If you loved Sholay, try Pyaasa
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Pyaasa has roughly 4.2× fewer votes than Sholay — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What Pyaasa is
Here's one that's been called the greatest film ever made. A poet, presumed dead, discovers his work is finally appreciated, albeit under someone else's name. Fame proves hollow, so he renounces the world. Maybe a bit on the nose, but effective.
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