Hindi/Urdu cinema is the most prolific in the world, churning out literally hundreds of films a year. Centred in Mumbai (once Bombay), it has earned the nickname 'Bollywood' (see 'Browse the Aisles' sub-category 'Bollywood Masala'). The cinema Western audiences are used to from India is what local audiences there would term 'art films'. These are not widely patronised in India, but many such as 'The Apu Trilogy' from Bengali director Satyajit Ray and the works of Mira Nair like 'Salaam Bombay' and 'Monsoon Wedding' have been received to great acclaim in the wider world. This section is called 'Indian & Tibetan'. From Tibet we have (at the moment) just a handful of films. But as film makers emerge from this region Alice is committed to expanding our collection from both Tibet and India.
Set against the backdrop of a POW camp in Pakistan, Amrit Sagar's directorial debut follows six Indian prisoners, awaiting release after their capture... Read more
India, 1969. Rajani, a prostitute, and her daughter, Lati, both live in a bordello in a little town called Gospaira. Hoping that her daughter will hav... Read more
Photographer Ricky (Emraan Hashmi) is known for both his talent and his womanising ways. After a chance encounter with rich business man Raj (Dino Mor... Read more
Amal Kumar (Rupinder Nagra) drives a motorized rickshaw on the crowded streets of New Delhi. One day, while pursuing a pint-sized purse snatcher, the... Read more
A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's first American film 'Rebecca' (1940), this Bollywood version stars Dino Morea, Minissha Lamba and Koena Mitra in the le... Read more
The chronicle of a Bengali family continues in the 'Apu trilogy' and takes up where 'Pather Panchali' left off. Apu's father brings the family to the... Read more
A boy named Apu is born to a poor but proud Brahmin family. His loving older sister, Durga, is a sweet girl, but has formed the bad habit of stealing... Read more
Dr. Siddharth Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan) is a heart surgeon raising funds to turn his small hospital into a state-of-the-art medical facility. Dr. Akash... Read more
A sweeping epic which traces the life of Emperor Asoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who ascended the throne of Magadha in the 3rd century B.C.... Read more
Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) is a man with a broken-hearted past who has left his faith behind and now works for a gangster boss in Hong Kong. He is given... Read more