Indian black-and-white films

1955 film by Satyajit Ray

thumb|x150px|thumbtime=2:10:03|Awaara (1951) Awaara, also written Awāra and known overseas as The Vagabond, is a 1951 Indian crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and V.P. Sathe. It stars Raj Kapoor along with his real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor, as well as Nargis, Leela Chitnis and K. N. Singh. Other members of the Kapoor family make an appearance, including Raj's youngest brother Shashi Kapoor, who plays the younger version of his character, and Prithiviraj's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Singh Kapoor, playing a cameo in his only film appea

1913 film by Dadasaheb Phalke

Aparajito ( ; The Unvanquished) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, and is the second part of The Apu Trilogy. It is an adaptation of the last part of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's novel Pather Panchali and the first part of his followup novel Aparajito. The film starts off where the previous film Pather Panchali (1955) ended, with Apu's family moving to Varanasi, and chronicles Apu's life from childhood to adolescence in college.

1959 film by Satyajit Ray

1931 film by Ardeshir Irani

Charulata (, ; also known as The Lonely Wife) is a 1964 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's novella Nastanirh, it stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, and Shailen Mukherjee. The film is widely regarded as one of Ray's finest works.

1955 film by Raj Kapoor

Jalsaghar ( Jalsāghar, ) is a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a popular short story by Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and starring Chhabi Biswas. The fourth of Ray's feature films, it was filmed at Nimtita Raajbari in Nimtita, Murshidabad district.

1955 Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy

Pyaasa (; ) is a 1957 Indian Hindi drama film directed and produced by Guru Dutt, who also stars in the film alongside Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, and Johnny Walker. Set in Calcutta, the film tells the story of Vijay (played by Dutt), a disillusioned Urdu poet whose works are underestimated by publishers and criticized for focusing on social issues rather than romantic themes. The narrative follows Vijay's encounters with Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), a kind-hearted prostitute, and Meena (Sinha), his former girlfriend. Gulabo helps him get his poetry published, leading to the success of his

Mahanagar (, ) is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.

1953 Indian Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy

Madhumati is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, story and screenplay written by Ritwik Ghatak. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles. The plot focuses on Anand, a modern man who falls in love with a tribal woman named Madhumati. But they face challenges in their relationship finally leading to a paranormal consequence. The film was ranked 11th in the Outlook Magazine's 25 leading Indian directors' poll for selecting ''Bollywood's greatest films'' in 2003.

1969 film by Mrinal Sen

1960 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray

1954 Indian film

1946 film by Chetan Anand

1963 film by Bimal Roy

1936 Hindi film by Pramathesh Barua

1970 film by Satyajit Ray

1966 Indian film by Satyajit Ray

1959 film by Guru Dutt

1949 film by Raj Kapoor

1962 film by Satyajit Ray

1969 Hindi film from India directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

1954 film by Sohrab Modi

1957 film by V. Shantaram

1955 film by Bimal Roy

1936 film by Franz Osten

1941 film by Sohrab Modi

1931 Tamil film directed by H. M. Reddy

1959 Indian film directed by Yash Chopra

Jagriti () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Satyen Bose. A remake of Bose's 1949 Bengali film Paribartan, the film stars Rajkumar Gupta, Abhi Bhattacharya, and Ratan Kumar in the lead roles. The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film at the 3rd Filmfare Awards in 1956. Bhattacharya received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding performance in Jagriti at the same ceremony. Jagriti still considered one of the best children-centric films of India.

Chiriakhana or Chiriyakhana () is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film is directed and co-written by Satyajit Ray, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The screenplay is written by Satyajit Ray. The film was once considered Ray's worst film because of its complex plot and unfaithfulness to its source material, however the flexible acting of Uttam Kumar was praised by many critics at that time. The film was remade in Hindi as a television series Byomkesh Bakshi with Rajit Kapoor aired in Doordarshan.

1969 film by Satyajit Ray

1953 Indian film by Bimal Roy

1935 Bengali film by Pramathesh Barua

1953 Tamil film directed by Raja Nawathe

1957 film by Baldev Raj Chopra

1961 film by Satyajit Ray

1958 film by Satyajit Ray

1953 Tamil film directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah

1960 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1966 film by Basu Bhattacharya

1958 film by Baldev Raj Chopra

1967 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1956 film by Raj Khosla

1970 Hindi film directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi

1956 film by Sombhu Mitra, Amit Maitra

1960 Indian film by Ritwik Ghatak

1948 Hindi film directed by Raj Kapoor

1959 film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1964 film by Sunil Dutt

1952 Hindi film directed by Vijay Bhatt

1943 Indian film directed by Gyan Mukherjee

1965 film by James Ivory

Kapurush (), English title The Coward, is a 1965 Indian drama film directed by Satyajit Ray.

1918 silent film by R. Nataraja Mudaliar

1966 film by Chetan Anand