Farida Jalal

Batti Gul Meter Chalu is a social drama that talks about friends, families and relationships in small cities. Directed by Shree Narayan Singh, this is a light-hearted drama that focuses on the electricity issues in rural areas. Based in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, this young quirky film revolves around the life of three friends living life to the fullest in a small city.

Nihal from Chandigarh lands in the cosmopolitan city of Mumbai to realise his dreams. Seeing his genius, the professor of his college takes him under his tutelage. But a series of visions help him save the life of a girl, and Nihal realises that he can actually see the future. And while the media gushes over his newly found gift, there`s someone who`s watching him. Someone who is using his gift against him.

When his girlfriend is kidnapped by Kashmiri terrorists, a commando is tasked with kidnapping the Home Minister's daughter in order to secure his lady love's release. Major Amrish Kaul resides in Kashmir, India with his family consisting of his wife, Sudha, a daughter and his unemployed son, Ajay. Ajay meets with an accident on 2 occasions as a result of the carelessness of Neha Pandit, a school teacher. Ajay then takes a liking to her and arranges their meeting at a near-by restaurant. They both gets acquainted with each other with Ajay getting to find out that Neha is a widow. She eventually reciprocates his love and they begin to plan their wedding. Neha's father-in-law, R.K. Sharma is against this relationship at first and refuses to permit the couple to marry but eventually they convince him. A few days later Neha is abducted by a group of terrorists and Jihadis headed by the notorious Juned Afghani who is on a mission to free their leader, Naved Rabhani. Ajay is tasked with kidnapping Anita, the only daughter of India's Home Minister, Bhagwat Saxena, in exchange for the safe return of Neha. Anita is under strict security in New Zealand under Ajay's father's watchful eye. Ajay does manage to successfully carry out this task only to learn that he has been double-crossed.

The story is about young vikram saigal (arjun rampal), a brilliant law student. Despite the fact that he secured his degree with distinction, he refused to hold the brief, because he felt convinced that the ideals he stood for, clashed irreconcilably with those being practiced by the establishment. He knew he couldn't ever hope to change the order of the establishment but he certainly could aim at and strive for the founding of an institution as distinct from the vicious mainstream where corruption was the order of the day. And it was as if he had given a promise to himself that he wouldn't wear the gown and enter the portals of justice, until he achieved what he aimed for, yet, the moment came where he was obliged to don the gown and fight a case, his first and last, and strangely enough, in defense of himself.

Sonia and Rohit`s love story begins unexpectedly, but tragedy strikes, leading Sonia to New Zealand. There, she meets Raj, a man who looks exactly like Rohit. As secrets unravel, Sonia is forced to confront the mysteries of love, loss, and destiny.

A notorious terrorist manipulates an Indian army major's jilted lover into helping him obtain a classified military code. Major Jaidev Rajvansh and his fellow officer Hussein manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush. The terrorist has been searched for years and he is finally captured by the two officers. Jai returns to a joyous welcome, and is declared a national hero. He takes a break from the army and returns to his hometown. There he meets his childhood friend Anjali who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa. As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything. Anjali, heartbroken and jealous swears revenge on Jai for rejecting her. Realising her hatred for him. Abrush takes advantage and together they plot to destroy Jai's reputation and life. Anjali manages to steal some important documents regarding Abrush's plans. The events following leads to Jai being dismissed from the army and he is declared a traitor to the country. Jai, determined to prove his innocence and redeem himself, decides to pursue Abrush alone. Will Jai find out about Anjali's betrayal? —gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com) Indian army Major Jaidev Rajvansh lives a wealthy lifestyle in India. He is in love with and expected to get married to Anjali. Before the marriage could take place, Jaidev is assigned to rescue a politician, which he not only does so, but also apprehends his abductor, and returns home triumphantly as a national hero. At a reception, he meets with and fall head over heels in love with Pooja Mallapa, and makes a commitment to get married to her, little knowing that both their lives will be turned upside down as associates of the politician's abductors and Anjali team up against him. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Major Jaidev Rajvansh is a competent officer within the Indian armed forces who is called in to rescue a politician named Mr. Mishra. Jaidev not only manages to free him but capture one of his abductors - a terrorist called Abhrush. Then Jai is declared a national hero and to celebrate a function is held for him. At this function he gets to meet Pooja Mallapa only to make a commitment to get marry to her; eventually he gets to find out that his childhood friend, Anjail is also attracted to him and will go to any length to marry him. Jai finds himself in hot water when certain confidential information from his office is leaked to Abhrush's gang leading to his escape while Jai himself is being tortured, discharged and imprisoned for being a traitor. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Judaai is a story of a simple and honest man who is happily married with two kids. The wife though always complains about his low income and wants a luxurious life. Their life changes when the wife, in lure of money, convinces her husband to marry a rich man's daughter.

Ajay, a young guy, who lives with his mother and sister in a village, once saves the life of Rama, the niece of the evil rulers of the village - Raja Brijraj and Chote Raja Ranbir. Soon, Ajay falls head over heels in love with her. Although Rama initially hates Ajay and belittles him for being poor, love-hate relationship blossoms between the two eventually. Will Ajay win over his love? Will the evil brothers accept Ajay? Forms the crux.

Disowned by his parents at a young age, Pratap Narayan Tilak finds a second home in Mumbai, where he goes through certain experiences that transform him. Inspired by a journalist named Megha Dixit, Pratap soon becomes the champion of the poor and downtrodden. But can he succeed in his crusade against the corrupt and powerful?

Laadla (The Beloved Son) is the story of Raju (Anil Kapoor) who lives with his disabled mother Gayatri (Farida Jalal). Raju is a dock worker who always looks out for the welfare and interests of his colleagues and saves them from frauds who are after their hard-earned money. Sheetal is the daughter of businessman Laxminarayan. She runs the company and the factory with an iron hand. Kaajal is her assistant. Sheetal admonishes her staff for being 5 minutes late to their job. Tilak Bhandari (Shakti Kapoor) is the production manager whom she often slaps and insults for trivial issues like production dropping from 50 tons to 49 tons for one day due to 5 workers being on holiday. Sheetal has studied in London and is responsible for turning around a financially sick enterprise into a profit-making machine. It is now the best factory in the entire country. Laxminarayan wants to get Sheetal married but she has already rejected every match that came her way. Laxminarayan is worried that there is no man who can reign in Sheetal. Banobi (Aruna Irani) is the house maid at Laxminarayan's house and has seen Sheetal grow up over the years. Sheetal's competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in her industry. This includes her immediate rival Suryadev, and his brother Hiravat Bajaj (Paresh Rawal), Suryadev's son Vikram "Vicky" Bajaj (Mohnish Behl) among others. Suryadev was sick of losing contracts to Sheetal, so Hiravat suggests to get Sheetal married to Vikram and this way they would get control over Sheetal's factory. When they bring the marriage proposal home, Sheetal insults Suryadev and Vikram for even thinking about this match. Raju decides to give up his docks job and shift to Bombay to take care of his mother. He needs to find a new job to support his mother. One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner Laxminarayan Jetley (Anupam Kher). The goons were sent by Hiravat to extract their revenge on Sheetal, but Raju intervenes and saves Laxminarayan by taking him to the hospital. Turns out Raju's interview was at Sheetal Industries. Laxminarayan tells Raju to visit the company which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal (Sridevi) and says that he will get a job. Previously, Raju ran into Sheetal at the airport and Sheetal believes that he bumped into her on purpose. Sheetal and Raju exchanged insults, and Sheetal already makes her mind about Raju. When Raju arrives at Sheetal's office for his interview, they both recognize each other from the airport. Sheetal throws Raju out of her office. Raju goes back to Laxminarayan who reveals that he is Sheetal's father and the owner of the company. Laxminarayan asks Raju to return to the office and promises that this time he will get a job. Meanwhile Tilak Bhandari joins hands with Suryadev and Hiravat and plots Sheetal's downfall. Suryadev bribes Bhandari to cause accidents inside Sheetal's factory to malign its reputation. Raju gets a job as a mechanic in the mill at a salary of Rs 3200 per month. Raju confronts Sheetal several times to get the workers proper treatment. One time Raju uses Sheetal's car to transport an injured worker to the hospital. Due to Raju's timely action, the worker's arm is saved from being amputated. Sheetal fires Raju but all the mill workers threaten a strike as they believe what Raju did is fair. Sheetal is livid and sets fire to her car as it was covered in blood. Raju's fairness for workers results in him being elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kaajal (Raveena Tandon), who also works in the company, and they fall in love. One day, Raju saves Sheetal's life during an attempt by a competing textile mill owner Suryadev (Prem Chopra) to eliminate her. Raju saves her by pushing her out of the way of an oncoming crane. Though he saves her, Sheetal enrages as Raju touches her and slaps him in front of all workers. Later Raju goes to Sheetal's cabin and slaps her for five times with a cause for each time. Sheetal cannot fire Raju as then she has to tell all of her workmen she was slapped by Raju. For taking revenge, Sheetal wants to win over Raju and makes an offer to marry him. When Raju turns her down, she forces his mom to agree to the marriage. Raju accepts his mom's wishes and decides to sacrifice his love for Kaajal. Sheetal expects Raju to move in with her after their marriage and live in luxury, but Raju refuses and continues to work in the mill. Raju starts to live in Sheetal's house upon her mother's order though he continues his job as a mechanic in mill which is now his own. Raju starts to recognize Sheetal as his wife and starts loving her. Raju also saves Sheetal again when some henchmen of Suryadev try to kill her. When Sheetal thanks Raju for saving her, Raju tells her that he also saves her maid servant also if she is fallen in this kind of situation. Tension arises between Raju and Sheetal, when she fires Kajaal out of jealousy as Sheetal sees Kajaal to visit Raju's house frequently, though Kajaal goes there to take care of Raju's lonely mother only. When labor issues cause the workers to go on strike. The competing mill owner plans to take advantage of the situation and hires goons to set the mill on fire. Raju in his attempt to stop the fire is mistakenly arrested. Raju's mom goes to Sheetal's house to clear matters but is insulted and taunted by Sheetal, and collapses, until Raju arrives to save his mother and slaps Sheetal for taking it out on his mother and breaks his ties with her. A guilty Sheetal who truly is in love with Raju decides to kill herself until the rival mill owners kidnap and decide to kill her themselves, until Raju arrives to save her life. Also, she becomes a good wife to Raju and both of them lives happily ever after with each other love in Raju's house. Sheetal improves herself. Kajal turns managing director of her company, as Sheetal quits her job.

Heena is the story of a girl who lived with her widowed mother. One day she found a body of a guy, who had lost his memory and she nursed him back to health. The story moves on when she falls in love and wanted to marry him. The story takes a turn when the tribe came across the truth and the guy was suspected to be a spy.

Bobby (1973), directed by Raj Kapoor, is a landmark film in Indian cinema that revolutionized the portrayal of youthful romance on screen. The film tells the story of Raj Nath (Rishi Kapoor) and Bobby Braganza (Dimple Kapadia), two teenagers from different social and economic backgrounds who fall in love. Raj is the son of a rich Hindu businessman while Bobby is the daughter of a Goan Christian fisherman. Bobby`s parents have no objections to the relationship, but Raj`s father is dead set against the idea of his son being with the daughter of a poor fisherman. Matters turn sour when Raj`s father insults Bobby`s father. After several dramatic twists and turns which includes an attempted suicide bid by the young lovers, all`s well that ends well as both families reconcile and give their blessings to the young couple.