T20 of Indian Cinema: Megha Dhaka Tara rated the best ever
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The so-called ‘T20 of Indian Cinema’ (see passionforcinema.com/t20-of-indian-cinema-contest-at-40th-iffi/ for details) has thrown up Ritwik Ghatak’s Megha Dhaka Tara as the best Indian film ever.
Here’s the ‘Master List’ of India’s Top 20 films of all time that resulted from collating of individual Top 20 lists of 10 young film directors and 10 film critics (each of their individual lists were given 1-20 points, the top rated film being given 20 and the bottom given 1, and all these lists were combined / points added up to arrive at the ‘master list’):
Meghe Dhaka Tara – Ritwik Ghatak (Bengali, 1960)
Charulata – Satyajit Ray (Bengali, 1964)
Pather Panchali – Satyajit Ray (Bengali, 1955)
Sholay – Ramesh Sippy (Hindi, 1975)
Do Bigha Zameen – Bimal Roy (Hindi, 1953)
Pyaasa – Guru Dutt (Hindi, 1957)
Bhuvan Shome – Mrinal Sen (Hindi, 1969)
Garam Hawa – M S Sathyu (Hindi, 1973)
Mother India – Mehboob Khan (Hindi, 1957)
Ghattashradha – Girish Kasaravalli (Kannada, 1977)
Elippathayam – Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam, 1981)
Mughal-e-Azam – K Asif (Hindi, 1960)
Nayagan – Mani Ratnam (Tamil, 1987)
Kaghaz Ke Phool – Guru Dutt (Hindi, 1959)
Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali 1955, Aparajito 1956, Apur Sansar 1959) -Satyajit Ray (Bengali)
Sant Tukaram – Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal (Marathi, 1936)
Jaane Bhi Do Yaro – Kundan Shah (Hindi, 1983)
Guide – Vijay Anand (Hindi, 1965)
Madhumati – Bimal Roy (Hindi, 1958)
Anand – Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Hindi, 1971)
Quite an interesting list, I must say. And surely would be a debatable one (though credit must go to organizers for trying to make the first ever such list). So, what’s your all-time T20 of Indian films?
Tags: IFFI, International Film Festival of India, Ritwik Ghatak, T20 of Indian Cinema
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Rahul Dholakia
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Varma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Sachin Kundalkar
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
1. Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2. Lagaan
3. Naya Daur
4. Rang De Basanti
5. Sholay
6. Parinda
7. Madhumati
8. Pyaasa
9. Saaransh
10. Satya
11. Padosan
12. Maaya Bazaar (Telugu)
13. Thevar Magan (Tamil)
14. Shree420
15. Arjun
16. Sankarabharanam (Telugu)
17. Chak De India!
18. Radha Kalyanam (Woh Saat Din)
19. Geetanjali (Telugu)
20. Sparsh
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1.Sholay
2.Deewar
3.Muqqadar ka Sikandar
4.Lagan
5.Upkar
6.Katha
7.Saarangsh
8.Masoom
9.Nayakan
10.Galp Holeo Satti ( Bengali)
11.Bombay
12.Main Azad Hoon
13.Hera Pheri (2000 released)
14.Autograph (Tamil)
15.Black
16.Rang De Basanti
17.Sarkar
18.Sarkar Raaj
19.Taare Zameen Par
20.Cahk De India
PAA going to be the biggest one.
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cant list out 20, but personally I think Basu Bhattacharya/Amol Palekar movies like Chotti si Baat at times gets lost when a list of movies are being made… making an average man hero, make him feel for him, and making him a reflection of every viewer is as tough as projecting a family or a guy or a lady as subject and taking the viewers thru their lives pains and kinds…
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Sholay,Anand..are these films that great to be included in this list?..I prefer Manirathnam’s Iruvar than Nayakan..
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Sharath, u make some real funny comments at times.
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ha ha ha ha ha!!!
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sir, when u read the rest of the list, sholay is definitely a dent!! anand-50/50!!
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really?..I appreciate that..
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1. Golmaal (Hrishikesh Mukharjee’s)
2. Katha
3. Anand
4. Saaransh
5. Satya
6. Masoom (Shekhar Kapoor’s)
7. Do bhiga zameen
8. Bawarchi
9. Kalyug (Shyam Benegal’s)
10. Sholay
11. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
12. Nayagan (Tamil)
13. Sinhasan (marathi)
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Not in any order of preference
Sandesham (malayalam)
1) Satya
2) Bharatham (Malayalam)
3) Munnam Pakkam (Malayalam Classic)
4) Company
5) Chotti Si Baat
6) Khosla Ka Ghosla
7) Aamir
9) MahaNadi (tamil)
10) The Legend of Bhagat Singh
11) Black
12) Raincoat
13) Iruvar (tamil)
14) Thalapati (Tamil)
15) Season (Malayalam Classic)
16) Andaz Apna Apna
17) Maqbool
18) Nishabd
19) Rang De Basanti
20) Daamini
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My List – Not in any order. Consists of 19 Hindi movies as I have not seen much of non Hindi Indian Cinema
1. Deewaar
2. Sholay
3. Mere Apne
4. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
5. Dil Chahta Hai
6. Haasil
7. Ardh Satya
8. Golmaal – Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s version
9. Nayagan
10. Satya
11. Agneepath
12. Qatl
13. Angoor
14. Do Aankhen Barah Haath – V Shantaram’s version
15. Andaz Apna Apna
16. Parinda
17. Chotti Si Baat
18. Company
19. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
20. Maasoom
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1.taare zameen par
2.rang de basanti
3.dil chahta hai
4.khosla ka ghosla
5.andaz apna apna
6.choti si baat
7.chuoke chuoke
8.bawarchi
9.lagaan
10.swades
11.socha na tha
12.dev.d
13.the legend of bhagat singh
14.hum aapke hai kaun(but only the 1st half)
15.company
16.ab tak chappan
17.katha
18.jab we met
19.ek chalis ki last local
20.johnny gaddaar
i haven’t seen any of the old or regional classics u all have mentioned
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then u r not qualified to participate!!
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1. 16 Vayathinile- Tamil
2. Iruvar- Tamil
3. Devar Magan- Tamil
4. Shankarabaranam- Telugu
5. Sagarasangamam- Telugu
6. Manichitrathazhu- Malayalam
7. Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha- Malayalam
8. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge- Hindi
9. Andaz Apna Apna- Hindi
10.Golmaal- Hindi ( Hrishikesh Mukherjee )
There are of course a few more which would also clamour for a plce, but then that’s life.
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Sorry my previous comment is incomplete.I have given a list of 10 movies which I feel can all compete for a slot that could be created in the T20 thats been issued.My point is why have a seperate slot for Pather Panchali when there’s also a slot given to Apu Trilogy.So with an extra slot one of the movies mentioned above could also get in.
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My Top 20’s
1)Meghe Dhaka Tara (No doubt it’s NO 1)
2)Satya
3)Do bigha Zameen
4)Ajantrik (One more gem of Ritwik Ghatak)
5)Saransh
6)Apur Sansar
7)Parinda
8)Komal Gandhar
9)Aparajito
10)Lagaan
11)Deewar
12)Company
13)Dil chahata hai
14)Shiva
15)Anand
16)Lage raho munnabhai
17)Kaminey
18)DDLJ
19)Salaam Bombay
20)Roja
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there is apu trilogy & pather pachali separately in the list…should not have been so…that would have opened up one more spot…also I’m not sure about Sholay because of originality issues…they also seem to have an aversion towards dark, crime based films as Satya deserved to be there along with Black Friday…& I agree with Do Aankhen Baarah Haath as pointed out by Azad…
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I’d also like 2 see Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda in such a list..have some special liking for this one…
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I second the suraj ka saatwa ghoda. I would also love to see Ijazat in that list.
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both very good options!!
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It’s futile creating a list like this because our tastes keep changing. For example, there was a time when I was in love with Maniratnam’s films. Not any more. These days I like my films to be loud and not too grounded in reality so that I don’t have to strain myself watching them.
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I’d like to have DCH on that list…..even if it’s not in the same league as the rest of the movies it’s impact has been phenomenal.
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Bobby have also great mass effect,it does not mean that it deserved place.
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I am not talking about it’s appeal among the audience. It spurned an entire generation of movies and changed the movie making style, also it was the launch vehicle for many actors.
It still is and remains the benchmark for all coming of age and friendship movies in India.
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sad, but true!! the real coming of age was Vijeta (nihalani) for me!!
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Anyone not missing Black friday, Bandit Queen, Kairee, Satya, Mahanadi, Koshish, Manichithrathazhu and Sagara Sangamam… I think pfc authors should make an attempt to make list of top 20 films in all regional languages (hindi included).. that would be more exhaustive and can help novices like me to view good indian cinema.. any initiatives???
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In no order of preference:
1) Agneepath
Dombivili fast
2) Black Friday
3) Sholay
4) Swades
5) Golmaal (amol palekar version…obviously)
6) Alaap (amitabh bachchan)
7) Nayagan
9) Katha
10) Saraansh
11) Mirch Masala
12) Satya
13) Arjun
14) Maqbool
15) Ardh Satya
16) Goopie Gayen Bagha Bayen (Ray)
17) Taare Zameen Per
18) Parzania
19) Main Azaad Hoon.
20) Shool
I wish i knew more languages to appreciate South Indian Cinema. It’s my loss that I have not been able to understand some of the greatest films to have been made in the country due to this language barrier….
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I share your thoughts in the same context about Bengali cinema (they ve always been considered an art powerhouse), Marathi cinema… for that matter even Malyalam cinema…. also heard Gujrati Plays have a lot of substance and stories that are beautifully woven and presented on stage… sadly havent gotten a chance yet to see even one of them…
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I readily agree with the entries though I havent watched the few of the regional language ones.
And I have my own long list of important not to be missed movies at my site.
But surely a great topic to explore some non famous gems.
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And why-o-why did u miss Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi
Thought it deserved a Top 10
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Tab to..Sudhir Mishra’s Yeh Wo Manjil to Nahin is better than his HKA.
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Bunny (Telugu)
Arya (Telugu)
Arya 2 (Telugu)
Indra (Telugu)
Narasimha Naidu (Telugu)
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge
Gadar-Ek Prem Katha
Hum Saath Saath Hain
Main Prem Ki Diwaani Hoon
Vivaah
Magadheera (Telugu)
Pokiri (Telugu)
Pokkiri (Tamil)
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Welcome
Hello Brother
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: AWESOME!!!
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we are trying to make a list of best movies…not worst movies!!
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merci! ahmad raza
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there was this Nana patekar’s film called, “thooda sa romani ho jaye”, it deserves to be on the list.
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@Solitaire
Ah.. that my MOST FAVOURITE FILM. I watch it regularly.
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Yaar, where did you get this movie. I recently tried it purchasing online also but they didn’t have it.
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never seen the DVD anywhere..I remember watching it on DD many years ago…
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Its available in PlaentM. I had purchased it from NOIDA. But have seen it in one of the malls in Pune (dont remember the name):(
you can hv a look of the movie here
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos
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Sorry the link to Thoda sa roomani ho jaayein is below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lk1gdthj1U
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Thanks yaar. BTW, just watched the Bhojpuri video in your favourites.
Grr Ravi Kishen
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ha ha !! but thts there not for ravi kishan but for that sensuous lady NAGMA!! you know.. kabhi kabhi mood banane ke liye aise videos ki jaroorat padti hai
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That’s why the frustration. Nagma with Ravi Kishen…. Grrrr. I watched Ravi Kishen in few episodes of Rakhi ka Syamwar. Those were enough to tell what kind of person he was.
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ha ha … He is getting strong day by day in bollywood and if you could believe he is a superstar in bhojpur cinema.
baki i dont hv any personal animosity with him…
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I have these personal favourites selected for their unique theme, unforgettable music and excellent portrayals. Not in any particular order.
1. Anbe Siva (Tamil)
2. Moonram Pirai (Tamil) (Sadma)
3. Gunga Jumna
4. Chak De India
5. Bombay
6. Umrao Jaan
7. Black Friday
8. Jab We Met
9. Swatikiranam (Telugu)
10. Salangaioli (Tamil)
11. Meghe Dhake Taara (Bengali)
12. Salaam Bombay
13. Mirch Masala
14. Anand
15. Taare Zameen Par
16. Do Aankhen Barah Haath
17. Nayagan (Tamil)
18. Guide
19. Sujatha
20. Rang De Basanti
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IMDB has given ratings on people’s vote to top 100 films.
Most popular titles for India by average vote
http://www.imdb.com/List?countries=India&&top=on&&votes=50&&lo-rating=7.5&&nav=/Sections/Countries/India/include-averagevote&&heading=7;Most%20popular%20titles;India%20by%20average%20vote
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The prints for most of the films are pathetic…
Just read on Garm Hava official facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=367447941745 the film will be re-released in theaters and also remastered DVD will be available soon…
Good to see people taaking interest in oldie classics.
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