Released Date:
2010-05-05
Languages:
Hindi, English, Rajasthani
Countries:
India, USA
Runtime:
95 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (1411 Reviews)
Director:
Dev BenegalVISHNU, a restless young man, itches to escape his father's faltering hair oil business. An old truck beckons, which Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain, he discovers he's not merely transporting a battered vehicle, but an old touring cinema. Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway, a wandering old entertainer and a striking gypsy woman. Together they roam the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious waterlord. The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in 1001 Nights, if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback. The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.
Released Date:
2010-05-05
Languages:
Hindi, English, Rajasthani
Countries:
India, USA
Runtime:
95 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (1411 Reviews)
Director:
Dev BenegalVISHNU, a restless young man, itches to escape his father's faltering hair oil business. An old truck beckons, which Vishnu sees as his ticket to freedom. He offers to drive the antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off across the harsh terrain, he discovers he's not merely transporting a battered vehicle, but an old touring cinema. Along the way, Vishnu reluctantly picks up a young runaway, a wandering old entertainer and a striking gypsy woman. Together they roam the barren land, searching for water and an elusive fair. The journey turns dire when they are waylaid by corrupt cops and a notorious waterlord. The key to their freedom is the eccentric collection of films and the two forty-year-old film projectors in the back of the truck. As in 1001 Nights, if the films are good, they live and move on. If the films are boring, they face death in the outback. The journey proves transformative for each of the travelers, but especially for Vishnu who discovers life, love and laughter on the Indian highway.
Released Date:
2008-11-28
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
125 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (9232 Reviews)
Director:
Dibakar BanerjeeDibakar Banerjee (screenplay)
Urmi Juvekar (screenplay)
Manu Rishi Chadha (dialogues)
Inspired by the incredible true story of Lucky Singh, an extremely charismatic and fearless confidence man and thief who socialized with the rich, famous and influential of Delhi society and then proceeded to rob them blind. He was the bète noire of the police and had stolen millions by the time he was caught. A modern day Robin Hood with a twist, he robbed both the rich and the poor without prejudice. Nothing was too big nor was anything too insignificant to escape his attention. The film opens with his trial and charts his rise from the projects of crime ridden suburban Delhi to the very heart of the corridors of power. Along the way he makes lifelong friends, falls in love an manages to outwit the entire law and order machinery.
Released Date:
2009-02-06
Languages:
Hindi, Panjabi, English, French, Tamil
Countries:
India
Runtime:
144 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.1 (17499 Reviews)
Director:
Anurag KashyapSaratchandra Chatterjee (novel)
Abhay Deol (concept)
Vikramaditya Motwane
Anurag Kashyap
Dev who, after spurning Paro's love due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and vodka for solace. Paro moves on but Dev still is in remorse. He meets Chanda, a prostitute with problems of her own. Dev likes her but his penchant for self-destruction prevents him and Chanda from truly getting together. He also meets sleazy people like Chunni, Chanda's pimp who drags Dev further into self-destruction to further his own needs.
Released Date:
2012-06-08
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
120 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (6456 Reviews)
Director:
Dibakar BanerjeeVasilis Vasilikos (adapted from the novel 'Z' by)
Urmi Juvekar (screenplay)
Dibakar Banerjee (screenplay)
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
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