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Swades (2004)

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashutosh Gowariker
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Gayatri Joshi  •  Kishori Balal  •  Smith Seth

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashutosh Gowariker
CAST:  Shah Rukh Khan  •  Gayatri Joshi  •  Kishori Balal  •  Smith Seth

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

American Daylight (2004)

A young Indian woman works as an operator for a US bank that outsourced its call center to India. The bank's young local manager becomes interested in her and offers her to help him game the system and make some real money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Christian
CAST:  Nick Moran  •  Koel Purie  •  Vijay Raaz  •  Gulshan Grover

A young Indian woman works as an operator for a US bank that outsourced its call center to India. The bank's young local manager becomes interested in her and offers her to help him game the system and make some real money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Christian
CAST:  Nick Moran  •  Koel Purie  •  Vijay Raaz  •  Gulshan Grover

Raajneeti (2010)

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It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Jha
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Arjun Rampal  •  Nana Patekar  •  Ranbir Kapoor

It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Jha
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Arjun Rampal  •  Nana Patekar  •  Ranbir Kapoor

Laila: A Mystery (2005)

Two women use their feminine charms to bed and exploit men in this raucous sex comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicky G
CAST:  Payal Rohatgi  •  Amir Farid  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Nirmal Pandey

Two women use their feminine charms to bed and exploit men in this raucous sex comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicky G
CAST:  Payal Rohatgi  •  Amir Farid  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Nirmal Pandey

Luck (2009)

Born lucky, Karim Moussa takes to exploiting it instead of focusing on studies. Now a wealthy gambler, he decides to recruit about a dozen lucky people to participate in a deadly game of survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Danny Denzongpa  •  Imran Khan

Born lucky, Karim Moussa takes to exploiting it instead of focusing on studies. Now a wealthy gambler, he decides to recruit about a dozen lucky people to participate in a deadly game of survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Danny Denzongpa  •  Imran Khan

Religion (2007)

The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bhavna Talwar
CAST:  Pankaj Kapur  •  Supriya Pathak  •  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Pankaj Tripathi

The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bhavna Talwar
CAST:  Pankaj Kapur  •  Supriya Pathak  •  Hrishitaa Bhatt  •  Pankaj Tripathi

The Xposé (2014)

This is a dramatic chain of events in the most glamorous ,swinging era of Hindi films... the 1960s. It was a decade when film stars tasted success and carried their larger than life screen image on to real life with unbridled pomp and splendour. It was during this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
CAST:  Himesh Reshammiya  •  Yo Yo Honey Singh  •  Sonali Raut  •  Zoya Afroz

This is a dramatic chain of events in the most glamorous ,swinging era of Hindi films... the 1960s. It was a decade when film stars tasted success and carried their larger than life screen image on to real life with unbridled pomp and splendour. It was during this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
CAST:  Himesh Reshammiya  •  Yo Yo Honey Singh  •  Sonali Raut  •  Zoya Afroz

Kaal (2005)

After a series of deaths in Orbit Park, India, are attributed to a man-eating tiger, wildlife expert Krish and his photographer decide to investigate the incidents for a magazine article.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Vivek Oberoi  •  John Abraham  •  Lara Dutta

After a series of deaths in Orbit Park, India, are attributed to a man-eating tiger, wildlife expert Krish and his photographer decide to investigate the incidents for a magazine article.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Ajay Devgan  •  Vivek Oberoi  •  John Abraham  •  Lara Dutta

31st October (2016)

On 31st October 1984, Prime Minister of India gets assassinated by her Sikh Security Guards. Politicians use this incident to spark public hatred towards the Sikhs labeling them as traitors. Devender Singh and his family are stuck in their house as their city ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shivaji Lotan Patil
CAST:  Soha Ali Khan  •  Vir Das  •  Lakha Lakhwinder Singh  •  Deepraj Rana

On 31st October 1984, Prime Minister of India gets assassinated by her Sikh Security Guards. Politicians use this incident to spark public hatred towards the Sikhs labeling them as traitors. Devender Singh and his family are stuck in their house as their city ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shivaji Lotan Patil
CAST:  Soha Ali Khan  •  Vir Das  •  Lakha Lakhwinder Singh  •  Deepraj Rana

Makdee (2002)

One half of an identical set of twins, the mischievous Chunni is known in her hometown for the pranks she plays, notably on her father, the schoolteacher and the village butcher. To get out of trouble, Chunni often impersonates her sister Munni and makes others ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vishal Bhardwaj
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Makrand Deshpande  •  Shweta Basu Prasad  •  Daya Shankar Pandey

One half of an identical set of twins, the mischievous Chunni is known in her hometown for the pranks she plays, notably on her father, the schoolteacher and the village butcher. To get out of trouble, Chunni often impersonates her sister Munni and makes others ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vishal Bhardwaj
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Makrand Deshpande  •  Shweta Basu Prasad  •  Daya Shankar Pandey

Haseena Parkar (2017)

Haseena is very close to her brother Dawood, who turns to a life of crime and rises to power in the Mumbai underworld. After the bomb blasts of 1993, Dawood escapes to Dubai and she falls in trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Apoorva Lakhia
CAST:  Shraddha Kapoor  •  Siddhanth Kapoor  •  Ankur Bhatia  •  Rajesh Tailang

Haseena is very close to her brother Dawood, who turns to a life of crime and rises to power in the Mumbai underworld. After the bomb blasts of 1993, Dawood escapes to Dubai and she falls in trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Apoorva Lakhia
CAST:  Shraddha Kapoor  •  Siddhanth Kapoor  •  Ankur Bhatia  •  Rajesh Tailang

Bhamashah (2017)

A retelling of the story of Bhamashah, a truly remarkable character in Indian history- a philanthropist, warrior, advisor to Maharana Pratap and most importantly, a Jain Shravak. On the forefront of massive wars against the Moguls, Bhamashah looted their treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vikram Nath Gupta
CAST:  Dharmendra Gohil  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Manoj Shah

A retelling of the story of Bhamashah, a truly remarkable character in Indian history- a philanthropist, warrior, advisor to Maharana Pratap and most importantly, a Jain Shravak. On the forefront of massive wars against the Moguls, Bhamashah looted their treasure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vikram Nath Gupta
CAST:  Dharmendra Gohil  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Manoj Shah

Jaane kyun de yaaron (2018)

Two boys with the dreams to change their ordinary lives change the entire corruption system as they take a stand against police brutality with the little help of a benevolent guardian.  (more)

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CAST:  Kabir Bedi  •  Hitesh Bhardwaj  •  Abhay Bhargav  •  Ravi Raj Kande

Two boys with the dreams to change their ordinary lives change the entire corruption system as they take a stand against police brutality with the little help of a benevolent guardian.  (more)

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CAST:  Kabir Bedi  •  Hitesh Bhardwaj  •  Abhay Bhargav  •  Ravi Raj Kande

Demon (Rakshas) (2018)

A documentary filmmaker, who is covering the protest of a remote forest tribe, goes missing. His nine-year-old daughter, along with her mother, arrives in the remote tribal area in search of the missing man. While the mother carries an extensive search through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dnyanesh Zoting
CAST:  Sai Tamhankar  •  Sharad Kelkar  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Rujuta Deshpande

A documentary filmmaker, who is covering the protest of a remote forest tribe, goes missing. His nine-year-old daughter, along with her mother, arrives in the remote tribal area in search of the missing man. While the mother carries an extensive search through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dnyanesh Zoting
CAST:  Sai Tamhankar  •  Sharad Kelkar  •  Daya Shankar Pandey  •  Rujuta Deshpande

Haseen Dillruba (2021)

Under investigation as a suspect in her husband's murder, a wife reveals details of their thorny marriage that seem to only further blur the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinil Mathew
CAST:  Taapsee Pannu  •  Vikrant Massey  •  Harshvardhan Rane  •  Aditya Srivastava

Under investigation as a suspect in her husband's murder, a wife reveals details of their thorny marriage that seem to only further blur the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vinil Mathew
CAST:  Taapsee Pannu  •  Vikrant Massey  •  Harshvardhan Rane  •  Aditya Srivastava

Scotland (2020)

A daughter has been sexually assaulted by four thugs. The courts acquit the defendants and so the grieving father decides to take justice into his own hands in a premeditated revenge plot that has a price of its own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manish Vatssalya
CAST:  Adam Saini  •  Khushboo Purohit  •  Chetan Pandit  •  Manish Vatssalya

A daughter has been sexually assaulted by four thugs. The courts acquit the defendants and so the grieving father decides to take justice into his own hands in a premeditated revenge plot that has a price of its own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manish Vatssalya
CAST:  Adam Saini  •  Khushboo Purohit  •  Chetan Pandit  •  Manish Vatssalya