29 Finest Art Films That Have Kept Alive Our Faith In Indian Cinema

21. 36, Chowringhee lane

It is a story of an Anglo-Indian (Jennifer Kendall) teacher who finds companionship with a Bengali couple. It was an unsettling tale about the alienated people.

22. Katha

Katha is a modern adaptation of the folklore of the tortoise and hare. The film has Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, and Farooq Sheikh in the lead roles.

23. Chakra

It shows the life of migrants who came from the village to become slum-dwellers in search of a better life. Soon they realize that escaping the clutches of the moneylenders in rural India is pretty hard and the poor get suppressed everywhere.

24. Umbharta

The film revolves around a leading lady who starts earning the daily bread for the family and brings her children up single handedly.

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