An introduction to Indian cinema

List creator: amit Created on: July 22, 2004 - 4:09 PM PDT Description: A small list to start with if you are new to Indian Cinema

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	The Song of the Road [Pather Panchali] (1955)			Not Rated
The original Indian master, Satyajit Ray's first film. An emotional film of a poor family with many stories of life weaved in and ups and downs. Has some very good child actors.
	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
An elegant Bollywood movie about love, has good classical Indian music. Title in English-I have given my heart, love (That is the best I could put it as)
	Salaam Bombay! (1988)			Not Rated
A movie of the homeless and poor in Bombay\Mumbai. Title in English-Salutes to Bombay. Directed by Mira Nair who's Monsoon Wedding is more well-known
	Earth (1998)			Not Rated
A tale from the days of formation of Modern India and the partition from Pakistan, a serious and hard hitting movie. Director Deepa Mehta, not to forget actor Aamir Khan