I. S. Johar

After the death of his father, hot-headed Thakur Jaswant Singh assumes control over the region. He has no pity or empathy towards the poor. His interest lies in money, women and alcohol. On slipping on the wet floor, he beats up the maid till her son Jeeva intervenes. Soon, the village conspires against Jeeva and banish him from the village with his mother. After his mother passes, Jeeva returns to avenge her death.

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey? Based on the Dame Agatha Christie novel, our favorite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov), is on a cruise up the Nile. He is surrounded by an interesting assortment of characters, including a wealthy heiress and her husband, on their honeymoon. It appears that everyone hates the heiress. —grantss As brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot enjoys a lavish cruise down the Nile, an arrogant, newlywed millionairess is found in a pool of blood, murdered on board. With every one of the eclectic passengers on board the luxurious SS Karnak having a good reason to want the wealthy heiress dead, meticulous Hercule Poirot arms himself with patience and dogged perseverance to ferret out the killer in their midst. Surrounded by clues hidden in plain sight, can Poirot shed light on the knotty case of the death on the Nile before another one ends up dead? —Nick Riganas Almost everyone on the S.S. Karnak, cruising the Nile, has a reason to want spoiled, selfish and beautiful heiress Linnet Ridgeway Doyle (Lois Chiles) dead. Her jewels are coveted by elderly Mrs. Van Schuyler (Bette Davis); her maid, Louise, is upset because Linnet won't give her a promised dowry; writer Salome Otterbourne (Angela Lansbury) is facing a libel suit brought by Linnet; Salome's daughter Rosalie Otterbourne (Olivia Hussey) wants to protect her mother; Andrew Pennington (George Kennedy) has been embezzling from the Ridgeway family; and former friend Jacqueline De Bellefort (Mia Farrow) is more than a little angry and upset that Linnet stole her fiancé, Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale). Renowned Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) must unravel the mystery when Linnet (and some others) turn up dead. —Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

An Indian ruler struggles to rescue her family and liberate her land from the British.

When Vishnu, a reputed judge, is mistakenly assumed as Anil, who is the murderer of Dhanraj, he decides to travel to Anil's home town and unravel the mystery behind it. Judge Vishnu Sahai was brought up in an orphanage and has no knowledge of his family background nor of his religion. He is married to beautiful Mala, who he loves very much, and he has a loyal and trusting friend in Rajan. He is very much revered and respected in the city of Gorakhpur. One day he travels to Mussoorie to attend a case. He meets with a stranger, they share a table, then they play cards. After playing cards Vishnu passes out, and when he wakes he finds himself under arrest for the murder of one Dhanraj. Angered at this, he loudly voices his innocence, that he is a Judge. But he is told that his real name is Anil Kumar, the owner of a theater in Delhi, who had a dispute with a man named Dhanraj, and killed him. Shortly thereafter the Prosecuting Attorney informs the court that Dhanraj had died of a heart-attack, and as a result Vishnu is discharged. Anxious to go home to his wife and friend, he gets a shock when he is told that his body has been burnt beyond recognition in a car accident. Anxious to clear this misunderstanding, he returns home to Gorakhpur and finds that Mala is having an affair with Rajan. Devastated and heart-broken he rests on a bench at Gorakhpur Railway Station when a man named Johar approaches him, calls him Diwan Anil Kumar, and convinces him to travel with him to Delhi and his palatial home. In order to solve this riddle, Vishnu travels to Delhi, where he is welcomed at his estate by his staff and a woman named Meena. While attempting to solve the Anil Kumar mystery and how he was killed, he gets embroiled in another puzzle, when Meena calls by the name of Sunil. Watch as events unfold that will finally unravel the truth about Vishnu's identity. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Radha lives with her widowed dad and is of marriageable age. Accordingly her details her provided to a marriage-broker, Avtar, who also doubles as a Ved (Village Doctor). He brings the proposal before Shriram and his wife, Sita. They approve of Radha and show her photograph to Shriram's brother, Dr. Madhu, who agrees to marry her. The marriage is celebrated with great pomp and ceremony in the entire village. It is then that the Shriram, Sita, and Madhu find out that Radha has a serious illness - a fact that was known to Avtar - but not communicated to them. This illness prevents her from being intimate with Madhu, and the only cure is when she has a child of her own. Will this marriage be annulled? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Professor Brijmohan Agnihotri hates women, love and institution of marriage. He advises his pupil Rajesh to not fall in love or get married. Rajesh blindly follows professor until one fine day he confronts Poonam. Poonam's guardian happens to be Professor Agnihotri's teacher. He asks professor to take care of Poonam before he leaves for pilgrimages. Poonam stays with professor and calls him uncle but professor now wants to marry her. Professor and Rajesh are now at loggerhead. Finally, professor realizes his mistake and agrees for Rajesh and Poonam's marriage. —Vinod Arya Professor Brij Mohan Agnihotri is a confirmed bachelor. Period. No amount of pleading or even begging him to get married, has had no effect on him whatsoever. His reputation gets around, and he gets a young man named Rajesh, to wishes make him his mentor, to which Brij agrees. On a visit to his friend out of town, Brij meets with his beautiful daughter, Punam, and falls head over heels in love with her. Throwing all caution to the winds, he changes his appearance, and attempts to woe Punam, only to find that Punam is attracted to his student, Rajesh. Now the professor has to decide whether to get rid of his pupil altogether, or to reverse their roles and make him his mentor. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Kumar, though of Indian origin, lives in Africa. He has recurring dreams of a Railway Station in India called "Viran Nagar". He decides to find for himself and travels to India along with his friend, Rocky. They are able to find Viran Nagar railway station, which is exactly as Kumar had dreamed of. When they go to find a ride, the locals shy away from them as behave as though they have seen a ghost. They find temporary accommodations and set out to discover the mystery behind Kumar's dreams. Then a young woman, Sapna, meets with Kumar, tells him that she has been awaiting his return, and now they can be together again. But Kumar has never been to this place before, and ends up even more confused. Then another local villager named Bansi tells them he had himself seen Kumar getting killed and buried in the nearby forest. Kumar and Rocky must now find out who was killed, and why the villagers believe that Kumar has returned from the grave. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

In post Partition Kashmir, rivals Ahmed and Aslam compete for Salma's love. After Aslam reforms and joins the Home Guard, raiders kill his mother and Salma's family, kidnapping her. He pursues them, unaware his cousin is involved. Tensions run high in Kashmir after the Partition of the late 1940s. On the Indian side, two warring hoodlums, Ahmed, and Aslam, have something else to fight over: beautiful Salma, the daughter of Hakim Mohammad Hussein. Salma is attracted to Aslam but wants him to mend his ways; he heeds her advice, joins the army, and returns as a Home Guard. When his mom Zainab goes to talk to Hussein about their marriage, she is killed by raiders disguised as Darvashis (Islamic Holy men) from Pakistan, who also kill all of Salma's family and abduct her. Aslam decides to track them down, arrange for the release of Salma, marry her, and bring the killers to justice. What Aslam does not know is that one of the killers is none other than Maula Khan, his Pakistan-based paternal cousin. Watch what happens when Aslam and his uncle realize this and the impact it will have on their relationship. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

When Devdutt publishes his poetry, three women fall in love with him. A steno-typist, a glamourous actress and an intelligent socialite. Who will become his life partner?

Mary and Peter fall in love with each other and are about to get married, when Peter is asked to re-join his regiment to go to war. Shortly thereafter, he is missing, believed to be dead, leaving behind a devastated Mary who subsequently gives birth to twins, and leaves them on the doorsteps of two Goan households, and becomes a nun. Twenty four years later, India is a free country, while Goa is under the rule of the Portugese, Mary is the Mother Superior; Peter, who is still alive, is the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Goa, who has been entrusted the task of apprehending two revolutionaries by the name of Ram and Rahim - none other than his very own sons. Watch what happens when duo unleash a series of attacks against the oppressive Portugese regime, including robbing the Bank of Portugal, disrobing an arrogant Superindent of Police, Alburqueue, then setting his house on fire, joining hands with dreaded bandit Daler Singh, and abducting the daughter of the Goa's Hakim, Rita. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

A spurned vengeance-seeking woman wreaks havoc in the life of an artiste and his lover. Painting artiste Ashok lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his Bombay-based father, Dwarkanath, who wants him to marry Vinita, the daughter of businessman Ramdas. Ashok not only refuses but also insults her and she swears to avenge this humiliation. He then re-locates to Nainital, rents a cottage from Colonel Bhim Singh, meets with his neighbor's Governess, Neelima, and both fall in love. Neither are aware that Neelima's employer, Pushpa, would prefer that she marry her London-based widower Civil Engineer brother, Anand, so that she could look after his child, Munni. After a dramatic and life-threatening hunt, Ashok asks Neelima to be present at their engagement - not knowing that she will not only not show up but also subsequently announce that she is going to marry Anand. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

In his quest for a heir, Rai Bahadur has an affair with a prostitute Meher. When Meher becomes pregnant he promises to take the child and educate him. But fate has other plans, for his wife Meena also becomes pregnant at the same time, and shortly thereafter both women give birth to two boys. Meher threatens to expose him if he does not take her son, and leave Meena's son in an orphanage. However, both children end up in his palatial home. He belittles Meher's son and finally accuses him of stealing. Fed up of these accusations, Meena leaves the house with Kishore, and ironically ends up with Meher. In the meantime, Rai's son has grown up to be an arrogant, and a champion boxer. And it is in the boxing ring that both half-brothers will meet again -- for a match of their lives -- as the trophy is none other than the beautiful Mala -- who both love and hope to marry. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com Rai Bahadur is a well-known and kind-hearted wealthy individual, who practices law. He lives with his wife, Meena, but both have no children. In his quest for a heir to his estate, he has an affair with a prostitute named Meher on the sly. When Meher becomes pregnant he promises to take the child, let him take his name, and educate him. But fate has other plans, for Meena also becomes pregnant at the same, and shortly thereafter both women give birth to two boys. Meher threatens to expose him if he does not take her son, and leave Meena's son in an orphanage. Rai Bahadur instructs a nurse to carry out this task - in vain though as both children end up in his palatial home. He knows that Kishore (Meher's son) is the child of a prostitute, belittles him, humiliates him, and finally accuses him of stealing. Fed up of these accusations, Meena leaves the house with Kishore, and ironically ends up with Meher, who looks after them. In the meantime, Rai's son, Pran, has grown up to be educated and arrogant, and a champion boxer. And it is in the boxing ring that both half-brothers will meet again - for a match of their lives - as the trophy is none other than the beautiful Mala - who both Pran and Kishore love and hope to marry. Watch as events unfold that will prove that it is not necessarily one's birth that fosters one's character. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Jaya lives in a village called Chandangaon in India along with her widower dad, Gokul, who works for a living as a compounder, but calls himself a Homeopathic doctor and dispenses Arnica for all kinds of ailments, especially since there is no qualified doctor in the village. Since Jaya is or marriageable age, he has arranged her marriage with hard-of-hearing Shiv, the son of Dayashankar, who is the President of the Gram Panchayat. Dayashankar is anxious to get Shiv married so that he can get some dowry from Gokul. The other suitor for Jaya is Ratan, whose mother would like her to re-marry her son as his wife, Maya, is unable to conceive. Then a new doctor arrives in this village to look after the charitable dispensary. Things heat up when Dayashankar and Ratan's mom find out that he may be Jaya's new suitor. Hilarious chaos reigns when Maya assaults her cruel mother-in-law, and Ratan abducts Jaya from her marriage with Shiv. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)