Released Date:
1988-10-07
Languages:
Hindi, English
Countries:
UK, India, France
Runtime:
113 min
IMDB Ratings:
(6035 Reviews)
Director:
Mira NairHriday Lani (dialogue)
Mira Nair (story)
Sooni Taraporevala (screenplay)
Sooni Taraporevala (story)
The boy Krishna is abandoned by his mother at the Apollo Circus and she tells him that he can only return home when he can afford 500 rupees to pay for the bicycle of his brother that he had trashed. Krishna is left behind by the circus and he takes a train to Bombay. Krishna is called Chaipau by the street children of Bombay and he works delivering and selling tea for Chacha, who owns a street bar. Krishna befriends the heroin addicted Chillum that sells drugs for the drug dealer and caftan Baba Golub, and the girl Manju Golub, who is the daughter of Baba with the prostitute Rekha Golub. Krishna dreams on saving 500 rupees to return home, but the life on the streets of Bombay is not easy.
Released Date:
1993-10-01
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
130 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (431 Reviews)
Director:
Shyam BenegalDharmvir Bharati (story)
Shama Zaidi (dialogue)
Shama Zaidi (screenplay)
A man shares some lazy memories about his friend, Manek Mulla, who had a knack for telling stories. On this particular afternoon, Manek narrates a 'unique' love affair with the help of different stories, various characters' point of views and the social relevance of these stories. As these stories proceed, reality mixes with fiction.
Released Date:
1995-06-30
Languages:
Hindi, Assamese
Countries:
UK, India
Runtime:
119 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (2986 Reviews)
Director:
Shekhar KapurRanjit Kapoor (dialogue)
Mala Sen (book)
Mala Sen (screenplay)
The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. During five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a legend (like a modern Robin Hood) by the Indian press. Although the press tended to make her the optimal hero with blue eyes, dark hair, being tall and beautiful she was in reality an average Indian which makes it hard for the movie to fulfill the expectations of the audience and tell the truth at the same time. Later in her life,She entered into the politics and was assassinated in 2001.
Released Date:
1998-08-21
Languages:
Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu
Countries:
India
Runtime:
163 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (17350 Reviews)
Director:
Mani RatnamMani Ratnam (story)
Sujatha (dialogue)
Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogue)
Amar Varma, a producer for Indian news radio, meets an enigmatic woman at a railroad station and then again at a hill station. He falls in love with her, but the woman, who calls herself Meghna, rejects and leaves him although she seems to be interested. Later, Varma agrees to marry his family's choice, Preeti. But suddenly Meghna is back, and what is the secret that she holds?
Released Date:
2007-11-30
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
137 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.4 (2008 Reviews)
Director:
Anil MehtaAditya Chopra (story)
Jaideep Sahni (screenplay)
Dia is a divorced mom living in New York and must go back to India after she receives news that her guru is on his death bed. When she arrives she finds he is gone and has left her the responsibility of saving and reviving the Ajanta Theater where she used to dance. The problem is that the political officers want it torn down and turned into a shopping mall. The storyline follows Dia and her challenge to stand up for what she believes in and fight the cause to the end, while trying to win back the love and support of the people of the town whom she walked out on ten years prior.
Released Date:
2010-08-13
Languages:
Hindi, English
Countries:
India
Runtime:
95 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (6781 Reviews)
Bhadwai (lyrics)
Swanand Kirkire (lyrics)
Noon Meem Rashet (lyrics)
Anusha Rizvi (screenplay)
Gangaram Sakhet (lyrics)
Sanjeev Sharma (lyrics)
In the lead up to state elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid bank loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who scornfully suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to "do what needs to be done" for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ignites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.
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