban Path. It connects two important roads of Jorhat; Malow Ali and Choladhara road. Madhuban is ...
'' ;Foreign film *'' The Sacrifice''


1991

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;Indian films #''
Ek Doctor Ki Maut ''Ek Doctor Ki Maut'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Tapan Sinha, which depicts the ostracism, bureaucratic negligence, reprimand and insult of a doctor and his research, instead of recognition. The film is based on the 1982 R ...
'' #'' Astuhara'' #'' Mahaprithibi'' #'' Prahaar: The Final Attack'' #'' Drishti'' ;Foreign film *'' The Whales of August''


1992

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;Indian films #''
Agantuk ''Agantuk'' (; known by its English title The Stranger) is a 1991 Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Notable for being Ray's last film, it was based on one of his own short stories, ''Atithi''. A joint Indo-French ...
'' #'' Shakha Proshakha'' #'' Goopi Bagha Phire Elo'' #'' Antardhan'' #''
Current Currents, Current or The Current may refer to: Science and technology * Current (fluid), the flow of a liquid or a gas ** Air current, a flow of air ** Ocean current, a current in the ocean *** Rip current, a kind of water current ** Current (hydr ...
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1994

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;Indian films '' Wheel Chair'' ''
Silpi P.M. Sreenivasan (1919-1983), who adopted the name Silpi, was a Tamil people, Tamil illustrator, best known for his detailed renditions of Tamil architecture and sculpture in Ananda Vikatan magazine. Life and career Sreenivasan studied art at t ...
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Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar (, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royal family, royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other Aristocracy (class), aristocrats. It ha ...
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1995

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Mammo ''Mammo'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film by Shyam Benegal. It stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1995. Farida Jalal won Filmfare Crit ...
'' #'' Drohkal'' #'' Charachar''


1996

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;Indian films #'' Unishe April'' #'' Yuganta'' #''
Maachis ''Maachis'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language period political thriller film written and directed by Gulzar. The film stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film is set against the backdrop of the Sikh insurgency ...
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1998

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;Best Hindi film *'' Godmother''


1999

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Satya (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "truth" or "essence.“ In Indian religions, it refers to a kind of virtue found across them. This virtue most commonly refers to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and act ...
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2000

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;Indian films #''
Uttara Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to: Places *Uttara (town), Uttara, a neighbourhood north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh *Uttara East Thana *Uttara West Thana ...
'' #'' Paromitar Ekdin'' #'' Kichchu Sanglap Kichchu Pralap''


2001

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;Indian films #'' Utsab'' #'' Dekha'' #'' Zubeidaa''


2002

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;Indian films #'' Mr. & Mrs. Iyer'' #'' Aamar Bhuban'' #'' Sanjh Batir Rupkathara'' ;Hindi film *'' The Legend of Bhagat Singh''


2003

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;Indian films #'' Abar Aranye'' #'' Chokher Bali'' #'' Mondo Meyer Upakhyan'' ;Hindi film *'' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''


2004

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;Indian films #'' Iti Sreekanta'' #'' Mahulbanir Sereng'' #'' Abar Asbo Phire'' ;Hindi film *'' Swades''


2005

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;Indian films #'' Krantikaal'' #'' Nishi Japan'' #''
Antarmahal ''Antarmahal'' is a 2005 Indian Bengali film, directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation. The film is based on a Bengali short story named ''Pratima'' by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. Set in the late 19th century, the ...
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Black Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''P ...
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2005

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;Indian films #'' Faltu'' #'' Dosar'' #'' Bhalobasar Anek Naam'' ;Hindi film *'' Lage Raho Munnabhai''


See also

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Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...
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Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ...


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