Indian cinema Indian independent films film festivals The Apu Trilogy Bengali film Satyajit Ray Martin Scorsese James Ivory Abbas Kiarostami Elia Kazan François Truffaut Steven Spielberg Carlos Saura Jean-Luc Godard Isao Takahata Gregory Nava Ira Sachs Wes Anderson Danny Boyle The Atlantic Monthly coming-of-age dramas Subrata Mitra bounce lighting Guru Dutt Ritwik Ghatak Mrinal Sen Raj Kapoor Bimal Roy K. Asif Mehboob Khan world cinema M India film cinematographic Akira Kurosawa
During Indian cinema's 'Golden Age' of the 1950s, it was producing 200 films annually, while Indian independent films gained greater recognition through international film festivals. One of the most famous was The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959) from critically acclaimed Bengali film director Satyajit Ray, whose films had a profound influence on world cinema, with directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, James Ivory, Abbas Kiarostami, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut, Steven Spielberg, Carlos Saura, Jean-Luc Godard, Isao Takahata, Gregory Nava, Ira Sachs, Wes Anderson and Danny Boyle being influenced by his cinematic style. According to Michael Sragow of The Atlantic Monthly, the "youthful coming-of-age dramas that have flooded art houses since the mid-fifties owe a tremendous debt to the Apu trilogy". Subrata Mitra's cinematographic technique of bounce lighting also originates from The Apu Trilogy. Other famous Indian filmmakers from this period include Guru Dutt, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Raj Kapoor, Bimal Roy, K. Asif and Mehboob Khan.
