Discoveries from India World Cinema

A man is arrested for murdering his wife and sent to a prison in Goa. A cop assigned to the case believes there is more to this than meets the eye. What's the mystery here?

Zakkir Ali, a gangster, leaves the world of crime and decides to lead an ordinary life. However, his old enemies do not let him live in peace because they want to settle old scores.

A conspiring uncle separates the twin sons of his sister, the queen. One becomes his uncle's pawn while the other grows to be a brave and honest man, who inadvertently learns of his true parentage.

Jeeva loves Meena, a widow with a son, and respects her even more when he learns about her past. However, Jeeva is forced to marry Divya as her father kidnaps Meena's son in order to threaten Jeeva.

An Anthology Crime story where Sundar and Geetha , an affluent couple gets into a trouble while undergoing treatment for fertility. Parallelly , a love affair between Selvi and Jeeva takes a crucial turn and the entire story is interconnected with series of traumatic events planned by an undercover gang.

Siblings Naveen and Gowri find themselves entangled in a web of chaos and danger with a looming life threat, the story unravels a mysterious quest to uncover the enigmatic identity of Rajni.

Baaz is the story of SP Inder Pal Singh Sidhu. Sidhu is a man on a mission. With complete honesty and full determination, he vows to fight against evil. The movie focuses on the political influence and corruption prevailing in Police. It revolves around Darbara Singh, a businessman cum leader, who is a drug mafia and uses his influence to run his illegal activities right under the nose of Police.

As a young boy Raja turns to a life of crime after the death of his mother. Years later Raja, now a hardened thief, uses a marriage as an escape ploy but shortly after he is caught.

Abdul, a depressed truck driver who wants to end his life, goes and meets other people like him when he sees an ad. He is unaware that the people behind the ad are escaped convicts.

Sudha Verma wants to be the ideal daughter for her dad, and mom. Unfortunately, her mom passes away, and her dad re-marries, this time to Kamla, who is self-serving and not at all interested to see Sudha marry and settle down. Sudha meets with Dr. Rajesh Anand, and both fall in love. All approve of the marriage, until Rajesh sees the invitation card for Sudha's marriage, and realizes that his marriage has been arranged with Sharda, and that Sudha is to marry Rakesh. Rajesh attempts to straighten this out, but idealistic Sudha does not agree as she does not want to embarass her dad. Unfortunately, Sudha marriage does not take place, as the dowry money has been stolen. Rajesh returns and hopes to marry Sudha, but finds that Sudha and her dad are missing, and are untraceable, and then returns home to find a look-alike of Sudha, who calls herself Asha, but denies ever being or knowing anyone named Sudha Verma.

Tells the story of a young man who is settled in his job and is now going through the exciting journey of finding love.

Aniyathipravu movie is a wonderful love story. Mini (Shalini) who is the apple of her mother's (KPAC Lalitha) and three brothers (Janardhan,Cochin Haneefa and Shajin)eye. She falls in love with Suddhi (Kunchacko Boban). But when her brothers know about it,hell beaks loose in both the houses.The lovers elope with the help of some friends.But when they are going to get married,they have a small talk and realise that the best thing they can do to prove their love is to go back to their parents.

Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness. And he refuses to compromise on this trait even when his only son Kamban finds himself in jail for no fault of his. The opposition party takes advantage of the situation and bails out Kamban, who joins this party much to his father's embarrassment. The media laps it up sensationalizing it further. Then Kamban decides to leave the country until things cool down. Only his mother Vasuki with whom he is close is aware of this plan. Kamban arrives at Sri Lanka where he be-friend's Banerjee, a Bengali and stays with him. One day he finds a Tamil book on the beach which he traces to Shilpa the owner of the book, who is a college student preparing for the civil services examination. The film juggles between reality and fiction, where Theepori, the fictitious father image of Kamban advises him to fall in love. The rest of the story is about the emotional conflict between her career and love.

The story of a honest young man who decides to fight against a corrupt person.

Sam is stuck somewhere in the past, courtesy a mishap that occurred six years back, that had almost cost him his life. The psychiatrist suggests that he goes on a trip to Manipal where he was when the tragedy took place, so that his recent memories might be recovered. Off he goes on the journey with his cousins Georgy , Pauly and Tony hoping to find out what had actually transpired during his life at Manipal

Haridas leaves his daughter in Sankaran Unni's care and goes to Paris. The child dies and 16 years later when Haridas returns, Sankaran Unni is forced to present his daughter as Haridas'.

A novelist comes to haunted house and starts writing story on the ghost named Bhargavi. The novelist understands the cruel death of Bhargavi and her lover.

The journey of a woman from a mere homemaker to a woman seeking her self identity. This search for self identity is sparked off by a young bohemian photographer, with whom she falls in love while he photographs her for a magazine doing her daily chores.

Mariyadhai a family drama movie cast three heroines Ambika, Meera Jasmine and Meena with Vijayakanth in dual roles.

Wah Taj is a Bollywood drama film directed by Ajit Sinha, presented by Jayantilal Gada (Pen India Pvt Ltd) and co produced by Pawan Sharma and Abhinav Verma under the banners of Pun Films Pvt. Ltd. and SpyderWave Films. It features actors Shreyas Talpade and Manjari Fadnis in the lead roles.

In post-Partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own.

The story follows Jayakanthan, son of Narendran, who comes from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu to his parent's village Paruthippara in Kannur district, Kerala to reclaim his father's property.

Jamuna, a cab driver, finds herself in trouble when three contract killers get in for a ride. Can she save herself from this horrific situation?

Aavi Kumar, a medium, gets into a tangle after he tells a sceptical cop he has charged the wrong man for a murder.

Romance meets crime drama, when Nisha and Sunil are wed, but face the consequences of Sunil's brother's questionable business associates.

A young director listens to a hilariously scary story narrated by a stranger, where a group of ghosts try to save the only place they can haunt in peace.

A doctor uncovers a suspicious death at his hospital, unraveling secrets and lies. Joined by a haunted investigator, their search for truth becomes a deadly fight for survival.

A burglar, in a bid to rob an old man, gets stranded on an island with a little boy, a beautiful deaf-mute girl and a man with a stutter. Marooned, he is now forced to confront living with nature.

Someone who wants to be a hero...He enters a 100-year-old castle where kings lived in search of money...whether he takes the money or not is the story...a story that takes place one night...

Prabir goes to war where he meets his doppelganger, Rataneshwar, who eventually dies in combat. Prabir decides to visit Rataneshwar's family to inform them about his death but the family mistake him for Rataneshwar.

When a middle-aged divorcee returns to Kolkata to visit his ailing father, long-buried memories resurface, bringing new discoveries with them.

Street is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Anil and produced by Koshi and Palamuttam Majeed. The film stars Babu Antony, Geetha, Baiju and Vikram in lead roles. The film had musical score by Tomin Thachankari.

India’s first major gay-themed film, is an adaptation of Mahesh Dattani’s seminal play On a Muggy Night in Mumbai. Kamlesh, a young gay man, invites his friends home ostensibly for an evening of camaraderie. However, with the arrival of his sister and her fiancé, a series of dramatic confrontations is set into motion, leading to startling revelations and unexpected catharsis.

Widow Laxmi lives a meager but happy existence with her four children. As her son Vijay struggles to support the family, Laxmi is swindled out of her life savings. Vijay swears revenge, resulting in a series of shifting fortunes that send the entire family into upheaval.

Krishnaveni runs away from home to elope with her lover, Kishore, who does not show up. Gani, a self-centred man, plans to take her to her father, hoping to make a quick buck.

Musician Deepak recreates the mistakes of his father when he begins courting a society girl without first confirming that his wife, a dancer, had actually died.

Madhuri Menon, a young married woman, goes missing in Bengaluru. A young police officer, Srikanth, is on the case, as he rounds up some usual and unusual suspects. Do they find her? Is everything as it seems or is there be a darker truth?.

A man, with the help of his two best friends, helps his third friend to elope with his lover. However, when the couple parts ways, they decide to teach them a lesson.

New Delhi, the winter of 1993. A deaf mute young man is arrested by "Bureau" and accused of being a spy. A sign language expert is brought in to act as an interpreter for the Government’s agent and the “spy”. The unravelling of the mystery is the journey that sucks the sign language expert into the dark vortex of rivalry between intelligence agencies, deceit, and corruption, where the horizon line between innocence and guilt gets hazy.

Dithee tells the story of a simple ironsmith and his journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the principle of non-duality.

Agni, a volatile cop, quits but returns to hunt "Black Tiger," uncovering corruption and vengeance. But a shocking truth threatens to shatter everything he knows.

A femme fatale sinks her claws into the life of a married doctor and his family.

Today, there is hardly anyone who hasn't visited the swanky shopping malls, nightclubs, lounge bars, clubs and other such lifestyle destinations that sprung up across the centre of Mumbai. However, very few know that buried deep below these glittering edifices to consumerism lies the dark, dirty and painful reality of many thousands of mill workers who once worked the cotton mills in this very same area. Rising and toiling to the wail of the mill sirens each and every day, seven days a week, these workers embodied the true unbridled zeal and unflagging spirit of the city and played a pivotal role in the evolution of Mumbai as the modern day business capital of India. And then it suddenly was as if they never existed. Following the mill workers strike in the mid-80s, these mills began closing down rapidly and the mill-workers mysteriously disappeared...

A young man seeks to end a family feud and bring justice to his paternal aunt who had served prison time on false charges of murder.

"Marivillin Gopurangal" is an urban drama infused with situational humor, following the lives of Shinto and Sherin, a modern married couple striving to realize their dreams. The arrival of Shinto's brother Rony and his girlfriend Meenakshi brings a transformative journey, exploring family dynamics, expectations, and acceptance. The film weaves rich moments, from falling in love with life to overcoming fears, fostering healing, and celebrating growth. Ultimately, it's a tale of togetherness and the positive evolution of each character.

Gautam is an NRI who returns to India to cast his vote. When challenged by the woman he loves, Bhavana, to make a politician fulfil his campaign promises if he wants to win her over, Gautam sets off on a path to change the system.

In a remote village in colonial India, an old man and his grandson display strong differences in their attitudes towards the country’s British rulers.

When ad agency executive Pooja (Kirti Reddy) attends a wedding and meets lovable but broke Kabir (Abhishek Bachchan), it's love at first sight -- but only for Kabir. Pooja heads back to her fast-track life and gets in dutch with the head honcho for prolonging her vacation. To save her job, a co-worker explains Pooja's delay with a phony story about her engagement to Kabir, and all's well till she meets her dream man: the boss' son (Sanjay Suri).

Karan's girlfriend challenges him to woo any woman and make her marry him. He chooses a woman named Saryu, only to find out that she has an overprotective brother.

A newly-wed couple moves to a new house where they begin to witness some eerie activities. Things take an unexpected turn when a boy informs them that a spirit lives in their house.

Amar, a naïve nurse, is divorced by his wife, leaving him homeless and penniless. Determined to win back her affections, he takes on various odd jobs with the aim of building a fortune that will attract her attention.

A young man returns home years after he ran away. He tries to win over his childhood love, but she is in love with someone else. How will he react?

Mysterious mushrooms trigger odd events in Kanjikkuzhi village. Friends investigating their origin discover a web of folklore and scientific mysteries that challenge the boundary between natural and supernatural.

The film interprets a story from the Uttara Kanda of the epic poem Ramayana, where Rama sends his wife, Sita, to the jungle to satisfy his subjects. Sita is never actually seen in the film, but her virtual presence is compellingly evoked in the moods of the forest and the elements. The film retells the epic from a womens' liberationist perspective, and is about the tragedy of power and the sacrifices that adherence to dharma demands, including abandoning a chaste wife.

A 5th Class student is given an assignment to frame 101 questions. The film is about the efforts he has to put in to frame those questions. At this point, his father, who is a factory employee, loses his job. The two parallel streams converge at the end.

Kalvakra is rescued by the sorceress and they team up to unleash the indestructible Nivatkavach army which is locked up inside the deep confines of the earth. By controlling that army they plan to defeat Krishna Balram and then conquer the entire earth.

After putting together his life once again from a traumatic experience in his past; Govind Narang accompanied by his sister Rattna comes to reside in Azad Nagar, Bombay. He cannot stand injustice in any shape and form; this brings him into enmity with a gangster Johnny and his younger brother Danny Handsome. Obstructed by the interference into their criminal activities Johnny and his gang brutally beats up Govind leaving him to die and sexually molest Rattna in broad-daylight.

The lives of two sisters separated in childhood look set to intersect dramatically again. Two sisters (Raasi and Kaveri) are separated when a beggar kidnaps the younger of them one day. Murali doesn’t want to study and runs away with some gypsies, making friends with a gypsy girl, Kakkothi (Revathi). Unlike Murali, Kakkothi wants to study. Where will this ambition take her?