BFI's 50 Essential South Asian Films

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"This list of films is supposed to be a representative sample of the kinds of films that are produced and consumed in South Asia and elsewhere. It formed part of bfi's South Asian Cinema 2002 programme designed to present to the British public for the first time the immense diversity of South Asian cinema."

This is the list that was compiled by experts. BFI also ran a user poll.

The list is divided into 5 sections:
1-10: Bangladeshi
11-20: Diaspora
21-30: Indian
31-40: Pakistani
41-50: Sri Lankan

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  1. 11 -

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 12 -

    Monsoon Wedding

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 13 -

    Bhaji on the Beach

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 15 -

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 18 -

    East Is East

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 19 -

    Masala

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    Sholay

    1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 34 -

    International Gorillay

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 40 -

    Mujhe Chand Chahiye

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 14, 2012; source