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Avant-garde Films
1 films in the canon are filed under Avant-garde, from 1970 to 1970.
1 film in this canon is filed under Avant-garde, running from 1970 to 1970.
Everything here sits in the 1970s, with Mani Kaul doing the heaviest lifting. Hindi cinema rarely respects a single genre for a whole runtime, so most of these titles are cross-filed — follow the tags on any film page to find its neighbours.
Every entry links out to Wikipedia, IMDb, a trailer and a legal streaming search. See also the full ranked 100 and how we scored them.
| Rank | Film | Year | Director | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Uski Roti उसकी रोटी | 1970 | Mani Kaul | Avant-garde, Drama |
Film record Wikipedia — the article linked from each film page · data last revised 9 August 2026 · title, year, director and cast are read from that article; this site keeps no independent print record and does not claim one
Editorial The ranking and the case made for each placement — not a measurement · last revised 9 August 2026 · signed by Amit Sharma · the scoring is published in full so the machinery can be argued with, not just the result
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