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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 »
The Ruins / Khandhar (1984) Mrinal Sen, Shabana Azmi, Annu Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur
Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Read More »
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Manmohan Desai, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan
A ex-convict must flee his mob boss, leaving his family to fend for themselves. Read More »
Black (2005) Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Shernaz Patel
Based in Simla, the McNallys are an Anglo-Indian family consisting of Paul and his wife, Catherine. Read More »
Two Acres of Land AKA Do Bigha Zamin (1953) Bimal Roy, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Rattan Kumar
A small Bengali landowner and his young son are in danger when their two-acre farmland Read More »
Bombay (1995) Mani Ratnam, Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar
Based on true incidents, a south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman–taboo in the small village from which they hail. Read More »
The Vicious Circle AKA Chakra (1981) Rabindra Dharmaraj, Savita Bajaj, Arun Bakshi, Suresh Bhagwat
Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband Read More »
The Great Mughal AKA Mughal-E-Azam (1960) K. Asif, Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar
Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair between the Mughal Crown Prince Saleem Read More »
Bandini (1963) Bimal Roy, Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Dharmendra
Dr. Devendra is an eligible young man, employed with the local prison for women. Read More »