Oru Cheru Punchiri

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Satyajit Ray

Cast

Karuna Banerjee, Pinaki Sengupta, Smaran Ghosal

Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with brittle bone disease, which causes him to have never grown beyond four feet tall. The film follows his sexual awakening whilst his family simultaneously disintegrates all around him. An extremely mov...

Runtime

1h 37m

Cast

Firdaus Kanga, Souad Faress, Nina Wadia

Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Govindan Aravindan

Cast

Smita Patil, Sreenivasan, Gopi

A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Susanne Bier

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Sidse Babett Knudsen

Zubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Shyam Benegal

Cast

Karisma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Rekha