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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11 -
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985, in 7 top lists Check -
12 -
Monsoon Wedding
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
13 -
Bhaji on the Beach
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
14 -
Fire
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
15 -
Bend It Like Beckham
2002, in 2 top lists Check -
16 -
Hyderabad Blues
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
17 -
Earth
1998, in 2 top lists Check -
18 -
East Is East
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
20 -
The Warrior
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
21 -
Sholay
1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 12 top lists Check -
22 -
Pather Panchali
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
23 -
Mother India
1957, in 9 top lists Check -
24 -
Pyaasa
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
25 -
Meghe Dhaka Tara
1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 top lists Check -
26 -
Charulata
1964 — a.k.a. The Lonely Wife, in 10 top lists Check -
27 -
Subarnarekha
1965, in 7 top lists Check -
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Mughal-E-Azam
1960 — a.k.a. The Emperor of the Mughals, in 8 top lists Check -
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Awaara
1951 — a.k.a. The Tramp, in 6 top lists Check -
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Haseena Atom Bomb
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aina
1977 — a.k.a. The Mirror, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 14, 2012; source