It is often credited with pioneering a new wave of Art cinema movement in Hindi Cinema , and alongside a film from another debutant film director , Shyam Benegal , '' Ankur '' ( 1973 ) , are considered landmarks of Hindi Parallel Cinema , which had already started flourishing in other parts of India ; in Bengal , notably by Satyajit Ray , Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak as well as in Kerala . The movie also launched the career of actor Farooq Shaikh , and also marked the end of Balraj Sahni 's film career , who died before its release . It was India 's official entry to the Academy Award 's Best Foreign Film category , nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival , won a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards . In 2005 , '' Indiatimes Movies '' ranked the movie amongst the '' Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films ''
Cannes Film Festival
1974 Cannes Film Festival
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