| Year | Film | Director | Year | Film | Director |
| 2010 | Paa | R. Balakrishnan | 1996 | Bandit Queen | Shekhar Kapur |
| 2009 | Rock On | Abhishek Kapoor | 1995 | Mammo | Shyam Benegal |
| 2008 | 1971 | Amrit Sagar | 1993 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Shyam Benegal |
| 2007 | Khosla Ka Ghosla | Dibakar Banerjee | 1992 | Diksha | Arun Kaul |
| 2006 | Black | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | 1991 | Dharavi | Sudhir Mishra |
| 2005 | Raincoat | Rituparno Ghosh | 1990 | Drishti | Govind Nihalani |
| 2004 | Raghu Romeo | Rajat Kapoor | 1989 | Salaam Bombay! | Mira Nair |
| 2003 | The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Rajkumar Santoshi | 1982 | Arohan | Shyam Benegal |
| 2002 | Dil Chahta Hai | Farhan Akhtar | 1980 | Aakrosh | Govind Nihalani |
| 2001 | Zubeidaa | Shyam Benegal | 1979 | Junoon | Shyam Benegal |
| 2000 | Shool | E. Niwas | 1977 | Manthan | Shyam Benegal |
| 1999 | Godmother | Vinay Shukla | 1976 | Nishant | Shyam Benegal |
| 1998 | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa | Govind Nihalani | 1963 | Bandini | Bimal Roy |
| 1997 | Gudia | Goutam Ghose | 1962 | Dharmputra | Yash Chopra |