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Almost Sanskari by Neeti Palta (2019)
Come and laugh at the complicated inner workings of a comedian's mind as she shares a very personal journey from childhood to never growing up. From her not-strictly-traditional upbringing by her mom and army dad to buying condoms for her older brother, being an awkward teenager to being an equally awkward adult, arranged marriages to society's expectations from her that she gleefully fails to meet. - it's all part and parcel of what makes Neeti "Almost Sankari". It's a show that raises some pertinent questions about accepted norms of society through hilarious observations and gentle leg-pulling. Her tongue-in-cheek-humour, keen observations and biting sarcasm cuts across all age groups and genders. It's a show you can watch with your parents, spouse, friends, neighbor, distant relatives or even your in-laws. Heads up: This show is for those who are a little bit nice. But also definitely a little bit naughty. Now you understand the "almost" in the title?
Bebaak (2019)
Inspired by a true event, Bebaak is the story of Fatin, an economically vulnerable young woman, who gets chastised by a religious authority with blatant misogyny during a scholarship interview.
Laddoo (2019)
Rahul, an innocent child, who is unable to feed lunch to a temple priest on his grandfather's death anniversary, reaches a mosque to fulfil the task given by his mother.
Dillagi (1999)
Two brothers -- Ranvir and Rajvir along with their parents move to Mumbai. They endure numerous hardships, but their will to survive prevails and they succeed. Soon, their parents pass away, leaving young Rajvir in the care of Ranvir. Now wealthy beyond any means, Ranvir runs the business and Rajvir lives recklessly. When Rajvir falls in love, Ranvir arranges his marriage, but to his dismay finds out that he has arranged his brother to marry the girl he loves.
Brina (2016)
Young, innocent Lahula's mother Mathru and elder sister Rajjo have multiple husbands at the same time. Illegal but socially accepted polyandry is practiced in their community for various socio-economic reasons. Multiple brothers share one woman as their wife and she is supposed to sexually oblige all of them in equal manner. Lahula loves Shiv and wants to marry him. Shiv has been disowned by his family because he refused to share his elder brother's wife. Lahula doesn't succumb to this unethical, emotionally not acceptable, illegal custom and rebels when she is forced by her parents to marry Daulatram along with his three brothers. She compels the society to rethink the way they treat women -the society, which is obsessed with having only male child.
Arjun (1985)
Mr. Malwankar lives a small tenement in Grant Road, Bombay, with his son, Arjun, daughter, Sudha, and wife, Rukmini, who is his second wife, as his first wife passed away. Although he is well past his retirement age, he continues to work for an abusive employer, Ashok. Arjun's attempts at seeking employment are all in vain. One day when hoodlums are beating up a man, he intervenes, beats the hoodlums up with the help of half of his friends. This is when his life changes forever. One of his friends', Mohan, is killed; Arjun finds out who the killers are, and kills them in broad daylight; he is arrested, and subsequently released, only to be told by his father that he is no longer welcome. A politician, Shiv Kumar Chougule, takes a liking to Arjun and employs him, and gives him all the support and assistance he needs to fight hoodlums. Arjun now finds he has a mission in life, and is quite content
Aankhen (1993)
Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.
Anamika (1973)
A self proclaimed misogynistic writer rescues an injured woman who suffers from amnesia but claims to be his wife. In the process of finding out her real identity, he falls in love with her.
Jaane Jaan (2023)
When a single mother her teenage daughter becomes ensnared in a deadly crime, find an unexpected ally in their neighbor, a simple, doting but genius teacher math teacher comes to aid, while a tenacious cop digs into the case.
Rukmavati's Mansion (1991)
Federico Garcia Lorca's Spanish play The House of Bernarda Alba Indianised in it's setting and treatment of the story.
Antardwand (2010)
A young man is kidnapped by a local strongman with the intention of forcing him to marry his daughter to secure a family alliance.
Nayee Padosan (2003)
Three young men, who are all of marriageable age, gets their hopes up on marriage, when a beautiful young woman comes to live in their neighborhood. Her name is Pooja Iyengar. All three of them try a hand at romancing her, and only one succeeds, that being Raju. The only problem is that while Raju is Gujerati, Pooja is Madrasi from the Iyengar community, and her dad, Shashtri, will not permit her to marry anyone outside his community, leave alone a Gujerati, and proceeds to get Pooja to get married to Prabhu, a young man from the Iyengar community, with hilarious results.
Aradhana (1969)
Vandana's husband, Arun, gets killed in an air crash after they secretly get married but no one accepts their marriage. Thereafter, she is forced to put her child up for adoption and later work as his nanny to stay by his side.
Bluff Master (1963)
Ashok, is on a lookout for a job. But that does not stop him from putting on airs and bluffing, pretending that he is from a rich family. As luck would have it, he get a job of a photographer for a fictitious tabloid - Bhukump, only to lose it, because he had the misfortune to click the photograph of the owner's daughter Seema slapping an eve teaser. Never one to give up, he somehow meets her and convinces her of his good intentions. When she falls in love with him, Ashok tries to give up bluffing. But it is too late. No one believes him.
Deewane Huye Paagal (2005)
A man embarks on journey to find his love in Dubai, only to learn she has different suitors and admirers.
Agni Varsha (2002)
Based on an incident from the Mahabharata and also made as a play on a Girish Karnad titled Fire in the Rain. The film features Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo appearance as Lord Indra. Jackie Shroff plays the main lead in the film as Puravasu the head priest, Raveena playing the role of his unfaithful wife in love with Yavakri. Nagarjuna played Yavakri the priest's jealous rival and Prabhudeva as a demon who kills Yavakri. While Milind Soman plays the younger brother of Jackie Shroff as Aravasu, the female lead opposite Milind is played by Sonali Kulkarni.
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
Two rival reporters team up to help prove the innocence of a man set to be hanged for the murder of a politician.
D (2005)
Deshu, a mechanic from Dubai, comes home to Mumbai, and gets embroiled in a crime by accident. The film shows his meteoric rise from common, law-abiding man to underworld kingpin.
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002)
The movie revolves around Munnabhai a dreaded but good-hearted underworld don of Mumbai. Once while beating up one of his foes, he sees Komal and is so smitten by her beauty that he starts visualizing her wherever he goes and in whatever he does. Not understanding this new phenomenon in Munnabhai"s life, his men take him to Doctor Rastogi. The Doctor realizes it"s a love virus so he advises him to woo the girl somehow, not realizing that Munnabhai has fallen for none other than his own younger sister Komal. Munnabhai starts wooing Komal but she is in love with Raja, a local vagabond doing nothing except working in a bowling alley as a bouncer. It is not long before the doctor realizes that his underworld patient is in love with his own sister, so he decides to take her to Malaysia and get her married off...
