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- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeUtpal DuttSantosh DuttaThis is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares, where he (along with his cousin, Topshe and friend, Lalmohan Ganguly) goes for a holiday. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to start investigation. Feluda comes in direct confrontation with Maganlal Meghraj (Utpal Dutt), a ruthless trader. Maganlal makes the mild-mannered Lalmohan a knife-thrower's target and threatens Felu to stop investigation. But there are several other suspects as an innocent artisan is brutally murdered, a shady 'holy man' holds court on the banks of the Ganges and an adventure-loving little boy (and his grand-father), brought up on crime thrillers. The climax is a shoot-out on the Ganges, followed by the unraveling of the mystery.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsUttam KumarSharmila TagoreBireswar SenEn route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams, and past experiences.
- DirectorRitwik GhatakStarsMadhavi MukherjeeBijon BhattacharyaAbhi BhattacharyaA man (Abhi Bhattacharya) opposes the love between his sister and the orphan (Satindra Bhattacharya) they adopted years earlier.
- DirectorAjoy KarStarsBhanu BannerjeeSavitri ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeThe story as well as the film take their title from the Bengali Culture Custom of exchanging garlands as it is the part of the wedding rituals. Jatin, a young doctor, is nagged by his cousin Patal to get married. She introduces Kurani, an innocent girl, to Jatin. What happens next, is a heartbreaking tragedy.
- DirectorUtpalendu ChakrabartyStarsBijoy DeyNoni GangulyRohini HattangadiThis powerful and realistic film is a study of poverty, illiteracy, natural calamities and the toll they take on the human soul. the story of a rural couple who're trying to survive on the road with many others like them, after their village was destroyed by a flood. the wife gives birth to a deformed baby, which is pronounced as a 'child of the devil' by the local pundit (Hindu priest), who forces them to abandon the child and exiles them from the community. the journey takes the couple towards a bizarre and heart-breaking conclusion.
- DirectorTapan SinhaStarsManoj MitraDipankar DeyNirmal Kumar ChakrabortyInheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.
- DirectorM.S. SathyuA self-made woman befriends a poor old couple who pretend to be her long-lost grandparents, although she does not accept their assertion of a biological relationship.
- DirectorManu SenStarsUttam KumarAnita GuhaMaster BabuaA young boy is separated from his parents due to unforeseeable circumstances. The parents relocate to a city and become foster parents to the son of a rich man. Many years later, the lost boy is returned to his parents by his foster brother, leading to numerous household problems.
- DirectorTapan SinhaStarsNirmal Kumar ChakrabortyBhishma GuhathakurtaManoj MitraUrmila is gang-raped by men from rich and influential families. She decides to get justice despite facing ostracism and humiliation from the society and the culprits' families.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalShariThilakanA man falls in love with his new neighbor but then finds that her family life is difficult.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsNaliniBharat GopyShubhaThe movie narrates the story of a poor Malayalee family reaches Madras to try luck for their daughter Shantamma in the film industry.
- DirectorGirish KasaravalliStarsJerry AnantharamH.G. DattatreyaVijaya EkkundiA feisty old woman must depend on her apathetic family with help only from her young grandson
- DirectorMrinal SenStarsAnjan DuttUtpal DuttArun MukherjeeA young ebullient and sensitive Calcuttan meets the editor of a leading newspaper and is assigned to 'do' a newsy yet intimate story of his own middle class milieu within two days. The young man, endowed with erratic enthusiasm, sets every bit of situation he comes across to critical analysis, but fails to build a wholesome reportage. Utterly desperate, he even acts as catalyst but with no tangible effect. In a confused state of mind he dreams an absurd dream full of fury and a deep annoyance at the bourgeoisie. What follows is a second meeting with the editor and an inevitable compromise.
- DirectorMrinal SenStarsSatya BanerjeeRadhamohan BhattacharyaDhritiman ChatterjeeA film crew comes to a village to make a film about a famine, which killed five million Bengalees in 1943.
- DirectorGovind NihalaniStarsOm PuriNaseeruddin ShahSmita PatilA public prosecutor discovers the harsh realities about life of the scheduled tribes in India during 1980s while defending a case of a tribesman charged of murdering his wife.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsBharat GopyNedumudi VenuSrividyaA henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.
- DirectorBabbar SubhashStarsMithun ChakrabortyKimKalpana IyerAfter years of honest work a talented amateur singer becomes a famous professional, but an old enemy of his family is envious of his success.
- DirectorNabendu GhoshStarsNana PatekarPallavi JoshiAlok NathThe film is set in a Central Asian desert in the 1st Century B.C. A sandstorm strikes the Buddhist town of Sariput, leaving just four survivors - two monks and two children - in the upper floor of a monastery.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalAugustineJanardananSadayam follows the final days of a condemned prisoner, for murdering two little girls.
- DirectorC.P. PadmakumarStarsArchanaK.P.A.C. LalithaMuraliA mysterious girl Pennu comes to a quiet village, creating a strange chasm among the male folks, breaking marriages and old friendships.
- DirectorK. HariharanStarsOm PuriDeepti NavalShreeram LagooVelu owns a small sugarcane field and has immense faith in the establishment, in this case, the Electricity Board, to condone a delay in payment of his electricity bill. But when the power is severed he and his wife Sita are devastated.
- DirectorShantilal SoniStarsKishore KumarKumkumRandhirShobha's dad who is a scientist gets into a difficult situation after an experiment he was conducting goes wrong and kills his employee Manohar.
- DirectorArabinda MukhopadhyayStarsTanuja SamarthSwarup DuttKamal MitraAshok is in a committed relationship with Jhulon. His father wants him to marry Mahasweta, which is Jhulon's other name that Ashok is unaware of. Problems created by Jhulon's aunt make Ashok leave his father and marry Jhulon, still unaware that she is the same girl his father chose for him. Will the father and son reunite?