Anupam Shyam

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Dev Patel  •  Saurabh Shukla  •  Raj Zutshi

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Dev Patel  •  Saurabh Shukla  •  Raj Zutshi

Bandit Queen (1995)

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shekhar Kapur
CAST:  Seema Biswas  •  Nirmal Pandey  •  Rajesh Vivek  •  Raghubir Yadav

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shekhar Kapur
CAST:  Seema Biswas  •  Nirmal Pandey  •  Rajesh Vivek  •  Raghubir Yadav

Dil Se.. (1998)

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mani Ratnam
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Preity Zinta  •  Raghubir Yadav

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mani Ratnam
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Preity Zinta  •  Raghubir Yadav

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

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In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashutosh Gowariker
CAST:  Aamir Khan  •  Gracy Singh  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Paul Blackthorne

In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashutosh Gowariker
CAST:  Aamir Khan  •  Gracy Singh  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Paul Blackthorne

Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)

Four individuals from different parts of India board a US-bound flight. However, they are stuck in an unfortunate situation as the flight is hijacked soon after take-off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naseeruddin Shah
CAST:  Konkona Sen Sharma  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Ayesha Takia  •  Jimmy Shergill

Four individuals from different parts of India board a US-bound flight. However, they are stuck in an unfortunate situation as the flight is hijacked soon after take-off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naseeruddin Shah
CAST:  Konkona Sen Sharma  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Ayesha Takia  •  Jimmy Shergill

A Thousand Desires Like These (2003)

Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes. The movie's title is taken from the couplet of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sudhir Mishra
CAST:  Kay Kay Menon  •  Chitrangda Singh  •  Shiney Ahuja  •  Saurabh Shukla

Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes. The movie's title is taken from the couplet of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sudhir Mishra
CAST:  Kay Kay Menon  •  Chitrangda Singh  •  Shiney Ahuja  •  Saurabh Shukla

Such a Long Journey (1998)

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sturla Gunnarsson
CAST:  Roshan Seth  •  Soni Razdan  •  Om Puri  •  Naseeruddin Shah

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sturla Gunnarsson
CAST:  Roshan Seth  •  Soni Razdan  •  Om Puri  •  Naseeruddin Shah

Jaya Ganga (1998)

French-India Drama-Romance  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Singh
CAST:  Asil Raïs  •  Smriti Mishra  •  Paula Klein  •  Vijay Singh

French-India Drama-Romance  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Singh
CAST:  Asil Raïs  •  Smriti Mishra  •  Paula Klein  •  Vijay Singh

Hari Om (2004)

Toronto International Film Festival 20014  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ganapathy Bharat
CAST:  A.K. Hangal  •  Jean-Marie Lamour  •  Camille Nata  •  Vijay Raaz

Toronto International Film Festival 20014  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ganapathy Bharat
CAST:  A.K. Hangal  •  Jean-Marie Lamour  •  Camille Nata  •  Vijay Raaz

Ammaa Ki Boli (2019)

Ammaa Ki Boli is a comical genre movie directed by Narayan Chauhan and produced by Mukesh Chaudhary under the banner of Street Act Production. The story revolves around an old-aged husbandless mother, her 5 grown-up children’s and a second-rate two-seater scooter. ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Sanjay Mishra  •  Himani Shivpuri  •  Govind Namdeo

Ammaa Ki Boli is a comical genre movie directed by Narayan Chauhan and produced by Mukesh Chaudhary under the banner of Street Act Production. The story revolves around an old-aged husbandless mother, her 5 grown-up children’s and a second-rate two-seater scooter. ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Sanjay Mishra  •  Himani Shivpuri  •  Govind Namdeo

Sanshodhan (1996)

The amendment in the law, making it compulsory for one-third of the Gram Panchayat representatives to be women, is not received favourably by the ruling Sarpanch of the village, Thakur Ratan Singh. Although he puts up a front of being in favour of the idea, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Govind Nihalani
CAST:  Manoj Bajpayee  •  Vanya Joshi  •  Kishore Kadam  •  Harish Khanna

The amendment in the law, making it compulsory for one-third of the Gram Panchayat representatives to be women, is not received favourably by the ruling Sarpanch of the village, Thakur Ratan Singh. Although he puts up a front of being in favour of the idea, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Govind Nihalani
CAST:  Manoj Bajpayee  •  Vanya Joshi  •  Kishore Kadam  •  Harish Khanna

Rakht Charitra (2010)

A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ram Gopal Varma
CAST:  Vivek Oberoi  •  Abhimanyu Singh  •  Sushant Singh  •  Shatrughan Sinha

A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ram Gopal Varma
CAST:  Vivek Oberoi  •  Abhimanyu Singh  •  Sushant Singh  •  Shatrughan Sinha

Blue Oranges (2009)

When he's called in to investigate the murder of a former art student (Pooja Kanwal), Nilesh Bhargav (Rajit Kapoor) turns to the woman's paintings to see if they might hold clues to her killer's identity. Was it (Aham Sharma) the boyfriend she abandoned years ago ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajesh Ganguly
CAST:  Rajit Kapoor  •  Aham Sharma  •  Pooja Kanwal  •  Harsh Chhaya

When he's called in to investigate the murder of a former art student (Pooja Kanwal), Nilesh Bhargav (Rajit Kapoor) turns to the woman's paintings to see if they might hold clues to her killer's identity. Was it (Aham Sharma) the boyfriend she abandoned years ago ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajesh Ganguly
CAST:  Rajit Kapoor  •  Aham Sharma  •  Pooja Kanwal  •  Harsh Chhaya

Yeh Dil (2003)

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DIRECTION:  Teja
CAST:  Tusshar Kapoor  •  Akhilendra Mishra  •  Mushtaq Khan  •  Pratima Kazmi

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DIRECTION:  Teja
CAST:  Tusshar Kapoor  •  Akhilendra Mishra  •  Mushtaq Khan  •  Pratima Kazmi

Rang Rasiya (2014)

A look a the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ketan Mehta
CAST:  Randeep Hooda  •  Nandana Sen  •  Paresh Rawal  •  Rashaana Shah

A look a the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ketan Mehta
CAST:  Randeep Hooda  •  Nandana Sen  •  Paresh Rawal  •  Rashaana Shah

Jigyaasa (2006)

Story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (Played by Hrishitaa Bhatt) who comes from a middle-class-family and daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur (Played by Varsha Usgaonkar). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to ...  (more)

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CAST:  Nassar Abdulla  •  Rakesh Bedi  •  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Jaya Bhattacharya

Story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (Played by Hrishitaa Bhatt) who comes from a middle-class-family and daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur (Played by Varsha Usgaonkar). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to ...  (more)

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CAST:  Nassar Abdulla  •  Rakesh Bedi  •  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Jaya Bhattacharya

Paap (2003)

The story is about a young girl, Kaya (Udita Goswami) , living in the beautifully serene valley of Spiti, waiting to join a Buddhist monastery, an idea which has been fed to her all her life by her father (Mohan Agashe) and one which she has never questioned. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pooja Bhatt
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Udita Goswami  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Gulshan Grover

The story is about a young girl, Kaya (Udita Goswami) , living in the beautifully serene valley of Spiti, waiting to join a Buddhist monastery, an idea which has been fed to her all her life by her father (Mohan Agashe) and one which she has never questioned. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pooja Bhatt
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Udita Goswami  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Gulshan Grover

Samurai (2002)

Samurai is directed by then debutante, Balaji Sakthivel and produced by S Dhanu under the Alayam Banner. The film starred Vikram, Anita, Jayaseel and Sriya Reddy in the lead roles.Vikram, a medico, leads a gang of four to abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Balaji Sakthivel
CAST:  Vikram  •  Chinni Jayanth  •  Nassar  •  Jaya Seal

Samurai is directed by then debutante, Balaji Sakthivel and produced by S Dhanu under the Alayam Banner. The film starred Vikram, Anita, Jayaseel and Sriya Reddy in the lead roles.Vikram, a medico, leads a gang of four to abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Balaji Sakthivel
CAST:  Vikram  •  Chinni Jayanth  •  Nassar  •  Jaya Seal

Halla Bol (2008)

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajkumar Santoshi
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Vidya Balan  •  Pankaj Kapur  •  Sana Khaan

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajkumar Santoshi
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Vidya Balan  •  Pankaj Kapur  •  Sana Khaan

Darwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006)

Four men form a gang with a plan of making a quick buck by kidnapping a rich girl for ransom. Not being prepared for unforeseen situation, they are forced to barge in and take shelter in a house and take the people in the house as hostages  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. D. Chakravarthi
CAST:  Aftab Shivdasani  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Chunky Pandey  •  Ishrat Ali

Four men form a gang with a plan of making a quick buck by kidnapping a rich girl for ransom. Not being prepared for unforeseen situation, they are forced to barge in and take shelter in a house and take the people in the house as hostages  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. D. Chakravarthi
CAST:  Aftab Shivdasani  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Chunky Pandey  •  Ishrat Ali
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