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A political drama set in Bihar of 1990's, this story shows how an illiterate woman handles the state as Chief Minister. Rani Bharti's life takes an interesting turn when her husband Bheem Singh Bharti, announces her as the next chief minister of Bihar. With casteism and traditional satraps in the background, will Rani survive this turn of events?

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N.T.R: Mahanayakudu

A follow up to NTR: Kathanayakudu which was based on N.T. Rama Rao's life and acting career. This movie will focus on his political career.

Nayak: The Real Hero

TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.

Nila Pennae

Anand lives in the city and decides to stay in a village within a forest for some time. As he is very stressed due to the city life, he meets an old guru woman who creates a girl (Divya Bharti) for Anand. He falls in love immediately and so does the girl whom Anand calls Surya. She goes on to show him the beauty of life.

Nirmala

Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place to the men, besting all but one in the annual exams. She tied with Ramdas (Ashok Kumar). But, at the same time she is tied to the age-old culture, traditions and religion. She yearns for a husband and for motherhood. And this conflict forms the crux of the story.

Rang

Yogi Joshi (Kamal Sadanah) is the hardworking middle class student who goes to college with the traditional Pooja (Ayesha Julka), who is the daughter of a single-father. Pooja has been in love with Yogi for quite some time, but Yogi seems to see her as a good friend. Yogi's father (Bharat Kapoor) works at the factory owned by the successful Indu Singh (Amrita Singh). Indu admits her daughter into the same college as Yogi and Pooja. She is a trustee of the college and is assured by the Principal that Kajal is in good hands. Kajal (Divya Bharti) goes to college and tries to park in Pooja's spot, but Pooja cuts her off. The two get in an altercation and to show Pooja how much power Kajal has, she drives her jeep into the corridors of the college and stops right in front of Pooja and her friends, including Yogi.

The Iron Lady

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Madam Chief Minister

A political-drama where a young woman from a small village rises to power into the world of politics by breaking barriers of caste and patriarchy and overcomes the obstacles placed by her opponents to become the chief minister and work for the upliftment of backward classes.

Margaret

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.

Muta Mesthri

Muta Mesthri is action based movie in which, Bose (Chiranjeevi) is a very patriotic man who fights for the rights of the local market workers against Aatma, the nearby underworld don. Seeing his dedication for helping the working poor, the chief minister (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao) asks him to enter politics. As a politician, he takes charge of a special branch of commandos and destroys Aatma

Shandaar

A 1990 Hindi film. Shanker comes from a poor family. He falls in love with a woman from a middle-class background named Rani. Shanker has another admirer in Anita Chaurasia, daughter of a multi-millionaire industrialist and politician, Rai Bahadur Arjun Chaurasia. Shanker comes to know the details of the wrong-doings of Arjun, and sets out to expose him. Arjun comes to know about Shanker's plans, and hires a notorious gangster named Dhaga, to dispose off Shanker. And Dhaga has never failed in any job. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Rajput

Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his title and kingdom to the Government. It is in this background that Police Superintendent Dhirendra Singh assumes his duties.

Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani

Gym-freak brat Rocky falls in love with Rani, who comes from a well-educated Bengali family. Being from polar opposite worlds, the two decide to switch their families to adjust to each other's cultures and backgrounds and to know if their marriage will survive. Rocky and Rani are trapped in a world where they are united by love but divided by families and the ultimate question is will they fit in?

JugJugg Jeeyo

A marriage. A re-marriage. A pending divorce. It's been five years since Kukoo and Nainaa got married after knowing each other practically all their lives, and now they need to break it to their family that they want a divorce. Kukoo's parents, Bheem and Geeta, a couple that everyone looks up to, have no plans of making Kukoo and Naina's lives easier. They have their own plans and set of surprises in store for the young couple; all this in the middle of Kukoo's sister's wedding.

Saadey CM Saab

The film centers on three friends who dislike politics, and the problems when one (Harbhajan Mann) becomes chief minister.

Emergency

Emergency is based on true events that unfolded in 1975. The film chronicles incidents that took place under the leadership Mrs Indira Gandhi, one of the most Powerful Women in Indian History.

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, DC 9/11 takes an inside look at the Bush Administration, beginning with the day of the attacks, and following the President's journey to Ground Zero, culminating with his now famous national address nine days after the attacks.

Mere Pyare Prime Minister

A story about four children living in a Mumbai slum in India. An eight-year old Kanhu writes a letter to the Prime Minister after a dramatic incident with his mother.

Pyar Mein Thoda Twist

Pyar me thoda twist is a Romcom and action drama film. It's a story of a town near Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). The hero of the film Dheeraj Thakur and the Heroine Maya (Richa Mukherjee) love each other even after knowing the old rivalry between their families. A twist comes with the entry of Jwala Singh aka Mr. Wanted. Everyone in the town and the police are looking for Mr. Wanted. How the life of everyone changes with Jwala Singh's aka Mr. Wanted entry? Do Dheeraj and Maya able to convince their rival families to their marriage? Does this twisted love story resolve?

House of Cards

Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.

Queen of Jhansi

Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani... Jhansi Ki Rani is an Indian historical drama based on the life of Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The series was directed by Jitendra Srivastava and written by Rajesh Saksham, Ila Dutta Bedi, Malavika Asthana and Mairaj Zaidi. It premiered on 18 August 2009 on Zee TV with Ulka Gupta playing Queen Lakshmi Bai. On 8 June 2010 the story moved on several years and Kratika Sengar portrayed the Queen from there on. The show's last episode went to air on 19 June 2011.

College Romance

College Romance is a story of three BFF's : Karan, Trippy and Naira ; who fall in love and their ridiculous romantic stories take off.

15: A Quinceañera Story

A 'quinceanera' is a coming-of-age celebration for a Latina girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from girl to woman. Throughout four short films, follow five girls from different cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, bonded together by this traditional rite of passage.

Gullak

Set in quaint by-lanes in the heart of India, Gullak is a collection of disarming and relatable tales of the Mishra family.

Cubicles

This world is actually run by people sitting and working in their cubicles. This is a story of Piyush Prajapati, a 22 year old, fresh out of college and recruited like most of his batch-mates into an Indian IT company. From the time he gets his first salary, working weekends, work-life balance, a little bit of heart to all kinds of highs and lows, the show follows many firsts and chronicles the life of Piyush, a typical Indian first jobber and the people around him.

Raktanchal

Raktanchal is a crime drama inspired by real-life events from the '80s of Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh, at the time when the state development work was distributed through tenders. The criminal empire of Waseem Khan, the tender mafia is challenged by a young criminal Vijay Singh who is driven by vengeance. The story sets in motion, a clash for acquiring tenders with a political battle in the background, which unleashes a bloodbath in the city of Purvanchal. Vijay must overcome great personal odds to beat Waseem Khan and become the tender king.

Undekhi

When Rishi, an amateur filmmaker from the big city, decides to do the right thing, he ends up in the crosshairs of the Atwals, a dangerous and powerful family from the rustic Heartland.

Kathmandu Connection

The story begins in 1993, a few months after a series of blasts in Mumbai that had shaken the whole country. A senior cop of Delhi police, Samarth Kaushik, gets involved in a mysterious revelation. A parallel investigation is taking place in Allahabad, over the killing of a customs officer a few months back. There are two common connections between all the cases, Bombay Blasts, and Kathmandu.

Chutzpah

Five individuals are connected through the medium of the Internet.

Rocket Boys

Spanning three crucial decades (1940-60s) in the history of India, the story chronicles the life of three great men responsible for launching India's space and nuclear programs respectively: Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, the architect of India's Nuclear Programme, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, universally acknowledged as the Father of the Indian Space Programme and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the pioneer of modern Indian aerospace and nuclear technology. The season traces the journey of Bhabha and Sarabhai coming to terms with the challenges facing a young, independent nation and their friendship, sacrifice and determination.

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter

As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.

Kafas

A middle-class family sees a brighter tomorrow when their son meets with a life-changing career opportunity. But this transition only unravels a web of trauma, raising poignant questions about wealth, power, and morality.

Umang

During an annual event in 2022, celebrities from Bollywood and the television industries take to the stage with eye-catching performances as a celebration of and to express gratitude to the Mumbai Police for their selfless service

Meet Cute

Meet Cute takes you through five instances of Two strangers, unexpectedly, find solace in each other’s company while navigating through tricky phases in their lives, helping them look at themselves and their loved ones in a different light.

Chamak

The life of an aspiring young rapper Kaala who comes back to Punjab from Canada. As he unravels the death of Taara Singh - the legendary singer who was shot dead in the midst of a packed performance

Begusarai, Tierra de Nadie

Set in the land of Begusarai, Bihar, the story revolves around the members of the Thakur family, who get fragmented and even come together when several problems arise to eradicate their existence forever.

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