Naseeruddin Shah
3) Peepli live
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Special ed.
Language
Hindi
Description
In the week of local elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to 'do what needs to be done', a media frenzy ignites around whether...
Series
Criterion collection volume 489
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
[Blu-ray version, Widescreen format] Blu-ray Special edition.
Language
English
Description
When one family reunites for an unexpected wedding, sparks fly as love, lust, and secrets are revealed.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Hindi
Description
On the verge of retiring as Commissioner of Police, Bombay, Prakash Rathod, gets a telephone call from a man who informs him that he has placed several bombs all over Mumbai, and unless and until he arranges the release of four terrorists namely Ibhrahim Khan, Ikhlaque Khan, Mohammad Zaheer, and Khursheed Lala. He warns Prakash that if his demands are not carried out, the bombs will explode, and one of them has been placed right opposite the Commissioner's...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Hindi
Description
Vinod and Sudhir are two professional photographers trying to start a photo studio but things begins to go wrong from the day it is launched. The guests invited to their inaugral function somehow end up making a beeline for their competitor next door who resorts to a small trick or two. Shobha, pushy editor of a scandal sheet called Khabardar, ropes the two in for collecting photographic evidence against the city's highly successful and manipulative...
8) Umrao Jaan
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Hindi
Description
Life of a courtesan in 19th century Lucknow. When Umrao Jaan decides not to dance for people any longer, she finds it difficult to escape from the world she lives in.
9) Raajneeti
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
[Widescreen].
Language
Hindi
Description
Raajneeti is the story of one man's struggle to keep away from his family's business: politics. But having been sucked in, he must fight to master the game and unwillingly descend into the moral hell that is Indian democracy. The rivalry of two sets of cousins escalates into an all-out war and draws the protagonist into the dark side of dealing with his enemies, thus completing his own journey into corruption.
10) Today's special
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Samir is a traditionally trained chef who works as the sous chef in an exclusive restaurant in Manhattan, but when he learns he's been turned down for an expected promotion, he leaves in a huff and isn't asked to return. Samir considers heading for Europe to attend a culinary academy, but his plans quickly change when he learns that his father has suffered a severe heart attack and someone needs to look after the family business, a dingy Indian restaurant...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Inspector Ghote of the Bombay police pursues his most perplexing case: a savage attack has been perpetuated on a rich industrialist's private secretary. With the help of a visiting Swedish criminologist, Ghote edges closer to the truth and soon discovers he may not be dealing with murder at all, but something far more complex and profitable.
12) Bhopal express
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Hindi
Description
Mahesh Mathai's critically acclaimed debut feature 'Bhopal Express' is based on a true story of one of the largest industrial tragedies ever. The story is focused around the explosion of Union Carbide plant tha killed 16,000 people.
13) Krrish
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Collector's ed.
Language
Hindi
Description
Krishna is a young man with magical powers who, after the death of his parents, is raised in India in seclusion by his grandmother. He becomes entranced by Priya, a pretty girl from Singapore, but Priya and her friend have hatched a plot to use Krishna's powers for personal gain.
14) Monsoon wedding
Series
Criterion collection volume 489
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Special edition, widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When one family reunites for an unexpected wedding, sparks fly as love, lust, and secrets are revealed.
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