Top 10 Indian Movies Which Got Worldwide Recognition

1. Margarita With A Straw Click to look into! >> Read More...

The 2014 Indian drama film directed by Shonali Bose Shonali Bose, who was born in the year 1965, is a >> Read More... is one of the most well-written movies of recent times. It stars Kalki Koechlin Kalki Koechlin is a famous film actress, model and >> Read More... , who plays Laila, a teenage girl suffering with cerebral palsy. The film depicts her struggle as she tries to lead a normal life and explore her sexuality. The film got premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on 8 September 2014. After receiving a great response from critiques, it later went on to screen at BFI London Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and Istanbul Film Festival. At the Toronto International Film Festival the same year, the movie won the prestigious NETPAC award, and at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Kalki Koechlin won the Best Actress award. The movie also bagged various other awards in the following year. Margarita With A Straw is a Unique and lyrical tale of a sassy girl that warms up the hearts of the audience and is a must watch.

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

The Lunchbox, released in 2013 is a rather epistolary romantic film by Ritesh Batra Ritesh Batra was born to a middle class family on >> Read More... that revolves around Saajan Fernandes (played by Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started >> Read More... ) and Ila (played by Nimrat Kaur Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur was born on 13th Mar >> Read More... ). Ila plays a young wife, who tries to get her husband’s attention by different ways, and one of such way is to cook delicious food for her husband, while Saajan is a man who is about to retire. Due to a mix-up of lunchboxes, the Tiffin she sends to her husband gets delivered to Saajan instead. An exchange of messages starts and this gives rise to a beautiful, one of a kind story. The movie got screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, it received a standing ovation after the screening and got mind-blowing reviews. It won the Critics Week Viewer’s Choice award. The lead actors, and the writer were heavily praised. The film was the 3rd highest grossing foreign film in 2014 in the United States, and Rotten Tomatoes gave it an amazing score of 96%.

3. I Am Kalam Click to look into! >> Read More...

I Am Kalam is a 2010 Hindi film helmed by Nila Madhab Panda Nila Madhab Panda, born on 18th October 1973 has z >> Read More... under the production of Smile Foundation. Shot in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the film is about a young boy named Chhotu (played by Harsh Mayar Harsh Mayar is a talented teenager who has created >> Read More... ), and is basically aimed at spreading the noble message of educating children in poor families. It was screened in the market section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and won various awards at multiple film festivals including the Young Jury Award for the best feature film at the Int’l Film Festival of India, National Award for the best child artist, Best feature film at the Lucas Film Festival, Germany and was rated 4.40 out of 5 by the audiences at the Transilvania International Film Festival.

4. Liar's Dice

Liars Dice is a road drama film that is written and directed by Geetu Mohandas Geetu Mohandas is an Indian Filmmaker cum Actress >> Read More... . The movie stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana in Muzaffa >> Read More... and Geetanjali Thapa Geetanjali Thapa is a National Award winning Bolly >> Read More... , which deals with the issues of migrant laborers and throws light on their exploitation and struggles. It talks about a sense of futility and anger against the system while showcasing a highly alarming backdrop of the socio-political conditions of our country. The movie received critical success at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Siddiqui and Thapa won the best actor/ actress awards respectively. Won special jury award at the Sofia International Film Festival and The Best Film award at various Film Festivals.

5. Masaan Click to look into! >> Read More...

Masaan is an Indian drama film released in 2015 and is director Neeraj Ghaywan’s first film as a director. Set in present-day Varanasi, the movie follows two separate storylines that converge at the ending. Well written and executed by talented actors, it is imbued with a great sense of poetry and lyricism while maintaining the timeline and captures the very essence of Banaras. It won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival and a Prix de l’avenir for debut films. It also won the Golden Frame Award for the Best Feature Film at the All Lights India International Film Festival.

6. Ship Of Theseus Click to look into! >> Read More...

Written and directed by Anand Gandhi From TV Soap writing to becoming an internationall >> Read More... , the 2013 Indian Drama film showcases the stories of an ailing monk, an experimental photographer, and a stockbroker in order to answer everyday questions of beauty, justice, semantics, life and death. The title of the film relates to the Theseus’ Paradox, the theory behind which adds to the development and better understanding of the story as a whole. The film got to premier at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 and was subsequently screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival, The Brisbane International Film Festival and various noted film festivals all around the world.

7. Earth

Released in 1998, Earth is a period drama film directed by Deepak Mehta. Based on Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel “Cracking India”, the movie was set in Lahore in the period just before the partitioning of India. The movie stars talented actors like Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... , Nandita Das Nandita Das is an actress and director extremely p >> Read More... and a warm young girl with polio named Leny, played by Maia Sethna Maia Sethna is an upcoming actress in the Bollywoo >> Read More... . It is narrated through the voice of her adult self by Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More... . The movie got good and positive reviews by Roger Ebert, The New York Click to look into! >> Read More... Times and Rediff.com. It won the Best Film award at the Asian Film Festival and the Filmfare Award for best male debut ( Rahul Khanna Rahul Khanna is an Indian film actor. He is the so >> Read More... ). Earth was India’s entry for the 1999 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film but it could not make it to the top 5 nominees.

8. Titli Click to look into! >> Read More...

The 2014 Bollywood drama film is written and directed by Kanu Behl “Kanu Behl” was born on June 13, 1980, to ‘Navnind >> Read More... . The movie features actors Ranvir Shorey Intro: Ranvir Shorey is a popular Indian movies ac >> Read More... , Amit Sial Kanpur born AmitSial’s childhood hero was none oth >> Read More... , Lalit Behl Lalit Behl is an Indian actor, producer, director, >> Read More... , Shivani Raghuvanshi Shivani Raghuvanshi is an Indian Actress known for >> Read More... , Shashank Arora Shashank arora deservingly famed personality was b >> Read More... . The story is a breath of fresh air, and the storyline keeps the audience entranced as it showcases the dystopic side to Delhi in a way that has never been filmed before. The film instantly wowed the critics, and the film was filmed at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and many other Film Festivals all around the world. It also won many awards.

9. The Namesake Click to look into! >> Read More...

Mira Nair Mira Nair, a veteran Filmmaker, based in New York >> Read More... is the director of this 2006 Indo-American Drama film. The movie follows the struggles of Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli and their children who are immigrants from West Bengal to New York. The story follows their son Gogol’s cross-cultural experiences and his exploration of his Indian heritage. The movie received positive reviews from the critics, and rotten tomatoes gave it a score of 86% based on 126 reviews. It appeared on several top ten lists of 2007 and at the Love is Folly International Film Festival, Mira Nair won the Golden Aphrodite award. The film was nominated for various other awards.

10. Salaam Bombay

Salaam Bombay is another film directed by Mira Nair that won the hearts of critics. It chronicles the everyday life of the unprivileged children living on the streets of Bombay. It won few awards at the Cannes Film Festival like the Golden Camera Award and The Audience Award and three awards at the Montreal Film Festival. It also won many other awards and nominations.