[icernet] Pather Panchali chosen top Indian film

[Arul Selvan]

   Satyajit Ray's universally acclaimed film Pather Panchali made in 
1955 was adjudged the top Indian film while Masala directed by NRI 
Srinivas Krishna, has topped the British Film Institute's web poll for 
South Asian Cinema. Ramesh Sippy's Sholay comes second after Pather 
Panchali while Oscar-nominated Lagaan comes fourth after Dilwale 
Dulaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ), an all time box office hit produced by 
Aditya Chopra.

The poll, hosted on the BFI's own website, was open to everyone and 
votes were registered from across the globe, the Institute said in a 
release on Thursday. Following on from the critics' poll of South Asian 
film announced in October, the public was invited to vote for its own 
favourite South Asian film titles: Both polls were divided into five 
sections, producing top tens for Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and 
Bangladeshi cinema, with a separate category for films with contemporary 
Asian themes or made by Western Asians.

Source:
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=17407