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.
Awarapan (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Mohit Suri
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Mrinalini Sharma, Shriya Saran, Ashutosh Rana
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
1971 (2007)
8/10
Director: Amrit Sagar
Starring: Manoj Bajpai, Ravi Kishan, Manav Kaul, Deepak Dobriyal, Kumud Mishra, Chittaranj...
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
Just Married (2007)
5.5/10
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Starring: Fardeen Khan, Satish Shah, Esha Deol, Kirron Kher
Marriage is often the culmination of a perfect romance. An arranged marriage however, is the beginning of an anticipated romance. Set amidst middle cl... Read more
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt
Set in the princely state of Rajasthan in India, this picturesque and dramatic thriller stars veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan as Eklavaya, th... Read more
Vanaja (2006)
7.2/10
Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Starring: Urmila Dammannagari, Mamatha Bhukya
A financially troubled fisherman sends his 14 year old daughter Vanaja to work in the local landlady's house, where she hopes to learn Kuchipudi dance... Read more
Kaa Fila (2006)
Director: Ammtoje Mann
Starring: Sunny Deol, Ammtoje Mann, Sudesh Berry, Sumeep Kang, Sachin Parekh
This touching Bollywood feature from director Ammtoje Mann tells the story of a group of people travelling illegally to the UK in search of a better l... Read more
Rang De Basanti (2006)
8.3/10
Director: Rakesh Omparakash Mehra
Starring: Aamir Khan, Siddharth , Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan...
An English woman finds the diaries of her grandfather, a British officer in pre-independence India, and decides to go to India and make a documentary... Read more
Don (2006)
7.2/10
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri, Kareena Kapoor
Vijay is a simple man from Mumbai who just happens to be a dead ringer for Malaysian drug lord, the Don. Police recruit him to go undercover, but whe... Read more
The Namesake (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu , Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson
Spanning two generations of an Indian immigrant family in New York, Mira Nair's culture clash drama begins as Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and his arranged bri... 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