The majority of the people here are also raving about "Rang De Basanti"! I just cannot understand it! One reason could be that Amir Khan is still a huge crowd-puller. But then, Mangal Pandey: The Rising" went out of the box office with a whimper inspite of having Amir and his patiently grown regal moustache! Maybe, popular taste in the cities is veering towards technical finesse of a certain kind, which this film seems to deliver on. But then, Ramgopal Varma's films have that and don't go down well with the city audience. I am frankly perplexed! 

While we are on Ramgopal Varma, who is also a great producer and nurturer of young talent, would like some of you to try "Darna Mana Hai" (a bad translation would be "You are not allowed to get scared") by Prawal Raman. Six stories exploring different kinds of fear are strung together. Just checked and saw that imdb has a hopeless review. Do try and see this film, if only for a few whacky stories and great acting. I loved it inspite of the weakness of the thread that holds all the stories together.

Another strong recommendation is "Let's Talk" by Ram Madhvani. Should be easy to find because it is in English and has done the smaller festivals circuit.

John, my memory of Dutt's "Sahib, Biwi Aur Gulam" (as also Barua's "Devdas") is rather dusty. I watched it ages ago. Should see it again before I say anything about the film. Regarding the other films on your list, I should be able to write about them from memory, but given the pace at which I review films, it might take a year or more 

M