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Indian Cinema

Shree 420

Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420 tells the story of an orphaned country boy who arrives in Bombay and is seduced by a world of illusions, leaving behind knowledge for wealth. More…

Shree 420
Bandit Queen

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen, based on Mala Sen’s biography of Phoolan Devi, serves as grim reminder of the social injustices women in India continue to face today. More…

Bandit Queen
Mere Jeevan Saathi

Made at the height of Rajesh Khanna’s popularity, Mere Jeevan Saathi comes packed with insanely coloured clothes and hairstyles, but also some great songs by Kishore Kumar. More…

Mere Jeevan Saathi
Awara

Directed by and starring the showman of Hindi cinema, Raj Kapoor, Awara’s themes are pretty hefty and leading lady Nargis is compelling and captivating as a young lawyer. More…

Awara
Anand

What does a dying man do when he knows there’s no cure? Waste what little precious time he has left wallowing in grief for himself or try to live as best he can? More…

Anand
Kabhi Kabhie

Patrick goes back to his roots and rediscovers Kabhi Kabhie, a Bollywood classic starring Amitabh Bachchan, which has been on his mind for almost 25 years. More…

Kabhi Kabhie
Silsila

Treading the theme of extramarital romance, this classic Yash Chopra drama also features Amitabh singing Rang Barse, composed by his father Harivannsh Rai Bachchan More…

Silsila
The Burning Train

After Hollywood bombarded us in the 1970′s with a torrent of disaster films, The Burning Train is an Indian film from 1980 that took its own unique approach. More…

The Burning Train
Yeh Vaada Raha

With its story, characters and timeless songs, Yeh Vaada Raha, starring Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Tina Munim, is one of the evergreen classics you never forget. More…

Yeh Vaada Raha
Mother India

To care for others when no one cares for you, to work tirelessly to provide food, to smile when all you feel is pain. Mother India is the story of a universal mother. More…

Mother India
Amar Akbar Anthony

Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as three brothers who don’t know they are related, Amar Akbar Anthony is a classic “lost and found” story from India. More…

Amar Akbar Anthony
Pakeezah

We look to India and Kamal Amrohi’s 1972 romantic epic, Pakeezah for part 17 of Deconstructing Cinema with Meena Kumari’s passionate and bloody dance, Teer-E-Nazar. More…

Pakeezah
Sholay

With its horseback bandits and gun fights, Sholay was dubbed a “curry western”, but its multi-character approach and plot enriches the story on an intellectual level as well. More…

Sholay

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