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Here is a list of the Best Indian Films as voted by Bengal Film Journalists' Association as part of their annual awards.

Contents

In most years the films are listed in order of merit as voted by the jury of the association.

1939

Source

Best Indian Film
  • Aadmi
    • Best Bengali Film
  • Jiban Maran
    • Best Hindi Film
  • Aadmi
    • Best Foreign Film
  • Pygmalion

    • 1940

    Best Indian Film
  • Aurat
    • Best Bengali Film
  • Doctor
    • Best Hindi Film
  • Aurat
    • Best Foreign Film
  • Gone With The Wind

    • 1941

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Pratisruti
    2. Padosi
    3. Sikandar
    4. Naya Sansar
    5. Khazanchi
    6. Parichay
    7. Punar Milan
    8. Pardesi
    9. Raj Nartaki
    10. Nandini
    Foreign films
    1. Citizen Kane
    2. Kitty Foyle
    3. Hold Back the Dawn
    4. The Letter
    5. The Philadelphia Story
    6. Meet John Doe
    7. Blossoms in the Dust
    8. The Great Dictator
    9. My Life with Caroline
    10. Back Street

    1942

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Apna Ghar
    2. Garmil
    3. Bondi
    4. Bharat Milap
    5. Saugandh
    6. Doctor
    7. Kunwara Baap
    8. Basant
    9. Shesh Uttar
    10. Lagan
    Foreign films
    1. How Green Was My Valley
    2. Fantasia
    3. H. M. Pulham, Esq.
    4. Ball of Fire
    5. It Started With Eve
    6. Suspicion
    7. Two-Faced Woman
    8. The Little Foxes
    9. Pimpernel Smith
    10. Reap The Wild Wind

    1944

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Ram Shastri
    2. Udayer Pathey
    3. Shakuntala
    4. Wapas
    5. Sondhi
    6. Parakh
    7. Dasi
    8. Fashion
    9. Chhadmabeshi
    10. Zameen
    Foreign films
    1. The Song of Bernadette
    2. Madam Curie
    3. Since You Went Away
    4. For Whom The Bell Tolls
    5. It Happened Tomorrow
    6. Constant Nymph
    7. Going My Way
    8. Mission to Moscow
    9. Heaven Can Wait
    10. Jane Eyre and The North Star

    1945

    Source

    1. Bhabhi Kaal
    2. Parbat Pe Apna Dera
    3. Dui Purush
    4. Kashinath
    5. Ek Din Ka Sultan
    6. Aaina
    7. Din Raat
    8. Mun-Ki-Jit
    9. Devdasi
    10. Mazdoor
    Foreign films
    1. Gaslight
    2. The Lost Weekend
    3. Arsenic and Old Lace
    4. A Song to Remember
    5. Wilson
    6. A Thousand And One Nights
    7. Henry V
    8. Dragon Seed
    9. The Seventh Cross
    10. The Picture Of Dorian Gray

    1961

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Teen Kanya
    2. Gunga Jumna
    3. Punasha
    4. Madhya Rater Tara
    5. Saptapadi
    6. Kanoon
    7. Char Diwari
    8. Usne Kaha Tha
    9. Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
    10. Swayambara
    Foreign films
    1. Ben-Hur
    2. Apartment
    3. Kanał
    4. Devochka Ishchet Otsa
    5. The Millionairess
    6. On The Beach
    7. South Pacific
    8. Pepe
    9. The Singer Not the Song
    10. Elmer Gantry

    1962

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Abhijan
    2. Kanchanjangha
    3. Kancher Swarga
    4. Dada Thakur
    5. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
    6. Bhagini Nivedita
    7. Sautela Bhai
    8. Hansuli Banker Upakatha
    9. Arati
    10. Benarasi
    Foreign films
    1. Two Women
    2. The Naked Island
    3. Ballad of a Soldier
    4. Come September
    5. The Guns of Navarone
    6. The Longest Day
    7. Spartacus
    8. La Dolce Vita
    9. Sleeping Beauty
    10. Psycho

    1963

    Source

    Indian Films
    1. Mahanagar
    2. Nirjan Saikate
    3. Bandini
    4. Saat Pake Bandha
    5. Palatak
    6. Uttar Falguni
    7. Gumrah
    8. Nisithe
    9. Chhaya Surya
    10. Dil Ek Mandir
    Foreign films
    1. The Birds
    2. Judgment at Nuremberg
    3. The World of Suzie Wong
    4. The Cranes Are Flying
    5. Can-Can
    6. To Kill a Mockingbird
    7. The Loudest Whisper
    8. The V.I.P.s
    9. El Cid
    10. A Very Private Affair

    1964

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Charulata
    2. Arohi
    3. Dosti
    4. Shehar Aur Sapna
    5. Pratinidhi
    6. Jotugriha
    7. Anushtup Chanda
    8. Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men
    9. Jiban Kahini
    10. Sangam
    Foreign films
    1. The Night of the Iguana
    2. West Side Story
    3. Parent Trap
    4. The Condemned of Altona
    5. Lilies of the Field
    6. Charade
    7. Five Miles to Midnight
    8. Hatari!
    9. Leopard
    10. Hud

    1965

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Atithi
    2. Subarnarekha
    3. Haqeeqat
    4. Eki Ange Eto Rup
    5. Kapurush o Mahapurush
    6. Raja Ram Mohan
    7. Baksho Badal
    8. Akash Kusum
    9. Aarzoo
    10. Geet Gaya Patharon Ne
    Foreign films
    1. My Fair Lady
    2. The Visit
    3. Divorce Italian Style

    1966

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Teesri Kasam
    2. Nayak
    3. Shaheed
    4. Guide
    5. Galpa Holeo Satyi
    6. Mamta
    7. Kanch Kata Hirey
    8. Gaban
    9. Subhashchandra
    10. Aasman Mahal
    Foreign films
    1. Lawrence of Arabia
    2. Love at Twenty
    3. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    1967

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Chhuti
    2. Balika Badhu
    3. Anupama
    4. Kedar Raja
    5. Shakespeare Wallah
    6. Uski Kahani
    7. Aakhri Khat
    8. Hatey Bazarey
    9. Upkar
    10. Milan
    Foreign films
    1. Dr. Zhivago
    2. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    3. Zorba The Greek

    1968

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Apanjan
    2. Majhli Didi
    3. Chotto Jigyasa
    4. Sunghursh
    5. Aadmi
    6. Chowringhee
    7. Baghini
    8. Raja Aur Runk
    9. Hamraaz
    10. Charan Kavi Mukundadas
    Foreign films
    1. The Agony and the Ecstasy
    2. Fahrenheit 451
    3. Lord Jim

    1969

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Bhuvan Shome
    2. Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
    3. Aashirwad
    4. Saraswatichandra
    5. Anokhi Raat
    6. Arogya Niketan
    7. Natun Pata
    8. Rahgir
    9. Nannha Farishta
    10. Parineeta
    Foreign film
    1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    2. Rosemary's Baby
    3. Bonnie and Clyde

    1970

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Pratidwandi
    2. Mera Naam Joker
    3. Sagina Mahato
    4. Interview
    5. Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
    6. Diba Ratrir Kabya
    7. Satyakam
    8. Safar
    9. Darpan
    10. Aranyer Din Ratri
    Foreign films
    1. Blowup
    2. The Graduate
    3. Blow Hot, Blow Cold

    1971

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Nimantran
    2. Anand
    3. Seemabaddha
    4. Chetna
    5. Sara Akash
    6. Malyadan
    7. Guddi
    8. Ekhonee
    9. Tere Mere Sapne
    10. Khamoshi
    Foreign films
    1. Charly
    2. Woodstock
    3. Midnight Cowboy

    1972

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Anubhav
    2. Phir Bhi
    3. Calcutta 71
    4. Pakeezah
    5. Dastak
    6. Bigalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna
    7. Uphaar
    8. Hare Rama Hare Krishna
    9. Memsaab
    10. Bawarchi
    Foreign film
  • Summer of '42

    • 1973

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Padatik
    2. Achanak
    3. Streer Patra
    4. Saudagar
    5. Ashani Sanket
    6. Koshish
    7. Abhimaan
    8. Shriman Prithviraj
    9. Bilet Pherat
    10. Parichay
    Foreign film
  • Zabriskie Point

    • 1974

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Ankur
    2. Chorus
    3. Garm Hawa
    4. Rajnigandha
    5. Chhenra Tamsuk
    6. Sonar Kella
    7. Namak Haram
    8. Sujata
    9. Jadubangsha
    10. Phuleswari
    Foreign film
  • The French Connection

    • 1975

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Nishant
    2. Sansar Simantey
    3. Palanka
    4. Aavishkar
    5. Mili
    Foreign film
  • The Touch

    • 1985

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Paar
    2. Ghare Baire
    3. Paroma
    4. Aashray
    5. Neelkantha
    Foreign film
  • A Passage to India

    • 1986

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Kony
    2. Atanka
    3. Party
    4. Ek Pal
    5. Ankahiee
    Foreign film
  • The Killing Fields

    • 1987

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Mirch Masala
    2. Debshishu
    3. Chopper
    4. Nagpash
    5. Aaj Ka Robinhood
    Foreign film
  • Fanny & Alexander

    • 1988

    Source

    Indian films
    1. New Delhi Times
    2. Phera
    3. Pestonjee
    4. Utsav
    5. Madhuban
    Foreign film
  • The Sacrifice

    • 1991

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Ek Doctor Ki Maut
    2. Astuhara
    3. Mahaprithibi
    4. Prahaar: The Final Attack
    5. Drishti
    Foreign film
  • The Whales of August

    • 1992

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Agantuk
    2. Shakha Proshakha
    3. Goopi Bagha Phire Elo
    4. Antardhan
    5. Current

    1994

    Source

    Indian films

    Wheel Chair Silpi Sardar

    1995

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Mammo
    2. Drohkal
    3. Charachar

    1996

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Unishe April
    2. Yuganta
    3. Maachis

    1998

    Source

    Best Hindi film
  • Godmother

    • 1999

    Best Hindi film

    Source

  • Satya

    • 2000

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Uttara
    2. Paromitar Ekdin
    3. Kichchu Sanglap Kichchu Pralap

    2001

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Utsab
    2. Dekha
    3. Zubeidaa

    2002

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Mr. & Mrs. Iyer
    2. Aamar Bhuban
    3. Sanjh Batir Rupkathara
    Hindi film
  • The Legend of Bhagat Singh

    • 2003

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Abar Aranye
    2. Chokher Bali
    3. Mondo Meyer Upakhyan
    Hindi film
  • Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

    • 2004

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Iti Sreekanta
    2. Mahulbanir Sereng
    3. Abar Asbo Phire
    Hindi film
  • Swades

    • 2005

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Krantikaal
    2. Nishi Japan
    3. Antarmahal
    Hindi film
  • Black

    • 2005

    Source

    Indian films
    1. Faltu
    2. Dosar
    3. Bhalobasar Anek Naam
    Hindi film
  • Lage Raho Munnabhai

    • References

    Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Films Wikipedia
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