Naseeruddin Shah

Moldavia, 1997. 22-year-old Oleg Kretsul, judo champion, is a contender at the Atlanta Olympics. Days later, after his wedding, an accident kills his wife. Oleg survives but he will never see again. After some years, in 2004, with the help of his friend Vitaly, Oleg returns to sport as a paralympian.

A father's obsession with his traditional old-school copy machine wreaks havoc on the family causing a change in their relationship. As the entire family opposes Nagesh's (Naseeruddin Shah) dated ways, the story intensifies. It explores the life of each family member because their lives are entwined with each other. Ad film director Sudip Bandyopadhyay presents a simple story of human emotions, told through three generations and the differences in their ideas, in a transition from the old to the new.

Adi and Tara, after a series of dates, decide to live together. Soon, they fall deeply in love with each other, but their respective career choices threaten to pull them apart.

Teraa Surroor is set in Dublin, Ireland and narrates the story of Raghu, an assassin who has an emotional side to him. He travels to Dublin to save the love of his life Tara who gets framed in a conspiracy.

Dharam Sankat Mein is about a Hindu man who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a son in a Hindu family, but was actually born in a Muslim family. He thus sets out on a journey to find his real father.

The film investigates the sensational affair between a dancer and a powerful politician. When their relationship is exposed in public, it causes a big scandal that threatens the entire government. What happens next?

Khalujan and Babban seek refuge as they run from the law. Khalujan tries to woo a wealthy widow with poetry while Babban and the widow`s assistant plan a kidnapping.

The film story is set in Goa and is a thriller based on con. The film has a casino boat backdrop and follows a card game between the players in con. Who will come out Aces and who will end up being the Joker? An amateur gang of young Goans plan the perfect con. However, all good plans often go wrong. It doesn`t take long for them to discover that a reverse con has been played back on them by the very people they were trying to con.In doing so, the five members of the gang split and start suspecting each other. There is cash in a briefcase, and a beautiful woman with a gun, things tend to go horribly wrong.The world of the lazy Goa backwaters is pitted against the world of the non-stop Goa casinos, where night can be day. This is an ideal breeding ground, where all kind of cons can find a suitable home. This is Jackpot-The Casino. The largest ship in the harbour which is open 24/7 Con artists are most welcome to try. Jackpot: Trust. Greed. Sex. Money. Poker. River.

After defeating the villainous Dr. Siddhant Arya and bringing his father Rohit back from the dead, Krrish continued fighting against evil and saving innocent lives. Now Krishna is living a happily married life with Priya while Rohit is using his scientific brilliance to benefit society. Unknown to them, a dark force is growing in another part of the world. Kaal - an evil genius is selfishly misusing his powers to spread fear, death and destruction. And he is being assisted by an army of very dangerous beings which he has created himself. Not long after Kaal`s plans are put into action, both Rohit and Krrish find themselves faced with a crisis of epic proportions which only they can resolve together. But when they finally cross paths with Kaal and his army, neither of them is prepared for what lies ahead. Kaal not only brings the world to the brink of disaster, he also puts the strength and love of Krishna and his family to the test. And Krrish has to somehow find the power within to face an unbeatable foe. The greatest battle between good and evil begins.

The film blurs the thin line which separates the beast from the saint. The film`s story revolves around the mysterious death of a young girl. The god fearing father of the girl and a lawless cop get trapped in the case and should save themselves, but how will they?

Chaalis Chauraasi is like a rollercoaster ride in an amusement park, except that it takes place in a police van. The story revolves around 4 cops Pankaj Suri aka SIR (Naseeruddin Shah), Albert Pinto aka PINTO (KK Menon), Balvinder Singh aka BOBBY (Atul Kulkarni) and Shakti Chinappa aka SHAKTI (Ravi Kishan) who see an opportunity to a great future when they are given a mission to pull off. Things take a twist when another cop stops their van en-route and takes them as his backup to catch a dangerous gangster. The story unfolds through the night where the fine line between law and outlaw is repeatedly crossed, leading to hilariously unexpected situations. The 4 macho men encounter situations where they are forced to see themselves in a different light.

The story of a make up girl who became an extra in movies and gradually the most wanted heroine of the early 80s. It is the story of Silk Smitha, a sex symbol from the South film industry. Silk knew her audiences well and she seemed unstoppable until she fell in love which could not be fulfilled. She was the queen of sensuality to the world but an ordinary woman at heart who sought true love. An unfortunate encounter with deceit and infidelity led to the tragedy that became her life.

Deool is a multi-starrer film directed by Umesh Kulkarni and is releasing on November 4,2011. The starcast includes Dr. Mohan Agashe, Nana Patekar, Sonal Kulkarni, Dilip Prabhavalkar (who played the role of Mahatama Gandhi in Lage Raho Munnabhai), Kishor Kadam and Naseeruddin Shah (who makes his Marathi film debut with this film) among other actors. The film is about the effect of corporotisation of temple`s and pilgrimage places. The film has largely been shot in Satara district of Maharashtra.

While on the run, Khalujaan and Babban go to a friend`s house but meet Krishna, his widow. They both fall for her, oblivious to the fact that she is using them for her own gain.

Raam, is charged with the murder of his mother, Archana. On the other hand, Raam falls into a state of shock, brief psychotic disorder, after his mother's death and becomes silent, refusing to talk or react in any manner. The story unfolds as the investigating officer, Indrajeet Singh Rathi, much to his frustration is puzzled and unable to make Raam speak. He consults a Psychiatrist, Dr. Ns. Negi to determine the cause of Raam's state of mind and the reason for his silence. The movie progresses as he interrogates various personalities for the case, questioning each and every person possibly connected to Archana and Raam. Every possible motive that Raam might have for murdering his mother is explored. Furthermore Raam`s neighbors, Sub-Inspector Sajid Khan, his daughter, Juhi and son, Sameer are summoned by Rathi for interrogation. This is BOLO RAAM, will his silence solve the puzzle?

Barah Aana is a comedy of real life, set in today`s Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), a watchman (Vijay Raaz), and a waiter (Arjun Mathur). The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable. The watchman, in his 30s, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous. The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition. Living together, their different attitudes make for interesting banter. At some point, misfortune befalls the watchman and, due to a series of chance events, he stumbles into a crime. Striking upon a seemingly low-risk way to make good money, and discovering a new sense of self-confidence, he tries to entice the others to join him in a series of such crimes. Cat and mouse games ensue between the three as personalities change, but events soon spiral out of control, leading them in a direction none of them had wanted to take.

The movie is based on a Gujarati play, which was written by Uttam Gada and directed by Paresh Rawal. The plot moves around Subash (Paresh Rawal) who is a small time crook who cons people for a living. A chance meeting with the ailing Mr Adenwalla (Nasseruddin Shah) gets him a job as his driver. The growing resentment between Mr. and Mrs Adenwalla (Neha Dhupia) fuels his wicked schemes and he soon devises a plot with Mrs Adenwalla to usurp the property. But fate has other plans in store for him.

Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna) has taken the responsibility of his widower father Janaradhan Wishvanbhar Rane (Paresh Rawal). He treats his father like his son. He comes across Anuradha (Shobana), his father`s first love. And the rest is how he makes them meet, on the cost of his own love, Sheekha (Genelia D`Souza).

Shankar, a petty thief who is in desperate need of money, steals fromthe local Don and escapes by mingling with a team of Doctors headingto Bangkok. However, in the midst of this chaos, he loses the moneybag and bumps into Jasmine who is a Thai. The next day Jasmine turnsup desperately in need of a doctor, and here begins a romantic trip,in the middle of all the cross- culture dilemma and escapades from theDon and his goons.

This film is the brainchild of seven directors and brings to you ten different tales played by a huge star cast. A writer goes crazy when he finds a startling truth about the woman he is in love with. Five friends spin out stories within stories that confuse them. A highway symbolises the companionship between two friends. But its volatile turns change their lives radically. These are just some of the samples that you get to watch in this movie. Check out the theatres to see all the ten stories.

A Hindi adaptation of Shakespeare`s play Othello, the story revolves around a local gangster, Omkara (Ajay Devgn), along with his chiefs - Ishwar `Langda` Tyagi (Saif Ali Khan) and Keshav `Kesu Firangi` Upadhyay (Vivek Oberoi), works for the local politician Tiwari Bhaisaab. Langda aspires to become Omkara`s successor, but he chooses Kesu instead. Langda feels betrayed and plans a revenge.

Krrish is the story of a simple village boy Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) who lives with his grandmother (Rekha) having lost his parents to misfortune. Krishna meets Priya (Priyanka Chopra) when she comes with her group for a trek from Singapore. Having fallen in love with her, he rushes to Singapore on being called by Priya who is trying to save her job by getting Krishna to Singapore and having him pull unnaturally jaw-dropping stunts - something he does regularly in his village. But when he reaches Singapore, the biggest truth of his life uncovers itself, transforming him into ``Krrish``, a gallany superhero. What is it that alters his life to an extent as this?

The Visa papers have arrived for stock broker, Salim Rajabali, and he is scheduled to leave in less than a week. Then everything goes wrong when he and his brother, Javed, inadvertently implicate themselves in the murder of Deputy Commissioner of Police Paul, and Salim must flee immediately to the U.S. albeit with a heavy heart, after also being betrayed by his lover, Namrata. Following his departure the following too get ready to leave for the U.S., Rajubhai Patel along with Payal, the daughter Tara V. Gandhi, who is now fated to live with an alcoholic husband and minor acting roles in Bollywood movies; Brilliant student Rahul Bhide who lives with his aged dad, in a dilapidated house, finds his future looking brighter when his dad passes away; Tilotamma Das who met and married Hemant Punj is now awaiting the arrival of her visa, when she finds she cannot take any more from her pushy mother-in-law. All of them try to reach America. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

When the President of India is kidnapped by Kashmiri terrorists in Locarno, Switzerland, an Indian secret agent is sent to find him and set him free. With the help of an Indian singer he will make the "Impossible" to complete the mission. Adit, played by Arjun Rampal, is in the Indian army. When the Indian president is kidnapped, Adit is sent undercover to rescue the president and his daughter. Adit becomes a journalist for IndiaTimes, and manages to make his way to Switzerland with the help of a police officer called Bhatnagar. On the flight, Adit meets Alisha (Priyanka Chopra). Alysia is a singer, and has come to Switzerland under a contract in order to do a show with Sam Hams. Her friend Shilpa accompanies her. However the people who Alysia and Shilpa have come to Switzerland with, are drug smugglers. Shilpa is murdered when she finds this out, and Alysia pretends she knows nothing. She meets up with Adit, and together they help each other. In the end, Adit saves the president and Alysia is able to go back to India with Adit. —hEmRaJ (gavin_coolhgr@hotmail.com) When the Indian president, Veer Pratap Singh, and his daughter, Kinjal are abducted and held as hostages in Switzerland by the Pakistani terrorist gang the government of India decides to summon, Captain Aditya Arya from the army and send him on a secret mission namely to rescue the president and his daughter. The same gang is using a dancer/singer, Alisha as a fore-front for smuggling illegal drugs thus when her friend, Shilpa finds out she is cold-bloodily murdered with the body being taken away in the trunk of a car. Upon arrival in Switzerland, Aditya meets up with an Indian Secret Agent, Atul Bhatnagar and Alisha; together the three team up to strive for the impossible in a foreign land with little resources, and no support from the Swiss nor the Indians. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) The Indian army is aware of Pakistan's ISI and Al Qaeda's Pushtoon speaking agents having a meeting in Switzerland. They find out that these two groups may have abducted the Indian President, Veer Pratap Singh, and his daughter, Kinjal, and are holding them hostage. Captain Aditya Arya is assigned the task of rescuing the President and his daughter, in complete secrecy, as to do otherwise may jeopardize the life of Mr. Singh, and cast aspersions against Switzerland. Upon arrival in Switzerland, Aditya is met with Atul Bhatnagar, another Indian Secret Agent, and a beautiful singer/dancer, Alisha, who claims that she has seen her colleague murdered and the body taken in the trunk of a car. Together these three set out to try and do the impossible - try and rescue a President - in a foreign land, without any communication or support from either the Swiss or the Indians - not knowing that they themselves are being ensnared in a web of deception and lies. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Three men are on death row. Jaggu (Jackie Shroff), a lawyer and a poet, is serving a sentence for murdering his wife because she was cheating on him with another man. Nagya (Nagesh Kukunoor), a man angry with the whole world, is arrested for murdering his wife too, but he claims that it was an accident where she falls off the sidewalk while they were in the middle of a heated argument. Ishaan (Naseeruddin Shah), a happy-go-lucky man, is also arrested for murder that he commits while in the act of robbery. Ishaan was walking away after robbing a bank, when the pregnant cashier presses the panic button. Ishaan turns back, trips and accidentally fires the gun which hits the woman in her belly, killing both her and her unborn child. The prison's custodian is Mohan (Gulshan Grover), who attempts several methods to reform the prison's inmates. Ishaan is a new transfer to his jail, and he has already had 6 transfers and 3 jail escapes previously. Nagya is regularly visited by his mom (Ayesha Jalil). and Jaggu by his sister (Aditya Lakhia), who wants him to appeal his death sentence. A documentary filmmaker, Chandrika (Juhi Chawla) comes to the jail to set a film about these three men, men who have committed a murder and how they or behave until the day they are hanged and what impact a prison system has on them personally. Mohan tells Chandrika that Nagya's murder was a mistake, Ishaan an accident, and Jaggu was planned and Pre-meditated (Jaggu is a lawyer by profession). The 3 men repeat the same. Jaggu thinks he is guilty, Nagya thinks he is innocent, and Ishaan is in between. Jaggu is looking forward to his death, Ishaan is confident that he will find a way out and Nagya believes "Truth will prevail". In the process, she finds redemption to her troubled marriage. He hubby (Shri Vallabh Vyas) is a MCP and gives no value to her wife. Justice Murthy approaches Chandrika in prison and says that he is Nagya's father-in-law. He wants Chandrika to get Nagya to confess to his crime on tape. He wants Nagya to hang for killing Murthy's daughter, but Nagya is fighting an appeal on grounds that police used 3rd degree on him to extract his confession. In exchange Murthy will spare Chandrika the humiliation of a long-drawn court battle and grant her a quick divorce. Gautam is a prisoner and has AIDS. He sexually assaults another prisoner Malli, who is good friends with Ishaan. Ishaan wants to kill Gautam but is stopped by Nagya. Ishaan is worried to know that Gautam has sexually assaulted other prisoners before and infected them. Mohan expresses his helplessness as Gautam's brother is a local politician and a state doctor has certified that Gautam does not have AIDS. Ishaan tells Chandrika how his mother killed his father one night, when he tried to hit her after getting drunk (which used to be usual in his house). She served 3 years in prison before committing suicide. Ishaan has all plans to escape if his appeals in court do not succeed. At home, Chandrika's husband tries to have sex with her after getting drunk and blames her saying she is not attractive enough for him. Jaggu tells Chandrika that his date of hanging is set. He is looking forward to die. He asks Mohan permission to cook a grand meal for the entire prison on republic day. Nagya is hurt to hear that Jaggu will be hanged. Jaggu is angry with Nagya for harboring hope that he will be released someday, and that people will believe in his innocence. Ishaan hits Gautam in his nuts when he is released from solitary. at Home, Chandrika's husband Suri, gets wind of the documentary she is making and insults her by saying that she is sleeping with the prisoners. Chandrika douses Suri with kerosene at night when he is sleeping, and threatens to light him up one night, if he does not grant her a divorce quickly. Next day Chandrika asks Ishaan 3rd time if he feels remorse. Ishaan says he knows he made a mistake but wants to be a free man. Chandrika says she has fallen in love with him and wants to help him escape (she gets him a small O2 cylinder). Meanwhile Mohan's deputy finds through his informer that Ishaan has a plan to escape. A search of Ishaan's belonging reveals that he has a map of the prison. He questions the guard on the cell and finds that Ishaan has bribed him to skip his name during roll call on republic day. The deputy allows the plan to go ahead and waits for Ishaan on the exit point from the prison at the nearby lake. However, Ishaan escapes in the food prepared by Jaggu (using the O2 cylinder for breathing), when it is loaded onto the truck to be taken for consumers outside the prison. He meets Chandrika at her house, at a predetermined date and time. He knows Chandrika that she doesn't love him and asks for the real story. Turns out Chandrika was the sister of the woman Ishaan shot that day at the bank. Chandrika takes Ishaan back to the prison at gunpoint, just in time to stop Jaggu's hanging. Ishaan tells Mohan that he escaped the bank after killing Chandrika's sister. On a road crossing, he pushed Nagya's wife and caused her death. He then went to Jaggu's house as he was man whom his wife was cheating with. Ishaan killed Jaggu's wife by throwing her down the stairs when she refused to run away with him. Jaggu came home and stabbed an already dead woman and blamed himself for her death. Jaggu and Nagya are released. Chandrika gives the money stolen by Ishaan to Mohan so he can continue his prisoner reforms system. Chandrika forgives Ishaan by saying that saving 2 lives was just payment in exchange of her sister and her kids death.

After accidentally killing a young mobster, a guilt-stricken police officer searches for the parents who never came forward to claim their son's body. Inspector Sam Bharucha (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest and diligent Police Inspector. He frequently comes across youth gangs, calling themselves "bhai". He also has marital problems with his son himself calling himself a "bhai", and associating with criminal elements. One day during one of this patrols, there is a shoot-out between a youth gang and his police party. A number of youth are killed. Various family members come forward to claim the deceased bodies of the youth, save for one. This intrigues Bharucha, and he sets out to find out why. He gets an anonymous message from a caller, calling himself Poonappa Awade (Dilip Prabhawalkar). Bharucha meets up with Poonappa, but doubts his credibility, as Poonappa confides in his him that the dead body of the youth belongs to a very rich and influential family. When Bharucha meets with the alleged parents of the youth, he is told that their son is abroad, in America. Bharucha has now to decide whether it the parents or Poonappa who is telling the truth. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Shankar collaborates with police inspector Mangal and runaway convict Vijay to bring the bandit Kala Daku to justice for the murder of his father and various other crimes. In aid of seeking revenge for his dad's death, against a bandit called Kala Daku, Shankar team up with two men, a police inspector, Mangal and a run away convict, Vijay. Shankar makes his living by driving a truck while Vijay and Mangal masquerade as villagers to surface as saviors to protect the village against Kala's gang. And then Kala and his men abduct Vijay; now Mangal and the entire police force will have to negotiate with Kala to let Vijay off in exchange for the landlord's son. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) In order to avenge the death of her husband by Kala Daku, a woman entrusts her young son to Hari Singh, so that he can train him, make him tough, so that he can avenge his dad's death. Years later, the young child has grown to be a strong young man, and he, with the help of two others seek out the dreaded Kala Daku, and then complications arise when they discover that one of them is not what he claims to be, and the other is a convict. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Hey Ram is a crime drama film directed by Kamal Haasan. The story follows the semi-fictional era of India`s Partition. The story showcases an extremist who shares a similar ideology as Nathuram Godse, the guy who killed Mahatama Ghandhi. The movie features Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles.

When a young medical student`s brother is assassinated by a group of terrorists, he decides to join the police service and bring his brother`s killers to justice.

Robin, a mathematician genius is exploited by his uncle to make money.

Amar lives a middle-class life with his Police Inspector brother, Suryaveer, and sister-in-law, Beena. Suryaveer is assigned to handle the task of apprehending a group of terrorists, headed by Jumbo, who have made their hideout in a dense forest in Central India. Suryaveer's partner is Inspector Satpal, who is an alcoholic. Suryaveer is also told that six other police inspectors have lost their lives in this assignment. Nevertheless, Suryaveer and Satpal get ready to tackle this task and do penetrate deep into the forests. Then Beena gets the devastating news that Satpal has been injured and her husband has been killed. The police assign this matter to another Police Inspector by the name of Vikas, and Amar and Satpal lend a hand to support him. The question remains will the trio succeed where so many have already failed and been killed? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Two Indian secret agents, Ajay and Abdul, share a brotherly bond. However, when Abdul is killed in the line of duty, the mission is handed over to Ajay, who decides to avenge his friend's death. Two Indian Secret Service Agents, Ajay Saxena and Abdul, are not only co-workers, but also live like brothers. Their Chief asks Abdul to take charge of Project M, dealing with India's nuclear capability for defense, while Ajay proceeds on a vacation to Switzerland. Once there, he meets with beautiful Anju and they fall in love. When he returns to India, he is told that Abdul has been killed, the file pertaining to Project M is missing, and he is assigned the task of not only recovering the file but also apprehending the culprits. Ajay sets out to Bangalore and finds that Anju also lives there with her wealthy businessman dad, Brij Mohan alias BM. Ajay will soon find out that his romance with Anju is short-lived as her dad may be connected with the masterminds who had the secret file stolen and are now determined to do away with Ajay as they had with Abdul. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Indian scientists had successfully made a breakthrough in advanced missile technology which made news all over the world. But a gang of four had made a plan to spirit away the file which contained invaluable defense secrets pertaining to the newly developed missile technology. And, as feared, the file was gone. Intelligence Officer Abdul chases the culprits. But he must lay down his life. The hunt for the culprits continues with intelligence Officer Ajay on the mission. The culprits--Luka, Brijmohan, Ranjeet and Kunda--create a series of hurdles to frustrate Ajay's operations. During this mission, Neesha (an accomplice of Luka) tries to entice Ajay and lead him astray. But Ajay does not respond to Neesha's overture. He does not need to: he's already in love with Anju, who happens to be Birjmohan's daughter. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com When an Indian Secret Service Agent Abdul is killed in the line of duty, his brother-like friend and co-worker Ajay Saxena must recover a stolen file pertaining to Project M, which deals with India's nuclear capability for defense, bring the perpetrators who stole this file to book, and avenge the death of Abdul. The prime suspects in Ajay's list are businessman Brij Mohan alias 'B.M'. , Kundan, Ranjit, and underworld don Lukka--each with a motive. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

When journalist Roma Singh, daughter of a jailer, visits a prison, she faces harassment from inmates but is saved by fellow prisoner Vishal Agnihotri. Intrigued by his conviction for four murders, she investigates and learns he sought justice after the court failed his sister and beloved. Upon Vishal`s release and employment with her boss, Jindal, he uncovers a deeper motive behind his freedom.

A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver who promises her parents a huge amount of money. The girl is snatched away by her father-in-law and raped by him. But she is punished for his crime.. —Anonymous

Police inspectors Karan and Ali investigate the murder of a colleague, Inspector Rane. Karan takes the responsibility of protecting Anjali, a bar dancer who is a key witness to the crime.

Mumbai-based Saxena family consists of Professor Nirbhay, his wife, Preeti, their school-going daughter, Ritu; Nirbhay's college-going brother and sister, Vijay and Suman respectively. Vijay meets with fellow collegian, Honey, and after a few altercations both fall in love with each other. Vijay is introduced to Honey's maternal uncle, Bhagwandas, and he approves instantly. Honey's long-estranged brother, Kanhaiya, re-enters her life and asks her not to see Vijay anymore. Then the lives of the entire Saxena family change drastically when money alloted for Suman's marriage is stolen, and Vijay accepts a contract to kill a man named Gulla - not knowing that he is being set-up to kill none other than Nirbhay himself. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Raja faces danger from Vikral Sing, when four goons are assigned the task to bring Raja dead or alive to Vikral Singh. But seeing his innocence they fall in love with Raja and decide not to kill him. Now, what will be Vikral Singh`s reaction?

A suspended police officer is asked to return back to duty and hunt down the underworld mob boss, Azhgar from Kenya. The police officer, along with a reformed criminal leave for Kenya to catch Azhgar.

Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door.

When an exiled police officer, a bandit and the son of a police commissioner are framed by a smuggler, they join forces to teach him a lesson and prove their innocence. Honest, diligent and brave Police Inspector Karan Saxena while carrying out his investigations against gangster and smuggler Bhujang is mysteriously framed and transfer to a remote area called Madhavpur. While residing there Karan sets to put things right and gets into confrontations with a bandit, Jai Singh who is good at heart and always ready to fight for the oppressed because his own dad, a brave Martyr has been killed by Bhujang, he too join with Karan to wreak vengeance against Bhujang. Ravi the son of the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mathur joins Bhujang gang secretly wanting to get his own revenge from Bhujang. These three men Ravi, Karan and Jai manage to gather evidence against Bhujang and his gang and sets out on a dangerous road of crime, without the laws help in order to liberate the country from Bhujang / Bhairav Singh and his gang. —gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com) Karan Saxena is a police officer who lives with his dad, a judge by profession. He gets engaged to the Commissioner's daughter Divya Mathur. Karan's attempts to locate a notorious criminal gang headed by Bhujang alias Bhraiv Singh, gets him framed. The case is tried in court and Karan is proving guilty due to lack of sufficient evidence. The same day his dad committed suicide by hanging himself and he is transfer to a remote area called Madhapur as his punishment. Finding the correct opportunity to do away with Karan; Bhujang and his gang mercilessly burn his house with him inside. Unknown to the gang, the media and the police; Karan survives and form a gang call "Tridev" consisting of himself, a village bandit named Jay Singh, whose dad has been murdered by Bhujang and the Commissioner's son, Ravi Mathur, whose sister has once been abducted by Bhujang. These three men swear vengeance against Bhujang and his gang. As part of there vengeance against Bhujang they destroy his wear-house with his goods, fail bank robbery and openly challenge him. Now these men might as well destroy the entire gang without interference from the police. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) Inspector Karan Saxena is a honest and diligent police inspector with the Bombay Police Force. He lives a middle-class life with his father, a Judge, and has a sweetheart in Divya Mathur, the daughter of Police Commissioner Mathur, who he hopes to marry soon. Things do not go well for Karan as he uses excessive force and is disciplined for trying to make a false arrest, and ultimately gets transferred to distant Madhopur; his engagement to Divya is annulled by Mathur; and his dad purportedly commits suicide. Karan re-locates to Madhopur, has a violent encounter with a bandit named Jay Singh, but both become friends after they realize that they have something in common - honesty, and to avenge their woes against Bhujang and his gang. When they do reach Bhujang, they find out that he has a new lieutenant - Ravi Mathur - who is none other than Divya's brother. Will this new entrant prove to be a boon or a blessing for the duo? Watch as events unfold and take you to the climax of this thriller action to the tunes of chart-buster "Oye, Oye...." which sold millions of tapes in the world. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Brave and honest Police Inspector Karan Saxena, while attempting to curb criminal activities in Mumbai, gets himself framed by a terrorist named Bhujang. He witnesses the suicidal death of his dad, Judge Saxena, separation from his fiancée, Divya Mathur and is transferred to a remote area called Madhavpur. While in Madhavpur, Karan clashes force with a thug named Jay Singh and finds that he does not play by the rules of the law. He sets out to put things right but both realize that they are against the same forces that got Karan transferred. A strong friendship is formed between both and they join with Ravi Mathur, the son of Commissioner Mathur, whose sister, Divya Mathur has been abducted by Bhujang. The three heroes then form a gang called Tridev and will only rest after destroying Bhujang and his criminal empire. —raj (krazymonster@ymail.com)

Hero Hiralal (Naseeruddin Shah) is a Hyderabadi auto-rickshaw driver. Aziz Bhai (Saeed Jaffrey) runs a restaurant where Hiralal typically eats. Rangeela Paintal (Mohan Gokhale) paints movie posters and is one of Hiralal's best friends. Hira is a big fan of the movies and has developed mannerisms based on his favorite actors. His auto has a registration of "Hira 555"", and every Friday he will watch the first day first show of his favorite actors movies. Hira is a romantic at heart and hope to meet his dream woman one day. He vows to have a love story that is unique in the annals of love. One day he learns that a Bollywood film is being shot in the city. Hira goes to watch. The movie has Prem Kumar (Kiran Kumar), a big Bollywood brand as the hero. Bhagwan (Satish Shah) is the sets assistant from Hawa Hawaii Productions. Hiralal befriends Bhagwan, who allows him on the sets. Hiralal saves the heroine Roopa (Sanjana Kapoor) from a light stand falling on her head. Prem keeps hitting on Roopa on the sets, while she is the reserved types. Hira falls in love with Roopa as she is the dream girl that he has been waiting for. The cast is staying at a hotel near the location of the sets, as it is someway away from the main city. Roopa is tired playing second fiddle to Prem on the sets. She is kept waiting for a full day for her shots and sometimes whole days go without any of her shots. Prem Kumar continues his starry airs on the sets. The cook spits in his food and Prem finds out, leading to the cook getting fired. Hira gets the contract for the food to Aziz, thus benefiting his friends. One night, Prem gets drunk and comes into her hotel room with an intention to have sex with her. Hiralal saves her by knocking Prem unconscious. Now Roopa starts going out with Hira steadily and Hira takes her to all the famous sites in Hyderabad like the Golconda fort. Hira reveals that he doesn't know how to swim and is afraid of the water. Hira says that he only wants to be an honest love in life, someone who can give his life for the sake of his love. Hira introduces Roopa to Aziz and Rangeela. Rangeela tries to warn Hira against the perils of love outside of his social status. Work takes Roopa back to Bombay when one day the shooting wraps up and Roopa goes back without any prior notice. Hero is hurt and is pining for his lover. He follows her to Mumbai. Via auto drivers, Hira reaches the studios and from there he finds Bhagwan, and finally reaches Roopa's home. He has an encounter with her stepmom (Rohini Hattangadi), who clearly disapprove of him. She wants Roopa to focus on maximizing her earnings in the heat of her career. Rupa's family tells her to reject Hero's love and move on with her career. Buckling under family pressure, Roopa is compelled to abandon her love publicly (he confronts Roopa at a awards ceremony, and she publicly shuns and rejects him), which causes Hero to fall into depression and attempt suicide. He is saved in time by Rani Sitara Devi (Deepa Sahi), a show lady, who arranges for him to die like a great lover in supposedly the greatest show on earth as directed by her. Hira doesn't want an ordinary death and wants a death befitting a scorned lover. Rani promises him death in 10 days. Hira refuses to change his appearance for media appearances and wants to be himself till his death. Rani plans a media blitz, advertising Hira's death at the "greatest show on Earth". Tons of merchandise is sold in the name of death and love. Rani shameless manipulates supply to push up prices and makes monster profits. Aziz Bhai and Rangeela arrive from Hyderabad and via Bhagwan, gain access to Hira and starts living with him. Meanwhile Roopa's mom gets her engaged to Prem and wants them to get married. Aziz, Rangeela and Bhagwan reach Roopa and tell her that Hira is serious about killing himself and implore her to save him. Prem decides the wedding date to be the day when Hira is scheduled to die. Roopa tries to get Rani to stop the spectacle, but she refuses saying that if Roopa loved Hira, he wouldn't be dying in the first place. Roopa speaks to Hira directly and even he refuses to stop this death spectacle. To stop Hira from becoming a martyr, Prem gets him abducted. luckily Aziz Bhai and Rangeela witness the abduction. Meanwhile Roopa finds out that her mom is actually her stepmom and is herself having an affair with Prem (she sees them together in bed). Prem sees this and imprisons her. Aziz Bhai and Rangeela attack and free Hira. Hira rushes to the venue where Rani has planned his death as he doesn't want to break his promise to him. Hira arrives just in time for his death by drowning. Hira is saved once again in the nick of time when Roopa arrives (she escapes from her captivity) in a rush at the last minute to confess her love for him. Roopa breaks the glass cylinder containing Hira and saves his life. Prem makes a last-ditch effort to kill Hira, but is again thwarted by Aziz and Rangeela who also arrive in the nick of time. Prem is arrested by the police. Hira and Roopa unite.

Kapil's brother dies from drugs, prompting him to join police. His friend Albert is killed in Goa. Kapil travels there, faces local police opposition. He goes rogue, evading authorities and goons, to uncover truth behind Albert's death. Kapil's (Naseeruddin Shah) younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title of C.I.D. Inspector. He lives in Bombay with his mom (Kamini Kaushal). One day his friend from Goa, Albert Pinto (Pankaj Kapoor) is killed in front of him. He vows to avenge his death, but the local police will not permit to do so, and they assign this incident to another inspector. Frustrated, Kapil decides to travel to Goa. Once in Goa, he finds out that he has no powers as a policeman, and the Goa police regard him as a nuisance. He attempts to uncover Albert's death, with the help of Jojo (Archana Puran Singh), but instead gets into brawls, is arrested, and is escorted by the local police, back to Bombay. But Kapil escapes from police custody, and soon he is on the run, not only the police, but local goons also, who will not hesitate to kill him instantly. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Bombay's C.I.D. inspector Kapil watches helplessly as his younger brother, Banto dies as a result of drug overdose. He then swears to bring all drug-dealers to justice only to witness the assassination of his friend, Albert Pinto; his aggression to locate the killers of his friends are frustrated by his seniors forcing him to go to Albert's region, Goa. He then seeks help with one of Albert's acquaintance, Jyoti alias Jojo but the Goa police do not allow him to exercise his rights as a police and thus when his investigations starts to show progress he is disregard and is taken back to Bombay. After this Kapil will find that his life is not the same anymore. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) Inspector Kapil's brother dies due to drugs he wows to put and end to this.Kapil's friend Albert Pinto returns after vacationing in Goatells how he fell in love with a girl next moment Albert is shot and he dies in Kapil's arms.Albert's was killed as he was about to burst a drug racket.Kapil decides to revenge on Albert and his brothers death but local cops in Bombay wont permit him.He travels to Goa and meets Jojo a club singer and dancer the same girl Albert was referring.But has no powers as a cop.Kapil with the help of Jojo and Murty find that find that a well known businessman DD is behind this.But Goa cops find him nuisance and decide to deport him . —alex.mjacko@gmail.com Plain clothes police inspector, Kapil witnessed his younger brother, Bantu die as a result of drug abuse, when he goes into the outer world he also witnessed another murder, the brutal gundown of his friend, Albert Pinto by local gangsters. He remembers the face of these gangsters and vows to put an end to there lives but he is not permitted to break the law. He then travels to Goa in search of these gangsters and manage to endued the police, every where he goes he kept on hearing about these deadly drugs - brown sugar and cocaine. With the help of a local club danger, Jojo he swears to rid the country of these poison and to average his friend's death by hook or by crook. —gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com)

Jailer Vishwanath Pratap Singh slaps terrorist Dr. Michael Deng one day, not knowing that he has set the stage for a complete change of course in his life. Deng`s men kill his sons and daughter-in-law, leaving his wife muted by the shock of losing her sons. To avenge his loss, he puts together a lethal gang of three notorious prisoners on death row: Baiju Thakur (Jackie Shroff), Johnny/Gyneshwar (Anil Kapoor), and a former terrorist, Khairuddin Chishti (Naseeruddin Shah). Little does he know why these three agreed to join him!

In 1961, the grandfather of a Portuguese family in Goa dies and his wife tries to call upon his ghost but ends up calling the souls of people the family has wronged in the past.

Madhav Verma (Om Puri) is a dedicated, honest, and diligent union representative. He represents the majority of the employees in an organization, which recognizes his union. However, there is a rival in the shape and form of Rustom Patel (Naseeruddin Shah) who is attempting to break the union so as to establish his majority, through his henchman Krishnan (Gopi), and will not hesitate to stoop to any level to get what he wants. Chhotelal (Pankaj Kapoor) loses his legs in an accident, and must be hospitalized. Krishnan takes advantage of the situation and puts pressure on Chhotelal and his brothers (Achyut Potdar and Harish Patel) to enroll in his union, and he will get him a higher compensation package than his regular union. Madhav must use his utmost diligence and consistently uphold his principles as they will be put to a test before all logic gives way to violence, anarchy, apathy, and corruption. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

This is Goutam Ghose's speculative commentary on poverty and exploitation in rural Bihar, based on Bengali story Paathi.

The sanctity of a family is tested when DK brings home his illegitimate son from a fling. His devastated wife grapples to accept reality as the boy begins to soften her heart.

Rukmini Bai has been running a brothel for years and business is thriving. But when one of the girls has an illicit affair, the whole establishment is threatened.

For years, an aging Rukmini Bai (Shabana Azmi) has been the Madame of a brothel in Hyderabad, India. The women in the brothel live in harmony. Rukmini Bai takes pride in the talent of her women, especially Zeenat (Smita Patil) who is a classical singer and Basanti (Neena Gupta) who is a classical dancer. Rukmini Bai is quite possessive about Zeenat and does not let her get engaged in prostitution. Ramgopal (Om Puri) is a photographer who frequents the brothel. Ramgopal is lusting after Basanti, but she is not interested in him. The Doctor (Annu Kapoor) comes every month for health check-ups. Phoolmani (Sreela Majumdar) is a new entrant into the brothel. She was sold to the brothel for Rs 4000 by a supplier Srikanth (who had married Phoolmani and then lured her to the brothel) and she had a torrid start to her first day. She was frightened, ran all over the brothel, tried to escape and then finally lost the energy and calmed down. Rukmini is protective of her from the customers who wish to deflower Zeenat. One day Rukmini Bai gets the news, that she, now, has a new landlord Mr. Gupta (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), whose daughter Malti (Ratna Pathak) is to marry Mr. Aggarwal's (Saeed Jaffrey) son, Sushil (Aditya Bhattacharya), shortly. Given the finesse of Zeenat and Basanti, Mr. Gupta invites Rukmini Bai with her women to perform at the engagement ceremony of his son. During the performance, Sushil is smitten by Zeenat's beauty and approaches her in the dressing room. Zeenat also gets attracted to Sushil. In the meanwhile, it is shown that the City Councilor, Shantidevi (Gita Siddharth), who also runs the Women Organization of the town is averse to Rukmini Bai and her brothel. In reality Shanti Devi is coordinating with Mr. Gupta to build public opinion against the brothel, so he can get it demolished for his new construction project at the right time. Shantidevi's assistant (Pankaj Kapur) Via Mr Gupta, Shanti gets news that a minor Phoolmani has been kept at the brothel without her wishes. Shanti enters the brothel with a large public crowd to rescue the minor. But Rukmini traps Shanti's assistant in a room with one her other girls, who claims that he was trying to sexually assault her. This puts Shanti on the back foot, and she is forced to withdraw for the time being. Meanwhile Nadira tries to force Phoolmani into her first time. She has a stroke and later tries to commit suicide. To save Phoolmani the Doctor asks Rukmini to take her to a hospital, but since it is a suicide case, a police report is required first. And that means the entire brothel will be kept in a lockup, just so that Phoolmani can be saved. Mr. Agarwal bails the girls out. In a Municipal Committee meeting, Shanti proposes that the brothel should be moved out of town, in order to protect the town from getting corrupted. The committee agrees to her demands and Rukmini Bai and her women are forced to relocate to a new place in the outskirts of the city, which happens to be near the Dargah of Baba Karak Shah. Mr. Agarwal comes to apologize to Rukmini that he could not stop from the brothel being relocated but promises to take care of the Phoolmani case. Agarwal also gets Mr. Gupta to offer Rs 51K, a house and land to Rukmini at the new site, to help her relocate. But the new location attracts a lot of people (as it the religious grave site of one Baba Kharak Shah, whom the locals revere and visit often), and Rukmini Bai's brothel starts thriving. In the meanwhile, Rukmini Bai gets to know about the budding love between Zeenat and Sushil and she forbids Zeenat from going ahead with the relationship. She reveals that Zeenat is the illegitimate child of Mr. Aggarwal and another prostitute, and Rukmini Bai had kept it as a secret for years, in order to save the face of Mr. Aggarwal. It makes Zeenat and Sushil siblings and renders their romantic relationship as prohibited. The complications set in when Sushil refuses to marry Malti and runs away from his house in order to pursue Zeenat. He asks Zeenat to elope from the brothel with him in search of better existence and Zeenat accepts his proposal. The whole brothel is in a state of panic when the news of Zeenat's elopement breaks out. Rukmini Bai and Aggarwal go in search of the children. However, during the way, Zeenat is overcome by guilt as she is aware of their biological relationship and thus, runs away from Sushil as well. Sushil is heartbroken. Rukmini Bai too, is unable to come to terms with the news of Zeenat's disappearance. She is sobbing in her brothel and instead of getting sympathy, she is rebuked by a Nadira (Soni Razdan), a prostitute who works for her. She asks Rukmini Bai to exit the brothel as the women do not need her anymore and can run the brothel on their own. Rukmini Bai is in a state of shock and with a heavy heart, she quits the brothel with her faithful helper Tungrus (Naseeruddin Shah). On their way, due to exhaustion, they halt for water. While looking for water, Tungrus accidentally comes across a Shiv Lingam. He calls out to Rukmini Bai and they both pray to the Shivlingam for a better future. Just then, they see Phoolmani, a former brothel woman, running towards them. Rukmini Bai is delighted at the sight of Phoolmani and thanks the almighty.

Maya is married to Anand in a full traditional Hindu wedding. It is emphasized that in Hindu religion, a marriage is a bond for 7 lifetimes. The neighbors are suspicious as the groom's family did not demand any dowry and the bride's family conducted the wedding as a very low-key affair. Maya (Padmini Kolhapure) attempts suicide on the day of her nuptial night. Dr. Anand (Naseeruddin Shah), Maya's husband, who is apparently a doctor, treats her, and finds out that she attempted suicide. When Maya gains conscience, she confirms her secret to Dr. Anand that she didn't want to get married and was forced. Dr. Anand wants to know the full story of Maya's life. Dr. Anand lives with his dad (Arvind Deshpande), Mother Savitri (Dina Pathak) and daughter Chanda (Suchita Trivedi). Anand used to be a widower before his marriage to Maya, which was insisted upon by Savitri. Savitri is on her death bed and is not expected to survive much longer. Anand is a very mature person and understands the situation with Maya. He tells everyone at home that Maya was tired from the wedding and hence fainted. He allows Maya to tell her story in her own way. The story moves to a flashback, where an aspiring new music director, Prem (Anil Kapoor) [Prem Pratap Patiala Wale] and his sidekick Raju (Master Raju) come to Maya's house. They are looking to rent a room. Maya lives with her Maternal Grandfather (Nana) (Nilu Phule) and mother (Ashalata Wabgaonkar). She has a school going sister Sheela, and a disabled brother Prakash. Maya finds Prem funny as the elastic from his Pyjama keeps showing from under his Kurta. Nanaji puts certain conditions that Prem has to return home before 10 PM, no cooking inside the room, Rs 300 deposit and Rs 60 per month rent. Prem keeps all his money inside a packet hidden in his underwear and Bombay is known for pickpockets. Nanaji is looking for a suitable groom for Maya but cannot afford to pay any dowry. The house is also mortgaged. Several incidents happen which bring Maya and Prem closer. It is love at first sight for Maya as she falls for the naive, innocent Prem. [Hamari Bhi Koi Ijjat Hai, Gharana Hai, Parampara Hai]. When Prem goes to take a bath in a bathroom without any lock & puts Raju on guard. Raju takes off for dancing in a passing religious procession & Maya comes along inside seeing Prem in the buff. Then Prem and Raju return home late at night. Maya opens the door, but only allows Raju to pass. Prem is told that no one is allowed to enter home beyond 10 PM & Maya forces him to kiss her to gain entry. Prem rips his pants & Maya offers to mend them to Raju. Maya was sewing her own bra at the time and forgot all about it as she sews her bra to Prem's pants. Prem is livid and makes an entire scene in front of Nana. Maya thinks that Prem is cheap, but Raju tells Maya that Prem has his whole family in Patiala. His mum is a housemaid & Prem sells his blood to send some money home each week, till he is able to succeed in Bombay. Prem, aspiring to be a true music director in Bombay, rejects Maya's advances. Maya tries to seduce Prem by taking a bath in an open roofed bathroom in front of Prem and sending him Samosas. Maya even sells her gold bangles to send money to Prem's mother without his knowledge. Maya goes to meet Prem in secret late at night and wants to share a kiss with him. But Prem barely escapes when Nanaji calls Maya. Furthermore, Prem also in love with Maya, but believes that he isn't worthy of her. They declare their love for each other, and plan to elope. But destiny has other plans in store for Maya and Prem. The same day Maya's grandfather fixes her wedding with Anand & informs Maya of his decision. Maya & Prem decide to run away. On the day of their elopement, the two lovers are caught by Maya's parents. As a result, Prem and his sidekick are kicked out of the house and Maya is forced to wed Dr. Anand. Back to the present time, Dr. Anand confides in her that he only married her due to his ill mother Savitri (Dina Pathak), who wanted to see him settle down before her death. Dr. Anand promises to unite the two lovers after his mother's death. During the time of her stay, Maya gets attached to Dr. Anand's daughter Chanda (Baby Suchita). Maya is a dutiful daughter-in-law and even helps to take care of Savitri's bodily functions when the nurses are not around. Savitri hands over all the house keys to Maya. She also hands over all the ancestral jewels to Maya. Meanwhile, Dr. Anand searches for Prem and successfully finds him outside a mall. Dr. Anand pretends to be a movie producer and hires Prem to be the music director for his new film. When his mother dies, Dr. Anand attempts to reunite Prem and Maya. However, Prem being a strong believer in the traditional Indian values of marriage and fidelity says he can accept if his lover becomes someone's wife but cannot accept if someone's wife becomes his lover. At this point Maya has lived with Anand for all of 7 days. Prem asks Maya to remove the Mangalsutra from her neck so that Maya would be his former Maya. Maya cannot, as she is a simple Indian girl with traditional values. Then Prem asks Dr Anand to remove the Mangalsutra from Maya's neck. When Dr Anand attempts to do this, Maya doesn't allow him to do so. Prem then, reaffirms that marriage is a lasting bond, and that Maya should be with Dr. Anand as they have married each other. He wishes both of them well and leaves. Prem makes his way with Raju in the dark to the sound of his harmonium. Prem sacrifices his love for greater values and returns to his life of poverty, simplicity and loneliness.

The film opens at a party where Anant Welankar (Om Puri), a police officer, meets Jyotsna Gokhale (Smita Patil), a lecturer in literature at a local college. Anant is a sub-inspector with Bombay police. They seem to hit it off despite some initial skirmishing about ideology, and the friendship blossoms into a relationship. Anant brings diligence, enthusiasm, and a definite idealism to his job. But the job is harsh. There is a deep nexus between the local mafia, the cops and the (corrupt) politicians. Honest himself, Anant falls among the lower rungs of the police hierarchy and has very limited scope of authority on the state of affairs in his area. When Anant arrests three common thugs, he is asked to meet with their boss, Rama Shetty (Sadashiv Amrapurkar), a don in the local mafia. Anant refuses all of Rama Shetty's attempts to get his men out or to entice Anant to join him. Shetty decides to watch over Anant. Anant pursues Jyotsna and they both get romantically involved. Mike Lobo (Naseeruddin Shah) is a suspended cop, who also stood up for his values and tried to fight against a corrupt system. Anant's department head Police Inspector Patil (Achyut Potdar) orders him not to touch Shetty's men going forward. Sometime thereafter, a meek fellow from a local slum lodges a complaint about some ruffians who harass his wife. Anant finds them, locks them up, and administers a severe beating. As a fallout, the local MLA asks for Anant to be suspended. Anant's boss, inspector Haider Ali (Shafi Inamdar), explains to a mystified Anant that the ruffians were the MLA's henchmen, providers of muscle during elections and political rallies. Anant is defiant with a clear conscience (he did nothing wrong) and ready to face a tribunal. Haider Ali explains that it will hardly get that far. Tribunals are either delayed indefinitely or are rigged (by corrupt politicians), and suspension during that time is a permanent black mark on one's record (for no other politician will be willing to deal with such a troublemaker). Anant is initially baffled but goes along with Haider's plan to bring in Desai, a mediator or middle-man with connections in New Delhi, the "Centre" or national seat of power. Desai invokes higher powers to quietly cover up the matter. Anant's morals are shaken by this incident: He had to use means barely legal to uphold his righteous actions upon criminals. Anant reflects upon his childhood. His father Police Constable Velankar (Amrish Puri) retired as a Faujdar (constable) in the village police force. His father was a hard and violent man, quick to slap or beat his wife (Madhuri Purandare) on the slightest pretext. Anant recalls looking on and being powerless to intervene. When Anant graduates' college, he expresses his desire to pursue higher education but is forced into joining the police force. Things get interesting when Anant finds one of Rama Shetty's goons, badly beaten, burnt and left to die. Anant brings the man into the hospital and takes his statement where he names Rama Shetty and others who inflicted this assault. Anant storms into Rama Shetty's rooms to arrest him. But Shetty is unfazed. He makes a simple phone call to a high-ranking cop who immediately asks Anant to back off. Anant cites the context and the overwhelming evidence but is still ordered to step away. A resentful and hapless Anant leaves, feeling intensely humiliated. Haider Ali explains yet again: Rama Shetty plans to run for city council in the upcoming municipal elections and simply cannot afford to let a petty matter distract his ambitions. Anant is horrified and enraged and takes to drinking. His relationship with Jyotsna suffers. He is distraught when he is sent to provide security cover for Rama Shetty's campaign rallies. Meanwhile Mill Union Leader Mhatre (Vijay Kashyap) complains to Patil about Mill owners deploying hooligans to beat up the striking workers. Unknown to Mhatre, Patil had already made a deal with mill owner Khanna (Akash Khurana) to remove the striking workers and to allow Khanna to take material out from the factory to complete his orders. He suffers another career setback when he leads an assault team to capture a dangerous bandit in the hills outside Mumbai, and the credit for the arrest is ultimately handed to another officer. His relationship deteriorates further, and he takes to drinking fairly heavily. When Jyotsna confronts him, he confides in her. Anant arrests Rama Shetty's son (Madan Jain), when he is found having kidnapped a girl and having sexually assaulted her for a week. But as usual, he is set free. The son ends up killing Mhatre in a road accident. Things go completely out of control one night soon after as a small-time thief, accused of stealing a small radio, is brought into custody. Anant is very drunk, angry, and frustrated. He delivers a shocking and brutal beating to the thief - while continuing to drink - accusing him of "stealing the legitimate Rights of Others". Not surprisingly, the thief succumbs. The fallout leaves Anant suspended and facing charges of excessive force. Anant tries to invoke Desai again, but Haider Ali backs off, saying the situation has become too hot for most anyone. Haider Ali suggests, somewhat reluctantly, that perhaps the newly elected Rama Shetty can help. After several days of deliberation, Anant decides to visit Rama Shetty in his betting den. Rama Shetty receives Anant cordially and invites him into his inner sanctum alone - possibly aware that this righteous cop is finally on his knees before him. He agrees to help him only if Anant, in return, joins forces with him. Anant breaks out of his 'impotent' torpor and infuriated, in a stunning and violent move, strangles Rama Shetty there and then. The film ends with Anant turning himself in.

Rajaram, a simple clerk, is secretly in love with his neighbour Sandhya but his smooth-talking friend Bashu woos Sandhya before he can confess his love.

Najma and Akhtar are in love but need money to get married and start a life. Shakir Khan, a man from the Gulf, promises to help them but only if they can find him a young bride.

A young woman must try to keep a one-night stand that she had in college a secret from her husband who happens to be one of his best friends, and thowart a persistant blackmailer intent on collecting money from her to keep quite about it.

Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Years later, she grows up to become an accomplished poetess and the renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.

Anirudh, a blind man who runs a school, falls in love with Kavita, a widowed social worker. But when a marriage is proposed, Anirudh falls prey to his own inferiority complex.

A lawyer defends a man who has been accused of killing his own wife. As the case goes on, he comes to realise the harsh reality of the lives of people from scheduled castes.

This film is about the blind, in particular about the lives and feelings of blind children and the principal of their school. Sparsh refers to the sensation and feeling of touch upon which blind people rely in the absence of sight. The story opens with Anirudh Parmar (Naseeruddin Shah) as the principal of Navjivan Andhvidyalay, a school for the blind that educates about 200 blind children. Jagdish (Mohan Gokhale) is Anirudh's assistant at home & office. Anirudh has a dark and lonely existence for the most part. He is fiercely independent and even doesn't allow Jagdish to do all his chores. One day, while on his way to the doctor, he hears a lovely song and ends up mesmerized at the singer's door instead of the doctor that he was looking for. The voice belongs to Kavita Prasad (Shabana Azmi), a young woman recently widowed after three years of marriage. Kavita, too, prefers a secluded existence. Her childhood friend Manju (Sudha Chopra), is the only friend she has. Manju throws a small party where Kavita and Anirudh meet again. He recognizes her from her voice. During the conversation, he mentions that the school is looking for volunteers to read, sing, teach handicrafts and spend time with the children. Kavita is reluctant, but she is urged by Manju and her husband Suresh to strongly consider it. Manju takes Kavita to the school when it holds a stall for Diwali candles made by students. Kavita sees that the students are talented and run the entire stall by themselves, without any help. They make beautiful candles. Kavita decides to volunteer. On day one Anirudh warns Kavita not to see blind kids as "poor souls".. he says the kids need help and not charity. Kavita takes some time to adjust to the sightless lives of the kids and to adjust to their sensitivities. As Kavita spends more time at the school, she begins forming a friendship with Anirudh. The friendship grows stronger over time. But their personalities and feelings are different. Anirudh is of strong character. He firmly believes that the blind need help but not pity or charity. (When once, in his office, Kavita attempts to assist him with coffee, he gets enraged at the thought of his guest offering to overcome his obvious difficulty with hospitality.) Kavita helps the kids start playing blind cricket, using a special ball that makes rattles. The school prepares for their annual function and Kavita helps the student prepare a skit based on the Mahabharata. Kavita reveals to Anirudh that her husband died 3 yrs ago. The kids also love Kavita and get very close to her. A student names Paplu is infatuated with Kavita and is not able to express his complex feelings for her. Paplu is jealous of a fellow student Rampyare who is a favorite of Kavita. Paplu is not blind, but Rampyare is. Paplu picks up a fight with Rampyare, and he closes his eyes to make the contest equal. But when Kavita finds them fighting, she slaps Paplu only and takes care of Rampyare. Anirudh starts frequently visiting Kavita at her house and spends time with her. Still, Anirudh has deep rooted inferiority complex against anyone who looks at him with a sense of pity or charity. He loses his temper frequently at such instances. Manju notices that Kavita is now happy and looks forward to life. Eventually Kavita proposes to Anirudh, despite his feeling that Kavita is doing favors to him and to the school. Anirudh accepts her proposal. Anirudh finds that Paplu has told his uncle that he wants to become blind. He believes that he is mistreated because he can see. Kavita realizes her mistake and takes care of Paplu. Anirudh and Kavita get engaged. Kavita, recently bereaved, looks to the school (and Anirudh) as a way towards an ideal, one of sacrificial service. Anirudh gets wind of this (when Suresh mentions this at their engagement party) and assumes Kavita is simply seeking to fill the void in her life with this form of service. He assumes she accepted the proposal, not out of love, but as a sacrifice towards a way out of her dark life. During this time, Anirudh's fellow blind friend Dubey (Om Puri) laments that his recently deceased wife was not happy in their marriage. Dubey says that he was independent before marriage, but got dependent on her with time and became useless. Anirudh is shaken, confused, and disturbed by all this. He breaks off the engagement (but does not mention the reason to Kavita). She accepts his decision. Kavita, now a salaried employee of the school, continues to help the children. The initial coldness between her and Anirudh gives way to friction and eventually, over a series of events at the school, brings up the feelings they were not able to discuss before. Kavita is given the charge to prepare the school for a handicraft expo. She decides to bring in outside consultants without asking Anirudh, which annoys him. Anirudh feels that blind children should be self sustainable, without any help from a sighted person. Kavita feels that some guidance from anyone is not wrong at all. Kavita later admonishes Anirudh for not procuring any new book for the library in the last 2 yrs. Anirudh retorts that no new braille books have been published in the last 3 yrs. Anirudh then scolds Kavita for not learning braille herself. The situation spirals downward and one of them must leave the school. Anirudh wants Kavita to stop coming to school. Anirudh calls her an "outsider". But Kavita refuses to leave as she feels this is her school as well. Later, she finds that Anirudh has asked for a transfer to Kanpur. Kavita admits defeat and decides to leave the school as the school needs him more than her. Manju finds out that Anirudh has broken up the engagement and speaks to him. She makes Anirudh realize that even Kavita has a complex that she was somehow betraying her first husband by loving Anirudh, and so she created a story that her love is motivated by a higher calling of sacrifice. The movie ends with Anirudh and Kavita being touched by the depth of their feelings for one another and finally seeing a way out.

Wealthy, lecherous Zamindar Thakur Vir Pratap Singh lords over a small region in rural India, mercilessly killing anyone who opposes his rule. He gets the male villagers addicted to gambling and sexually molests the female villagers under false pretenses. When the same happen to Sundariya, which results in her losing her mental balance, her two brothers form a gang which includes three other male members from the village to put an end to the tyrannical rule of the Thakur. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town--ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women and has a lengthy affair with Sundariya, and even has a secret marriage ceremony with her. When Sundariya gets pregnant, he asks her to abort the child. When she refuses, he shuns her and denies ever having married her or even being intimate with her. Her brothers attempt to get justice, but are dealt with ruthlessly by Pratap Singh's bodyguard, Bhima. Sundariya then must garner support and must find someone who can stand up to Veer Pratap Singh and end his tyranny, in a town with men who have been subdued for eons by Veer Pratap Singh and his men. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Set in an underdeveloped village in the vast rural hinterland, the story opens with Public Works Department workers taking measurements for construction of a road that is to pass through which is a common cow grazing ground and has a memorial dedicated to the son of the village landlord, who is respected by the populace, leading to upheaval and resistance. Venkatesh, village priest and teacher (Naseeruddin Shah), cautions restraint and counsels negotiations with Government agencies.

Vishvam is one of four hoodlum brothers who rule a village. Though he is married, he gets infatuated by the new schoolmaster`s wife and conflicts arise when she is abducted.

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife-abused and berated by her abductors-cannot bring herself to face her husband. Vishwam (Naseeruddin Shah) is the youngest brother of the powerful and influential village Zamindar (Amrish Puri). The Zamindar will not hesitate to do anything for the welfare and protection of his family, which also includes bending the law to his own advantage. Vishwam is married to Rukmani (Smita Patil), and unlike his brothers, does not indulge in alcohol or women, nor does he have any bad habits. Then the village gets a new schoolmaster (Girish Karnad), who has a wife, Susheela (Shabana Azmi). When Vishwam sees her for the first time, he is unable to take his eyes off her, and unable to get her out of his mind. Susheela does not reciprocate his attentions. Then one night, Susheela is forcibly carried away in a car by the Zamindar's right-hand men (Mohan Agashe and Anant Nag). The schoolmaster's efforts to stop them are to no avail, and the several people present do nothing to stop this abduction. What will the schoolmaster do to get his wife back, knowing fully well that even the village policeman (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) kowtows to the Zamindar. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)