During the war in 1971, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah-a 'war-child,' Meher's cousin Neela's daughter, who was given away for adoption has come back to piece together her past. Together, these two women must re-tell history through their stories in order to cut through the stigmas and walk into light.
Fri Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC+0200 2011Not his dad's favorite, Devdas Mukherjee, is a slacker, though sensitive and talented. His daily chore is to spend time with his childhood friend, Parvati, the Mukherjees' neighbor, who belongs to a middle-class family. Devdas is sent away abroad so that he can improve himself. Several years, upon his return, things have not changed, his dad still regards him as a slacker, though Devdas is welcomed by the rest of his family, the welcome could have been warmer had Devdas chosen not to visit Parvati (Paro), rather than his own mother. Devdas and Paro are in love, and hope to marry. But Devdas' dad has other plans, vehemently opposing marriage to a lower caste family, and as a result Paro gets married to a much older widower with grown-up children her age, and Devdas leaves home, becomes an alcoholic, a womanizer, who is unable to get Paro out of his mind, loving and hating her at the same time. Devdas meets with courtesan, Chandramukhi, and ends up falling in love with her also, thus getting her a bad reputation. Then Paro decides to talk Chandramukhi out of getting Devdas away from alcohol, to which Chandramukhi agrees, but the question remains whether they will act in time to stop Devdas before he self-destructs.
Thu May 23 00:00:00 UTC+0300 2002Aspiring right-winged Mumbai-based politician, Sunil Bhope, hopes to infringe on the rights of non-Marathi-speaking citizens by forcing them to return to their respective states. He hopes to get his sister, Sweety, married to the son of a wealthy hotelier, but finds not only his hopes shattered but may also lose his party ticket when he is told that an expectant Sweety has married Navi Mumbai-based Sanjay Sharma from Uttar Pradesh. He then sets to correct this by arranging the abduction and death of Sanjay - a move that will not only create problems for him; the couple; but also get dangerous and vengeful Bengali-speaking gangsters; Sanjay's gangster-twin, Charlie; international drug-dealers, and corrupt police officers involved in a hunt for drugs worth 10 Crore Rupees, and a no-holds-barred shoot-out.
Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC+0300 2009Mrinalini, an aging actress, writes a suicide note. As a performer, the first lesson she had learn was timing - the perfect moment for making an entrance or an exit on stage. On the stage of life, her entrance had been outside her control; but she wants to choose the moment of her exit at least. However, before taking the pills that will put her to sleep forever, she decides to destroy all her memorabilia - letters, photographs, newspaper cuttings, knick-knacks pertaining to the past - lest they fall into the hands of the press. She has been a victim of media attention all her life and wishes to be spared that at her death. As she looks through the old box that contains relics from her past, memories flood the night. Incidents that she had forgotten or had relinquished to the furthest corners of her mind now return to haunt her and, through these memories, an entire life is revealed - a life of loves lost and gained, friendships and betrayals, successes and failures, accidents and awards, agonies and ecstasies. Mrinalini relives her past, as night gradually turns to dawn. An ajaan starts up somewhere. Slowly early morning light fills the room. The moment has passed and the death she had wished for so intensely no longer seems a priority. Her German Shepherd comes and rubs its head on its mistress's feet and squeaks to be let out. Mrinalini smiles, tears up the suicide note and takes her dog out for a walk. A new day starts... a new life awaits her... a new beginning she has chosen.
Mon Dec 13 00:00:00 UTC+0200 2010After her mother kills herself, 17-year old Bangladesh-based Nazneen gets married to 42-year old Chanu Ahmed, and re-locates to live in Britain circa 1980, leaving her dad and sister, Hasina, behind. She soon gives birth to two daughters, Rukshana and Bibi. When her husband loses his job, she takes up sewing and meets with Karim, who supplies her dress material, and both get attracted to each other. While racism prevails in the community, especially from white supremacists groups, it escalates after the events of September 11, 2001, compelling a debit-ridden Chanu to consider re-locating back to Dhaka, much to the chagrin of Rukshana. While the thought of being reunited with a seemingly care-free Hasina attracts her, Nazneen must now chose between living in their apartment on Brick Lane, continuing her affair or even getting married to Karim, or accompanying her husband back home.
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