Film-maker during multiple visits during the year 2019, manages to film the city Bombay, India, in its essence during the time. Firmly believes, though always a visitor to Bombay, Off many visits in between childhood and adulthood, the city has had lasting impressions over life. The film deals with similar and familiar landscapes that heavily dwelves around in.
A 10-year-old boy and his father support themselves by pulling a cart through Bombay's chaotic traffic. One day when they visit the doctor, they are told that they should change jobs. A visual and sound intensive documentary about a nightmarish traffic situation beyond all control.
via print and film, love and music, state propaganda and people's archives, five-year plans and Emergency.
From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.
A documentary about human-powered manual ferris wheel rides at Juhu beach in Mumbai.
Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
The prostitutes of Bombay live a nightmare life, yet there are some people who try to bring a little light into the darkness of the brothels. The film follows the lives of women in two brothels in the slums of Bombay. Some of the women are old, some are very young, but they have all been cheated into the business. And cheated out of life. For ten years now, Vinay, a social worker, has been trying to help them by saving them from AIDS and giving them some comfort. Although they are degraded and exploited outcasts, these women manage to retain some human dignity and cheerfulness. And some hope.
Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.
Ice (Baraf) is essential to almost every step of the fishing supply chain at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai's largest fish market, and this short documentary takes you through a day in the life of the workers responsible for it.
The film is about how a set of officials try to deal with a bomb threat happens in a single day in the city of Mumbai. The movie revolves around a taxi driver in Mumbai. Badusha does the lead role of Bhagath, a taxi driver. Marina Michael Kurisingal does the female lead. She plays Nandhita, a passenger in the taxi driven by Bhagath. A thrilling story follows with the arrival of an anonymous message to the special office under Anti Terrorist Squad.
The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.
Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan looks to history and psychology as he delves into the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.
Survivors of the Mumbai terrorist attacks tell the inside story of the actions and decisions that helped save their lives.
Strings Of Passion is an urban commercial flick which tells the story of three men, Neel, Aman and Amit. They are young and dynamic guys who run the band "Strings of Passion" but are shadowed by the influence of drugs, broken love and bad parenting.
In a city overflowing with buildings and slums, Smita must find herself a house to rent. She is hard-working, honest and respectful - the ideal tenant - except for one glaring flaw. She is a middle-class Indian woman without a husband. An intimate perspective on the identity of the 'Ideal Indian Female' in urban India of today.
A group of friends find themselves in trouble when one receives a chit from the gangster that he owes money to.
In order to retrieve his share from a diamond heist, a guilt driven Mumbai cop finds and confronts his drug addict partner who's hiding in a shady neighborhood. Apparently their third partner, a smuggler who has the diamonds is missing. Will they be able to find him?
Shadow, The Dark Side of Truth, is a 2009 Hindi film produced by, and starring visually impaired Nasser Khan. The film is directed by Rohit Nayyar.
Determined to carve out a better future for herself, teenage Gouri leaves behind a life of prostitution that was forced upon her at a young age and takes a job as a caregiver for a mistrusting elderly widow. But just as she starts to find her footing in this new life, Gouri’s past rears its ugly head again. Skillful direction and understated performances shine in this nuanced exploration of the challenges and triumphs of starting over.