Sharpe's Challenge
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Toby Stephens Director:Tom Clegg Certificate:
Wellington sends Sharpe to India following the news of unrest in the country. Sharpe finds himself tasked with saving a general's daughter and keeping a beautiful scheming woman at arms length.
Rising, The - Ballad Of Mangal Pandey Starring:Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukherjee Director:Ketan Mehta Certificate:
Set during the Sepoy Mutiny. During a particularly fierce battle, Mangal Pandey saves the life of his Britsh Commander, and despite the differences in rank and race, a strong bond is formed. The friendship is tested, however, when a new rifle is introduced...
Junoon
on DVD
Starring:Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Shabana Azmi Director:Shyam Benegal Certificate:
1857: the first shot is fired in the Indian mutiny against British colonisation. The bloody events which follow provide the dramatically atmospheric for this star-crossed lovers story in which Muslim rebel Javed Khan (Shashi Kapoor) develops a passionate, almost obsessive, love for Ruth (Nafisa Ali)..read more »
Gunga Din(1939) Starring:Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Director:George Stevens Certificate:
In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
Carry On Up The Khyber
on DVD
(1968) Starring:Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey Director:Gerald Thomas Certificate:
Set in colonial British India in 1895, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER is one of the very best films in the Carry On series. With the Khasi of Kalabar leading the natives in a revolt against the British, the cosy life of Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond looks set to come to a bloody end. Will the 3rd Foot and Mouth ..read more »
The Far Pavilions
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1983) Starring:Ben Cross, Amy Irving, Christopher Lee Director:Peter Duffell Certificate:
This made-for-TV adaptation of M.M. Kaye's novel is a haunting love story set in imperial 19th-century India. Ben Cross plays Ashton Pelham-Martyn, an Indian-reared British officer who is assigned to safeguard a group of Indian princesses en route to meet their new husbands-to-be. During the voyage,..read more »
Gandhi
on DVD
(1982) Starring:Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox Director:Richard Attenborough Certificate:
Gandhi is a great subject, but is Gandhi a great film? Undoubtedly it is, not least because it is one of the last old-school epics ever made, a glorious visual treat featuring tens of thousands of extras (real people, not digital effects) and sumptuous Panavision cinematography. But a true epic is ..read more »
The Legend Of Bhagat Singh(2002) Starring:Ajay Devgan, Sushant Singh Director:Rajkumar Santoshi Certificate:
The life story of the revolutionary Bhagat Singh. From his anguish at the age of twelve during the Jallianwala massacre to his execution at the age of twenty-three. With music by A.R. Rahman.