Nirmala Gupta runs her household and family in a very strict and authoritarian manner. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hindi
The Vagabond (1951) Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis
Raju lives as a derelict as a result of being estranged from his bitter father, a district judge Read More »
My Name Is Joker (1970) Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Achala Sachdev
Raju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. Read More »
A Game of Chance (1951) Guru Dutt, Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Kalpana Kartik
Madan comes from a poor family background. Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in a big way. Read More »
Mirror of Illusion (1972) Kumar Shahani, Aditi, Iqbalnath Kaul, Anil Pandya
In his debut feature film, Kumar Sahahani employs highly innovative forms for depicting the conflict between oppressive feudal norms Read More »
A Flight of Pigeons (1979) Shyam Benegal, Jalal Agha, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter
The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied Read More »
Ankur (1974) Shyam Benegal, Shabana Azmi, Sadhu Meher, Anant Nag
Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Read More »
Arising From The Surface (1980) Mani Kaul, Bharat Gopy, Vibhuti Jha, Satyen Kumar
Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image Read More »
Mr. Shome (1969) Mrinal Sen, Utpal Dutt, Suhasini Mulay, Shekhar Chatterjee
Bhuvan Shome is a lonely widower, a proud old man and a strict disciplinarian. Read More »
In Two Minds (1973) Mani Kaul, Hardan, Manohar Lalas, Ravi Menon
Film is Based on Duvidha by Vijayadan Detha, it’s about merchant’s son, whose relationship with his young bride Read More »
The Saga of Khayal (1989) Kumar Shahani, Mangal Dhillon, Rajat Kapoor, Mita Vasisht
The film is presented in an abstract format, where a music student (Mangal Dhillon) listens to stories Read More »
Mr. 420 (1955) Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nadira, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Wearing torn Japanese sneakers, English pants, a red Russian cover, along with also a Hindustani heart, orphaned Ranbir Raj comes to Bombay to make his luck. Read More »
Kaagaz Ke Phool / Paper Flowers (1959) Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Kumari Naaz, Musical, Romance
A popular director recruits a new actress to work for his Movie. The popularity of the movie spills over to the already strained relationship between the Director Read More »
Mughal-E-Azam / The Great Mughal (1960) K. Asif, Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Drama, Romance, War
John and Jane (2005) Ashim Ahluwalia, Glen Castinho, Sydney Fernandes, Nikesh Soares, Documentary
A entirely original blend of observational documentary and tropical science-fiction, JOHN & JANE follows the stories of six “call agents” that answer American 1-800 numbers in a Mumbai call center. Read More »