Gandhi

Gandhi 1982

7.60

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

1982

The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox 2013

7.30

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

2013

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Mujib: The Making of a Nation 2023

6.40

Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to it's independence with his inspirational presence and fight for the justice.

2023

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 1983

7.00

Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.

1983

The Stranger

The Stranger 1991

7.51

A well-off Indian family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle class perspective on the world.

1991

Shanghai

Shanghai 2012

6.70

Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.

2012

Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay! 1988

7.20

After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.

1988

Manjhi: The Mountain Man

Manjhi: The Mountain Man 2015

7.41

After his wife passes away trying to cross a mountain, Manjhi, out of sheer rage, sets on a quest to carve a road through the treacherous mountain.

2015

The Good Road

The Good Road 2013

5.60

Pappu is a truck driver. Supporting his parents and extended family is beyond his means. Now, he has been presented a plan. An accident will be staged. Pappu will "die". Insurance payments are substantial.David and Kiran, a middle class urban couple, with their son Aditya, are on a holiday. Aditya will be accidentally separated from them during a brief halt at a Dhaba. And his loss will only be discovered several hours, and several hundred kilometers later. They must double back to find him. Poonam is an 11-year old-year-old child from the city.

2013

That Girl in Yellow Boots

That Girl in Yellow Boots 2011

5.70

An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

2011

As the River Flows

As the River Flows 2012

1

Abhijit Shandilya, a journalist, travels from Mumbai to Majuli, Assam, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his friend, Sridhar Ranjan, an activist, and unearths a web of dark secrets

2012

The Land of Cards

The Land of Cards 2013

6.10

A royal prince arrives on an island of fascist rule and inspires a rebellion among its women in this hallucinogenic adaptation of a classic play.

2013

Chirutha

Chirutha 1981

1

A poor young man sells himself as a bonded labourer to a local landlord in order to marry the love of his life, after his fiancé's father demands a dowry for marrying his daughter.

1981

Maya Memsaab

Maya Memsaab 1993

5.60

A frustrated housewife whose marriage to an average man does not meet her expectations enters into an affair with a younger man. Of course, there are no easy escapes from reality.

1993

Suddenly, One Day

Suddenly, One Day 1989

6.70

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.

1989

The Voyage Beyond

The Voyage Beyond 1987

6.60

A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth.

1987

Mirch Masala

Mirch Masala 1987

7.77

A woman decides to fight against her powerful oppressor. When the guard of a chilli factory helps her, the women and the teacher of the village join them to openly defy the prevailing repression.

1987

Adi Shankaracharya

Adi Shankaracharya 1983

6.40

The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy.

1983

Death of a Doctor

Death of a Doctor 1990

5.50

After years of painstaking research at the cost of his domestic pleasure, Dr. Dipankar Roy discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television and just as the junior doctor receives international recognition, he has to suffer humiliation from the professional jealousy and abuse of power from his seniors.

1990

Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost 2013

6.10

Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.

2013