Discoveries from India World Cinema

Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters in the country.

Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.

A deadly countdown begins when strangers receive an ultimatum: escape before 10 a.m. tomorrow or face catastrophic consequences. With hours ticking away, survival depends on outrunning an escalating threat.

Set in 2007, in the outskirts of Bengaluru, A game of Ouija board goes hilariously wrong when seven bachelors unexpectedly invite a spirit and try to make the best out of the situation.

Amar and Prachi's perfect romance faces an unexpected obstacle. As their worlds collide, they must choose between accepting fate's cruel hand or fighting for their love against all odds.

"When you are shunned and looked down upon for non-conformance, there is nowhere to go. When your protector has become the threat, there is nowhere to go.When the crime gets legitimized in the garb of tradition, there is nowhere to go" Satyavati- and we call this love is a story that takes place in today's times where tenderness & innocence come under attack and all that remain is a scar. And nowhere to go.

A musical journey through Tokyo's Jazz Cafes.

In a remote village, over a single day, four characters respond differently to the death of an upper-caste man named Shivaji.

He struggles to tell her he wants to separate. When he finally does, she shares the same thoughts. Suddenly realizing he doesn't want to lose her, they reconcile though both still privately consider breaking up.

Three married womanisers cheat on their wives. In order to catch them red-handed, their sceptic wives enlist a detective who specialises in investigating extramarital relationships.

Shivaay , a fearless Himalayan mountaineer covered in Lord Shiva tattoos, heads to Bulgaria to fulfill his nine-year-old daughter Gaura’s wish of seeing her mother Olga, who abandoned them years ago. But their plan goes for a toss when the little girl gets kidnapped in the foreign land. Rescuing her from the masked child-traffickers becomes his only reason for survival.

A man gets stuck in an empty high rise without food, water or electricity.

Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

Two straight guys pretend to be a gay couple to secure a posh Miami apartment, but fall for their gorgeous roommate. Hilarity ensues as they strive to convince everyone of the ruse while secretly trying to win her heart.

Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s stepfather, an immoral cop.

A writer adrift in the icy slopes of Kashmir, discovers a woman with a strange and silent past.

Inspector Shiva an alcoholic officer struggling with schizophrenia, is transferred to Rakkasapura, a seemingly quiet village with a low crime rate. Soon The village’s peace is shattered by a series of gruesome murders. Young women are found dead, dressed in bridal finery with their faces charred beyond recognition. Witness as a troubled cop in rural India confronts his own demons while pursuing a complex case that tests his moral boundaries and beliefs.

Satyaveer is an engineer suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe. However, Satyaveer, proud author of a tawdry and thoroughly unsuccessful crime novel, is approached by a woman named Manorama to investigate her husband, whom she suspects of having an affair.

Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.

Satyendra aka Sattu and Aarti meet for a proposed arranged marriage and fall in love in the process. On the night of their marriage, an unexpected turn of events turns their world upside down. Set in the backdrop of India's civil services, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana explores the challenges that Satyendra and Aarti face as a middle-class couple in India.

Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.

Stranded in an abandoned building, six friends relate scary stories while a crazed killer lurks in the forest.

A love triangle revolving around the lives of a filmmaker, a thief and their mutual love interest.

Romance blossoms between young Sushrut and Michelle when they meet during the festival of Navratri. When Michelle returns home to the United Kingdom, Sushrut embarks on an adventurous journey through a strange land to win back the woman he loves.

A Tamil movie from 2013

After heartbreak, left shattered by love, fate, and betrayal, Krishnamoorthy discovers purpose helping the struggles of Indian farmers. He builds a tech solution that transforms his life and the lives of many, while healing his spirit.

As corruption becomes rampant in the country, a group of idealistic youngsters attract attention of freedom fighter-turned-vigilante Senapathy through social media, who returns to his homeland to finish what he started.

Charitha is an innocent girl begins her married life with a passionate filmmaker. As she tries to adjust to her new love and world, she slowly discovers that although her husband is kind at heart, he is morally compromised in his profession. His choices eventually land him in police custody. With little knowledge of the outside world, she must step beyond her innocence and confront a stubborn Sub-Inspector to bring him back

A group of youngsters, after failing their plus two exams, aims to join a common college through the sports quota. They choose boxing as their sport. By luck, they manage to survive the district-level competitions. But what will happen at the higher levels?

An Indian army officer embarks on a mission leading to India’s most successful counter-terrorism operation in history.

Two men share a house and a past that no longer fits them. As city life pulls Palash forward and age holds his father Pannalal in place, an unexpected return forces them to confront their differences and the quiet truths they have avoided.

A man and a woman come from two very different cultural backgrounds, and decide that they won't get married until they convince their parents. As feared, differences between the families pose a hurdle.

Karnan, an angry young man, fights for the rights of his oppressed people. Can he save them from those who wield power and weapons?

Two crazy, jobless, horror-film addicts Major and Gullu, under immense family pressure to find work, hit upon the idea to float a unique ghost-capturing service when they meet a spirit, Ragini, who makes their business a success but in return asks them for a favour which they are compelled to honour.

A crew of five amateur thieves reunite for one final score in a village brimming with elections. With no experience and only a reckless plan, things dont go as expected. Will they make it out, or will the village remember them only as five fools who gambled with fate?

Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.

Kizhakku Cheemayile is a 1993 Tamil film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Vijayakumar, Radhika, Napoleon and Vignesh in lead roles.

A young, aspiring filmmaker falls in love with a girl who moves into the house above his, but her sophisticated nature does more harm than good to him.

On the edge of a misty hilltop in rural Kerala, a young man named Arjun prepares to end his life. It’s the day of his beloved Anu’s wedding—an unbearable moment for a heart that had loved silently and shattered quietly.

Childhood friends became enemies when one Mahendra Ashwini Kumar grows up to be Additional Police Commissioner and the other Raj Pratap Singhal becomes a smuggler.

Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.

A con artist poses as a film director in a village with the intention of executing a caper with the unwitting help of the villagers.

Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.

Two women, who have some had bad experiences with men, passionately fall in love with each other.

Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.

When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping. Can he find her before it's too late?

A revelation about a woman's old flame sends shockwaves through her family. Portrays love stories of different characters who are at different stages of their lives.

An artist wishes to marry her childhood sweetheart and settle into family life. However, her boyfriend, who is a genius mathematician is afraid of commitment and breaks up with her just ahead of their wedding. What will the future hold in store for them?

After mistaking a flight attendant's attention for love, a wealthy, spoiled man becomes obsessed with her and soon tears her life apart.

Three girls find themselves accused of attempt to murder after escaping molestation. Their only hope is an alcoholic lawyer who agrees to take up the case.

Nene Raju Nene Mantri is the story of Radha Jogendra and the love of his life, Radha. His whole world revolves around her and he can go to any lengths to make her happy. But what happens when such profound love takes the shape of cavernous ambition?

Suman, the trapped wife in Maharashtra's Gondhal rituals, conspires with Gondhali Saheba to kill Anand's cousin. They carry out an escape that jeopardizes her soul amid drum-driven ritual and divine omens, blurring the distinction between salvation and damnation in a citywide verdict of fire, blood, and awe.

A youngster in his mid-30s goes through a series of struggles after coming to terms with the fact that he was in coma for 16 years.

A grandfather, police officer and a priest join hands to investigate and find a missing child.

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

When his love interest doesn't show up for a meeting, a man and his friends go to Goa in order to find her, where they discover she loves someone else.

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

Maari, a young village girl, is madly in love with Thangarasu, her cousin. She sacrifices her love in the hope that he will lead a happy life being married to a wealthy girl.