Ashok Kumar
Parineeta - Ashok Kumar|
1953
Parineeta - Ashok Kumar
1953 | 106 min
Set in the beautiful Kolkata of the sixties, Parineeta follows the love-story of the talented but emotionally high-strung Shekhar and Lalita an orphan with a heart of gold. Shekhar s ambitious and conniving father, Navin Rai is against their match as Lalita has no money and has been raised by a middle-class family. Matters come to a head when Lalita decides to take the young and enterprising businessman, Girish s help to save the fortunes of her adoptive family. But this act of selflessness leads to a crack in her relationship with Shekhar. Based on Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay s 1914 novella by the same name, Parineeta portrays Bengali culture and the ethos of a bygone era with great perfection.
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Subtitles:EnglishAshok Chakra - Tribute To Real Heroes|
2010
Ashok Chakra - Tribute To Real Heroes
2010 | 86 min
On 26th November 2008, Mumbai witnessed a dreadful terror attack that crippled the city for 4 days. Ashok Chakra - Tribute to Real Heroes relives this tale and pays tribute to all the heroes who sacrificed their lives to win the war against terror and traces the involvement of the lone surviving terrorist in the attacks.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicGoonda Rajya|
1992
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram|
2000
Najma|
1943
Najma
1943 | 115 min
Yusuf is the son of a prominent and respected doctor in his community and is studying medicine to become a doctor. One day he meets the beautiful Najma and both fall in love. When his father announces that it is time for him to get married, Yusuf is delighted and introduces Najma to his dad. But his father informs him that his marriage has been arranged with Raziya, an illiterate village girl. Yusuf refuses to marry Raziya, but his father convinces him to change his mind, and as a result, the marriage takes place. However, Yusuf is unable to get Najma out of his mind and has no feelings for Raziya. Najma, on the other hand, realizes that fate has not intended them to get married, and has already given her nod to get marry Mukarram Nawab. Will Yusuf and Najma have a happy ending or will they part their ways?
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Subtitles:English, ArabicIppadikku Kadhaludan Seenu|
2007
Humayun|
1945
Humayun
1945 | 107 min
Badshah Babar arrives in India from Iran, drives out Ibrahim Lodhi, makes peace with the Hindus and rules Delhi. He also adopts Rajkumari as his daughter and treats like his very own child, even though he has two sons, Humayun and Kamran, and a daughter, Gulbadan. Babar also finds out that Rajkumari is soon to be married to Randhir, the Rajkumar of Chanderi, who is out to avenge the conquest of his native land, by killing Humayun. Before that could happen Humayun falls seriously ill, Babar prays for his survival, but himself becomes ill and passes away, leaving Humayun to recuperate and be crowned the next Badshah. Humayun meets Hamida Bano and both fall in love with each other so much so that he loses all interest in the running of the state. When Delhi is attacked by Jai Singh, Kamran and Khan Bahadur join in the attack, forcing Hamida to flee. Humayun fends off the attackers but must re-route his armies when Rajkumari is taken, hostage.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicKangan|
1959
Kangan
1959 | 142 min
A drama film about a family consisting of Barrister Mohan; his son - CID Inspector Sharad, daughter, Kamla and a school-going son, Munna. Sharad's marriage has been arranged with Karuna, who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed father. On the day of the marriage, Kamla asks Karuna to retrieve some letters that she had written to her former lover, Ramesh Bhatia. Karuna goes to retrieve them but ends up assaulting Ramesh, and returns just in time to get married. Both women promise to never reveal this secret to anyone, as this may break-up the marriage. But soon they find out that Ramesh has been killed and investigations show that the killer is a woman whose name starts with 'K'. Sharad is assigned this case but is unable to proceed, and as a result of his superior, SP Verma closes the file. The story continues and soon, the entire family's dirty laundry will be aired before an open courtroom where Mohan will prepare to defend his daughter-in-law, while Sharad will appear as a witness against his very own wife.
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