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Bhoot
by Ram Gopal Varma

India - 2003 - 1h53
Vishal, a young executive, and his wife Swati are thrilled to be moving into a spacious modern duplex in Bombay. What does it matter if the watchman is a bit odd and the cleaning lady overly enthusiastic? But when the couple learn the strange circumstances of the prior resident's death, their comfortable everyday life turns into a waking nightmare.

Hum dil de chuke sanam
(Straight from the Heart)
by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

India - 2000 - 3h07 Pandit Darbar is a classical singer who lives with his family in a palace in Gujarat. Everyone is charmed by his lovely and cheerful daughter Nandini. One day Sameer, a half-Indian living in Italy, arrives to study music with Pandit. Nandini and Sameer fall in love, but Pandit is set on marrying his daughter to Vanraj.

Main Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon
by Chandan Arora
India - 2003 - 2h10
Chutki is a fan of the star Madhuri Dixit and impersonates her to a tee in the shows she performs in the neighbouring villages. But her parents insist she marry, hoping she'll forget her dreams of glory. Smitten with Chutki, one of her friends offers to help make her fantasy come true in exchange for her hand. After the wedding, he honours his promise and takes her to Bombay to try her luck. And so the auditions begin�

Maqbool
by Vishal Bhardwaj

India - 2003 - 2h

Don Abbaji is a notorious gang leader. For years, he's ruled the underground world of crime with unquestioned authority. But his young mistress, Nimmi, is bored. She's in love with his right-hand man, Maqbool, who is only one capable of freeing her from under her lover's thumb and taking over the gang. Mad with love and ambition, Maqbool kills Abbaji. The mafia is in shock; all the thugs suspect him but don't dare admit it.

Saathiya
by Shaad Ali
India - 2002 - 2h30
At a wedding, middle-class Aditya falls in love with Suhani, a medical student and daughter of a railway worker. Their parents disapprove of the match. The young couple, however, can't bear to be apart so marry in secret and start a life together. But little by little, day to day quarrels and misunderstandings take over, and jealousy and suspicion drive a wedge between the couple.

White card to Amitabh Bachchan

Ardh Satya
by Govind Nihalani
India - 1983 - 2h10
Welankar, a non-commissioned Bombay police officer, has hit a dead end. Almost all the criminals he brings in wind up right back on the streets: seems his efforts keep getting thwarted by political corruption. Frustrated and humiliated, bad turns to worse as he watches Rama Shetty, the notorious gangster he's been trying to haul in, climb the ladder of power and renown. Little by little, Welankar sinks into alcoholism and violence.

Fleurs de papier

by Guru Dutt

India - 1959- 2h29

Although director Suresh Sinha's professional life is the epitome of success, his private life is a different story: his estranged wife refuses to let him see their daughter. Meeting Shanti is like a breath of fresh air. He insists on casting his sweetheart in the lead role of his new film which becomes a big hit. But when Shanti turns her back on fame and the silver screen, Suresh turns to the bottle.

Le Salon de musique
(Jalsaghar)
by Satyajit Ray
India - 1958 - 1h40
In his dilapidated palace, an old and lonely maharajah is drawn from his reverie by the music emanating from his neighbour's house where the owner, a moneylender, is celebrating his son's coming-of-age. He reminisces about the sumptuous ceremony he himself had organised years ago in honour of his own son.

SATYA
by Ram Gopal Varma

India-1998-2h50

Satya has come to try his luck in Bombay. A series of unfortunate events and encounters lures him into the underground world of crime and he becomes a strongman for local dons. But then he falls in love with a woman who shows him another path - that of honesty. He suddenly finds himself wracked by a cruel dilemma, torn between the easy money of crime and the yearnings of his heart.






International Film Festival Of Marrakech Indian Cinema 2003 Bhoot by Ram Gopal Varma India - 2003 - 1h53 Vishal, a young executive, and his wife Swati are thrilled to be moving into a spacious modern duplex in Bombay. What does it matter if the watchman is a bit odd and the cleaning lady overly enthusiastic? But when the couple learn the strange circumstances of the prior resident's death, their comfortable everyday life turns into a waking nightmare. Hum dil de chuke sanam (Straight from the Heart) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali India - 2000 - 3h07 Pandit Darbar is a classical singer who lives with his family in a palace in Gujarat. Everyone is charmed by his lovely and cheerful daughter Nandini. One day Sameer, a half-Indian living in Italy, arrives to study music with Pandit. Nandini and Sameer fall in love, but Pandit is set on marrying his daughter to Vanraj. Main Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon by Chandan Arora India - 2003 - 2h10 Chutki is a fan of the star Madhuri Dixit and impersonates her to a tee in the shows she performs in the neighbouring villages. But her parents insist she marry, hoping she'll forget her dreams of glory. Smitten with Chutki, one of her friends offers to help make her fantasy come true in exchange for her hand. After the wedding, he honours his promise and takes her to Bombay to try her luck. And so the auditions begin� Maqbool by Vishal Bhardwaj India - 2003 - 2h Don Abbaji is a notorious gang leader. For years, he's ruled the underground world of crime with unquestioned authority. But his young mistress, Nimmi, is bored. She's in love with his right-hand man, Maqbool, who is only one capable of freeing her from under her lover's thumb and taking over the gang. Mad with love and ambition, Maqbool kills Abbaji. The mafia is in shock; all the thugs suspect him but don't dare admit it. Saathiya by Shaad Ali India - 2002 - 2h30 At a wedding, middle-class Aditya falls in love with Suhani, a medical student and daughter of a railway worker. Their parents disapprove of the match. The young couple, however, can't bear to be apart so marry in secret and start a life together. But little by little, day to day quarrels and misunderstandings take over, and jealousy and suspicion drive a wedge between the couple. White card to Amitabh Bachchan Ardh Satya by Govind Nihalani India - 1983 - 2h10 Welankar, a non-commissioned Bombay police officer, has hit a dead end. Almost all the criminals he brings in wind up right back on the streets: seems his efforts keep getting thwarted by political corruption. Frustrated and humiliated, bad turns to worse as he watches Rama Shetty, the notorious gangster he's been trying to haul in, climb the ladder of power and renown. Little by little, Welankar sinks into alcoholism and violence. Fleurs de papier by Guru Dutt India - 1959- 2h29 Although director Suresh Sinha's professional life is the epitome of success, his private life is a different story: his estranged wife refuses to let him see their daughter. Meeting Shanti is like a breath of fresh air. He insists on casting his sweetheart in the lead role of his new film which becomes a big hit. But when Shanti turns her back on fame and the silver screen, Suresh turns to the bottle. Le Salon de musique (Jalsaghar) by Satyajit Ray India - 1958 - 1h40 In his dilapidated palace, an old and lonely maharajah is drawn from his reverie by the music emanating from his neighbour's house where the owner, a moneylender, is celebrating his son's coming-of-age. He reminisces about the sumptuous ceremony he himself had organised years ago in honour of his own son. SATYA by Ram Gopal Varma India-1998-2h50 Satya has come to try his luck in Bombay. A series of unfortunate events and encounters lures him into the underground world of crime and he becomes a strongman for local dons. But then he falls in love with a woman who shows him another path - that of honesty. He suddenly finds himself wracked by a cruel dilemma, torn between the easy money of crime and the yearnings of his heart.