"Actor: Archana Puran Singh"

• Mohabbatein | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

  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

• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Maine Dil Tujhko Diya, produced by the renowned Khan family, is not only directed by Sohail Khan but also marks his acting debut. The film is a contemporary love story and has all the ingredients of a Bollywood blockbuster: a moving love story, great action, beautiful songs and soul-stirring performances by both Sohail Khan and newcomer Sameera. Set on a college campus, the film follows the love story of Ajay (Sohail Khan), an orphan who has a reputation of do-gooder and protector of the innocent, and Ayesha (Sameera), the daughter of rich businessman Mr Verma (Kabir Bedi). Until Ayesha joins college, Ajay spends his days in fun, frolic and fight with his closest friends the "Aryans", who join him as the security team at college. But falling in love with Ayesha comes at a price: her father, disapproving of their relationship, hires Bhaijaan, a dangerous hit man, to get rid of Ajay. Soon Ajay finds himself fighting for both his love and his life until the plot thickens and his biggest enemy becomes his chief protector. On the DVD: Maine Dil Tujhko Diya on disc has trailers for forthcoming films, various song and scene selections and a special section dedicated to the making of the film itself. --Anika Puri

• Love Story 2050 | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Synopsis: Tells the story about Karan, a young, spirited, sporty boy who lives life off the rules and Sana, a young petite, shy girl who lives life by the rules. This develops into a magical love story. Karan's uncle, Dr. Yatinder Khanna's much developed time machine finally works. Sana expresses her wish to travel ahead in time to Mumbai in the future. We land in Mumbai 2050 in the time machine... along with Uncle Yatinder, Rahul and Thea (Sana's younger brother and sister). Flying cars, 200 storey buildings, robots and sky rails have changed the very face of Mumbai. Through a series of twists and turns, the time traveler Karan finds himself separating from his love. QT, a friendly femme robot and Boo, a small robotic teddy bear play their distinct roles in bringing their love story together but soon find themselves under the threat of the demi-god of the future, Dr. Hoshi. Will Karan be able to overcome the threat of Dr. Hoshi and win his love and travel back in time?

• Mere Baap Pehle Aap | DVD | (08/12/2008) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

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• Raja Hindustani | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This is a story of a handsome young taxi driver who falls in love with a beautiful rich girl Aarti. Despite her family's disapproval Aarti meets Raja and goes to live with him in his village. Aarti's stepmother uncle and cousin weave a web of deception to split them apart. Will Aarti realise that her stepmother is deceiving her? Will Raja and Aarti ever get back together?

• Jhankaar Beats | DVD | (26/08/2003) from £10.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-37.40%)   |  RRP £7.99

  'Jhankaar Beats' is a film about six individuals. Deep and Rishi work together in an advertising agency by day and the night time is when they play in a club at the end of their street. Their life's sole ambition is to win 'Jhankaar Beats' a music competition that they have lost for the past two years. Deep is happily married to Shanti who at the time of the film is seven months pregnant and life has never been happier for the pair. There is however one hitch Deep's mother in law

• Mohabbatein (2000) | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A