83.8% from 13 members

A heart warming tale of guilt and redemption
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Dor
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Shreyas Talpade, Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Certificate: 
Dor is a story about love, loss, friendship, hope and ultimately, redemption. Dor has two principle characters that are from different walks of life but get bound together following certain occurrences. It's a story about Zeenat (Gul Panag), an independent, self-assured, married young woman, living ..read more »
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74%
from 790 members

Amitabh and Rani at their best...
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Black
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Ayesha Kapur
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Certificate: 
Michelle McNally lives within an isolated world of darkness; she can not see, hear or speak. When Debraj Sahai enters her life determined to impart knowledge onto her, however, it seems that the void which characterises her life may be broken...
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72%
from 3,188 members

Film noir of Bollywood..
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Sarkar
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
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Tells the story of Priyamvada Veer Pratap Singh, who is caught in the tension between caring for the needs of her family and taking part in political power games.
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67%
from 1,782 member

A tale of tragedy and misfortune in the life of a Bombay courtesan..
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Chandni Bar
on DVD
Starring: Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Rajpal Yadav
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Certificate: 
Genre
Drama
Plot Summary
Mumtaz marries a Bombay-based male and moves into his tiny apartment. She finds that he is unable to obtain employment, so she undertakes to find employment herself and run their household. With no skills and qualifications, the only job the Mumtaz is offered is ..read more »
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65%
from 492 members

A tale of determination and will, another winner from Nagesh Kukunoor
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Iqbal - The Rampur Express
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Shreyas Talpade, Shweta Prasad, Girish Karnad
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Certificate: 
Iqbal is a movie about bravery and the willingness to follow your dream in the face of adversity. The enchanting film is set against the backdrop of the national obsession Cricket! Iqbal is an 18-year old deaf and dumb boy who lives in the tiny town of Kolipad. Iqbal harbors but one dram to make ..read more »
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73%
from 643 members

A day in the life of a indian women of pleasure, described beautifully..
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Mandi
(1983)
Starring: Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Amrish Puri
Director: Shyam Benegal, Shyam BenegalShyam Benegal
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The story of a whore house in a remote town which becomes the bone of contention between political and business interests. Shyam Benegal has been considered as the leading film maker of the country ever since his first feature film, ANKUR. His films have been seen and acclaimed widely not only in ..read more »
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64%
from 55 members
Not currently released

Sad events from Lahore of 1947 partition, thought provoking and well portrayed...
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Earth
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Aamir Khan, Maia Sethna, Nandita Das
Director: Deepa Mehta
Certificate: 
A tumultuous period in Asian history is brilliantly brought ot the screen in a poignant, funny and charming drama based on the acclaimed novel 'Cracking India' by Bapsi Sidhwa. Set against the background of the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan, the growing political and religious unrest that ..read more »
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70%
from 1,213 member

A heart warming tale of women lost during India-Pakistan partition..

A sad (true) story of an poor indian villager's fight for justice in a male dominated society..
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Bawandar
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Nandita Das, Raghuvir Yadav
Director: Jag Mundhra
Certificate: 
A rural low-caste woman, working for Rajasthan government's woman's development called "Saathin", is gang raped by upper-cast men in her village when she speaks up against the prevalent custom of child marriages. Instead of hanging her head in shame as she was expected to do, she decides to knock ..read more »
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63%
from 172 members

Another tale of India's independence days..violent and expressive..
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