Some films on this lists are, strictly speaking, not Indian by origin, e.g. Mississippi Masala, Outsourced, Amal etc. But all of them have strong Indian content and Indian connections. The sole purpose of this list is to establish that Indianness which is omnipresent in these films and to bring them under one list. Readers are requested to consider the word Indian in that context and not as Country of Origin.
English-language Indian films go back to the silent days. After the coming of sound, feature films in English almost disappeared. They reappeared in the 1980s, and have become increasingly common of late.
Aparna SenMira NairDeepa Mehta are some of filmmaker of this type
1. The River (1951) 7.5
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Rabindranath Tagore
2. Rabindranath Tagore (1961) 7.3
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The Householder
3. The Householder (1963) 6.8
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Shakespeare-Wallah
4. Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) 6.8
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Sikkim
5. Sikkim (1981) 7.3
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Siddhartha
6. Siddhartha (1972) 6.7
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The Inner Eye
7. The Inner Eye (1981) 7.8
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36 Chowringhee Lane
8. 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) 7.5
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Gandhi
9. Gandhi (1982) 8
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The Perfect Murder
10. The Perfect Murder (1988) 5.9
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In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
11. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989 TV Movie) 8
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Mississippi Masala
12. Mississippi Masala (1991) 6.7
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Electric Moon
13. Electric Moon (1992) 7.4
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English, August
14. English, August (1994) 6.8
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A Mouthful of Sky
15. A Mouthful of Sky (1995– ) 6.4
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Fire
16. Fire (1996) 7.2
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
17. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) 6
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The Making of the Mahatma
18. The Making of the Mahatma (1996) 6.8
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Hyderabad Blues
19. Hyderabad Blues (1998) 7.2
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Bombay Boys
20. Bombay Boys (1998) 6.5
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Rockford
21. Rockford (1999) 7.4
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Split Wide Open
22. Split Wide Open (1999) 6.5
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Snip!
23. Snip! (2000) 4.7
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Monsoon Wedding
24. Monsoon Wedding (2001) 7.4
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Everybody Says I'm Fine!
25. Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001) 5.9
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American Desi
26. American Desi (2001) 6.6
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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
27. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) 7.9
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Bollywood/Hollywood
28. Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) 6
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Let's Talk
29. Let's Talk (2002) 6.7
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Mitr: My Friend
30. Mitr: My Friend (2002) 6.8
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Mango Souffle
31. Mango Souffle (2002) 5.4
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Leela
32. Leela (2002) 6.5
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Bend It Like Beckham
33. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) 6.6
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Freaky Chakra
34. Freaky Chakra (2003) 5.5
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Joggers' Park
35. Joggers' Park (2003) 6.2
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Boom
36. Boom (I) (2003) 2.3
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Stumble
37. Stumble (2003) 7.3
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Morning Raga
38. Morning Raga (2004) 6.7
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Bow Barracks Forever
39. Bow Barracks Forever (2004) 5.9
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Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
40. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) 7.2
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Shadows of Time
41. Shadows of Time (2004) 7.6
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15 Park Avenue
42. 15 Park Avenue (2005) 7.1
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Amu
43. Amu (2005) 7.3
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Parzania
44. Parzania (2005) 7.6
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Mangal Pandey: The Rising
45. Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005) 6.6
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Being Cyrus
46. Being Cyrus (2005) 7.2
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Sins
47. Sins (2005) 4.2
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The Namesake
48. The Namesake (2006) 7.5
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The Bong Connection
49. The Bong Connection (2006) 6.7
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Outsourced
50. Outsourced (2006) 7
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Quest
51. Quest (2006) 7.5
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Provoked: A True Story
52. Provoked: A True Story (2006) 6.6
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Before the Rains
53. Before the Rains (2007) 6.5
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The Last Lear
54. The Last Lear (2007) 7
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The Great Indian Butterfly
55. The Great Indian Butterfly (2007) 6.2
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Amal
56. Amal (2007) 7.5
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Loins of Punjab Presents
57. Loins of Punjab Presents (2007) 7
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Heaven on Earth
58. Heaven on Earth (2008) 6.3
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Smile Pinki
59. Smile Pinki (2008) 8
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Dasvidaniya
60. Dasvidaniya (2008) 7.8
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Road, Movie
61. Road, Movie (2009) 6.8
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Quick Gun Murugun: Misadventures of an Indian Cowboy
62. Quick Gun Murugun: Misadventures of an Indian Cowboy (2009) 5.8
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The President Is Coming
63. The President Is Coming (2009) 6.8
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The Japanese Wife
64. The Japanese Wife (2010) 7.6
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Gangor
65. Gangor (2010) 6
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Dhobi Ghat
66. Dhobi Ghat (2010) 7
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Delhi Belly
67. Delhi Belly (2011) 7.6
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Sengadal
68. Sengadal (2011) 0
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Ship of Theseus
69. Ship of Theseus (2012) 8.1
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The Lunchbox
70. The Lunchbox (2013) 7.8
36 Chowringhee Lane
The Perfect Murder
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
Electric Moon
Miss Beatty's Children
English, August
Fire
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
The Making of the Mahatma
Hyderabad Blues
Bombay Boys
Split Wide Open
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
American Desi
Monsoon Wedding
Mitr, My Friend
Leela
Mango Soufflé
Stumble
Freaky Chakra
Hyderabad Blues 2
White Noise
Bride and Prejudice
Morning Raga
Sins
Water
Being Cyrus
Mixed doubles
Provoked
Americanizing Shelley
Parzania
Via Darjeeling
Delhi Belly
Finding Fanny
A Death in the Gunj
1. Monsoon Wedding (2001) 7.3
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The Namesake
2. The Namesake (2006) 7.5
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Outsourced
3. Outsourced (2006) 7
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Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
4. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) 7.2
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Amal
5. Amal (2007) 7.5
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The Japanese Wife
6. The Japanese Wife (2010) 7.6
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Being Cyrus
7. Being Cyrus (2005) 7.2
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Road, Movie
8. Road, Movie (2009) 6.8
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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
9. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) 7.9
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American Desi
10. American Desi (2001) 6.6
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Parzania
11. Parzania (2005) 7.6
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Rockford
12. Rockford (1999) 7.4
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15 Park Avenue
13. 15 Park Avenue (2005) 7.1
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Hyderabad Blues
14. Hyderabad Blues (1998) 7.2
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Everybody Says I'm Fine!
15. Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001) 6.1
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The President Is Coming
16. The President Is Coming (2009) 6.8
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Joggers' Park
17. Joggers' Park (2003) 6.2
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Split Wide Open
18. Split Wide Open (1999) 6.6
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Mitr: My Friend
19. Mitr: My Friend (2002) 6.9
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Leela
20. Leela (2002) 6.6
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English, August
21. English, August (1994) 6.7
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Morning Raga
22. Morning Raga (2004) 6.9
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Let's Talk
23. Let's Talk (2002) 6.8
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Mango Souffle
24. Mango Souffle (2002) 5.3
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Loins of Punjab Presents
25. Loins of Punjab Presents (2007) 7
15 Park Avenue 2005
36 Chowringhee Lane 1981
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Ek Ajnabee
All I Want Is Everything (film)
Amal (film)
A Death in the Gunj 2016
Amu (film)
Autobiography of a Princess
Americanizing Shelley 2007
American Desi 2001
Beeba Boys
Before the Rains
Being Cyrus 2006
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
Bin Bulaye Baraati
Black (2005 film)
Bollywood Calling
Bombay Boys 1998
Bombay Talkie
Bomgay
The Bong Connection
Boom (film)
Born into Brothels
Brahman Naman
Bride and Prejudice 2004
C
Chak De! India
Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan
Chhota Bheem: Kung Fu Dhamaka
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A Death in the Gunj
Deham
Delhi Belly (2011)
Divine Lovers
Dollar Dreams
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) 2000
Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani
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Earth (1998 film)
Electric Moon 1992
English, August (film) 1994
Everybody Says I'm Fine!
The Evil Within (1970 film)
F
Finding Fanny 2014
Fire (1996 film)
Freaky Chakra 2003
G
Gandhi (film)
The Gandhi Murder
Good Night Good Morning
The Great Indian Butterfly
The Guru (1969 film)
H
Hanuman (1998 film)
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Heat and Dust (film)
Hope and a Little Sugar
The Householder
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
The Hundred-Foot Journey (film)
Hyderabad Blues 1998
Hyderabad Blues 2
I
In the Flesh (2003 film)
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones 1989
The Inner Eye
J
Jai Jagannatha
The Japanese Wife
Jhankaar Beats
K
Karma 1933
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1996
L
Lagaan
The Last Lear 2008
The Last Monk
Le Musk
Leela 2002
The Legend of Buddha
Lessons in Forgetting
Let's Talk (2002 film)
The Lift Boy
Line of Descent
Loev
Loins of Punjab Presents
M
M Cream
Mahanagar
The Making of the Mahatma 1996
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Memories in March
Miss Beatty's Children 1992
Mitr, My Friend 2002
Mixed doubles 2006
Monsoon Wedding 2001
Morning Raga 2004
Mosagallu
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer 2002
My Bollywood Bride
The Mystic Masseur
N
Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night
The Namesake (film)
New York (2009 film)
No Fathers in Kashmir
Noblemen (film)
Nothing but Life
The Nowhere Son
O
On Wings of Fire
Outsourced (film)
P
Painting Life
Pandavas: The Five Warriors
Papilio Buddha (film)
Parzania 2007
A Passage to India (film)
The Perfect Murder (1988 film)
Pink Ludoos
The President Is Coming
Provoked 2006
Q
Quest (2006 film)
Quick Gun Murugun
R
Rockford (film)
S
Sengadal
Shakespeare Wallah
Shalimar (1978 film)
Ship of Theseus (film)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists
Sins (film) 2005
Sixteen (2013 Indian film)
Son of Aladdin
Split Wide Open 1999
Station 58
Stumble
Such a Long Journey (film)
T
Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon
Tales of The Kama Sutra: The Perfumed Garden
Teen Patti (film)
That Four-Letter Word
There Will Be Tomorrow
Trishna (2011 film)
V
Via Darjeeling 2008
Veeram (2016 film)
Viceroy's House (film)
W
Water (2005 film)
Welcome M1LL10NS
Who (film)
Widow of Silence
Wild Karnataka
X
X: Past Is Present
Brahman Naman (2016) Qaushiq Mukherjee, Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Chaitanya Varad, Comedy
Brick Lane (2007) Sarah Gavron, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Drama
