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How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

Last updated on: August 30, 2022 07:50 IST

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.

 

80. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Edward Yang
Taiwan

 

79. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
USA

 

78. The White Balloon (1995)
Jafar Panahi
Iran

 

77. Vihir (2009)
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
India

 

76. Do the Right Thing (1989)
Spike Lee
USA

 

75. Z (1969)
Costa-Gavras
France/ Algeria

 

74. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Ang Lee
USA

 

73. Diva (1981)
Jean-Jacques Beineix
France

 

72. Le Samourai (1967)
Jean-Pierre Melville
France

 

71. Casablanca (1942)
Michael Curtiz
USA

 

70. Elippathayam (1982)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
India

 

69. Happy Together (1997)
Wong Kar-Wai
Hong Kong

 

68. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Yasujirō Ozu
Japan

 

67. The Householder (1963)
James Ivory
India

 

66. Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Abbas Kiarostami
Iran

 

65. The Lunchbox (2013)
Ritesh Batra
India/ France/ Germany

 

64. Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles
USA

 

63. Nobody Knows (2004)
Hirokazu Koreeda
Japan

 

62. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden

 

61. All About My Mother (1999)
Pedro Almodóvar
Spain

ASEEM CHHABRA