Kanchan, all of eight years old is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. Read More »
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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 »
Those Days (1954) Sundaram Balachander, Shivaji Ganesan, Pandharibai, Jawar N. Sitaraman
The night after the Japanese bombing of Madras, Rajan (Sivaji Ganesan) a radio engineer, is murdered while preparing to leave town with a bag full of cash. 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 »
The Zoo (1967) Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar, Kalipada Chakraborty, Nripati Chatterjee, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Nishanath Sen, who stays at a farm house called Golap Colony (The Rose Colony) at the outskirts of Calcutta. Read More »
Aparajito (1956) Satyajit Ray, Smaran Ghosal, Kamala Adhikari, Lalchand Banerjee, Drama
After living awhile in Benares, 10 year old Apu and his mother move in with her uncle in a small Bengali village. Read More »
The Stranger (1991) Satyajit Ray, Dipankar Dey, Mamata Shankar, Bikram Bhattacharya, Drama
A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman’s long-lost uncle. Read More »
Kanchenjungha (1962) Satyajit Ray, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Bannerjee, Pahadi Sanyal, Drama
Played out in real time, several complex family dramas intersect in the landscape of the Himalayan foothills Read More »
The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Robi Ghosh, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
The musician duo of Goopi Gayin and Bagha Bayin make a comeback in this sequel, where they are invited to the court of the Hirak Raja (Diamond King), for their musical skills. Read More »
The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha (1969) Satyajit Ray, Tapan Chatterjee, Robi Ghosh, Ajoy Banerjee, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Goopy wants to sing, and Bagha wants to play the dhol. They meet accidentally and are helped by King of Ghosts. Read More »
The Branches of the Tree (1990) Satyajit Ray, Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Drama
An aged patriarch (Ajit Bannerjee), popular for his scrupulous honesty, has a heart attack in the middle of a town gathering in his honour. 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 »
Pather Panchali (1955) Satyajit Ray, Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee, Drama
The story of a young boy, Apu, and life in his small Indian village. Read More »
Apur Sansar / The World of Apu (1959) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Drama
Apu is a jobless former student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. Read More »
Ganashatru / An Enemy of the People (1989) Satyajit Ray, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Drama
In this adaptation of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town’s hot springs are dangerously contaminated. Read More »