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1) Hameshaa
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Language
Hindi
Description
A wealthy industrialist tries to turn a poor gypsy girl into a great star, modeling her in the image of his lost love.
2) Sholay
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
Hindi
Description
In this film, India's best-known "curry" western, two small-time crooks are hired by an ex-cop, Thakur, to stop the tyranny of Gabbar Singh who massacred Thakur's family. It is also the story of a village that realizes non-violence does not mean cowardice, but that it can stand up to terror and lawlessness.
3) Ghulam
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Hindi
Description
Siddharth is a Mumbai "Tapori" (waif) and a boxing champion. His older brother Jai works for Raunak Singh who now rules their "Basti" (shanty settlement) through terrorizing its people and collecting "Hafta" (bribe) from local merchants. Siddharth breaks Raunank Singhs chain of "Ghulami" (slavery) around the community.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Hindi
Description
Aarti, the only daughter of a wealthy, doting father, falls in love and marries a young taxi driver, leaving her luxurious city home for Raja's simple rustic abode. Aarti's scheming stepmother strives to estrange father and daughter so that she herself might inherit her husband's riches. Misunderstandings also develop between Aarti and Raja so that she feels abandoned, but near tragedy is averted and the miscreants are awarded their just deserts.
6) Fanaa
Pub. Date
p[2006]
Language
Hindi
Description
A blind Kashmiri girl meets a local tour guide who is an incorrigible flirt. Her friends warn her against him, but she chooses to ignore them.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Hindi
Description
Explores the complexities of the human psyche as it sets out to unveil a childhood trauma. The film structures the narrative by telling a simple story of a man's illness and his daughter's love, understanding, and commitment to find her father's treatment, which comes in the form of a young psychiatrist who unveils the father's demented world and carries him backwards on an awesome journey to finally confront his disillusioned guilt.
8) Munna bhai
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Special edition.
Language
Hindi
Description
Comedy film about Munnabhai, a Bombay goonda, who lives happily with his gang, threatening people. During his upright father's annual visit, the gang pretends to be running a charity hospital. When his father tries to arrange a marriage, the ruse is discovered. So Munna enrolls in medical college.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Hindi
Description
"You might have a love story to tell? Maybe not! How can an ordinary man have a breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring love story of all things to tell? But guess what - love does not differentiate between the ordinary and the exceptional, the uninteresting and interesting, the unattractive and attractive. Because love knows no distinction. It can happen to anyone and once it does it engulfs us into it completely and gives us those miraculous...
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
Hindi
Description
Rahul and Simran fall in love while travelling in Europe on an inter-rail holiday. Simran's father, settled in London for twenty-two years, is determined that his daughter should marry a family friend, back in their homeland of rural Punjab. All his plans undergo serious revision once the family travels to India and Rahul also shows up.
14) Raajneeti
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
[Widescreen].
Language
Hindi
Description
Raajneeti is the story of one man's struggle to keep away from his family's business: politics. But having been sucked in, he must fight to master the game and unwillingly descend into the moral hell that is Indian democracy. The rivalry of two sets of cousins escalates into an all-out war and draws the protagonist into the dark side of dealing with his enemies, thus completing his own journey into corruption.
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
PAL format ; 2-disc collector's edition.
Language
Hindi
Description
Story is set during the British rule over India. The farmers of India are taxed to the bone by the British. When Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a young man named Bhuvan, who challenges the British to a game of cricket. The game pits veteran British cricket players against villagers, including Bhuvan, who have never played the game before, and do not...
16) Bollywood dreams
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Hindi
Description
Mili is encouraged by her childhood friend Munna to pursue her dream of winning fame as an actress. When Mili is offered a part in a film by a famous actor, Munna feels he's no longer worthy of her affections and decides to leave town.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Hindi
Description
After nearly a decade away from home, Dia returns to see her former dance teacher before he dies. What she finds is disturbing. The school he nurtured and cherished is in decay and under threat of demolition. In order to save the theater and school from destruction, Dia agrees to create a show using only members of the town. Can she succeed?
18) Ghajini
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Hindi
Description
"Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan) is a rich tycoon suffering from short term memory loss due to being hit by a metal pole when trying to intervene on his girlfriend's murder. Because of the severe injury on his head, his memory can only last for fifteen minutes and he doesn't remember events or incidents that have happened before in his life. He can now only live a comprehendible life by tattooing notes on himself and taking pictures of things with a...
19) Jab we met
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Hindi
Description
Heartbroken when the girl he loves marries someone else, Aditya boards a train to take him far away. On the train he meets Geet, and they reluctantly set off on an adventure through North India.
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
Hindi
Description
This is a story of two best friends at college: Rahul (Shahrukh Khan and tomboy Anjali (Kajol). Unknown to Rahul, Anjali has fallen in love with him. When Rahul confesses that he is in love with Tina (Rani Mukherji), Anjali is heartbroken and decides to leave college. Now, nine years have passed and Rahul is a single parent after Tina's demise.
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