Junoon (1992)

Synopsis:
Nita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her mom and dad in Bombay, India, and works as a Surgeon in a hospital. She is of marriageable age, & is in love with a struggling Musician/Singer named Ravi, much to the chagrin of her mom, who wants her to marry someone who is wealthy. One day a badly wounded male is admitted into the hospital, is pronounced dead, but recovers, and with Nita's help recuperates and is discharged. He visits Nita's home, introduces himself as wealthy Vikram Chauhan and asks her parents for the hand of Nita, who immediately accept. But Nita wants to marry Ravi and plans to elope with him. On that fateful day, Ravi fails to keep his appointment and a heartbroken Nita decides to get married to Vikram. The marriage takes place with great pomp and ceremony. When Ravi attempts to re-enter Nita's life, she forbids him. Little does she know that Ravi's plans had been sabotaged by none other than Vikram - who is in reality a human during daytime, and at midnight is...

Starring:
Tom Alter
Rakesh Bedi
Pooja Bhatt

Director: Mahesh Bhatt

Junoon (1978)

Synopsis:
The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English. The movie is shown from the perspective of one of the leaders of the fight (Shashi Kapoor).

Starring:
Shashi Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Jennifer Kendal
Naseeruddin Shah

Director: Shyam Benegal

Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957)

Synopsis:
The year is 1951, India is a free country, and Hariram lives a poor lifestyle along with his wife, Bela, and a young son, Rattan. He is in debt, but continues to borrow money so that he could provide a better life for his family. On the occasion of Diwali, he borrows some more money, returns home laden with gifts, fire-crackers, and sweetmeats, and together they celebrate. That night a snake enters their hut and bites Bela, killing her, leaving both father and son devastated, so much so that Hariram takes to alcohol, loses his job, and is unable to re-pay his loan. His moneylender assaults Rattan, and an enraged Hariram threatens to kill him. That night the moneylender is killed, and the Police arrest Hariram, he is tried in court, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. With the help of a pickpocket named Ghasita, Rattan finds out that his father is innocent, and both set out to travel to Delhi to meet the Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru so that Hariram can be freed. On the way there, Ghasita gets run-over by a truck, but before dying gives a written statement to Rattan, thumb-printing it with his blood. Now alone, Rattan travels all the way by foot to Delhi's Dariya Ganj, and assisted by some street urchins, he hopes to meet Nehru - all in vain. It is then that the real killer shows up, and his motive is to prevent Rattan from meeting Nehru at any and all costs - even if it means killing him and his new-found friends.

Starring:
Master Romi
Sulochana Latkar
Lala Yaqoob

Director: Amar Kumar

Duvidha (1973)

About:
Film is Based on Duvidha by Vijayadan Detha, it's about merchant's son, whose relationship with his young bride, Lachhi is thwarted by his work and a ghost who falls in love with her, resulting in the ghost soon impersonating the husband.

Starring:
Hardan
Manohar Lalas
Ravi Menon
Raisa Padamsee

Director: Mani Kaul

Outsourced (2006)

Synopsis:
When the call center he manages in Seattle is outsourced to India, Todd travels there to train his replacement. Housed in a new building that looks like an above-ground bunker, the call center is staffed by willing novices whom Todd trains to sound American. One star on the staff is Asha, who teaches Todd that he should learn about India, and proceeds to do just that.

Starring:
Josh Hamilton
Ayesha Dharker
Asif Basra

Director: John Jeffcoat

Kanchivaram (2008)

Synopsis:
An aging man named Vengadam (Prakash Raj) is being released from jail in 1948. He is only being escorted for two days (the reason not revealed) back to his hometown of Kanchipuram. He is being transported under the custody of two policemen on a bus from the jail. As the journey takes place, Vengadam recalls his past symbolically as several events that occur in the bus (such as sounds) remind him of his past. Vengadam is a silk weaver in the town of Kanchivaram, and has just recently got married (with Shreya Reddy). He had vowed once that he will only wed a woman wearing a silk saree, but had to settle for normalcy as he unable to garner enough savings to buy one. It is then revealed through his life proceedings that silk weavers are only paid a very low sum 7 rupees for each silk saree woven. This means that despite being weavers, they can't afford, nor even see the silk saree being worn by other people. Vengadam is shown as a talented weaver and best of the lot. Few years down the road, his wife gives birth to a baby girl, and according to tradition, the father has to give the daughter a promise by whispering into her ears. He shockingly promises that he will marry her off with a silk saree, which is met with skepticism by villagers and even his wife. He later reveals to his wife that he had saved a lot of money over his life, but couldn't save enough to marry her with a silk saree, but will be able to garner enough by the time their daughter grows to marriageable age. But soon after, Vengadam's brother-in-law suffers losses in his business, and tells Vengadam that he will have to abandon Vengadam's sister because he wouldn't afford to take care of her. In desperation to preserve his sister's life and dignity, Vengadam hands over his life savings to his brother-in-law, leaving his silk saree ambitions in tatters.

Starring:
Prakash Raj
Shreya Reddy
Shammu
Shri Kumar

Director: Priyadarshan

Khatta Meetha (1981)

Synopsis:
Homi Mistry (Ashok Kumar) has been a widower for several years now, and looks after his four sons, their small house, and a job at the factory. Nargis Sethna has been widowed; is a housewife, has two sons and a daughter, and a large house. Then Soli (David), Nargis' and Homi's friend, suggests that the two get married, then at least the children will have a mother and father, as well as a larger house. They do get married, and hilarious chaos results, as the family and the children try to accomodate each other and fit in with their new family and surroundings.

Starring:
Ashok Kumar
Rakesh Roshan
Bindiya Goswami

Director: Basu Chatterjee

Khatta Meetha (2010)

Synopsis:
Satara-based petty road-works contractor, Sachin Tichkule, faces challenges when the Satara Municipal Corporation puts a hold on his payment. He decides to sue them, while his extended family deal with the crisis of a recently-collapsed bridge resulting in 65 deaths. If matters were not bad enough, the new Municipal Commissioner is none other than his estranged girlfriend/ex-collegian, Gehna Ganpule. Sachin had abused and assaulted her in Mumbai a few years ago, and she is now determined to blacklist him at any and all costs. While comically dealing with indolent employees, his sister's marriage, an elephant, a road-roller &c. he lands in even more hot water when the local police get ready to prosecute him for alleged Sexual Molestation, as well as Assault and Threats to Kill Gehna's brother.

Starring:
Akshay Kumar
Trisha Krishnan
Johnny Lever

Director: Priyadarshan

Pehchaan: The Face of Truth (2005)

Synopsis:
Swati Azad and Mridula are two inseparable friends in college. Both do well in their studies, successfully complete college and get married to Ajay Lal and Milind Khanna respectively. Four years later, Prasad Saxena, another former collegian meets with a pregnant Mridula and informs her that Swati has committed suicide as she had lost her sanity. He tells her about the background of Swati's death and his suspicions that she was actually killed by the Lal family. Mridula gets hold of a Swati's diary, reads it, and concludes that the Lal family did kill Swati. She has the case reopened, files various documents in Court, and has the Lals - Ajay and his dad, Hasmukh, charged under section 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is here that Mridula will find out that she has opened up a virtual Pandora's box - for the lawyer representing the Lals is none other than Deepak Khanna - her father-in-law.

Starring:
Vinod Khanna
Rati Agnihotri
Raveena Tandon




Director: Shrabani Deodhar

Hanan (2004)

AKA:
हनन

Synopsis:
In a remote village in India a man called Pagla (madman) serves the Mahapoojary and two disciples of a Devi Maa Bhagwati temple. One day a wealthy man brings a mentally challenged young woman named Pagli (madwoman) to serve in the temple to atone for the death of his abused wife. Pagla and Pagli both decide to get married, incurring the ire of the entire village. The Panchayat is asked to intervene and they decide to keep the two separate, which is not acceptable to both, and they run away to Bombay. Upon arrival, they are met there by Police Inspector Pardesi who sees tremendous potential in them for making some money for himself. He arranges to house them in an under-construction sky-caper, makes a temporary temple for them, and arranges for devotees to line-up, pay large sums of money and get their blessings. Pardesi, the devotees, pimps and others witness that whenever Pagla bangs the drum something happens to Pagli and she acts as though possessed, makes predictions, conjures.

Starring:
Manoj Bajpayee
Kasturi Banerjee
Seema Biswas

Director: Makrand Deshpande

Sanjog ()

AKA:
संजोग​

Starring:
Sushma Karki
Sabin Shrestha
Prajwol Giri

Director: Bed Prasad Bhurtel

Nothing Impossible ()

Starring:
Ragini Khadgi
Rajendra Khadgi
Kusal Thapa

Director: Rajendra Khadgi

Torilahure ()

Starring:
Subas Thapa
Garjit Bista
Dil Kumar Wale
Denesh DC
Susil Pokharel
Jaylanda Lama

Director: NB Maharjan

Bhaag Saani Bhaag (2017))

AKA:
भाग सानी भाग

Starring:
Keki Adhikari
Sabin Shrestha
Priyanka Karki

Dimag Kharab (2017)

AKA:
दिमाग खराब

Chhemaki ()

Director: Ramesh Adhikari

El 5 de talleres (2014)

Synopsis:
Argentinian soccer player leaves his club for a career outside sports. During his last five matches , he struggles with the question what he will do with his life.

Starring:
Diego Mattioli
Néstor Guzzini
Esteban Lamothe

Director: Adrián Biniez

Main Tera Hero (2014)

Synopsis:
Sreenath Prasad aka Seenu is the most notorious boy in Ooty. He drops out of college in Ooty in order to pursue education in a Bangalore college. Here he falls in love with Sunaina. But Sunaina is forced to marry Angad, a local police officer, who is more of a terrorizing gangster. Seenu also has another die-hard lover in the form of Ayesha, of whom he is unaware. He had once saved her friends and Ayesha instantly knew that he was the perfect man for her. Ayesha's father is a big gangster and kidnaps Sunaina to get hold of Seenu and compel him to marry his daughter.

Starring:
Salman Khan
Varun Dhavan
Nargis Fakhri
Anupam Kher

Director: David Dhawan

Lakshmi (2014)

Synopsis:
Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she barely survives with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.

Starring:
Monali Thakur
Vibha Chhibber
Ranjeet Jha

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Kissaa Kursee Kaa (1978)

Synopsis:
Elections are soon to be held in Jan Gan, and the two main rivals are Bhikharimal and Garibdas, who are contesting under their symbols of a horse and a cycle. Then Meera and Gopal recruit a poor male, Gangaram, who assists his employer to sell fake herbs and medicines, including a birth-control pill 'Sanjay Sanjeevni', to stand for elections. Armed with a tonic-shot of Netagiri; a pill for Revolution; and a needle-shot of Socialism, Gangaram competes to be the next president with a symbol of a car. Meera then bribes the two main competitors and gets them to withdraw from the race, thus ensuring an easy win for Gangaram, who is then elected President. On his very first day, Gangaram learns that it is more practical to worship his Kursee, as well as listen to it's 8 Dictums. Then he decides to live it up during the daytime, and sleep with his busty Personal Secretary, Ruby Dixsana, at night.

Starring:
Shabana Azmi
Raj Babbar
Raj Kiran
Surekha Sikri

Director: Amrit Nahta

Der Hodscha und die Piepenkötter (2016)

AKA:

 فلم كوميدي الماني 

Synopsis:
Aus wahltaktischen Gründen will Bürgermeisterin Piepenkötter (Anna Stieblich) den Bau einer Moschee stoppen. Aber auch der Geistliche der islamischen Gemeinde (Hilmi Sözer) ist ein gewiefter Politiker… - Witzige, am Ende versöhnliche Posse aus Pegida-Deutschland, mit Mut zu Karikatur und Übertreibung.

Starring:
Hilmi Sözer
Anna Stieblich
Damian Hardung

Director: Buket Alakus

7 vírgenes (2005)

AKA:
7 Jungfrauen
7 Virgins

Synopsis:
It is summertime in a blue-collar, marginal district of a city in the South of Spain. Tano, a teenager currently serving a sentence in a juvenile reform center, is given a 48-hour leave to attend his brother's wedding. Together with his best friend Richi, Tano plans to enjoy his 48-hour pass to the limit, doing all the things he is normally prohibited from doing. He gets drunk, takes drugs, steals, has sex and hangs out with his buddies. He feels free and exerts that freedom with all the force and audacity of a teenager. By the end of his 48-hour pass, Tano has also witnessed the collapse of all the things he takes for granted in his life: the neighborhood, his family, friends and loved-ones - everything is somehow different for him. More than just two days of freedom, Tano's leave turns out to be a journey into maturity.

Starring:
Juan José Ballesta
Iride Fontana/Iride Barroso
Javier Berger
Jesús Carroza
José Chaves

Director: Alberto Rodríguez

Commando 2 (2017)

About:
A man uses his combat skills to eradicate black money, which has been siphoned to banks abroad.

Starring:
Vidyut Jamwal
Adah Sharma
Esha Gupta

Director: Deven Bhojani

OMG: Oh My God! (2012)

Synopsis:
Kanji Lalji Mehta, though an atheist, owns a small shop selling religious goods, concocting cock-and-bull stories to extract higher fees from his customers for his wares. When, in openly defying God, an earthquake destroys his (and only his) only source of income, with the insurance company refusing to pay up on the basis of it being an 'act of God', Kanjibhai takes God to the court. With many similarly unfortunate people pinning their hopes to him, Kanji's lack of courtroom experience may leave him unable to prove his point - that is, until approached by a man introducing himself as Krishna Vasudeva Yadav. Krishna helps Kanji win his case, his family and helps him find his faith in God, along the way showing how priests can turn religion into a business and that God can be found everywhere, particularly in a house of worship.

Starring:
Paresh Rawal
Mithun Chakraborty
Akshay Kumar

Director: Umesh Shukla

Revenge of the 1972 Munich Olympics ()

Ram Ke Naam (1992)

AKA:
In the name of the God

About:
A Documentary by Anand Patvardhan on Ayodhya Riots showing the real picture. Watch and decide what was wrong and who was right.

Act of Valor (2012)

Synopsis:
An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which, ...






Starring:
Alex Veadov
Roselyn Sanchez
Nestor Serrano

Directors: Mike McCoy (as Mouse McCoy), Scott Waugh

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980)

About:
A man from Mumbai (then Bombay) is angry about various issues in different circumstances.

Starring:
Naseeruddin Shah
Shabana Azmi
Smita Patil
Om Puri

Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza

City Lights (1931)

Synopsis:
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Starring:
Charles Chaplin
Virginia Cherrill
Florence Lee

Director: Charles Chaplin

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013)

Synopsis:
Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.

Starring:
Pankaj Kapur
Imran Khan
Anushka Sharma

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

Sunayana (1979)

About:
This movie seems to be remade after the cinema masterpiece - "City Lights" of Charlie Chaplin.


Synopsis:
Rajoo (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest, naive, villager with a heart of gold. When he comes to the big city, he comes across a beautiful young girl, Sunayana (Rameshwari), who almost gets runover by a car. He assists her to her feet, and she tells him that she is blind, lives in a small tenement with a neighbourly woman everyone calls Maushi (Leela Mishra), and sell flowers for a living. Rajoo takes it upon himself to make arrangements to ensure that Sunayana can see again. He meets with all kinds of people in this process, namely a wealthy suicidal drunk, Heeramohan (Pinchoo Kapoor); Circus owner (Mukri); Lion-tamer, Shamsher (Rajendra Nath); Prisoner Jaggoo (Jagdeep); Prisoner #204 (Viju Khote). He also meets with Dr. Indrajeet (Vijayendra Ghatge) and arranges to pay him a sum of Rs.2000/- for Sunayana's cure. Dr. Indrajeet lives with his mom (Sulochana), and sister, beautiful Sushma (Gayetri). When Sunayana is cured, she has nowhere to go to, for Rajoo has ended up in prison, Dr. Indrajeet takes her home and introduces her to his family. After Rajoo is released to comes to see Sunayana, only to find out she and Dr. Indrajeet are about to be married that very same day.

Starring:
Naseeruddin Shah
Rameshwari
Sulochana Latkar
Murad
Gayatri

Director: Hiren Nag

Muhafiz (1993)

AKA:
Muhafij
In Custody

मुहाफिज

Starring:
Shashi Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Om Puri
Sushma Seth
Neena Gupta

Director: Ismail Merchant

Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)

Synopsis:
Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court is of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.

Starring:
Amzad Khan
Saeed Jaffrey
Sanjeev Kumar
Shabana Azmi
Farroq Shaikh

Director: Satyajit Ray

Disha (1990)

Starring:
Om Puri
Shabana Azmi
Nana Patekar

Current (1992)

Starring:
Om Puri
Dipti Naval

Undertrial (2007)

Sutradhar (1987)

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)

AKA:
The seventh horse of the Sun

Basudev (1985)

Starring:
Harihar Sharma
Sakuntala Sharma
Krishna Mall
Sharmila Mall
Nir Shah
Subhadra Adhikari
Chandra Mala Sharma
Jitendra Mahat Abhilashi
Mukunda Shrestha
Rudra Raj Pandy
Jaynendra Chand
Hari Bansha
Madan Krishna

Director: Nir Shah