Items30The creator’s order
  1. 1Katha (1982)Katha (1982) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 22 Dec 1982A busy chawl turns the hare-and-tortoise fable into a contest between dependable work and effortless charm. Naseeruddin Shah and Farooque Shaikh make the contrast delightfully uncomfortable. Try this less obvious Sai Paranjpye comedy when you want social observation beneath the courtship.0
  2. 2Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 29 May 1989Pavan Malhotra makes a petty hustler's swagger look like a fragile way of claiming a place in Mumbai. The neighbourhood conversations give communal prejudice an everyday setting. It deserves attention beyond the better-known gangster canon for making belonging more consequential than criminal…0
  3. 3Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1981)Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1981) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 13 May 1981Naseeruddin Shah's irritable mechanic initially directs his anger at the people nearest to him. Saeed Mirza gives that frustration a working environment and a class history. This is a rewarding detour from the star's familiar roles, with argument and workplace detail supplying the dramatic energy.0
  4. 4Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978)Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 5 May 1978The young heir's comfort never becomes a convincing sense of purpose. Saeed Mirza lets conversations, commercial routines and half-formed political commitments expose that emptiness. Seek it out for an unusually sceptical view of privilege, where the central man's uncertainty is the subject rather…0
  5. 5Gaman (1978)Gaman (1978) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Jan 1978Farooque Shaikh's migrant worker moves through Mumbai without finding the security the city seemed to promise. Songs and patient observation preserve the emotional distance from the home he has left. Muzaffar Ali's quieter debut is worth discovering beside the more familiar splendour of Umrao Jaan.0
  6. 6Disha (1990)Disha (1990) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Jan 1990Two men leave their village for work, but migration does not give them the same future. Sai Paranjpye makes the practical arrangements of earning, sharing space and sending money dramatically important. It is a thoughtful change of pace from her celebrated comedies, with labour shaping the…0
  7. 7Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) 7.9/10 on IMDbReleased 31 Dec 1992A storyteller's accounts of love keep changing as the listeners compare what they have heard. Shyam Benegal makes perspective itself entertaining, with an ensemble that gives the competing versions distinct textures. Choose this less frequently discussed film for narrative play rather than a single…0
  8. 8Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005)Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005) 7.9/10 on IMDbReleased 15 May 2005The friends' political and romantic ideals encounter unequal opportunities to put them into practice. Sudhir Mishra gives the period a persuasive mixture of exhilaration and disappointment. Its reputation among admirers is deserved, but it remains a useful discovery beyond the usual accounts of…0
  9. 9Haasil (2003)Haasil (2003) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 15 May 2003Irrfan Khan makes student politics seductive before its violence becomes impossible to overlook. The campus has a clear hierarchy of favours and intimidation. This is a bracing alternative to nostalgic college stories, recommended for the supporting performance and the dangerous social world around…0
  10. 10Sehar (2005)Sehar (2005) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 29 Jul 2005Arshad Warsi's restrained officer has to assemble a team, information and permission before effective action becomes possible. The method gives the pursuit its interest. It merits a place beyond the familiar invincible-cop films because collective professional work carries so much of the suspense.0