Discoveries from India World Cinema

A story about Sreenu, an NCC cadet who loves Prema in his college, and his heroic efforts to gain his love

Azad (Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Meena (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel against the orders of both his boss and a rival gang leader. He vows to help her become a singer, and enlists Dhiren (Govindra) to help her, but things become complicated when both men fall for Meena--and the gangsters decide they want her back.

Shankar, as the eldest son of Choudhry Gangaprasad Dayal, has always made sacrifices for his two siblings, Shakti and Prem. He financed them by mortgaging his valuables and property, much to the chagrin of his dad. When Shakti rapes Sujata and is arrested, Shankar negotiates with Sujata and gets her to withdraw the complaint and marry Shakti.

Sridevi, the new teacher of a boarding school, has to deal with Sunil, a difficult student and the only son of Menon, a widower.

Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma, Sachin, and Keshto Mukherjee play other roles in the movie. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman.

After years spent living off the modest wealth of his in-laws, a man hatches a desperate plan that draws his respectable middle-class family into a vortex of crime.

Aslam (Adil Hussain), a villager who runs a small business, accidentally meets the prime minister of India, who grants him special security on his request. Soon, he starts chasing political ambitions.

Vithala gets married to two women, who are both unaware of each other's existence. He strives hard to keep them happy but encounters various obstacles in his endeavour.

Gourishankar is an eyewitness to the murder of an honest customs officer Sudarshan Kumar who dared to defy Jethia, the kingpin of an organization of cocaine smugglers called "Shangrila". The smugglers implicate Gourishankar in a false theft charge and his wife dies of shock. The evil organisation kills his son and kidnaps his daughter. Gourishankar only mission in life is to find his daughter and take revenge on Jethia.

A young girl is rendered homeless and helpless after her cruel relatives chase her out of her home. She finds shelter with a poor street performer who lives with his two children, a dog and a monkey.

The fate of Jayakrishnan's (Jayaram) life depends on a TV game show. During the show the host pries into Jayakrishnan's past.

Chittibabu, an orphan, longs to have a family of his own. Shortly after getting married, he tires of his overbearing relatives and tries to find a way to rid himself of them.

A heartwarming romantic comedy that follows a man as he goes through various stages of love - from the first crush to final break-up.

Aravindan, Chandu and Joy are best friends. Their friendship faces a testing time when Aravindan's sister falls in love with Chandu.

A newly married couple faces challenges when the wife's snoring interrupts the husband's sleep. Their struggles depict the compromises needed for a lasting marriage.

The story revolves around a boy named Guppy(Master Chethan) who finds his living out of rearing and selling the small fish Guppy. Guppy has this dream of buying an automatic wheel chair for his ailing mother (Rohini). Things gets into turmoil when Engineer Thejus Varkey (Tovino Thomas) comes to the seaside village for the construction of a railway bridge. Many unexpected things occur when a small rivalry starts between Guppy and Engineer.

Four engineering graduates, clueless about what life is bound to offer them, enjoy being in each other's company, making the most of their vivacious energy, sometimes desperate to get into relationships. Just when the going seems fairly smooth, a personal setback hits them hard.

Bachelor Shankar Saxena lives with his elder brother, Chief Engineer Vinay, his wife, Kavita, and their daughter of marriageable age, Pooja. Shankar is an undercover CBI Officer, a fact that was hidden from the rest of the family, until only recently. Vinay would like Pooja to get married to Deepak Malhotra, who works in his office, and is quite unaware that Deepak and Pooja have already met and are very much in love. Although Deepak comes from a poor family, and lives with his widowed and blind mother, Vinay does not foresee this as a problem. Then suddenly things change dramatically when Vinay suspects Deepak of accepting bribes from a corrupt builder named Shaadilal, fires Deepak, pending a police investigation. And to make matters worse, Shankar too is aware of Deepak - not as a groom for his niece, but as a suspect for murder!! But before he could arrest Deepak, he must execute a warrant for the arrest of none other than Vinay himself.

Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.

A college teen named Rege slowly becomes engulfed in the criminal underworld when he crosses the path of a mysterious small-time gangster named "M Bhai".

Indian Army Sepoy Tarun Chauhan is assigned to proceed to Northeastern part of India that has been rocked by riots and violence with orders to report to his superior, Havaldar Mohammed Ali. Once there, he comes to know that things can be quiet for weeks, following by sporadic violence, and casualties on both sides. His group also comes under attack by vicious terrorists, who like to cut an ear from a dead body, then leave the body as bait, in order to kill anyone who comes to the rescue. This is where Tarun makes his first kill.

Egaro celebrates the centenary of the historical football match between Mohun Bagan and East Yorkshire Regiment for the IFA Shield where Bagan snatched the shield on 29 July 1911 during a time when India was under British rule.

Childhood buddies Renuka and Ginna reunite after years of separation, but things are no longer the same. Will Ginna be able to navigate his way through the complex web of love, lies and lethal rivalries?

Mathimaran, a police constable, wants to do something worthy of his job and stumbles upon an organ trafficking ring run by Durai that is exploiting immigrant labourers. But, with Durai's connections inside the force and in politics going deep, can the cop succeed?

Pokiri Raja is a 1995 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Venkatesh, Roja Selvamani, Ali and Shubha in lead roles.

Narayanan, who gets convicted for killing his father, returns from prison to his village and works selflessly for its people. However, his vengeful relatives create obstacles for him.

Things take a turn as dramatic events unfold after a crime was committed in a village and as the culprit is sought after.

The emperor of Satavahana kingdom, Satakarni comes across many challenges when he attempts to convince his wife that their son is bound to take part in battles and vanquish his enemies.

The story is about Nirmala Mathan who seeks vengeance on the person who she feels is responsible for the mysterious death of her lover, Shiva. When Shiva dies in mysterious circumstances, Nirmala assumes that Dr. Roy, who wanted to marry her, is behind it.

During the pandemic lock-down, A motivational speaker named Kalidas moves into the thirteenth floor of an apartment in Kochi. Soon Kalidas begins to observe supernatural elements around him and he decides to investigate.

Sreehari has returned home from Paris after six years. He tries to settle some scores and clear misunderstandings with his old friends before leaving his village.

Dhaneshwar Pitamber, has four daughters. All the four daughters are not ready to marry, each one having their own reason. The daughters always play mischievous tricks on the one coming with a proposal of marriage, and their gang leader is the youngest daughter Durga. Kader Khan is so desperate to get his daughters married that he is ready to give a dowry of five crores to each son-in-law. Raja and Kanahaiya are small time con men at the airport. Raju Patel is an NRI from America who comes to India to get married to one of the daughters of Dhaneshwar.

The film centers on a man's complicated life with two wives.

Explores the dynamics of familial relationships, focusing on themes of sacrifice, emotional bonds, and the challenges of sustaining unity in modern times. The story delves into the lives of its central characters as they navigate conflicts and rediscover the importance of family values.

Vishwasam... Athallae Ellaam is the story of Jomon played by Shine Tom Chacko and his frequent conflict with A S A Luka, his father played by veteran actor Shankar. Jomon is a very spoilt brat and he seldom know how to lead a practical and successful life. He believes that a person can amass wealth only using intelligence. As he wishes, he is entrusted with a task that can make his ambition a reality, but his lack of knowledge in practical life lands him in several trouble.

After being forced to vacate her rented house, Sudha decides to build a new house for her family and herself. However, she faces a lot of difficulties owing to rampant corruption and red tape.

Pullu Giri is trying to live a peaceful life forgetting his ruffian past in his hometown, Thrissur. However, he gets dragged into the affairs of the local goons and gangs after an incident, post which a ‘give and take’ drama with new baddies ensues.

A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager, he realises that he and his gang had ragged and murdered his son at the medical college's hostel.

Premachandran, a carpenter, rescues Kanmani, an ill-treated maid, and takes her into his care. However, to escape from her former abusers, Kanmani dresses up as a boy and joins the team of carpenters.

Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.

Nirbaak is a hyperlink narrative comprising four love stories connected by a single woman. Every love story comprises one entity which is silent and thus Nirbaak (Speechless)

In order to continue suppressing the workers in his company; multi-millionaire, Din Dayal gets a union leader and his wife murdered. When inspector Indrajeet attempts to arrest Dayal his daughter, Shanti intervenes. This angers Indrajeet whose beloved is also Shanti and he decides to cut all connections from her. Indrajeet adopts the daughter, Neelu of the diseased union leader and years later after his retirement from police service attempts to bring her up. Indrajeet gets Neelu marry to Vijay but calamity destructs the couple when they are killed by a group of young boys. Indrajeet lodges a complaint with the police but instead of arresting the assailants the police commissioner closes the case forcing Indrajeet to take the law into his hands.

Story about a self-made man in India

India is held at ransom by international extortionist, Baba Sikander and his brothers. It is up to five heroes to stop him.

Sparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to complications to their lives, and to the lives of his secretary and her boyfriend he has not 'scripted' ... Splendid performances by Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Parveen Babi and Farooq Shaikh, a perfectly pitched script, witty dialogue and a plethora of aptly placed film references make this a film one can watch over and over and never fail to laugh out loud.

Shalini Saxena lives a wealthy life-style with her brother Rajesh. She attends college and writes a few poems under the name Seema as part time activity, she meets her fellow collegian an orphan called Arun Kumar who sings for important occasions usually following the words of her poem. Shalini loves Arun wholeheartedly but is unable to express her feelings to him and thus she secretly helps Arun to not only become a popular singer but also rich. And then Arun gets married to the college principal daughter Meena; this breaks Shalini's heart and to make matters worse she is diagnosed with throat cancer and does not have any longer to live.

Paulettan is a big businessman from Thrissur who has the Midas touch and is also a very hardworking person. But he is not a native of Thrissur as at a very young age, he came to Thrissur with his mother. He gained everything through his hard work and finally became one of the richest businessmen in Thrissur. His experiences turned him into a miser and he leads a simple life without spending his money lavishly. This miserly attitude of Paulettan has its reverberations primarily on his family members his mother Thressiamma, wife Rosamma, and their two daughters Sara and Sneha. Sara falls in love with Amal, the son of a Gulf Malayali. Amal leads a lavish life and Sara's love is a revolt against her father's thrifty behavior. The resulting incidents in the life of Paulettan and his family are plotted in Paulettante Veedu.

The story is about a simple man with high moral values. Avinash (Farookh Shekh) is a poor but self respected guy. His policy is to earn while you learn. He excels in his studies and wishes for an idealistic society to live in. He wants to change the world with truth and simplicity. Movie has beautiful Gazals from Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh

Simhachalam, a watchman is sentenced to death for stealing a precious diamond. However, a group of cowboys save Simhachalam and offer him the diamond, only on a condition that he fulfills a promise.

An elderly couple live by themselves while their children are settled abroad; they take each day as special and enjoy their life.

A mysterious killer rises from the grave and terrorizes two couples to seek revenge for his murder.

Vijay and Pooja are in love. However, Pooja hails from a wealthy family and her father is Chief Minister of the state, while Vijay's background is lower middle-class. Humiliated by Pooja's father, Vijay marries advocate Kiran, and together have a daughter. Kiran represents a number of defendants charged by the police, and is always on hand to secure their release. This causes acrimony. When an unmarried Pooja re-enters Vijay's life, and this time she intends to stay close to this family.

Abhi (Ankush Hazra), son of a rich business man loves Bhoomika (Subhasree Ganguly) since childhood. Though people think him as a spoilt brat, but actually he is a good person by heart. He doesn't care what people think about him. He loves Bhoomika and can do anything for his love. However, Bhoomika does not like him. She joins a college in Darjeeling to pursue higher studies. Meanwhile, Abhi also takes admission in the same college in pursuit to win his love.

The Story of Ravi Shankar (Mithun) and his troubled life where he has to deal with love, infidelity and death which leads him to a life of crime..will he succumb to evil or can he drag himself out in time?

An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician, but his illegitimate son is posted as an inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his brutal activities.

Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.

Nandhakumar, an honest police officer, lays a trap to capture Gopi Krishnan, a corrupt town planner. Though his attempts fail, Nandhakumar is not ready to give up.

Gopal, a rich widower, falls in love with Latha. As they are getting prepared to marry, Gopal's presumed-dead wife, Chitra arrives.

On hearing the news that one of the Sharma family members in Mumbai, Devendar may pass off anytime, his siblings - Jeetendar, Ravindar and Lalita, immediately rush down to be with him and his family for support, along with their families from across the country.