Manav Vij

The film Samrat Prithviraj is based on the life and heroism of the fearless and mighty Prithviraj Chauhan and superstar Akshay Kumar is essaying the role of the warrior. Historians and folk legends portray him as an incredibly brave king who stood in front of the merciless Muhammad of Ghor and his ruthless invaders of India. Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan`s daredevilry and heroism against Muhammad of Ghor catapulted him into a legendary ruler and fighter of free India.

A cowboy is torn between living the lifestyle of his fiancee and the lifestyle of his etiquette coach.

Set in the 18th century, Saif Ali Khan plays a Naga Sadhu who is seeking vengeance against a man named Rehmat Khan, for an injustice committed in the past.

The son of an honest police officer, Dev Shergill has always coveted the job for the power it commanded. His father`s death while on duty eventually earns Dev the uniform he sought, and his utter disregard for ethics makes him a favourite with corrupt politicians. However, a series of incidents and a startling revelation regarding his father`s death will force Dev to reconsider his principles and embark on a path of redemption.

About the movie Akash, a piano player pretending to be visually-impaired, unwittingly becomes entangled in a number of problems as he witnesses the murder of a former film actor.

Set during the emergency period between 1975 - 1977, Indu Sarkar is based on the 21-month long period, when the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi had unilaterally declared a state of emergency across the country. The film stars Anupam Kher, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Kirti Kulhari in the lead roles and is directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.

A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent North Indian state of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.

Punjab 1984 is the story of a mother and her missing son, set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was plagued by terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a terrorist. It shows how he eventually fights for his rights, while longing to return home because of his love for his mother. It also tells us more about the time, which was very sensitive for the youth of Punjab. The film is dedicated to the thousands of mothers who lost their sons to these riots.

Mummy Punjabi is a New Age Mother India, with today`s grandeur, intensity, humour & emotions. A complete family entertainer, wherein a Punjabi urban mother balances tradition with her own value system.

Featuring Gurdas Mann, Mini Punjab has all the flavors required for a masala flick- action, comedy, love, revenge, tragedy, etc. But what makes it stand out from the rest is that it also has a social message that shouldn't be missed.

In 1984 the former Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, and since then the Sikhs have been a target of violent backlashes by radicals and the Punjab Police. During 1985 Gursharan Singh Soman lived a peaceful life as a farmer in rural Punjab, along with his elderly parents, Gurdev and Tejpal, and an unmarried sister, Guddi. Gursharan meets with and gets engaged to the Station House Officer's only daughter, Jassi Sandhu. Shortly thereafter her father is killed in a drive-by shooting, and a new Officer, Randhawa, takes over from him. Far from being ethical and honest, he is only concerned with fulfilling a quota of deaths of so-called terrorists by fake police encounters. Jassi and Gursharan get married as Jassi has no other relatives. When the police find a duffel bag of automatic weapons in Soman's house, they immediately arrest Gursharan and beat him up severely, even though he claims his innocence, alleging that real terrorists had forced themselves upon the family at gun-point. When a deputation from the town asks Randhawa to set him free, he does so, and the Soman family settle down. Guddi is soon to get married to a young man who loves her. Then in July, 1987, Sikh terrorists gun down a bus full of non-Sikhs, setting off a shock wave in the entire country. Punjab Police are instructed to maintain order, even if it means to do away with law. A large number of Sikhs are hunted down and killed in fake police encounters, scores are arrested and tortured. Gursharan is arrested again and severely beaten up in police custody. When Guddi goes to plead with Randhawa to release him, she too is imprisoned and beaten by a burly policewoman. Gursharan's American-based friend, Darshan Singh Gill, comes to their rescue and arranges for Gursharan to visit the U.S.A. on a travel visa as a hockey player. Once in America, Gursharan applies for political asylum, and is granted one, which also permits him to sponsor Jassi, and his new-born son to America. After Jassi's arrival, Gursharan gets a job in a corner store, while Jassi works as a Gas Attendant. It is then Gursharan gets the news that his father has suffered a heart-attack and may not live long. Gursharan is ready to leave for India to be near his family in this crucial hour, but his leaving America may well revoke his political asylum, and even if he does leave America and arrives in India, there is more than a bullet from the Punjab Police awaiting him. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)