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• The Apu Trilogy (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (25/05/2020) from £59.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Two decades after its original negatives were burned in a fire, Satyajit Ray's breathtaking milestone of world cinema rises from the ashes in a meticulously reconstructed new restoration. The Apu Trilogy brought India into the golden age of international art-house film, following one indelible character, a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and finally a sensitive man of the world. These delicate masterworks- Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)-based on two books by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee, were shot over the course of five years, and each stands on its own as a tender, visually radiant journey. They are among the most achingly beautiful, richly humane movies ever made-essential works for any film lover. Pather Panchali The release in 1955 of Satyajit Ray's debut, Pather Panchali, introduced to the world an eloquent and important new cinematic voice. A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, this naturalistic but poetic evocation of a number of years in the life of a family introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the women who will help shape him: his independent older sister, Durga; his harried mother, Sarbajaya, who, with her husband away, must hold the family together; and his kindly and mischievous elderly auntie, Indir-vivid, multifaceted characters all. With resplendent photography informed by its young protagonist's perpetual sense of discovery, the Cannes-awarded Pather Panchali is an immersive cinematic experience and a film of elemental power. Aparajito Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to Pather Panchali, but after the film's international success, he decided to continue Apu's narrative. Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu. Apur Sansar By the time Apur Sansar was released, Satyajit Ray had directed not only the first two Apu films but also the masterpiece The Music Room, and was well on his way to becoming a legend. This extraordinary final chapter brings our protagonist's journey full circle. Apu is now in his early twenties, out of college, and hoping to live as a writer. Alongside his professional ambitions, the film charts his romantic awakening, which occurs as the result of a most unlikely turn of events, and his eventual, fraught fatherhood. Featuring soon to be Ray regulars Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in star-making performances, and demonstrating Ray's ever more impressive skills as a crafter of pure cinematic imagery, Apur Sansar is a moving conclusion to this monumental trilogy. Special Features: New 4K digital restorations of all three films, undertaken in collaboration with the Academy Film Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and L'Immagine Ritrovata, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays Audio recordings from 1958 of director Satyajit Ray reading his essay A Long Time on the Little Road and in conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann New interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Shampa Srivastava, and Sharmila Tagore; camera assistant Soumendu Roy; and film writer Ujjal Chakraborty New video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson on the trilogy's evolution and production The Apu Trilogy : A Closer Look, a new program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan Excerpts from the 2003 documentary The Song of the Little Road, featuring composer Ravi Shankar The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray, a 1967 half-hour documentary by James Beveridge, featuring interviews with Ray, several of his actors, members of his creative team, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta Footage of Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992 New program on the restorations by filmmaker :: kogonada New English subtitle translations PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Girish Shambu

• In guten wie in schweren Tagen - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Blu Ray | (21/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | DVD | (26/10/2006) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  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.

• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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

• Chennai Express - SE (DVD) | DVD | (13/12/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Coll | DVD | (16/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  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

• Hichki (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/05/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Bunty Aur Babli | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £10.43   |  Saving you £-0.44 (-4.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Bunty and Babli are two avid dreamers. Two free souls born into caged small town realities. They grow weary of being two specks on the horizon. And so they pack their aspirations into worn out bags whip a scarf of confidence around their proud necks and set forth. On a journey across the length and breadth of the country spinning circles around the people they meet. He wants to be amongst the richest in the world. He wants to be in jacuzzis. He wants to be in limousines. He wants

• Hello Brother | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (197.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Take a spontaneous actor like Salman Khan pair him with an intense Arbaaz Khan and a loveable Rani Mukherjee add the expertise of the talented Sohail Khan as director and you get 'Hello Brother' the outrageously fun film that will haunt you forever.

• Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A lonely orphan boy who arrives in Mumbai from Goa to fulfil his dreams of becoming a top singer. As he achieves his dreams after a long struggle and frustrtaion he realizes that his long awaited dream has nothing but a dark end until destiny takes a new turn...

• Hey Ram | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £8.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  'Hey Ram' is a glimpse of yesterday from a temporary hieght called today. It is a glimpse of the tumultuous tides of Indian history which have hopefully reached us on a safe landing. The story begins at the bedside of Saket Ram is trying to die as gracefully as possible... Astride waves nostalgia and his memories the story goes back to the 1940's... Saket Ram and his close associate and friend Amjad Ali Khan are archeaologists working under Mortimer Wheeler at the excavation sites

• Calcutta Mail | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £4.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (334.45%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Avinash comes to a city where everyone wants to kill him.

• L.O.C. | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  India is an idea dying for.. whether you are hindu or muslim an inhospitable graveyard at half the height of everest that was kargil the cream of a nation's youth reduced to a mass of blood sorched flesh... and memories of valour. The story had to be told. Before we forget... Kargil is not just a cold isolated place. It is now an unforgettable landmark in our history. There is a timeless lesson in the story; a testament to the human spirit the bravery of our officers and our

• CHENNAI EXPRESS - MOVIE | DVD | (13/12/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Nayak | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Shivaji Rao (Anil Kapoor) hails from a middle class family. He works as a journalist for a satellite television channel and is in love with Manjari (Rani Mukherjee) a village belle. He volunteers to do a television interview with the Chief Minister (Amrish Puri) which is to be telecast live. At the interview Rao questions the Chief Minister on various controversial issues like corruption and caste clashes that are prevalent in the state. The Chief Minister who shows his displeasure on being interrogated challenges him to act as the Chief Minister of the state for a day. Shivaji accepts the challenge. With the assistance of the Chief Minister's secretary in a dawn to dusk operation Shivaji manages to root out corruption and dismiss corrupt officials. This makes him a celebrity overnight. The evil-minded Chief Minister retaliates by making attempts to kill Shivaji but ends up murdering his parents. Pressurized by public opinion he decides to contest the state elections opposite the evil Chief Minister and comes out successful. Donning the role of a newly appointed honest Chief Minister how Shivaji settles scores with his predecessor forms rest of the story.

• Bichhoo | DVD | (07/05/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Director Guddu Dhanoa has proved in the past that sizzling action-packed thrillers is his forte. His latest ‘Bichhoo’ is produced by Guddu himself. ‘Bichhoo’ is the story of a professional killer Jeeva (Bobby Deol) who kills people with cold-blooded callousness. His reasons for killing lie in his past. Once part of a happy and loving family comprising mother two sisters and a beloved his life suddenly changed forever. The horrendous murder of hi

• The Legends - Yash Chopra | DVD | (17/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This Box Set includes: 9 Films Directed by Yash Chopra; Veer Zaara, Dil To Pagal Hai, Darr, Kabhie Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Kaala Pathar, Mashaal. The films span the career of Yash Chopra - his films were a water-shed and each film set ever increasing standards. They were all landmarks in the Love and Romantic saga story telling routine of Bollywood. These films can also be an introduction to the hugh expanse of Bollywood to an aspiring collector of Bollywood. Tastefully packed, this is an ideal gift to give to your parents, spouse, or any Bollywood fan.

• Bollywood Moments | DVD | (05/12/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This is the story of a boy painter Sunder who doesn't believe in building castles in air but struggles to make his dream a reality. He comes to the city for fame and stays with his three bachelor friends. In his quest for work he is offered a job painting billboards and hoarding sky scrappers which he accepts and continues to pursue his dreams. Then he comes across Payal and forgetting all of his trials and tribulations he falls in love with her but they are both confused and se

• Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A