Released Date:
2007-11-09
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
142 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
5.4 (5559 Reviews)
Director:
Sanjay Leela BhansaliFyodor Dostoevsky (story)
Prakash Kapadia
Vibhu Puri (additional screenplay & dialogue)
Shailey Sharma (additional screenplay & dialogue)
Orphaned and homeless Ranbir Raj re-locates to a small town and orders a glass of milk in the RK Bar. He befriends a prostitute by the name of Gulabji, who invites him to spend the night with her, and when he refuses, she re-directs him to Lillian who rents out rooms. Ranbir meets with Lillian, who has been living alone for 37 years after her son, Vincent, left to join the army and did not return, charms her, and rents a room from her. He gets a job as a singer in a local restaurant. On the occasion of Eid, while returning home, he comes across a woman standing on the bridge. He finds her very attractive, befriends her, walks her home, finds out her name is Sakina, who is a carpet weaver and lives with her aunt and blind grandma. Just when Ranbir is about to confess his love, she tells him that she has already given her heart to Imaan, a former tenant of her grandmother's. Imaan had left, promising to return on Eid, but has not done so. She finds out that he may be staying at the Momim Lodge and asks Ranbir to deliver a letter to him. A crestfallen Ranbir destroys the letter, but does go to Momim Lodge, and this is where he finds that no one by the name of Imaan had ever lived there. Encouraged by this news, he returns back and attempts to win Sakina's heart. The question remains will he succeed or will Sakina spend the rest of her life waiting for Imaan's return?
Released Date:
2008-08-15
Languages:
Hindi, English
Countries:
India
Runtime:
152 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (6539 Reviews)
Director:
Siddharth AnandAditya Chopra (story)
Devika Bhagat (screenplay)
Anvita Dutt Guptan (dialogue)
During 1996 Raj Sharma, while in Switzerland, meets with Amritsar-based Mahi Pasricha, successfully woos, then dumps her. Then during 2002, he meets with aspiring model, Radhika, who is also attracted to him, and both move-in to live together in a small apartment in Mumbai. When he gets the opportunity to settle in Sydney, Australia, he dumps her and re-locates there. Now it is 2006, and Raj has met a brilliant taxi-driver, Gayatri, who he falls in love with. The question remains, will his attraction again be temporary? And what will be the consequences if Gayatri finds out about his past?
Released Date:
2009-11-06
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
150 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (6718 Reviews)
Director:
Rajkumar SantoshiK. Rajeshwar (story)
Rajkumar Santoshi (screenplay)
R.D. Tailang (dialogues)
R.D. Tailang (screenplay)
A statue in a town's square narrates to a journalist the story of 9th standard-failed, unemployed, trouble-maker and stutterer Premshankar Sharma. Premshankar, cons Mr. Pinto into buying a dilapidated flat to pay for expenses of the Happy Club over which he presides, much to the disapproval of his restaurateur father, Shivshankar, who wants him to wed Shakuntala Mishra. Premshankar's life will undergo many changes after he falls in love with Pinto's adopted daughter, Jenny. He believes that she also loves him, and even helps her to elope after her parents force her to wed wealthy Tony. Premshankar ends up in despair when he finds out that Jenny's true love is Canada-based Rahul, the son of wealthy politician, Pitambar Jalan.
Released Date:
2010-06-04
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
163 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (9475 Reviews)
Director:
Prakash JhaPrakash Jha
Anjum Rajabali
Sameer (lyrics)
Belonging to a prominent Uttar Pradesh-family of ruthless politicians, Samar Pratap is about to return to his Irish-American girlfriend, Sarah, in the U.S. and obtain a PhD, but cancels his trip when his father, Chandra, is shot dead. He decides to stay put and avenge this slaying but ends up dealing with aspiring politician, Indu Sakseria, who wants to wed him; his brother, Prithviraj, who has been granted control of the Rashtrawadi Party but is facing imprisonment on charges of Assaulting a Police Officer and Sexual Molestation; his cousin, Veerendra, who wants control of the party; and his astute maternal uncle, Brij Gopal - who secretly controls the entire family. Before he could even handle these situations, Sarah arrives in India and will soon accuse him of being a manipulative and conniving politician.
Released Date:
2009-10-02
Languages:
Hindi, English, Bengali
Countries:
India
Runtime:
138 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (14973 Reviews)
Director:
Ayan MukherjeeAyan Mukherjee (story)
Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)
In Mumbai, Sid Mehra is, in the words of his father, an arrogant, spoiled brat. He lives with a doting mother, subservient brother, and a father who covers his expenses and credit card bills. Sid takes his college finals then starts work at his father's business; he lasts less than a week before walking out. At a graduation party, he meets Aisha, newly arrived from Calcutta and set on becoming a writer. He shows her the city and helps her refurbish a rented flat. He asks if she'd like to progress from friend to something more, but she says no: he lacks ambition and isn't her type. Will her words, his exam results, a confrontation with his parents, and a break with his friends be enough to wake Sid up?
Released Date:
2010-10-01
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
151 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.8 (3576 Reviews)
Director:
Siddharth AnandMamta Anand (story)
Siddharth Anand (dialogue)
Siddharth Anand (screenplay)
Vishal Dadlani (lyrics)
Advaita Kala (screenplay)
Kumaar (lyrics)
Kausar Munir (lyrics)
The story of two strangers on an odyssey of discovery -- down a path that is ridden with the exquisite pain and joy of falling in love, only they don't realize it. A series of hilarious misadventures trace their bi coastal road journey as they go about fulfilling their last wishes. But then life interrupts, as is its habit; and painful choices must be made. The duo part with the understanding that their days together were a brief interlude of insanity that had to succumb to real life. They part as they met - as strangers.
Released Date:
2011-11-11
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
159 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (21223 Reviews)
Director:
Imtiaz AliThe film follows Janardhan Jhakar in a series of flashbacks and flash forwards, how the small collage boy became an international rock sensation "Jordan". To chase his dreams of a rockstar, the wanna-be singer his counseled that music and feelings only come with pain. In the process of which, he meets Heer, a tough on the outside and popular college girl, the both become friends, and as time passes by his dreams of music fade away as they spend time together. When heer moves away, Janardhan is thrown out of his house because of family misunderstandings. As he bides his time at a local mosque, his passion for music comes back to life. He is soon signed by a record label, where he makes more enemies than friends, his tour takes him to Prague, where he is reunited with a married Heer. Things go awry when the two share an intimate moment, and Jordan his deported to India on trespassing charges filed by Heer's husband. Now an angry painful and lonely JORDAN embarks on his journey to become a ROCKSTAR
Released Date:
2012-09-14
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
151 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (45971 Reviews)
Director:
Anurag BasuAnurag Basu (story)
Tani Basu (story)
Sanjeev Dutta (dialogue)
Set in the 1970s in a pretty corner of India, Barfi! is the story of three young people who learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. Barfi, a hearing and speech impaired boy falls in love with Shruti. In spite of her deep affection for Barfii, Shruti gives into societal and parental pressure to marry a 'normal' man and lead a 'normal' life. Many years later their paths cross once again when Barfi, now in love with Jhilmil, is on the run from the police. Barfi is desperately seeking Jhilmil, who has gone missing. Shruti's realization that Jhilmil is autistic makes her recognize that true love is really blind. Caught in a cat and mouse game, in the search for the girl Barfi loves, Shruti realizes that she is still in love with him. She must now choose between her happiness and Barfi! stars three of India's most loved young stars, all essaying roles of a lifetime. The uber cool Ranbir Kapoor plays the lead role of Barfi!, the very talented Priyanka Chopra takes on the challenge of playing Jhilmil and South star Ileana makes her Hindi debut as Shruti. This season, don't worry, be Barfi!
Released Date:
2013-05-31
Languages:
Hindi, English, French
Countries:
India
Runtime:
160 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (20552 Reviews)
Director:
Ayan MukherjeeHussain Dalal (dialogue)
Ayan Mukherjee (story)
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is the story of the relationship between two characters, Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) & Naina (Deepika Padukone), at two separate but defining times in their lives... first, when they are just out of college and standing on the crossroads of multiple decisions that will shape who and what they become... and then later on, in their late-twenties when they meet again, holding on to certain fulfilled and certain unfulfilled dreams, at a crossroads of another nature this time... how these two characters affect, change, befriend and eventually fall in love with each other is the journey the film aspires to take us on...
Released Date:
2015-05-15
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
149 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.8 (2709 Reviews)
Director:
Anurag KashyapVasan Bala
Anurag Kashyap
Gyan Prakash
Thani
Set against the backdrop of ambition, love, greed, and jazz - Bombay Velvet is the story of one ordinary man who goes against all odds and forges his destiny to become a 'Big Shot'. Jazz clubs, a passionate love story, a growing metropolis and a phenomenal hunger for a good life. Welcome to the City of Dreams. Welcome to Bombay Velvet.
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