@ A

Wouldn't claim to be knowledgeable about the 80s or any decade whatsoever. The logic is, the further back in time one goes, there are greater possibilities of my having had a chance to see those films (since it takes about a decade for a foreign film to reach India!) 

I haven't seen quite a few films on your list too!

I'm not surprised that you haven't heard of Swaroop's film. Many cinephiles in India have never heard of it, or haven't seen it. There are two reasons for this - the National Film development Corporation (NFDC) that had been the primary (and the only) film funding institution, and was responsible for an outstanding crop of films till the early nineties, is virtually dead. Not only are they disinterested in releasing the films on DVD (I wonder if they have the money!), the negatives they possess are in poor condition More importantly, popular perception (even informed perception, at times) is that there is no Indian cinema after Mani Kaul that is worth talking about(who was taught by Ghatak and seen as the next great auteur), which is a blatant misconception. However, such perceptions determine what film should be restored and released on DVD. While the Buddhadeb Dasguptas and the Aparna Sens are able to network and do the international festival circuit, the more exciting filmmakers from the 70s and 80s remain unknown in their own part of the world. Even Mani Kaul's films haven't seen a DVD release. "Kaal Abhirati" (1989) is, perhaps, the best Bengali film made after the Ray-Ghatak period, and it is sad that most Bengalis have never seen it!

I think I've mentioned most of these films on the Indian cinema thread. Will try and review them. 

M