Bollywood Films That Must Be Seen By Western Audiences

Guide (1965)

Guide is another film that was nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film. It tells the story of a corrupt businessman who is transformed into a spiritual ‘guide’ after accidentally becoming the idol for a village suffering from a drought.

The film explores an interesting transformation from material goods to the release of worldly attachments. Guide also explores social taboos like adultery, religious fraud, and challenges gender stereotypes in its process. Some of its themes still hold up today.