Login

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.

Gangster - A Love Story (2006)

Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Shiney Ahuja, Master Hitanshu Lodhia, Sachin Kare...

All is not well with Simran (Kangana Ranaut), a young, beautiful, alcoholic spiralling out of control when she meets Akash (Emraan Hashmi) a singer in... Read more

Aksar (2006)

4.9/10
Director: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Starring: Dino Morea, Udita Goswami, Emraan Hashmi

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

Valley of Flowers (2005)

7/10
Director: Pan Nalin
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Milind Soman

An epic tale of love, death and immortality, based on an ancient Himalayan legend. This mesmerizing tale spans two centuries, from the Silk, Spice and... Read more

The Blue Umbrella (2005)

7.6/10
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Starring: Shriya Saran, Pankaj Kapur

Set in the idyllic region of Himachal Pradesh in India's northwest, this enchanting family film centres around Binya, a young girl who finds a blue um... Read more

I'm in Love (2005)

6.2/10
Director: B.M Mirza
Starring: Nafisa Khan, Behazad Khan, Razaf Khan, Tom Alter, Siddarth Shukla

Based in and around London, director B.M Mirza's Bollywood film focuses on the life of Indian-British businessman Karan Kapoor (Arjun Gaur). Karan has... Read more

Koi Aap Sa (2005)

5.6/10
Director: Partho Mitra
Starring: Aaftab Shivdasani, Natassha , Dipannita Sharma, Himanshu Malik

This Bollywood romance asks the question: can a man and a woman be friends and not fall in love? Rohan and Simran have been buddies since childhood, s... Read more

Water (2005)

7.8/10
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, Jon Abrahams, Sarala , Manorama

The long-awaited and controversial third instalment of Deepa Mehta's Elemental Trilogy, the film production was shut down in 2000 by Hindu fundamental... Read more

The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)

6.5/10
Director: Ketan Mehta
Starring: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed, Amisha Patel

A valour-drenched historical epic, recalling the 1857 Indian rebellion against British rule, led by Mangal Pandey (played by the charismatic Aamir Kha... Read more

Garam Masala (2005)

6.8/10
Director: Priyadarshan
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Jon Abrahams

Good-for-nothing Mac (Akshay Kumar) finds himself in possession of an empty flat and access to three gorgeous air hostesses. He's already engaged to A... 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