The Conversion

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Mira Nair

Cast

Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah

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

About a taxi driver in Mumbai, Mangal, who is called "Hero" by his friends. A driver who drives a cab by day, then drinks at night, listens to his singer girlfriend, Sylive, and then goes into a drunken stupor - and wakes up with a hangover. One day, while assisting another taxi driver, Mangal comes to the assistance of a damsel in dis...

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Chetan Anand

Cast

Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Sheila Ramani

Shudra: The Rising is a Hindi language film with a storyline based on the caste system in ancient India, and more specifically the Hindu Varna system. It is directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal and dedicated to Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The film depicts the four basic units of the caste system - the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. The...

Runtime

2h

Director

Sanjiv Jaiswal

Cast

Habib Azami, Priya Annantram, Pravin Baby

A short film that sets up an opposition between functional forms of industrial age and decorative ones from Indian tradition.

Runtime

11m

Director

Mani Kaul

Cast

Berkeley Hill