Monsoon Films: Must Watch Monsoon Films Made In India

1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Featuring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Pinaki Sengupta, Chunibala Devi and being the first film in The Apu Trilogy, Pather Panchali depicts the childhood travails of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amidst the harsh village life of their poor family.

Pather Panchali

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.

Kannathil Muthamittal

Based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in the backdrop of Calicut. Set in the 1960s and 70's in Mukkam, Kerala, the film tells the tragic love story of Moideen who belongs to a renowned Muslim family and Kanchanamala who is the daughter of an aristocratic Hindu Thiyya landlord.

Ennu Ninte Moideen

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.Lagaan was theatrically released in India on 15 June 2001, clashing with Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. It received critical acclaim for Gowariker's direction, Khan's performance and the film's anti-imperialist stance.

Lagaan

Meeting accidentally five years after their divorce, a couple reflects on how their marriage collapsed despite transparency.The film is narrated as a present-day encounter between a divorced couple interwoven with flashbacks of several instances in their marriage.

Ijaazat

Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding" is one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature. It could be the first Indian film to win big at the North American box office

Monsoon Wedding