Indian art cinema differs sharply from popular films which are more commonly known as the commercial flicks. The conceptual notion of art cinema though differs from being one of the fuzziest to one of the contradictory topics ever touched upon. They are realistic, often ethnographic, and they seek to capture important aspects of Indian reality.
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Indian art cinema encompasses artistic films which are realistic, often inspired by neo-realism, and seek to capture a segment of Indian reality.