Indian film directors
India has many regional film centres: Bollywood, the largest, in Mumbai, producing films in the Hindi language; Kolkata, for films in Bengali; Chennai, for films in Tamil, etc. Most Indian film directors are known for their work with one regional industry. Star directors can get funding to film in any language. Hence directors may be listed more than once.
Directors of Indian art films and independent cinema
Many directors of Indian art cinema are graduates of the FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), in Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right.
Bengalis feature prominently in the list of art film directors. This may be a carry-over from the days when Kolkata was indisputably the center of modern Indian culture (an honor now dispersed among several cities).
Directors filming in several languages
- Basu Bhattacharya (Bengali, Hindi)
- Bharathan (Tamil, Malayalam)
- Mani Ratnam (Tamil, Hindi)
- Bimal Roy (Bengali, Hindi)
Well-known Bengali film directors
- Basu Bhattacharya
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Satyajit Ray
- Bimal Roy
- Mrinal Sen
Well-known Bollywood film directors
- Shyam Benegal
- Guru Dutt - Aar Paar, Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
- Subhash Ghai -- Taal, Yaadein
- Karan Johar - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- Raj Kapoor - Awaara, Sangam, Shri 420, Mera Naam Joker
- Shekhar Kapur - Masoom, Mr. India, Bandit Queen
- Mani Ratnam - Anjali, Roja, Bombay, Dil Se,Yuva
- Shakti Samanta - Aradhana, Anuraag
- Ram Gopal Varma - Rangeela, Satya, Company
Well-known Malayalam film directors
Well-known Tamil film directors
Well-known Telegu film directors
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