Dashrath Manjhi was a poor man from the lowest of the low castes, living in a remote village cut off from the world by a rocky mountain range. Life for him was a daily struggle for survival. He loved his wife, Phaguniya, beyond belief. One day, while climbing the mountain to bring him food, his wife slipped, fell and died. Overwhelmed by grief, Dashrath decided to carve out a path through the mountain, so that no one else would suffer his fate. For 22 years, all by himself, with just a hammer and a chisel, he hammered away at the rocks, till the path was carved out from the mountain.
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Haraamkhor
In an unspecified Indian village, an unlikely love triangle ensues between a married school teacher Shyam (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), his 14-year old student Sandhya (Shweta Tripathi) and her tuition mate Kamal (Irfan Khan). What transpires in this twisted taboo relationship forms the story.
Miss Lovely
Two brothers Sonu Duggal (Anil George) and Vicky Duggal (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) produce C-grade horror movies with generous amount of porn in them. While Vicky enjoys his job (he exploits the wannabe actresses), Sonu is frustrated and can do anything (steal, forge, manipulate) to make it on his own as a ‘romantic film director’. He does get an opportunity when he meets innocent Pinky, a girl who’s looking for a break in film industry. He decides to make a clean film, taking her in the lead and even zeroes in on the distributor. Will he finally be able to make that film? What will Vicky do when he finds out that his younger brother is trying to venture out on his own?
Kahaani
Kolkata is abuzz with the preparations for the annual Durga Puja festival, as seven months pregnant Vidya Bagchi steps off the airplane from London. Her first stop is the local police station to file a missing person report. Weeks ago, her husband Arnab arrived in India for a job assignment. The first two weeks, they talked daily on the phone and then without explanation, his calls stopped. Everywhere Vidya turns, no one can remember Arnab. There is no trace of him at the guest house or his workplace. But Vidya will not give up her search. Somewhere in Kolkata she will discover the dangerous truth.
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2
Towards the end of colonial India, Sahid Khan loots the British trains, impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh’s colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid’s son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father’s honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur.
Gangs Of Wasseypur – 1
A clash between Sultan (a Qureishi dacoit chief) and Shahid Khan (a Pathan who impersonates him) leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.