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A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.

Based on true events, Ajmer 92 tells the story of the grim plight of as many as 250 girls who were trapped, sexually exploited and blackmailed for years by caretakers of Ajmer Dargah, including many influential men in the area and Indian National Congress leaders in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan in 1992.

A man who thinks he is dying tries to get rid of his fiancee by flirting with a model.

At a New Year's Eve party, wealthy businessman Bajwa bets $30 million that idealist Ahesaan Randhawa can't endure 15 years in a self-made jail. Ahesaan accepts, facing intense trials while Bajwa's life falls apart.

Arakkallan Mukkalkkallan is a 1974 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P Bhaskaran and produced by M P Rao and MRK Moorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Srividya and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.

A rich man decides to do away with the middle-class guy whom his daughter loves by inviting the guy's family to a palatial house on the pretence of marriage. What he doesn't know is that the place is haunted by a fearsome ghost.

In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devdasi tradition according to which young girls are given up in the service of Goddess Yellamma.

Based upon Life story of Punjabi poet Waris Shah

Murugesan lives a life with no care in the world. Beats people up, sells his grandfather's land and incurs so much of his father's wrath that he's prophesied to meet a horrible end.

Aadhav and Deeksha, a vibrant young couple are about to be separated as passion pulls them apart. Can love win them back together?

Kallu, who hails from a middle-class family, living in a village, is forced to abscond from his village given the problems his family and he starts facing following his sister's marriage. Facing innumerable struggles in the city, Kallu's life highlights the multiple issues a middle-class man faces in the society.

An idealistic journalist (Devgan) gets weary & tired of witnessing the reign of crime, police corruption & injustice in his city & decides to wage a one-man war against the psychotic king maker 'Tau' played by the legendary Amrish Puri. His journey costs him his limbs & loved ones as he goes on a vigilante style brute fest right into the lair & dark world of the two faced Tau & his cronies. Death & Destruction follow the war path.

Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncles and their henchmen follow them.

A man travelling to the United States meets a mysterious woman and gets wrapped up in an investigation when authorities mistake him for a notorious criminal.

Seenu dreams of becoming a thug and grows up to be a member of a local gangster's group. Things take an unexpected turn when Seenu's younger brother is killed due to Seenu's lifestyle.

Jai, an honest cop, falls in love with Neha who is Mr. Singhal's daughter. Jai suspects Singhal to be a hardcore criminal. Will Jai be able to bring Singhal to justice?

A powerful hoodlum kidnaps Haripada, a common Bandwala, and forces him to pretend to be his hot girlfriend Sweety's lover so that he can mislead his suspicious and jealous wife.

Six women who were once schoolfriends meet again after six years and discuss their marital lives.

A petty thief gains great wealth by pretending to be a baba. However, he has a change of heart after falling in love but finds himself getting pushed deep into the world of crime.

Janaki comes to India from US and joins a college. Here she meets Ramana and the two fall in love. Soon, she gets pregnant which results in further complications.

Abhanga Tukaram based on the Abhanga saga of Saint Tukaram Maharaj A rich collection of saintly literature on the silver screen. Maharashtra has been enriched by the thought of saints. The Abhangagatha of Jagadguru Sant Shrestha Tukaram Maharaj is a very valuable treasure in Marathi literature.

Three brothers brought together by chance navigate their love lives while jealousy from village elders brews.

The jumbled up, crazy and happening life of journalist Noor takes a dramatic turn when she comes across a news breaking cover story

Thirumoorthy is a corrupt politician who plans to kill the prime minister as he lusts after his position. However, Sekhar, a young police officer, creates hurdles in his path.

A young man is guided by his mother in a methodical manner to avenge his father against the perpetrators who falsely accused and killed him.

A five-member Kerala Police have to use their best policing skills when they go to Rajasthan to nab a gang behind a jewellery shop theft.

Shiromoni, a village priest sends his son on an errand to the house of Mr. Mukherjee. On his return Kashinath discovers his father is no more. With no kin to support him Mr. Mukherjee suggests that Kashinath should move over to live with Mr. Pitambar Chakraborty, the zamindar [Landlord]. Kashinath however, is in no mood to leave Mr. Mukherjee's home as he has started to grow attached to Mukherjee's daughter Bindu.

Rajaram leads a simple life with his family in a haunted chawl. When Parveen Dholakia, a builder, learns about the chawl, he decides to vacate the place and redevelop it for his benefit.

This warmhearted comedy takes place in a household completely dominated by Durga Bhatnagar, an imposing matriarch who's desperate for a grandson and heir.

The official synopsis for Life Is Beautiful says, "It is a coming of age story of six youngsters, set in the beautiful nostalgic world of a working-middle class neighborhood. The film tracks their journey through the different seasons, festivals, romances, street cricket, colony fights, and family gatherings. With the beginning of responsibilities, and adulthood looming around the corner, their dreams and aspirations bring them all together, to make the whole experience magical. Life is Beautiful is a story about new beginnings. It is a celebration of life and its smaller joys

Benny and Babloo is a 2010 Bollywood satirical comedy film, produced by Umesh Chouhan and directed by Yunus Sajawal. The film was released in October 2010 under the Chamunda Films banner. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Rajpal Yadav, Riya Sen, Shweta Tiwari, Rukhsar, Natassha, Richa Chadda, Maushumi Udeshi, Hiten Paintal and Aasif Sheikh in prominent roles

Fate brings two individuals together after their flight to Hyderabad is forced to land in Goa. Along the way, they forge a special bond that changes their lives forever.

Set in a fictional place called Victoriapuram, a feud between two families for a coffee estate have been going on for three generations. Unforeseen romance between two contrasting personalities from these families changes all their lives forever.

Shankar is a wounded, reluctant and reclusive aghora on a quest to find the cure for his very rare human condition – the one that will be cured, only when he can confront and conquers the haunting ironical questions of his life.

A mentally underdeveloped boy stays with his family; the people who live in his neighbourhood consider him to be less intelligent, until he saves everyone from a bomb threat in a rocket centre during a prominent event.

Naina Rawther, a so-called liberated and modern-day successful young woman, born to an upper-middle class Muslim family, finds herself at great odds on her wedding night. Meanwhile, AB, her college sweetheart is seen going through a very tough phase in his life. Would their love endure the night or perish at dawn break?

Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Tohfa (English: Gift) is a 1984 Bollywood drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahari.[1] The film is a remake of Telugu movie Devata (1982). The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1984.

What happens when the lives of two friends take an unexpected turn? A whole lot of confusion follows! Will they be able to get out of the mess? That forms the crux of the story.

Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.

Set among the streets of Madras and filmed in real time, with unknown actors, this is a story of the complex relations between family members.

When severe drought strikes the village on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border Indira fights to make the water accessible in the village.

A constable who prefers to mind his own business gets into a situation where he has to hide from a most-wanted gangster.

Chandram and Ranjani are in love with each other, but when their parents go against their union, they decide to commit suicide by jumping from a cliff. Unfortunately, Ranjani loses her life instantly but Chandram survives, and becomes a dance master.

An Indian army officer goes after the mastermind behind a terror attack that also resulted in personal loss to him.

Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.

Jailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captive daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a poet, one day while reciting her poetry, she meets with a young man, who introduces himself as Amar, who also happens to be a poet himself in the jail. Shalini tries to

When a visiting researcher tries desperately to escape, after mistakenly captured by police for an alleged theft in a temple, bizarre things start happening.

Chef Nandagopal (Mohanlal), while publicly known as the chef of the popular Nandu's Food Court, is also 'Lokpal' (Peoples' Protector), who fights corruption. The film does a flashback to Nandagopal's backstory which involves "attempted murder, a juvenile home and unrequited love

Pandidurai adopts military officer Jeevadurai's son, Rajaratnam, after Govindan, a criminal, kills him. Years later, Rajaratnam becomes a policeman and must take down Govindan and his henchman.

Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal narrates the sequence of events that follow the protagonist's bachelor party.

Raaj, a fashion photographer, who has been forcibly married by his father to Mythili even though he is in love with a girl named Priya, who has disappeared mysteriously.

Two corporate giants compete in order to recklessly maximize their respective profits.

Gopal, a man from a small town, earns a living in the city by cheating people in all possible ways. He decides to make big money by blackmailing the men involved in a woman's death. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

A man loves a woman even though she is three years older than him. Although she reciprocates initially, the age difference and his past with a classmate lead her to break up with him.

Bollywood actor Ritesh and Pooja are married and live a fairly wealthy lifestyle. When he ventures to produce a film, a huge risk considering his naivety, results in financial losses, which they have to make good by selling all their personal properties, vehicles, and belongings. They re-locate to live in a small flat, and Ritesh loses himself in an alcoholic and nostalgic world. Pooja decides to take over the reins of this family by seeking employed, much to the chagrin of her husband, who would prefer that she stay at home - a discussion that may well be the turning point of their relationship and signal the end of their marriage.

A doctor obsessed with new technology and science, decides to clone himself when he comes in contact with a sponsor.

An investigative journalist is arrested for cheating banks with fake certificates. He discovers a crime syndicate behind the scam and decides to investigate it himself.

Meenakshi Kalyanam is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jose Thomas and produced by Davi Rafel and Prince Rafel. The film stars Mukesh, Mohini, Sukumari and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Nadirsha.