13 Documentaries

1. Sikkim – Satyajit Ray, Apart from this controversial documentary, Ray also made a
documentary on Rabindranath Tagore and one on famous Bengali author and his father,
Sukumar Ray. All his documentaries have received rave reviews.

2. Faces After The Storm – Prakash Jha,dealt with the issue of communal violence in Bihar.It
won the Filmfare award for the Best Documentary of the year – 1983. The documentary also
won a National Award the same year.

3. Sonal – Prakash Jha This documentary deals with the life and struggle of famous dancer
Sonal Mansingh. The documentary showed her zest and passion for dance and how this
passion inspired her to achieve great success.It was awarded the Golden Lotus – Best
Documentary 2002 (National Award).

4. Satyajit Ray, Filmmaker – Shyam Benegal

Apart form it, Nehru, a documentary he made on our former prime minister is also worth
watching.

5. Love In India – Qaushiq Mukherjee

He achieved fame with the controversial Bengali film Gandu. His films often flirt with subjects
that are considered a taboo in our society. This documentary tries to explore the concept of sex
in a conservative society like India.

6. Inshallah, Football – Ashvin Kumar

7. Children Of A Desired Sex – Mira Nair

8. India Cabaret – Mira Nair

9. Jeevan Smriti – Rituparno Ghosh

10. Ustad Allauddin Khan – Ritwik Ghatak

11. The Forgotten Army – Kabir Khan

12. Through Eyes Of A Painter – M.F. Husain

13. An Encounter With Faces – Vidhu Vinod Chopra