Here is a list of the Best Indian Films as voted by Bengal Film Journalists' Association as part of their annual awards.
In most years the films are listed in order of merit as voted by the jury of the association.
1939
- Best Indian Film
- Best Bengali Film
- Best Hindi Film
- Best Foreign Film
1940
- Best Indian Film
- Best Bengali Film
- Best Hindi Film
- Best Foreign Film
1941
- Indian films
- Foreign films
- Citizen Kane
- Kitty Foyle
- Hold Back the Dawn
- The Letter
- The Philadelphia Story
- Meet John Doe
- Blossoms in the Dust
- The Great Dictator
- My Life with Caroline
- Back Street
1942
- Indian films
- Foreign films
- How Green Was My Valley
- Fantasia
- H. M. Pulham, Esq.
- Ball of Fire
- It Started With Eve
- Suspicion
- Two-Faced Woman
- The Little Foxes
- Pimpernel Smith
- Reap The Wild Wind
1944
- Indian films
- Foreign films
- The Song of Bernadette
- Madam Curie
- Since You Went Away
- For Whom The Bell Tolls
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Constant Nymph
- Going My Way
- Mission to Moscow
- Heaven Can Wait
- Jane Eyre and The North Star
1945
- Bhabhi Kaal
- Parbat Pe Apna Dera
- Dui Purush
- Kashinath
- Ek Din Ka Sultan
- Aaina
- Din Raat
- Mun-Ki-Jit
- Devdasi
- Mazdoor
- Foreign films
- Gaslight
- The Lost Weekend
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- A Song to Remember
- Wilson
- A Thousand And One Nights
- Henry V
- Dragon Seed
- The Seventh Cross
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
1961
- Indian films
- Teen Kanya
- Gunga Jumna
- Punasha
- Madhya Rater Tara
- Saptapadi
- Kanoon
- Char Diwari
- Usne Kaha Tha
- Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai
- Swayambara
- Foreign films
- Ben-Hur
- Apartment
- Kanał
- Devochka Ishchet Otsa
- The Millionairess
- On The Beach
- South Pacific
- Pepe
- The Singer Not the Song
- Elmer Gantry
1962
- Indian films
- Abhijan
- Kanchanjangha
- Kancher Swarga
- Dada Thakur
- Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
- Bhagini Nivedita
- Sautela Bhai
- Hansuli Banker Upakatha
- Arati
- Benarasi
- Foreign films
- Two Women
- The Naked Island
- Ballad of a Soldier
- Come September
- The Guns of Navarone
- The Longest Day
- Spartacus
- La Dolce Vita
- Sleeping Beauty
- Psycho
1963
- Indian Films
- Mahanagar
- Nirjan Saikate
- Bandini
- Saat Pake Bandha
- Palatak
- Uttar Falguni
- Gumrah
- Nisithe
- Chhaya Surya
- Dil Ek Mandir
- Foreign films
- The Birds
- Judgment at Nuremberg
- The World of Suzie Wong
- The Cranes Are Flying
- Can-Can
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Loudest Whisper
- The V.I.P.s
- El Cid
- A Very Private Affair
1964
- Indian films
- Charulata
- Arohi
- Dosti
- Shehar Aur Sapna
- Pratinidhi
- Jotugriha
- Anushtup Chanda
- Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men
- Jiban Kahini
- Sangam
- Foreign films
- The Night of the Iguana
- West Side Story
- Parent Trap
- The Condemned of Altona
- Lilies of the Field
- Charade
- Five Miles to Midnight
- Hatari!
- Leopard
- Hud
1965
- Indian films
- Atithi
- Subarnarekha
- Haqeeqat
- Eki Ange Eto Rup
- Kapurush o Mahapurush
- Raja Ram Mohan
- Baksho Badal
- Akash Kusum
- Aarzoo
- Geet Gaya Patharon Ne
- Foreign films
1966
- Indian films
- Teesri Kasam
- Nayak
- Shaheed
- Guide
- Galpo Holeo Satti
- Mamta
- Kanch Kata Hirey
- Gaban
- Subhashchandra
- Aasman Mahal
- Foreign films
1967
- Indian films
- Chhuti
- Balika Badhu
- Anupama
- Kedar Raja
- Shakespeare Wallah
- Uski Kahani
- Aakhri Khat
- Hatey Bazarey
- Upkar
- Milan
- Foreign films
1968
- Indian films
- Apanjan
- Majhli Didi
- Chotto Jigyasa
- Sunghursh
- Aadmi
- Chowringhee
- Baghini
- Raja Aur Runk
- Hamraaz
- Charan Kavi Mukundadas
- Foreign films
1969
- Indian films
- Bhuvan Shome
- Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
- Aashirwad
- Saraswatichandra
- Anokhi Raat
- Arogya Niketan
- Natun Pata
- Rahgir
- Nannha Farishta
- Parineeta
- Foreign film
1970
- Indian films
- Pratidwandi
- Mera Naam Joker
- Sagina Mahato
- Interview
- Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
- Diba Ratrir Kabya
- Satyakam
- Safar
- Darpan
- Aranyer Din Ratri
- Foreign films
1971
- Indian films
- Foreign films
1972
- Indian films
- Anubhav
- Phir Bhi
- Calcutta 71
- Pakeezah
- Dastak
- Bigalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna
- Uphaar
- Hare Rama Hare Krishna
- Memsaab
- Bawarchi
- Foreign film
1973
- Indian films
- Padatik
- Achanak
- Streer Patra
- Saudagar
- Ashani Sanket
- Koshish
- Abhimaan
- Shriman Prithviraj
- Bilet Pherat
- Parichay
- Foreign film
1974
- Indian films
- Ankur
- Chorus
- Garm Hawa
- Rajnigandha
- Chhenra Tamsuk
- Sonar Kella
- Namak Haram
- Sujata
- Jadubangsha
- Phuleswari
- Foreign film
1975
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1985
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1986
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1987
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1988
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1991
- Indian films
- Foreign film
1992
- Indian films
1994
- Indian films
1995
- Indian films
1996
- Indian films
1998
- Best Hindi film
1999
- Best Hindi film
2000
- Indian films
2001
- Indian films
2002
- Indian films
- Hindi film
2003
- Indian films
- Hindi film
2004
- Indian films
- Hindi film
2005
- Indian films
- Hindi film
2005
- Indian films
- Hindi film
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