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Shelter of the Wings (1994) Buddhadev Dasgupta, Shankar Chakraborty, Indrani Haldar, Rajit Kapoor
Lakha comes from a family of bird catchers, but questions the value of catching birds. Read More »
Mahal (1949) Kamal Amrohi, Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, M. Kumar
Hari Shankar (Ashok Kumar) comes to claim his inheritance – a palatial building known as Shabnam Mahal. Read More »
Khubsoorat (1980) Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan
Nirmala Gupta runs her household and family in a very strict and authoritarian manner. Read More »
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 »
The Holy Man (1965) Charuprakash Ghosh, Robi Ghosh, Prasad Mukherjee
A retired lawyer meets a holy man Birinchi Baba (Charuprakash Ghosh) and his assistant (Robi Ghosh) Read More »
Runaway (1958) Ritwik Ghatak, Param Bharak Lahiri, Padmadevi, Gyanesh Mukherjee
Kanchan, all of eight years old is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. 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 »