Discoveries from India World Cinema

A blind, orphan girl aspires to be a successful singer. With the help of another street performer, she sets out to make a mark and in the process discovers her real parents.

A young working urban couple is overwhelmed with the birth of a baby girl but parenthood has its own challenges.

Bhaiyya Bhaiyya (Theatrical name: Bhayya Bhayya) is a 2014 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Johny Antony and scripted by Benny P. Nayarambalam starring Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon in lead roles. The film also features Nisha Agarwal, Vinutha Lal, Innocent, Suraj Venjarammood, Salim Kumar and Vijayaraghavan in other important roles. It features music by Vidyasagar and cinematography by Vinod Illampally and was largely shot at Kottayam, Tamil Nadu and Kolkata. Produced by Laisamma Pottoore under Nobel Andre Production, Bhaiyya Bhaiyya released on September 5, 2014.

Two girls, Catherine and Aishwarya, meet on a flight and become friends. They share stories about their respective boyfriends, and Catherine is shocked to find that the man she is dating is a lookalike of Aishwarya's boyfriend. Even more shocking is the fact that when she reaches home, she finds out that her boyfriend has died in a car crash. Catherine decides to investigate the lookalike boyfriend and uncovers a thrilling mystery.

Delhi-based CBI Captain Neetu Singh is instructed by Chief Sawant to investigate the assassination of Maharashtra's Chief Minister Satyaprakash. Her investigations will lead her to conclude that the killing was planned and carried out by Home Minister Bhavani Prasad Lala and Superintendent of Police Waghmare. She then meets with Fatima, and is told the story of the latter's son, Hussain, who was convicted for possession and supply of fire-arms and sentenced to five years in prison. She meets Hussain in prison and decides to assist him, but before she could do that she and her mother, Shanti, both end up on the defensive, when evidence surfaces that Neetu had hired a hit-man, Tatya, to kill Satyaprakash. The Judge hearing this incident finds her guilty and sentences her to prison.

Childhood friends Varun and Nithya are in love with each other but due to different career choices, they break up with each other. Years later, Varun meets her and tries his best to win her back.

A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her.

A science teacher in a Christian missionary school is suspended and imprisoned as he refuses to teach the Bible’s Genesis before Darwinian Evolution. As two stalwarts, Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee and Anton De Souza, face each other in court for the trial, a Hindu fundamentalist politician uses the issue for his gain

This is a story about two brothers. The older brother is a police officer, and the younger brother, whose name is Suraj — is a regular truck driver. There is a Gulf of misunderstanding between them, as is often the case between brothers, and Suraj's Affairs are always wrong in the eyes of the elder. But if the older one has problems, the younger one is willing to die to protect his brother's reputation. And so, independently of each other, the two brothers try to meet each other halfway. But how difficult this path is!

Twelve jurors gather in a closed room to deliberate on a murder charge against a young man accused of killing his elderly father. Eleven are convinced of his guilt, while one remains unconvinced. As the others attempt to persuade him to join their unanimous verdict, doubts begin to emerge. A Hindi adaptation of 12 Angry Men.

Two couples at a marital crossroads embark on a journey to rekindle their bonds, only to find unexpected connections that challenge their desires and redefine the true meaning of love.

Nani's brother and his friends are his world. But he shares a love-hate relationship with his sister-in-law Jyothi. What happens when Shiva threatens his family, is what 'MCA' is all about.

Shambu is a renowned sculptor who lives with the memories of his deceased wife, Uma. However, his life takes a turn when he meets a woman who falls in love with him.

A female doctor arrives in a village with her son and husband. The village men fantasy her and want to have their way with her. They pretend to be patients and visit her clinic just to see her. The doctor and her family is doing well but suddenly her son starts to behave weirdly. They soon come across a secret which leads them to the sudden change of behavior in their son, which is connected to his birth.

A close-knit family begins to come apart at the seams due to an astrologer's predictions of an imminent tragedy.

Journalist Bhavani intends to expose and bring to justice a corrupt politician who pretends to be a social worker. However, she soon finds herself trapped in a web of conspiracies.

A girl from Mumbai who comes to Pune to meet a prospective groom, with the idea of rejecting him, ends up spending the day with a complete stranger.

A story-writer attempts to convince a producer to accept four erotic stories from the Panchtantra.

A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.

Manoja marries Prabhu for her mother's sake, but dislikes her husband. Gradually, she warms up to his dogged attempts at sparking a romance, but Prabhu, who is frustrated with her indifference, ruins it all on their wedding anniversary. The couple separate but neither can forget the other. Can Manoja find it in herself to forgive Prabhu and get back to him?

Appula Appa Rao is an Indian 1992 Telugu-language film directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana which features Rajendra Prasad and Shobana in the lead roles. The film became a blockbuster at the box office and is regarded as a one of the popular comedy films in Telugu cinema.

Aryan is the college champion in boxing. He is training under Ranveer Singh in order to achieve his dream: winning the national championship. His girlfriend Neha supports him unconditionally and he relies heavily upon her. However, after his life turns unexpectedly into another direction, he gives up boxing and marries instead. He becomes a father and takes up a job as a sports commentator. Despite this, he is not happy. When Ranveer Singh offers him a chance to get back into the ring, Aryan accepts. However, his wife leaves him and he start his journey to reattain is dream and his love.

When an exiled billionaire mysteriously dies at his birthday party at a Scottish castle, the prime suspects are his close family and friends, each with a motive to kill him.​ CBI officer Mira Rao must use all her skill to unravel the mystery where nothing is what it seems and everyone hides a secret or two.

A petty thief learns about his father's illustrious legacy and decides to attack the man who murdered him in order to bring the ancient martial art form that his father had practiced to limelight.

A simple man is caught in a web of deceit. He is blackmailed into participating in his bank’s robbery.

An orphan raised by organized crime attempts to overthrow his crime syndicate's leader with the help of a woman.

Daniel Thompson, a lonesome saxophone player who is a mute witness to many of the historical happenings, finds solace in the most unexpected place at the end of his life.

In colonial India, newlyweds Amal and Rajni face separation when she returns to her family. Their peaceful village life shatters after Amal's beloved teacher is arrested as a freedom fighter.

Following his father's untimely death, a young man reconnects with his extended family.

A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ​

Revolving around Hyderabad, a city like no other, are the lives of eight people grappling with life-changing choices as their fates entwine with each other. However, they're determined to rise above the occasion and make room for life and a little more.

An American journalist travels to India to cover Bollywood weddings, only to uncover a mosaic of cultural clashes, transgender tangles and lost loves with her travels culminating at a destination where the only journey is the one within.

Sonu, his sister, Sasha, and their friend, Akhil, live a poor lifestyle in India. While Sasha has given her heart to Akhil, he treats her as a close friend and confidant. Times get so tough, that the trio conspire to carry out robberies, and end up doing so - quite successfully, eluding the authorities. When Sashs finds out that Akhil does not love her, she threatens to kill herself and misunderstandings break out between the three. Subsequently, they part ways, and a short time later Sonu is informed that Sasha is dead. Years later, a young woman, Dr. Sri Vidya, enters Sonu's life and he befriends her and her dad, so much so that he even aids them financially.

When a dark guy meets a fat girl

While staying in a resort, an investigative journalist has a dream where he sees a woman being beaten to death. When he has the same dream once again in the same room of the resort, he begins to believe there might be some truth to it. He starts investigating and eventually faces physical challenges from someone who doesn't want him to uncover the truth.

It is a reincarnation story about the love between Leela and her lover, which is left incomplete because one of them has been murdered. The story comes to circle after 300 years; when Leela has taken birth as Meera and her lover's character is also reborn.

Natasha and her fiance, Sunny visit her ancestral property where she meets Devdhar, a man who she forms a passionate connection with.

Sannasi, a folk musician, convinces Sooravali, his lover and a female dancer in his troupe, to marry Karuppaiah, a seemingly docile man. Little do they realise the sinister intentions of Karuppaiah, but when they do it is too late.

A mother who loses her child to psycho killer's killing spree goes in search for answers

The course of true love is strewn with misunderstandings and unwanted drama for a young couple from theatre families.

Jassi, a village boy with musical dreams and a broken heart, overcomes challenges in his life to become a rockstar and win the girl of his dreams.

When a cricket game between two brothers goes wrong, a group of Indian villages are torn apart in the process. With tensions exacerbated by a scheming politician, the two brothers and their father must reconcile their differences to revitalize the locals’ Hindu and Muslim unity.

Arjun is police officer and he has two stepbrothers, Bhishma and Suraj. Dhaman takes full advantage of this situation, and watches as the brothers go against each other.

Babu is a naive young man who likes to go out of his way to help people. He has fallen in love with Kammo, but in the process of helping another, he lands himself in jail for two years. After his discharge, he finds that a lady who had once helped him is now a destitute widow with a small child, Pinky.

Simple yet smart, sexagenarian Keshu has a loving family and a driving school to call his own. Everything's perfect until he wins a lottery worth crores.

The story starts with the scene where Goutam Chatterjee is escaping from jail. Goutam is a freedom fighter and political leader. When Goutam is escaping, he takes shelter in Ruchira Banerjee's house. Ruchira's father Rajbahadur. R. C. Banerjea is a police officer. Goutam gets away from there. In the meantime, Ruchira leaves her house because her father forces her against her wish to get married to Subir. After that, suddenly Ruchira meets Goutam again. They become friends and they move from one place to another together. And the story continues with suspense at every turn.

Two warring step-brothers team up to get the villains out to kill their bigamous father.

Subramani poses as a criminal to evict bachelor tenants from a Brahmin's house, but ends up helping one of them to kidnap his lover from her marriage. However, he faces trouble when he kidnaps the wrong girl.

Two friends take a late auto rickshaw ride which takes an unexpected turn leading to a series of surprises.

Sahibaan, a village girl, is in love with Gopi, a labourer. She rejects a marriage proposal from Vijay, who is a womaniser. Now Vijay tries to get rid of Gopi in order to marry Sahibaan.

Inspector Bhagat Singh is brutally murdered but the killers are never found. His brothers, Ajit and Jai Singh, decide to find the culprits and learn that he was killed by none other than the police. While this is a formula film of the mid 1990's an ageing Dharmendra still puts in a credible performance.

Sandhya is in search of her prince charming and when Gopi comes to know about this he pretends to be a rich prince and Sandhya starts dating him. But soon she comes to know that Gopi is a poor man but nevertheless they start loving each other. Meanwhile Gopi's friends Abhyankar and Raja request Gopi to become an Aunty for a big favor. He does so with hilarious results, as two men start loving him. This leads to humorous situations.

Guru has the ability to predict future events. With his unique ability, he identifies several future events, including the attempted murder of his lover by a look-alike.

Motu and Patlu decide to participate in the race to help their village's development. Soon after, they land in France, where they face off against talented racers from various parts of the world. Will they emerge victorious?

A sixth-standard school drop-out faces many ups and downs in life when he decides to design a weaving machine to ease the plight of his mother and many like her in his village, who take up Asu work.

Revolves around two married couples entangled in a complex web where trust is eroded, shocking betrayals are revealed and lives spiral into an intricate web of intrigue.

A family film directed by Viswanath Maganti, starring Harshitha Chowdary and Viswant Duddumpudi in the lead roles.

When it's discovered that four prominent members of the community are crooks and black marketeers, young Akash (Rajesh Khanna) -- posing as an expatriate smuggler -- teams with his girlfriend, Chanda (Mumtaz), to expose them. But to nail the quartet -- a tradesman, a doctor and a builder, all led by a wealthy industrialist (Madan Puri) -- Akash must get them to confess their misdeeds while Chanda surreptitiously captures everything on film.