Sri Siddhartha Gautama

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of co...

Runtime

2h 55m

Director

Santosh Sivan

Cast

Shah Rukh Khan, Ajith Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan

From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Tencho Gyalpo, Tsewang Migyur Khangsar

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Runtime

2h 43m

Director

David Lean

Cast

Judy Davis, Alec Guinness, Victor Banerjee

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friends...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Ketan Mehta

Cast

Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens

Tara and Maya are inseparable, with the same tastes, habits, and hobbies. Years later, the two have matured but have maintained their friendship. Tara marries local prince Raj Singh, who succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj seeks another female to satisfy his sexual desires, with his sights settling on Maya, pu...

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Mira Nair

Cast

Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram