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An angry young man on trial in 1971,a rainstorm in a slum in 1933,a lower-middle-class family during the 1943 famine,teenage smugglers in 1953 and a middle-class group in a posh hotel in 1971.Read More »
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Mrinal Sen – Calcutta 71 (1972) (HD)
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Kanti Shah – Gunda (1998)
1991-2000ActionCultIndiaKanti ShahSynopsis
When a coolie’s family is murdered by a group of gangsters and politicians, he swears revenge on them.Read More » -
S.S. Rajamouli – Bāhubali: The Beginning AKA Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
2011-2020ActionDramaIndiaS.S. RajamouliA dispute between brothers spans across two generations.This is part 1 of a 2 part period drama. Part 1 shows the brothers Baahubali and Bhallaladeva fight for the throne to Mahishmathi Kingdom.Read More »
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S.S. Rajamouli & J.V.V. Sathyanarayana – Eega AKA Fly (2012)
2011-2020ActionFantasyIndiaJ.V.V. SathyanarayanaS.S. RajamouliA murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.Read More »
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan – Swayamvaram AKA One’s Own Choice (1972)
1971-1980Adoor GopalakrishnanArthouseDramaIndiaSwayamvaram is a Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Critically acclaimed upon release, the film marked Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s debut in feature film. The film starkly portrayed the middle class angst of the post-Nehruvian society and the transition of Kerala’s middle class into a modernist society. Although the economic and social crises of the middle class is pervasive in the film, the emphasis is on the existential problems at an ontological plain. This film marked a transition in Malayalam film aesthetic as it was the first break with social realism and an attempt to come to terms with the disillusionment in ideologies.Read More »
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Tapan Sinha – Nirjan Saikate AKA The Desolute Beach (1963)
1961-1970ClassicsDramaIndiaTapan SinhaSynopsis:
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri, one of them played by Sharmila Tagore. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India’s National Film Awards in 1964. Director Tapan Sinha creates another great film of novelistic complexity.Read More » -
Sanjiv Shah – Hun Hunshi Hunshilal AKA Love in the time of Malaria (1992)
Sanjiv Shah1991-2000DramaExperimentalIndiaIn Khojpuri ruled by King Bhadrabhoop, citizens sleep and work. Once they got bitten by mysterious mosquitoes, making some citizens rebellious even in their dreams. King bans dreaming. When a young scientist Hunshi gets an m-bite, he becomes violent. He is operated.. But what happens to Hunshi’s love, Parveen?Read More »
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Mani Kaul – Duvidha AKA In Two Minds (1973)
1971-1980DramaIndiaMani KaulQuote:
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.Read More » -
Pushpendra Singh – Lajwanti (2014)
2011-2020DramaIndiaPushpendra SinghQuote:
Based on a folk tale by legendary writer Vijaydan Detha, this love story is set in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert. A group of conservative women on their daily long trek to collect water enjoy their brief parole from scrutiny by doffing their veils reciting songs and talking of hidden desires. But hidebound Lajwanti keeps her veil and as the others mock her, she follows but at a distance. When a strange man crosses their path, Lajwanti is struck by his silent commitment to collecting doves. This encounter starts Lajwanti on a startling journey of self-discovery. GeetaRead More »