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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 »
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 »
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 »
The River (1951) Jean Renoir, Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Drama, Romance
Komal Gandhar / A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale (1961) Ritwik Ghatak, Supriya Choudhury, Abanish Banerjee, Anil Chatterjee, Drama, Musical
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 »
The Jungle (1952) William Berke, Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor, Adventure, Drama
A great white hunter and an Indian princess trek into the Indian jungle to investigate a number of wild animal stampedes which have resulted in the deaths of many people. Read More »
Gharaonda / The Nest (1977) Bhimsain, Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Sadhu Meher, Drama, Romance
This film is about a young working couple, who strive to build a home for themselves in the city of Bombay, so that they can get married. Read More »