Top 10 Indian Movies At Cannes Film Festival

It has been 75 years since Cannes, France, began organising the prestigious film festival that welcomes filmmakers from all over the world to present their works. Because of the red carpet fashion, one gets to see at the event, with stars sashaying down the carpet in their designer finest, it has grown larger than life over the years. Aside from red carpet attire, however, only a handful of Indian films have received this recognition at Cannes.

1. A Night Of Knowing Nothing

A Night Of Knowing Nothing, a film by Payal Kapadia Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , chronicles the life of an Indian university student who sends letters to her ex-lover while he is gone. The 74th Cannes Film Festival's Oeil d'Or (Golden Eye) prize for best documentary went to the movie.

2. Masaan

Richa Chadha, Vicky Kaushal Vicky Kaushal is a famous Indian movie actor. He w >> Read More... , and Shweta Tripathi Shweta Tripathi was born on the 6th of July in the >> Read More... and gorgeous movie, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan Neeraj Ghaywan is a director who was born and rais >> Read More... , took home two awards at Cannes 2015: the FIPRESCI, International Jury of Film Critics prize, and the Promising Future prize in the Un Certain Regard category. The movie's narrative, which was set in a tiny hamlet in India, discussed societally pressures, the caste system, and modernization in traditional culture.

3. The Lunchbox Click to look into! >> Read More...

The odd love tale between a lonely bachelor and a similarly lonely and miserable housewife told by Ritesh Batra Ritesh Batra was born to a middle class family on >> Read More... touches viewers' emotions. The Critics Week Viewers Choice Awards went to the Nimrat Kaur Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur was born on 13th Mar >> Read More... and Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started >> Read More... starrer.

4. Marana Simhasana

The Malayalam film, which Mirali Narayan directed, was awarded the coveted Camera d'Or. The film disturbingly dealt with class division and told the tale of a farmer wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit, imprisoned for it, and ultimately condemned to death by electrocution—a first in his state.

5. Salaam Bombay

The movie on Bombay's seedier side awarded Mira Nair the Camera d'Or. The narrative of a rag picker and a prostitute from a brothel who form an unusual affinity with one another is told in the movie, which is set in Bombay's, now Mumbai's, back alleys.

6. Kharij

The plot of Kharij is based on a novel by Ramapada Chowdhury Ramapada Chowdhury was a Bengali writer and an Ind >> Read More... , which centres on the unintentional death of a young servant and the effects it has on those who hired him. Kharij, a 1983 Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize winner directed by Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen was a renowned and highly skilled India >> Read More... , Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt is an Indian film director, actor, sing >> Read More... , Mamata Shankar Mamata Shankar was born on 7th January 1955 in Kol >> Read More... , Sreela Majumdar Sreela Majumdar is an actress who hails from the B >> Read More... , Gita Sen On October 30, 1930, Gita Sen was born in British >> Read More... , and Sunil Mukherjee Sunil Mukherjee, alternatively known as Sunil Mukh >> Read More... all had intriguing parts in the movie.

7. Pather Panchali

The epic play in Bengali that Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... directed was honoured with the Palme d'Or for Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, regarded as one of the best creations of the renowned director, centres on the portrayal of poverty in rural Bengal. Pather Panchali, the first movie in The Apu Trilogy, starred Subir Banerjee Subir Banerjee is an Indian actor who is famous fo >> Read More... , Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee Karuna Banerjee had a long career in Bengali cinem >> Read More... , Pinaki Sengupta Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , Uma Dasgupta Uma Dasgupta was born and raised in Bengal and had >> Read More... , and Chunibala Devi Chunibala Devi is a Bengali Actress. She was born >> Read More... .

8. Boot Polish

In the heartbreaking film Boot Polish, directed by Prakash Arora and made by Raj Kapoor Rajkapoor is a film maker and movie director from >> Read More... , two siblings were made to beg by their vile aunt. The two youngsters decide instead to put forth a lot of effort and make money by shining shoes. The movie was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival and the young actress Naaz received a Special Distinction Award for her work.

9. Do Bigha Zameen

Do Bigha Zameen, which starred Nirupa Roy Nirupa Roy had acted in over 100 films as a heroin >> Read More... and Balraj Sahani in the lead role was awarded the prestigious Prix Internationale at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Do Bigha Zameen, one of the most known movies in Hindi cinema, is a masterful synthesis of art and mainstream filmmaking. The movie tells the tale of a struggling farmer who, after failing to pay his debts, starts pulling rickshaws in Kolkata to make ends meet.

10. Neecha Nagar

Neecha Nagar, directed by Chetan Anand Chetan Anand (from 3 January 1921 to 6 July 1997) >> Read More... , took home the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (now known as the Palme d'Or) in 1946. The film, which took its title from a short novel, highlighted the disparities between the affluent and the poor in Indian society. With eleven other films in its competition, Neecha Nagar won the Cannes Film Festival.