Mohabbatein ("Love Stories") is, as the title suggests, thoroughly concerned with love and romance; it's a hugely popular Bollywood blockbuster about three young men at an exclusive boarding school who fall in love with three local young women. Opposition comes from the head of the school (Amitabh Bachan) and support from the violin teacher, who introduces an element of Dead Poets Society into a story which references both Grease (1978) and West Side Story (1961). Actually this is Aditya Chopra's follow-up to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), which also starred Shahrukh Khan. The rest of the featured players are almost all new, and inject a vitality into every scene so that even at three-and-a-half hours Mohabbatein rarely drags. The soundtrack sweeps all before it in the seven big production numbers, which add a Western pop-video gloss to the complex, exhilarating musical arrangements. Likewise the choreography fuses traditional Indian elements with contemporary Western dance, and while the men are handsome and charming, the girls are stunningly beautiful, breathtakingly sensual, and scantily clad in a thoroughly modern fashion. Mohabbatein is a colourful, humorous though haunting romantic drama, which even those unfamiliar with Indian cinema should find highly enjoyable. On the DVD: The feature is in Hindi with subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Malay. The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is often atmospheric, though only really comes into its own in the dynamic musical numbers. The anamorphically enhanced presentation of the original 2.35:1 cinema image is NTSC; while colours are excellent and the detail level well above VHS there is a slight lack of sharpness compared to the best PAL transfers. The second disc contains 64 minutes of English language interviews, 11 TV trailers and an anamorphic theatrical trailer, a scored stills gallery, 18 minutes of deleted scenes, including one musical number, with optional English language director's commentary, plus a 44-minute "making-of" documentary. The attractive packaging puts all but the most lavish US releases to shame. --Gary S Dalkin
A popular singer marries the daughter of a retired teacher but when her singing becomes more popular than his he becomes filled with anger and jealously that spiral out of control.
Set in New York City the story of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna revolves around the budding romance between Dev Saran (Shahrukh Khan) and Maya Talwar (Rani Mukerji). The pair are unhappy in their separate marriages; Dev is married to Rhea (Preity Zinta) and Maya is married to Rishi (Abhishek Bachchan). Settled into a life of domestic ritual and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships; Dev and Maya still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful which is precisely what they find in each other. When Dev and Maya meet the two realize that they complement each other perfectly. They fall in love with one another and begin to question the validity of their own respective marriages. The film explores the strong feelings that Dev and Maya have for each other affect not only their lives but also of those around them. From a relationship starting off in pleasant barbs the two begin to develop and acknowledge the feelings they have beneath the surface. When their feelings come to the fore what results is a collision of lives and emotions affecting everyone involved and changing them forever.
The 2001 romantic Bollywood drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ("Happiness and Tears") proved to be even more successful than Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the highest-grossing Indian film of all time and one which was also directed by Karan Johar. Starring veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and wife Jaya, this tells the story of an Indian family who live in palatial comfort but who are riven when the eldest, adopted son Rahul marries Anjali (Kajol) a feisty and attractive woman but whose "lower breeding" causes his father to disapprove of her. Breaking his mother's heart, Rahul moves to Britain with Anjali before younger brother Rohan tries to go after him and end 10 years of estrangement to reunite the family. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is packed with contemporary trappings and production values but is in every way a traditional and generic Hindi movie. Those new to Bollywood might be disconcerted by some of the fashion statements or the mixture of drawn-out, lachrymose melodrama and slightly overplayed comedy-romantic interplay between Rahul and Anjali. There are also some scenes around Leicester Square and Westminster that are almost insulting in their stereotyping of hot, swinging London. However, K3G--as it has become affectionately known--is a riot of joyful colour, music and choreography (an embarrassing version of "It's Raining Men" is an exception). This is not a crossover movie, perhaps but a sumptuous treat for Bollywood fans. On the DVD: an anamorphic widescreen presentation with impeccable definition. However there are no special features, apart from subtitles. --David Stubbs
Namdev receives a lottery ticket as payment for drinks that a punter cannot pay for. Namdev agrees to split any winnings between himself and his three friends; Jaggi Damu and Ragu. However when the ticket turns out to be a winner Damu and Ragu murder Jaggi and frame Namdev... 10 years later and the two criminals have built a magnificent hotel. Damu's son Vicky has been packed off to England to study and even Namdev's son Johnny works for the traiterous two as a waiter. Even
Kahbi Kahbie is a story about a young poet Amit (Amitabh Bachchan). It is a story of the young and beautiful Pooja (Rakhee Gulzar). It is a story of how these two young and loveable hearts visualise a perfect future together - But destiny has other plans as Pooja bows to the wishes of her parents and marries Vijay (Shashi Kapoor). How Amit drifts away from his poetry in a futile and unsuccessful attempt to leave behind his memories of Pooja by marrying Anjali (Waheeda Rehman)
Vijay Varma an inspector of the criminal investigation department Mumbai and Ravi a brilliant criminal lawyer are childhood friends but their friendship falls prey to the evil machinations of Daga. Daga's smuggling operation has been busted time and again by Vijay and in one such raid Vijay apprehends Daga's lieutenant Balwant. Daga hires Ravi to get Balwant acquitted. When Daga learns that Vijay and Ravi are in love with the same girl Sheetal he causes a rift between the two fri
This is a film about six strangers who come together to pull off an impossible crime - a bank robbery. The heist involves a service bank in Los Angeles which is less guarded than others. How they plan it out the way they go about executing it and what becomes of their plans especially when they realise one of them is a cop leads to a striking and dramatic finale that is sure to leave the audience exhilarated. Shot entirely in the US with Hollywood production teams and crews.
'Baghban' is the story of Raj Malhotra and his family - his wife Pooja and his four sons. Just like a gardener (BAGHBAN) who plants a tree and nurses it in the hope that he would be able to bask in its shade when he grows old Raj Malhotra and his wife Pooja have raised a family of four sons who are now nicely settled in their respective professions. Their life is filled with love and prosperity and all this has been possible because Raj has invested all his income including his p
The greatest story ever told. 'Sholay' tells the story of Jai (Amitabh Bacchchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra) two small time crooks called in by Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) to fight the tyranny of Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). It tells of a village who realise that non-violence does not mean cowardice as they stand up to terror and lawless killers...
Kishanlal was a chauffeur to Robert though sometimes Robert would drive. So it was that one day Robert kills someone in an accident. Swearing that he would take care of Kishanlal's family if Kishanlal would take the blame the chauffeur goes to jail. As time goes by Robert does not honour his pledge and the family split up losing touch with eachother. Years pass before they all reunite and the sons plot to avenge their father.....
Transcending the barrier of language this is a film that explores human relationships gratitude love and sacrifice... Debraj Sahani is a teacher to Michelle McNally who is both deaf mute and blind he meets her as an eight year old who doesn't understand anything. She is violent confused and unable to comprehend her life. Her world is 'Black'. Debraj leads her from this darkness and confusion into light and hope how he makes her discover her an identity this makes her feel human rather than someone inferior with a disability. He is her teacher her guru the one who leads her from the darkness into the light....
Love jealousy greed deception happiness and grief. 'Ek Rishtaa' is a moving story of the irrevocable bond between father and son...
Original Hindi DVD 2 Disc Collecters Edition from EROS Fully Boxed AND Sealed Direct from Manafacturer with English and Arabic Subtitles. Limited Edition and Limited Stocks avaliable . Bonus DVD ( 2ND DVD ) Contains 1. Deleted Scences 2. Theatrical Trailers. 3. Behind the Scences. 4. Gauris First Short Film - oh Man
Vijay and Ravi two souls two brothers who once shared the joys and sorrows together had to be separated by a WALL built on truth and justice. Ravi had in his the veins toughness of his father tender love of his mother and undying affection of his brother. But the Wall of duty would not allow a re-union. Vijay had experienced the bitterness of life. He carried the stigma of his father's indiscretion committed out of love for his wife and children and under duress of blackmail. This stigma could not be washed as it was tatooed on his hand to be borne till death. Vijay could not forget his life on the streets and the nights of starvation and poverty. The abuses slung at his mother remained imprinted in his heart. Torture and torments turned him into a rebel. On the other side was Ravi a believer in the rules of road conscious of duties to society and law. This was the Wall a Wall of dogmas separating the brothers each one's opposed to the other's. The only link of affection between the brother's was their Mother. But when she learnt the palace Vijay had built stood on crime and sin she was full of remorse. All the wealth of Vijay could not lesson her grief. She went with Ravi on the other side of the Wall deserting Vijay on his side full of misery and loneliness. A day dawned and this wall crumbled down leaving a void as big as an ocean which could not be gulfed by all the tenderness love and affection.
The 2001 romantic Bollywood drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ("Happiness and Tears") proved to be even more successful than Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the highest-grossing Indian film of all time and one which was also directed by Karan Johar. Starring veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and wife Jaya, this tells the story of an Indian family who live in palatial comfort but who are riven when the eldest, adopted son Rahul marries Anjali (Kajol) a feisty and attractive woman but whose "lower breeding" causes his father to disapprove of her. Breaking his mother's heart, Rahul moves to Britain with Anjali before younger brother Rohan tries to go after him and end 10 years of estrangement to reunite the family. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is packed with contemporary trappings and production values but is in every way a traditional and generic Hindi movie. Those new to Bollywood might be disconcerted by some of the fashion statements or the mixture of drawn-out, lachrymose melodrama and slightly overplayed comedy-romantic interplay between Rahul and Anjali. There are also some scenes around Leicester Square and Westminster that are almost insulting in their stereotyping of hot, swinging London. However, K3G--as it has become affectionately known--is a riot of joyful colour, music and choreography (an embarrassing version of "It's Raining Men" is an exception). This is not a crossover movie, perhaps but a sumptuous treat for Bollywood fans. On the DVD: an anamorphic widescreen presentation with impeccable definition. However there are no special features, apart from subtitles. --David Stubbs
A Peacock spreads its mesmerizing wings underneath the scorching blue sky. Vibrant puppets descend from the gnarled branches of an ancient tree. Golden sands of an endless desert keep on swirling. And a beautiful folk tale from Rajasthan comes to life in Paheli. Once upon a time there was a lovely girl who was married to a man who was only interested in making money. There was a Ghost who fell madly in love with her. On the wedding night itself the husband left the home for
A story of forbidden love which resurfaces as adultery in an uncompromising society...
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