Colours of Passion

A look into the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.

Director:

 Ketan Mehta

Writers:

 Sanjeev Dutta (screenplay), Ketan Mehta(screenplay)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Randeep Hooda	...	Raja Ravi Verma
	Nandana Sen	...	Sugandha
	Paresh Rawal	...	Govardhandas
	Ashish Vidyarthi	...	King Ailyum Thirunal
	Sachin Khedekar	...	Justice Richards
	Darshan Jariwala	...	Chintamani Pandit
	Vikram Gokhale	...	Keshav Shastri
	Jim Boeven	...	Fritz Schleizer
	Suhasini Mulay	...	Bakubai
	Prashant Narayanan	...	Visakham (as Prroshant Narayannan)
	Vipin Sharma	...	Paachan
	Shri Vallabh Vyas	...	Hirachand
	Rashaana Shah	...	Kamini (as Rachna Shah)
	Feryna Wazheir	...	Frenny (as Feryna Wazheir)
	Rajat Kapoor	...	Auctioneer

Storyline

Inspired by the real life of Raja Ravi Varma, a young Raja Ravi Verma looking for an inspiration for a painting. He meets a girl and starts the painting. His first two paintings of Lakshmi and Saraswati are praised but after the woman starts feeling love for him, she seduces him. He then starts a relationship with her, which destroys his inspiration, and he starts painting inappropriate images, which brings anger in people.

The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey

Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

Director:

 Ketan Mehta

Writers:

 Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay), Ranjit Kapoor(Hindi dialogue)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Aamir Khan	...	Sepoy Mangal Pandey
	Rani Mukerji	...	Heera
	Toby Stephens	...	Captain William Gordon
	Coral Beed	...	Emily
	Ameesha Patel	...	Jwala
	Kiron Kher	...	Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher)
	Om Puri	...	Narrator
	Ben Nealon	...	Hewson
	Habib Tanvir	...	Bahadur Shah Zafar (as Tanveer Habib)
	Varsha Usgaonkar	...	Rani Laxmibai (as Rani Lakshmibai)
	Kenneth Cranham	...	Kent
	Tom Alter	...	Watson
	Mukesh Tiwari	...	Bakht Khan
	Shahbaaz Khan	...	Azimullah
	Amin Hajee	...	Vir Singh

Storyline

1857 AD. The entire Indian sub continent is ruled by a company. The British East India Company. The most successful business enterprise in history. The company has its own laws, its own administration, its own army. It controls the destiny of one fifth of humanity. Mangal Pandey - The Rising is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of what the British called the sepoy mutiny but which for the Indians was the First War of Independence. 'Company Raj' as it was known, had been plundering the country, treating the locals unjustly and causing widespread resentment. After a hundred years of subjugation, the Indian consciousness is rising through the revolutionary prospect of change and self-rule. During a fierce battle in one of the Afgan wars that the Company fought in the mid-century, Mangal Pandey, the heroic sepoy, saves the life of his British commanding officer William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Mangal and a strong friendship develops ...

Zubeidaa

Zubeida, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.

Director:

 Shyam Benegal

Writers:

 Khalid Mohamed (original story and screenplay),Javed Siddiqui (dialogue) (as Javed Siddique)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Karisma Kapoor	...	Zubeida
	Rekha	...	Mandira Devi
	Manoj Bajpayee	...	Raja Vijendra Singh (as Manoj Bajpai)
	Rajit Kapoor	...	Riyaz Masud (as Rajit Kapur)
	Surekha Sikri	...	Fayyazi (as Surekha Sikri-Rege)
	Amrish Puri	...	Suleiman Seth
	Farida Jalal	...	Mammo
	Shakti Kapoor	...	Dance Master Hiralal
	Lillete Dubey	...	Rose Davenport
	Ravi Jhankal	...	Girivar Singh
	Smriti Mishra	...	Sardari Begum
	S.M. Zaheer	...	Sajid Masud
	Harish Patel	...	Nandlal Seth
	Seema Bhargava
	Parzan Dastur	...	Young Riyaz (as Parzaan Dastur)

Storyline

The film begins with Riyaz (Rajat Kapoor), Zubeida's son setting out to research her life, and to meet the people who knew her. The story is thus told in the form of memories/reminiscences. Zubeida is a Muslim actress, who's career aspirations are thwarted by her film-producer father (Puri) who looks down upon a woman in acting. He arranges her marriage to her friend's son, but that breaks up after the birth of her son. Zubeida is now back at her parent's home, sad and depressed. Rose (Lilette Dubey) her father's mistress tries to cheer-up Zubeida by taking her out. On one of these outings, Zubeida meets Prince Vijayendra (Victor) Singh of Fatehpur (Bajpai). Quite taken with her, the Prince woos and marries her. Zubeida, now the 2nd wife of a Hindu prince, leaves her son behind with her mother (Sikri) and comes to live at Fatehpur. Here she meets the much older Mandira Devi (Rekha) the Prince's first wife, learns about the etiquette of being a Rani, and of the duties her husband has ...

Gandhi, My Father

The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.

Director:

 Feroz Abbas Khan

Writers:

 Chandulal Dalal (book), Feroz Abbas Khan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Akshaye Khanna	...	Harilal Gandhi
	Darshan Jariwala	...	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
	Shefali Shetty	...	Kasturba Gandhi (as Shefali Shah)
	Bhoomika Chawla	...	Gulab Gandhi
	Daniel Janks	...	Henry Polak
	Ilanit Shapiro	...	Sonja Schlesin (as Illanit Shipiro)
	Mithilesh Chaturvedi	...	Zakaria
	Rajendranath Zutshi	...	Grieving Fast Food Stall Owner
	Bomie E. Dotiwala	...	Photographer (as Bomi Dotiwalla)
	Gregg Viljoen	...	General Ian Smutts (as Greg Villojen)
	Rustom Irani	...	Mahadev Desai
	Nayan Shukla	...	Jeevan
	Padmesh Rawal	...	Narottamdas
	Dharmendra Gohil	...	Harilal's Arya Samaj room-mate
	Mona Ambegaonkar	...	Prostitute

Storyline

Mohandas was born in the Gujarati speaking family, had several brothers who jointly owned property in Rajkot. At the age of 13 Mohandas married Kasturba. On attaining maturity he re-located to England, became a Barrister, returned home, and together with Kasturba re-located to South Africa. They returned to India for a few years and this is where they became parents of four sons: Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas. Subsequently, the family returned to South Africa, leaving Harilal alone. As Harilal did not do well in his studies he got married to Gulab without his parents' blessings. Mohandas then invited Harilal to South Africa and on his Secretary's request also invited Gulab, who had recently given birth to a daughter, Rami. Harilal wanted to be a Barrister like his father but found his movements restricted as his father wanted him to actively participate against the Satanist and Racist British regime, leading to Harilal being arrested and imprisoned. Harilal's hopes of becoming a...