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Dastak (English: Knock) is a 1996 Hindi language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Sushmita Sen in her debut film supported by Mukul Dev with Sharad Kapoor as the psychopath.

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Naajayaz

Jai and Sandhya are on the case of taking down Raj Solanki, a gangster. However, things take an unexpected turn when Jai finds out that Raj is his father.

Naam

A widow raises two sons, one of whom is not her biological child (unbeknownst to him). Her biological child leaves India to work in Dubai, but eventually finds himself in the criminal underworld.

Jai Ho

An upright ex-army man, Jai fights a solitary war against corruption and injustice. With a simple mantra to pay forward, he starts off by helping one person and forms an ever growing circle of people helping each other.

Kisna

The film is set in the India of the tumultuous 1930's when nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British to quit. At this time, a young Indian, Kisna befriends and then shields a British girl Katherine, from an enraged mob of nationalists including Kisna's own uncle and brother. Katherine is the young daughter of a ruthless British collector. Kisna takes it upon himself to escort Katherine to the safety of the British High Commission in New Delhi, who will arrange for her to board a ship home. A tender attraction develops between Kisna and Katherine during the journey, a love story that is torn between 'Karma' (the noble deed) and 'Dharma' (the duty). Laxmi, the Indian girl Kisna is engaged to, forms the third point in an emotional triangle involving the Indo-British romantic pair

Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

Inpired from the movie "Liar Liar", this movie is about a lawyer (Govinda) who lies his way through marriage and career. His wife (Sushmita Sen) falls in love with him because of his honesty and when she finds out of his dishonesty she threatens to divorce him. Their son, to avoid the divorce, wishes on a shooting star that his father should lose the ability to lie. What happens after that is an enjoyable journey.

Aashiqui 2

A young woman meets a failing musician who launches her singing career, but their relationship is doomed when people assume he's with her for her fame and fortune.

Adhurs

Twin brothers who are separated at birth receive different upbringing. After they grow up, they chance upon each other when one of them gets kidnapped by hoodlums.

Aśoka

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.

Awaargi

Azad (Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Meena (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel against the orders of both his boss and a rival gang leader. He vows to help her become a singer, and enlists Dhiren (Govindra) to help her, but things become complicated when both men fall for Meena--and the gangsters decide they want her back.

Fitoor

A young artist tries to win the heart of his muse, while her mother hatches a scheme to end his quest for true love.

Fiza

In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.

The Seduction

A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.

Prem Pujari

Ramdev Bakshi is the only son of widower and former Indian Army General Durgaprasad, who has been decorated several times with various medals for bravery shown in the line of duty. Alas this did leave him crippled, after he lost a leg during the war with Pakistan. Ramdev is also enlisted in the army, but he is peace-loving and detests war. He has a sweetheart in village belle Suman Mehra, and both hope to get married soon. He does answer the call from the army and joins active duty, only to be arrested and court-martial-ed for disobeying orders. After being dishonorably discharged, he disappears from Suman and his father's lives. Years later, Suman enters a beauty contest and is crowned Miss India. She travels with her mom to Britain, where she meets with Ramdev.

Sir

Sir is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri and Paresh Rawal.

Tamanna

The year is 1975, the place is Mahim, Bombay, and this is the story of Tikku, a eunuch, the only child of yesteryear Bollywood actress Nazneen Begum, who has fallen upon hard times, is virtually destitute and is dependent on Tikku, who does make-up/hair-dressing of Bollywood actresses. When she passes away, Tikku is beside himself with grief. After the funeral, he witnesses a woman leaving a child in a garbage bin.

Chaahat

Roop and his father come to the city for medical treatment where Reshma falls in love with Roop. However, Roop loves Pooja but when Reshma threatens to kill herself, Roop agrees to marry her.

Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao

Anand Mathur comes from a middle-class background, but has always dreamed of living in luxury. His dreams take form when he meets with the only daughter, Kamini, of an aging and sick multi-millionaire. Kamini who is grossly overweight, approves of him, and soon both get married. Anand assists Kamini and her dad run their vaste business and soon becomes indispensable. When Kamini's dad passes away, Anand hopes that he may have received a fair amount of money in the last will and testament. Alas, that was not to be so, for dad had left everything in Kamini's name...

Hathyar

Hathyar is a narrative which probes into the household of Raghunath, a dreaded gangster. His bereaved son Rohit has to face a lot of flak from the outside world, repeatedly reminding him of the stigma attached to his family because of his father's past. Just like his father, circumstances force Rohit to become a gangster and he gets the name Boxer Bhai. Rohit has weaknesses, he cannot stand any woman being called a prostitute, because his mom, Sonu was one, and he has fallen hard for a married woman, Gauri, who is enduring a marriage with a physically abusive spouse. Rohit snatches her out of this abusive relationships and remarries her. But Rohit's problems are far from over. There is a change in the political scenario and Rohit does not find support from any godfather. He is ordered to be arrested - dead or alive.

Naaraaz

Wealthy author Ajay Pandit befriends angry and poor Deva, who lives in the nearby slums with his widower father. After the two men grow up, Ajay falls in love with Sonali, while Deva continues to live a life of destitution.

Fan

A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.

No Problem

Two friends, who are crooks, rob a bank and the bank manager is accused of being an accomplice. The manager sets out to prove his innocence and bust the duo.

Hindustan Ki Kasam

A mother gives birth to twins. Unfortunately, they are separated. One of the children ends up in neighbouring Pakistan and grows up a devout Muslim named Tauheed, while the other grows up as a Hindu named Ajay. With the on-going rivalry and hatred between the two countries, both find themselves on the opposite side, and must battle each other. The only way they can unite is by saving the life of the Pakistani Prime Minister, who himself has become the target of terrorists.

Creature 3D

People attend their first halt in a newly opened lodge in deep forest, but something is waiting for them.

Guru Mahaaguru

After literally being torn apart as children, brothers Ajay (Mukul Dev) and Gautam (Ashutosh Rana) are leading separate adult lives but are both in search of the same thing: their father's killer. Each believes he's found the culprit, but what they don't realize is that their target is really an undercover cop who's infiltrated the criminal underworld to find the murderer. Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah also star.

F.A.L.T.U.

Three loser friends create a fake university to avoid working for their parents.

C Kkompany

Akshay Kumar is a crime reporter, Mr. Joshi is a retired accountant trying to deal with his ungrateful son and Lambodar are friends. These three share their respective plight with one another and find solace in each others company. On one occasion, they play a harmless prank to tackle their problems. One thing leads to another, and before they realize, the incident becomes news. But things don’t stop there. They put their new founded fame to good use, and this in turn triggers off a series of incidents, which propel them to such heights that the three become the talk of the nation. Things get beyond their control, and the three are left with no choice but to be mute spectators to their newly acquired fame, especially since no one knows their identity.

3 Dev

3 Dev is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Ankoosh Bhatt.[1] The film stars Karan Singh Grover, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ravi Dubey, Tisca Chopra and Raima Sen in the prominent roles while Prosenjit Chatterjee and Kay Kay Menon in the supportive roles

De Taali

Paglu, Amu & Abhi live the lives of each other. They drink, eat & sleep together. Amu is a girl amongst the two guys, though Paglu & Abhi don't treat her like one. Paglu is the one who makes her realize about her feelings and helps her get her love. And Abhi is the rich, kind and classy guy who falls in love every time he meets a weird girl. Life however takes a serious fun turn when one of them falls in love with the other.

Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye

Aman Joshi (Aman Verma) is on a research assignment. His subject is the chawl dwellers in Bombay City. He rents a small tenement there and talks to the people living there. He soon gets involved in their lives, and even gets attracted to plain-looking Saundarya (Divya Mirza), who he transforms into a beauty, after a cosmetic makeover. Aman's kindness is mistaken for generosity by all the chawl dwellers, and they swarm him for his money, trying to get loans and gifts, to improve their lives. Then the lives of this small community are turned upside down, when the owner announces that he intends to tear the building down.

Teen Patti

A professor uses the three-card game to prove his probability thesis. He involves some of his students on his research and later realizes it was a big mistake

1920: Horrors of the Heart

After her father's suicide, Meghna gets led by one obsession - vengeance. The trail ends at her estranged mother's doorstep, sparking a bloody rampage.

Shamitabh

A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?

Karma, Confessions and Holi

Karma Aur Holi is entirely shot in New York and its suburbs and Priceton/New Jersey. The film deals with relationships of many dimensions, their conflicts and resolutions on the day of Holi, which is an indian festival of colors that signifies a new beginning. A contemporary film, wherein the story revolves around the identity of Indian families living in the USA, the cross cultural differences in evolution - do Indians, having migrated from their native land adapt to the difference in culture and are they ready to give up their inherent cultural inhibitions. "Karma, Confessions and Holi" is a film about Indian families, their relationships with fello Americans. their own internal and inter-personal conflicts. First English language film with prominent Indian and International stars.

Sautela Bhai

Melodrama about an extended family in Bengal. Baikunth Majumdar, who has a son by previous marriage, remarries. His new wife Bhawani raises her stepson Gokul along with her son Vinod.

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