hindi recommendations
Favorite Hindi 2023
Jawan Shahrukh Khan brings the star power and Tamil writer/director Atlee, in his Hindi debut, brings his style of emotional over-the-top action, slow-motion fights, and socially relevant commentary to ‘Jawan’. SRK plays a dual role as a war hero...
Favorite Hindi Movies of 2021
Haseen Dillruba was a quirky pulp fiction-style murder mystery. Great acting by Vikrant Massey as a naïve everyman who marries a beautiful but high maintenance Taapsee Pannu. When well-built and self-assured Harshvardhan Rane comes to visit,...
Haseen Dillruba
Pulp Fiction – An approach to storytelling that is fast-paced, a little trashy, with lurid details and overblown emotions, and characters who are not what they seem. ‘Haseen Dillruba’ is set in a three-story house on the banks of the Ganges, in the...
The Last Color
This film was written and directed by Vikas Khanna and adapted from his book of the same name. The story is set in Varanasi (also known as Banaras), often called the spiritual capital of India and its holiest city. It is located on the banks of the...
SIR
SIR, winner of the Best Film at the 2018 New York Indian Film Festival, is the debut feature film of Rohena Gera, who has written, directed, and produced it. The film explores class divides in Indian culture relating to domestic help and their...
Gully Boy
Set in Mumbai’s multi-religious, multi-ethnic Dharavi Slum, Gully Boy is the journey of Murad, a young Muslim man nearing the end of college. Warned that dreaming of a better life will bring disappointment, he swallows his anger. Standing...
Udta Punjab Review
'Udta Punjab' is a story of how drugs are quietly destroying the future of many Indian young people. Director and co-writer Abhishek Chaubey uses his film as a wakeup call for those that are unaware of the problem within their own country....
Tamasha Review
Imtaz Ali’s (writer and director) "Tamasha" is all about finding your true purpose in life. Am I here just to fulfill my duty to my family or to society? Or do I have a duty to myself? Ali follows Ved Vardhan Sahni (Ranbir Kapoor) through three...
Neerja Recommendation
The date was September 4, 1986; the location somewhere in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Four terrorists, part of the Abu Nidal Organization, are busy assembling a bomb, checking their weapons, and changing into the uniforms of airport...
Kapoor & Sons
is a family drama that leaves you feeling you have been an observer of a real family. It is the story of accepting that family members have weaknesses, but on the other side of disappointment, our family’s love helps us cope and rise above...
Mardaani Recommendation
Children kidnapped for the world's sex trade; the subject matter of 'Mardaani' is an important one. India is the hub of child sex trafficking with nearly 40,000 kids abducted every year; 11,000 of who are never found. Meet Rani Mukerji as Shivani...
Deewar – Bolly Classic
Deewar is an iconic Hindi film made in 1975. It was directed by Yash Chopra, later known as the "King of Romance", and written by the team of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. Deewar starred Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, and most famously Amitabh...
3 Idiots Recommendation
Have you ever lost touch with a very close friend; then, years later, you come into contact with them again and it’s as if you had just seen them yesterday? 3 Idiots is about the joy of such friendships and much more. This film is currently...
Saala Khadoos Recommendation
Boxer Adi Tomar was cheated out of winning Olympics gold for India by politics and a corrupt boxing commission. Betrayed by his coach, Dev Khatri, and a wife who left him shortly afterwards, Adi's life is ruled by bitterness. Now in his...
Sanam Teri Kasam Recommendation
Sanam Teri Kasam is a very sweet, old-fashioned love story. By that I mean, it is less about sex and more about romance and love. Saru is quiet and plain-looking. Despite seeing herself as frumpy, she is an educated and responsible person. She is...
