Dear Dan,
No I have not watched Indian movies to earn pocket money. My knowledge of Indian cinema never went further than the Apu Trilogy, which I watched maybe 1975 or so, and loved it...here is what Wikipedia says about the Apu Trilogy, I did not know it was so famous!
"...three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest movies in the history of Indian cinema."