Indian & Tibetan Cinema
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.
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
8.2/10
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Starring: Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh
Munna Bhai is a happy man. He lives with his friends in Mumbai, takes pride in being a 'social worker', and enjoys his booze, babes, brawls followed b... Read more
My Bollywood Bride (2006)
Director: Rajeev Manoj Virani
Starring: Kashmira Shah, Jason Lewis, Gulshan Grover, Sanjay Suri, Neha Dubey
Alex works in Venice Beach as a copywriter but longs to one day write a novel. When he meets and romances Reena (Kashmera Shah), a beautiful Indian w... Read more
My Name is Khan (2010)
8/10
Director: Karan Johar
Starring: Kajol , Shah Rukh Khan
Two of Bollywood's biggest superstars star in the triumphant story of an unconventional hero and the obstacles he must overcome to regain the love of... Read more
Naqaab: Disguised Intentions (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla
Starring: Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Urvashi Sharma, Vishal Malhotra, Vikaas Kalantri, Ra...
Bobby Deol stars in this Bollywood thriller as a millioniare who has fallen in love with a girl who works in Burger King (Urvashi Sharma). All is hun... Read more
New Delhi (1956)
7.9/10
Director: Mohan Segal
Starring: Kishore Kumar, Vyjayanthimala , Jabeen , Nana Palsikar, Nasir Hussain
Anand is a Punjabi boy just arrived in New Delhi, only he can't find a place to stay because noone will take in someone from a different caste then th... Read more
Parineeta (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen
Set in the Calcutta of 1962 then known as 'the Paris of the East', this timeless love story is based on Saratchandra Chatterjee's 1924 novel. Little... Read more
Partner (2007)
5.7/10
Director: David Dhawan
Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Govinda
David Dhawan directs this entertaining Bollywood comedy about matchmaking gone mad. Love guru Prem (Salman Khan) likes nothing better than to help lon... Read more
Pather Panchali ( Apu Trilogy Part 1 ) (1955)
8.4/10
Director: Satyajit Ray
Starring: Kanu Banerji, Karuna Banerji, Subir Banerji
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
Phir Milenge (2004)
6.3/10
Director: Revathi
Starring: Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Mita Vasisht
Tamanna (Shilpa Shetty) is a bright young ad executive with fresh ideas and a successful future ahead. At a school reunion she meets up with Rohit (S... Read more
Photograph (2019)
6.9/10
Director: Ritesh Batra
A struggling street photographer in Mumbai, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develop a... Read more