Jāvīd Ak̲h̲tar
1) Wake up Sid
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Hindi
Description
"Sid is a quintessential Mumbai slacker boy: wealthy, lazy and completely lacking in focus. An unexpected meeting with Aisha, a driven, bold and ambitious writer from Calcutta, results in a summer of discoveries, realizations and coming of age"--Container.
2) Shaurya
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Hindi
Description
When Captain Javed Khan is charged with mutiny, treason and killing a fellow officer he refuses to speak in his own defense because he is guarding secrets too powerful for the establishment to handle.
4) Zokkomon
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Hindi
Description
The adventure of an ordinary boy who rises from despair to meet extraordinary challenges. Kunal, an orphaned boy, discovers how cruel life is when he is abandoned by his heartless uncle. Left to fend for himself, Kunal soon realizes the hero within and begins his epic journey of adventure and transformation to become Zokkomon.
6) Strangers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Hindi
Description
Two Indians traveling on a train in England meet and begin swapping stories. One intends the conversation never to go beyond the train compartment, the other takes their conversation all too seriously.
7) Bhoothnath
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Hindi
Description
"This is a story about a seven year old naughty yet innocent boy, who unknowingly turns a foe into a firend"--Container.
9) Sholay
Pub. Date
2000?
Language
Hindi
Description
In this film, India's best-known "curry" western, two adventurous crooks are hired by ex-cop, Thakur, to hunt down the dreaded dacoit Gabbar Singh who massacred Thakur's family.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Hindi
Description
Set against the historical backdrop of the "Quit India Movement" during India's struggle for independence, this romantic story portrays the martyrdom of freedom fighters and the sacrifices that common folk as well as the elite were willing to make in the national cause. The turbulence of August 1942 was remarkable for the violence meted out by the British to curb the momentum the independence movement had gained.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Hindi
Description
1930, British India: In the province of undivided Bengal lies the sleepy, peaceful port of Chittagong. In this unassuming little town a revolution is about to begin; a revolution which will forever wake all of Chittagong and inspire the entire nation. A group of 64 represents a little-known chapter in history; a forgotten night that reigned terror on the British through a series of calculated attacks. A true story of these forgotten heroes and the...
12) Dil chahta hai
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Hindi
Description
The story of three friends and their individual relationships and the effect that these relationships have on them.
13) Jodhaa Akbar
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Hindi
Description
An epic telling of the sixteenth century politically expedient marriage between the Mogul emperor, Akbar, and the Rajput princess, Jodhaa, which became a journey of true love.
