The Indian Express 75 Movies That Celebrate The Journey of India
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a.k.a. Shubhra Gupta’s pick: Across 7 decades, 75 films that celebrate the journey of India.
As a celebration of her platinum jubilee, here’s my movie map of India that I’ve drawn through 75 films. If you were to see these movies, reflecting as many themes and genres I have been able to include, you would get an idea of the journey of the nation, as it has lurched and progressed through these decades. Some films draw an unerring bead on intractable societal problems. Some show us just what was considered the acme of entertainment at the time they came out. Some are unabashed mainstream blockbusters. Some are strictly arthouse. And they all tell stories.
Most of these films are in Hindi, because that’s the cinema I know best: I have also tried to include iconic films from other languages. Of course, there will be omissions. Please do overlook those, and take me up on the commissions. Here we go:
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Jagte Raho
1956 — a.k.a. A Night in the City, in 2 top lists Check -
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Junglee
1961, in 2 top lists Check -
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Bhuvan Shome
1969 — a.k.a. Mr. Shome, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sholay
1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 11 top lists Check -
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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
1983 — a.k.a. Who Pays the Piper, in 3 top lists Check -
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Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 — a.k.a. Something Is Happening, in 2 top lists Check -
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Dil Chahta Hai
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
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Monsoon Wedding
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
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Rang De Basanti
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
63 new
Peepli [Live]
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha
2010 — a.k.a. Love, Sex and Deceit, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vicky Donor
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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Queen
2014, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 18, 2021; source