Archive for the 'Drama' Category

Reshma Aur Shera (1971)

Reshma and Shera love each other in the midst of a violent feudal conflict between their clans.When their families find out about their relationship, Chotu, Shera’s sharp shooting kid brother carries out his father’s orders to kill Reshma’s father and her recently married brother.Unable to bear the grief of the widowed bride (Raakhee), Shera kills his own father believing he actually pulled the trigger.

Cast: Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Amitabh Bachchan

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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (2010) *MQ*

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Neat. Subtle.And softly funny. Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge is quite unlike the hysterical laugh acts that have been trying terribly hard to make you laugh in recent Bollywood. More of a chuckle-and-a-smirk drama, this one doesn’t even try to convince you that life is all ha-ha-he-he. Instead, it creates situations and characters that fill you with warmth and make you smile with the familiar quirkiness of recognisable situations.

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Paresh Rawal

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Arpan (1983)

The Verma family consists of Mrs. Verma, the mother; Anil, the son; and a daughter named Vinnie. Anil loves Shobha, and hopes to marry her someday. While Vinnie loves Rakesh and also hopes to marry him someday too. Shobha and Rakesh both work for JK, a multi-millionaire industrialist. Anil has to goes overseas for a year to better his prospects. He promises to stay in touch with Shobha.

Cast: Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Parveen Babi

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Rudaali (1993)

Rudaali is a 1993 Hindi film directed by the Feminist Indian director Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story written by famous Bengali litterateur Mahasweta Devi.The title is a reference to a custom in certain areas of Rajasthan where women of a lower caste are hired as professional mourners upon the death of upper-caste males.These women are referred to as a ‘rudaali’ (roo-dah-lee), literally translated as ‘female weeper’ or “Weeping Woman”.Their job is to publicly express grief of family members who are not permitted to display emotion due to social status.

Cast: Rakhee Gulzar, Dimple Kapadia, Raj Babbar

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Teen Patti (2010) *MQ*

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It’s a touch galling to see a movie dealing with an ingenious mathematical theory of probable outcomes having so little brain of its own self.For starters, let’s dump aside the obvious comparison between Teen Patti and the Hollywood film ‘21’ from which the co-writers Leena Yadav and Shiv Subramaniam have borrowed audaciously, liberally and without as much as the slightest prick of conscience (what’s that!).

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sir Ben Kingsley, R Madhavan

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Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 first film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar, it is set in modern-day urban Mumbai and focuses on a major period of transition in the lives of three young friends.The film was critically acclaimed, winning that year’s National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. It was also a commercial success, though it performed better in the urban areas of the country compared to the rural areas, which was attributed by critics to the city-oriented lifestyle depicted in the movie in which all the characters are, without exception, from rich or upper-middle-class families.

Cast: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Khanna, Preity Zinta, Dimple, Sonali

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Ishqiya (2010) *HQ*

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Ishqiya is a zany little black comedy that may be completely desi in its idiom, its lingo, its landscape.Yet, when it comes to drama, it is totally Hollywood.Debutant director Abhishek Chaubey tells his story with a panache that falters only in the end.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi

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Road To Sangam (2010) *HQ*

Some people are remembered for wrong reasons and some movies are remembered for wrong reasons.First timer Amit Rai’s ‘Road To Sangam’ is film that every Indian needs at this hour of morality and human crisis we are in.

Cast: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra

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