Heidi (2005)

Synopsis:

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp, who lives isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours. 

Starring:
Emma Bolger
Max von Sydow
Geraldine Chaplin

Director: Paul Marcus

Kaun Kitne Paani Mein (2015)

Synopsis:

The film wryly expresses the changes in hierarchy, caste and the power equation when water, the most important resource, vanishes and how the oppressed become the oppressors. The story is told through two villages which were split based on caste and money but never through water. In the current situation, through reversals of fortune, the old world order has been broken and water becomes the biggest game changer. It has a domino effect on everything from social order to economics, even love and marriage. The film takes a satirical look at respect for resources, caste divides, and rural life against the backdrop of a traditional love story but all set in a realm where water is the new currency. 

Starring:
Kunal Kapoor
Radhika Apte
Saurabh Shukla

Director: Nila Madhab Panda

Daayen Ya Baayen (2010)

Synopsis:
After returning from Mumbai to Kanta in Uttarakhand, Ramesh Majita, who lives a poor lifestyle with his mother; wife Hema; son Baju; and sister-in-law Deepa, takes on the job of a school-teacher in a building which is over-run by mice. He decides to canvas the village folk into building a Kala Kendra while his friend, Basant, enters his name in a draw to win a car. To their surprise, he is indeed awarded the car - making him the only one to own one in the entire village - much to the chagrin of local contractor Jwar Singh. Ramesh quickly learns how to drive - but will soon find out that he has to maintain his car - especially when it gets damaged, and a mechanic has to be called from out of town. He finds out that Basant has borrowed money to repair the car; while Jwar will ask him to drive the car at a competition to pay off the debt - to which he agrees - but changes his mind at the last moment. His car will then taken over by Jwar's goons for losses incurred, but Sundar and Basant ...

Starring:
Deepak Dobriyal
Manav Kaul
Badrul Islam

Director: Bela Negi

Heidi (1993)

Synopsis:
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.

Starring:
Jason Robards
Jane Seymour
Patricia Neal

Heidi (1937)

Synopsis:
A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl.

Starring:
Shirley Temple
Jean Hersholt
Arthur Treacher

Director: Allan Dwan

Heidi (1965)

Starring:
Eva Maria Singhammer
Michaela May
Jan Koester

Director: Werner Jacobs

Heidi und Peter (1955)

AKA:
Heidi

Synopsis:
Heidi lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps in the summer, and she and Peter play and tend the goats. In the winter, she stays with Peter's mother, and they attend school. One day a letter arrives from Heidi's friend, Klara Sesemann, an ill youngster who spends most of her time in a wheelchair, stating she is coming for a visit. The teacher, who has been having trouble with making Peter study, and Heidi's grandfather decides to pose as Santa Claus and scare him into studying. It is successful and with Heidi's help, Peter learns how to read. With the arrival of summer, Klara appears along with her grandmother, and her prim governess Rottenmeyer. Heidi's grandfather suggests she stay with Heidi, while the governess stays in the village to visit and keep an eye on Klara. Peter is resentful and destroys Klara's wheelchair. Heidi's grandfather is secretly pleased, as he feels that Klara doesn't really need the wheelchair. Calamity strikes in the form of a storm which causes the ...

Starring:
Heinrich Gretler
Elsbeth Sigmund
Thomas Klameth

Director: Franz Schnyder

Heidi (2015)

Synopsis:
A story of a young girl who lives in the Swiss Alps with her goat herding Grandfather.

Starring:
Anuk Steffen
Anna Schinz
Lilian Naef

Director: Alain Gsponer

Kanchhi (1984)

AKA:
कान्छी

About:
The story of this film resembles to a later released hindi movie - Naseeb Apna Apna.

Starring:
Shiva Shrestha
Sharmila Malla
Sushma Shahi
Shanti Maskey
Krishti KC
Mausami KC Malla

Direction: B.S. Thapa

Nil Battey Sannata (2015)

 

Synopsis:
Appu is a class 10th student and is giving up on studies, because she knows her mother will not be able to provide for her higher studies. Her mother tries hard and even enrolled her for maths tuition but Appu thinks only children of rich parents become doctors or engineers and believes she'll end up being a maid too like her mother. But one day her mother gets a chance to continue her Education.

Starring:
Swara Bhaskar
Ratna Pathak
Pankaj Tripathy

Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Modyalni ()

AKA:
Lokanti

Starring:
Dhruba Pun Magar
Sushila Thapa Magar
Juna Budha Magar
Rupilal Budha
Jyoti Batha Magar
Dhaniman Pun Magar

Director: Dhruba Pun Magar

Saayad (2012)

Synopsis:
Saayad is the story of two generations living together, but experiencing the world in very different ways. Whereas the influence of a sincere, hardworking friend transforms the lives of a group of friends for the better, the arrogance of, and lack of guidance for the newer generation sets another group of friends on a track of drugs, death and destruction. The generational clash reveals how moral authority has become corrupted in Nepali society, and how the alienation of the younger generation is pushing them to anarchy.

Starring:
Jharana Thapa
Sunil Rawal
Samyam Puri
Wilson Bikram Rai
Anita Dahal

Director: Suraj Subba (Nalbo)

Fandry (2013)

Synopsis:
The most beautiful emotion in all living creatures that God has made knows no bar, caste or boundaries, is the central theme of Fandry. A young lad (Jabya) falls in love with his classmate. Incidentally, he belongs to a lower caste, a family below the poverty line which does all sorts of jobs in the village to survive like catching Pigs and the girl belongs to a higher caste. His parents are working hard to arrange money for their daughter's wedding while Jabya is collecting money for new clothes to impress the girl. Fandry is a story of his aspirations, quest, sorrows, anguish and frustrations. Fandry also touches upon the age old monster of Caste System which is still lurking large upon the society.

Starring:
Somnath Awghade
Sanjay Chaudhri
Chhaya Kadam

Director: Nagraj Manjule

Eight Below (2006)

AKA:
Antarctica - Gefangen im Eis >> German

Synopsis:
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.

PS: RiP Paul Walker

City Walls: My Own Private Tehran ()

Synopsis:
In times where headlines about the so called "Culture Clash" hunt each other, the Iranian filmmaker Afsar Sonia Shafie tells us a different story. It is the story of her grandmother, her mother, and herself. In a very private and exemplary way, this documentary depicts how women fight for their right to progress in Iran. A fascinating, personal film about strong women in Iran.

Director: Afsar Sonia Shafie

Koshish (1972)

About:
Koshish is considered a landmark movie in the history of Indian cinema. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Om Shivpuri, Urmila Bhatt, Asrani, Dina Pathak.The movie depicts a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in a desensitized society.

Starring:
Sanjeev Kumar
Jaya Bhaduri

Director: Gulzar

Eeshwar (1989)

Starring:
Anil Kapoor
Vijayshanti
Saeed Jaffrey
Asha Sachdev
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Agha

Director: K. Vishwanath

Hachiko Monogatari (1987)

AKA:
Hachi-ko
ハチ公物語

Synopsis:
The true story about a dog's loyalty to its master, even after his death

Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaoru Yachigusa
Toshinori Omi

Director: Seijirô Kôyama

Finding Family (2011)

Synopsis:
Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself.

Starring:
Kim Delaney
Jared Abrahamson
Sarah-Jane Redmond

Director: Mark Jean

Bibi Ho To Aisi ()

Starring:

Rekha

Farooq Shaikh

Salman Khan