1970 November 4 Tabu
1) Life of Pi
Language
English
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Description
Emotional thematic content throughout and some scary action sequences and peril.
Based on the bestselling novel by Yann Martel. A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Includes special features.
Language
Hindi
Description
Zooni, a blind Kashmiri girl, meets Rehan Qadri, a local tour guide and an incorrigible flirt. Her friends warn her against him. Rehan, fascinated by Zooni, wants her to see life as it should be seen, in its many colours. He promises her that time spent with him will be the most precious in all her life. What Zooni doesn't know is that Rehan has another side of his life that he has kept from her--that side can change her life but also destroy it.
4) The namesake
Language
English
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The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.
Language
Tamil
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Description
Rich and pampered sisters Sawmya and Meenakshi want for nothing except the true love their hearts crave. While Sowmya grudgingly places family responsibilities ahead of romance, Meenakshi yearns for a white knight. Manohar, an aspiring filmmaker, falls for Sowmya but will wed her only after directing his first film. Commando Major Bala woos Meenakshi despite physical and emotional war wounds and competition from Srikanth. But with the patriarch's...
6) Hera pheri
Language
Hindi
Description
Raju, Shyam, and Babu Rao are in dire need of money. The gangster Kabira kidnaps the grandson of a wealthy businessman and contacts the wrong number for the ransom money-- Raju and Shyam's residence. The trio struggle to decide whether they should attempt to save the kid, or try to profit from the situation, which they eventually decide on. Trouble ensues, as the gang's greed takes control of them, leading them into the mouth of danger. The film focuses...
8) Andhadhun
Language
Hindi
Description
A blind pianist's life is turned upside down by a series of mysterious events, and a crime that he did not witness.
9) Life of Pi
Language
English
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
10) Chandni Bar
Language
Hindi
Description
Story of Chandni Bar, a sleazy beer bar, where a woman is persuaded to take up bar dancing.
Language
Hindi
Description
A sarcastic love story of a 64-year-old arrogant, acidic chef of London's top Indian restaurant and a simple 34-year-old unmarried woman visiting London. It's a story of how they meet, how they fight, how they make up, and how their relationship evolves into romance. It's a story of their funny struggle to break the news to the woman's father and the chaos they go through convincing him and making him accept them as a couple.
12) Drishyam
Language
Hindi
Description
Vijay Salgaonkar runs a cable TV network in a remote and hilly village of Goa. He lives a happy life with his wife Nandini and two daughters. A fourth grade dropout and an orphan, he has worked his way towards success with his sheer hard-work and street smartness in order to provide for his family who mean the world to him. Will a humble and middle class man, be able to protect his family from oppression of the powerful?
Language
Hindi
Description
Sunny Deol is Major Pratap Singh of the Indian military who has successfully fought off terrorists on the border and continues to defend his country at all costs. Enter Lala (director Tinu Verma), king of the mountains (of Zhonabad) who is bound to Thakur who reigns there, coming from generations who ruled there before him, and who basically wants Kashmir to become an independent state. He also invests in terroristic aid from Sudesh Berry, who wants...
14) Toh baat pakki!
Language
Hindi
Description
The story of an ambitious lady who wants to get her sister married to the world's best bachelor.
15) Jai ho
Language
Hindi
Description
A braveheart commoner stands up against injustice and spreads a life-changing mantra of the circle of goodness, giving and generosity.
16) Drishyam 2
Language
Hindi
Description
"Seven years after the traumatic incident that nearly destroyed his family. Salgaonkars, now the proud owner of a movie theater, has ambitions of writing and producing a successful film. However, his wife is deeply concerned. She frets over Salgaonkars, who has taken a loan and turned to drinking. She also worries about their daughters: Anju, who experiences epileptic seizures and trembles with fear at the sound of a passing police siren, and young...
17) The in-laws
Language
Hindi
Description
A man believing his wife has died in a flood remarries; he later finds his first wife recovering in the same hospital as his new father-in-law.
18) Missing
Language
Hindi
Description
Sushant and Aparna check in to a resort in Mauritius with their daughter, Titli. Titli goes missing from their suite and the desperate parents seek the help of the celebrated Mauritius police officer Buddhu.
19) Hawa =: Havā
Language
Hindi
Description
Hawa begins when divorcee Renu (Tabu) moves into her new bungalow in Manali with her two kids, younger brother, and a dog. The house is haunted by an invisible spirit that takes liking to Renu and then rapes her. On another night, the spirit attacks her again and worse, it takes away her youngest daughter. Soon Renu consults a psychiatrist-exorcist, who she thinks can solve the problem. The rest of the story traces her efforts to get her daughter...