Unwelcome (2007)

Actors: John Berardo (director), John Berardo (editor), Salman Bokhari (producer), Salman Bokhari (actor), Salman Bokhari (writer), Tashfin Ikram (producer), Tashfin Ikram (actor), Harris Michaels (actor), Kaumail Mukhi (actor), Gurpreet Singh (actor),

Umrao Jaan (2006)

Actors: Anu Malik (composer), Bindiya Goswami (costume designer), Vishwajeet Pradhan (actor), Divya Dutta (actress), Ayesha Jhulka (actress), Himani Shivpuri (actress), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress), Abhishek Bachchan (actor), Javed Khan (actor), Parikshat Sahni (actor), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (actor), Sunil Shetty (actor), Shabana Azmi (actress), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress), Anna Singh (costume designer),

Plot: Ameeran lives a poor-lifestyle with her mom, dad, and brother, Jamal, in Faizabad, British India. When her dad testifies against the local corrupt cop, Dilawar Khan, Khan swears to avenge this humiliation, and several years later, abducts Ameeran, holds her for ransom. When no money is forthcoming, he sells her. Ameeran ends up in a brothel run by Lucknow's Madame Khanum Jaan, where she is taught dance and poetry, and is subsequently re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has matured, is a well-known Courtesan with many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sujat Ali Khan and his son, Sultan. Umrao and Sultan fall in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Sujat, who instructs Sultan either to give up Umrao or to lose his inheritance, and Sultan chooses Umrao. He gives up his father's palatial house and goes to live in the brothel, but re-locates to live with his uncle in Gadi after being taunted by Khanum Jaan. Umrao has a new admirer, Nawab Faiz Ali, who proposes to take her with him with Khanum's blessings, to which she agrees after she finds out that their destination is via Gadi. On the way there, she finds out that Faiz is a bandit, who is eventually captured and held by guards, while she is released at Sultan's behest. Umrao faces more heartbreak when Sultan refuses to have to do anything with her as he suspects her fidelity, forcing her to return to Lucknow. Then she gets an offer to sing at the marriage ceremony in Faizabad. With her hopes and emotions running high, she eagerly accepts this offer - with a hope of being able live as Ameeran again. Watch what happens when she reaches Faizabad and comes face to face with her family.

My Son the Fanatic (1997)

Actors: Rachel Griffiths (actress), Rachel Griffiths (actress), Harish Patel (actor), Stellan Skarsgård (actor), Bhasker Patel (actor), Joan Washington (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Warbeck (composer), Om Puri (actor), George Faber (producer), Geoffrey Bateman (actor), Jim Hajicosta (miscellaneous crew), Badi Uzzaman (actor), Mary-Jane Reyner (costume designer), Chris Curling (producer), Rez Kempton (actor),

Plot: Parvez was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and as a child was asked to study the Holy scriptures through a Maulvi. When the Maulvi started his sermon, Parvez would fall asleep, this lead to the Maulvi devising a unique punishment, which ultimately compelled Parvez to stop attending. When he grew up, his marriage was arranged with Minoo and they immigrated to a small town in Britain, where Parvez started to make a living driving a taxi, and found himself free from all religious activity. 25 years later, Parvez is an alcoholic, still driving a cab, while people who had immigrated after him have their own businesses and are wealthier. Parvez now has a grown son, Farid, who is the apple of his eye, and is to be engaged to Madeleine Fingerhut, who is the daughter of the local Chief Inspector. After the two families' meet, Farid has a sudden change of heart when he notices that the Chief Inspector detests his family, and it slowly dawns on him that he and his girlfriend are quite different, and he cannot be part of a culture that relies solely on filth, porn, is soaked in sex, along with a mix of Caucasian (white) and Jewish propaganda against Islam. He starts reciting the Holy Quran, and asks permission from his dad to invite some religious leaders from Pakistan, after receiving consent, they do arrive to live in Parvez's home. It is here that Parvez will find that Farid has broken off the forthcoming engagement with Ms. Fingerhut, and has become a born again Muslim. His wife, Minoo, has taken to wearing the Hizaab, remains in the kitchen all day, and is not even permitted to sup or dine with her family, while Parvez finds that he cannot even sleep in his bedroom. Things start to heat up when Farid finds out that his dad has been patronizing a prostitute by the name of Beltina, whose real name is Sandra, and he also notes that his dad is her pimp. Then he and his colleagues set about to cleanse this town of its prostitutes - leading to a confrontation between him and his dad - a confrontation that may well split this family forever.

Sardari Begum (1996)

Actors: Shyam Benegal (producer), Javed Khan (actor), Mahesh Bhatt (producer), Anupam Shyam (actor), Shyam Benegal (director), Amrish Puri (actor), Shri Vallabh Vyas (actor), Vanraj Bhatia (composer), Rajit Kapoor (actor), Aseem Sinha (editor), Salim Ghouse (actor), Kiron Kher (actress), Amit Khanna (producer), Amit Khanna (producer), Ahmed Khan (actor),

Plot: The Police are called to investigate the death of a woman during a riot. The woman was killed by a stone thrown by an agitated person. The woman killed is known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular singer and courtesan in her time. This story chronicles are youth, her contacts, and her life-style.

Guneghar (1995)

Actors: Vikram Bhatt (director), Ishrat Ali (actor), Mithun Chakraborty (actor), Mushtaq Khan (actor), Kiran Kumar (actor), Anil Nagrath (actor), Vishwajeet Pradhan (actor), Ram P. Sethi (actor), Mahavir Shah (actor), Girja Shankar (actor), Pooja Bhatt (actress), Tisca Chopra (actress), Atul Agnihotri (actor), Naresh Suri (actor), Baby Gazala (actress),

Plot: Habibullah and his brother, Munna, are Mujahaideen (freedom fighters) who have taken upon themselves to free Kashmir from India's clutches. They run a terrorist organization, inflicting casualties amongst troops and civilians alike in their cause. Their only major obstacle is D.I.G. of Police, Ajay Thakur, who has been responsible for apprehending and killing several of Habibullah's men. Ajay has a journalist sister, Pooja, who befriends a young man named Rohit, and both fall in love with each other. Quite unknown to Pooja, Rohit has links to Habibullah's gang and has instructions to abduct her at any cost, which he does. Now Habibullah has his heavily armed men, along with the hostages, barricade themselves in a Mosque, and it is here that the fate of many hostages, terrorists, Indian police personnel and troops will be decided. And Ajay will have to face the emotional challenge and conflict of fighting off the terrorists or rescuing his sister.

Umrao Jaan (1981)

Actors: Gopi Krishna (miscellaneous crew), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Gajanan Jagirdar (actor), Bharat Bhushan (actor), Rekha (actress), Raj Babbar (actor), Javed Siddiqui (writer), Satish Shah (actor), Farooq Shaikh (actor), Mukri (actor), Yunus Parvez (actor), Dina Pathak (actress), Leela Mishra (actress), Prema Narayan (actress), Khayyam (composer),

Plot: In Faizabad, British India, Daroga Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It is here Amiran will be re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary. She has many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sultan and his father. The young Nawab is smitten by Umrao's beauty and her poems, but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother's choice, leaving behind a heart-broken and devastated Umrao, who seeks solace in the arms of Faiz Ali and finally elopes with him, only to find out that he is a wanted bandit, and is shot down and killed by guards. Umrao re-locates to Lucknow where she establishes herself as a Poet and dancer, but is hunted down by brothel-keepers, Gohar Mirza and Husseini and brought back, where she is told that she must marry Gohar. Watch what Umrao does to escape from being married against her will, and her attempts to try and find her way back to her parents.

Bhookh (1978)

Actors: Reena Roy (actress), Krishan Dhawan (actor), Ratnamala (actress), Asha Sachdev (actress), Nasir Hussain (actor), T.P. Jain (actor), Amjad Khan (actor), Paintal (actor), Om Puri (actor), Ranjeet (actor), Shatrughan Sinha (actor), Aruna Irani (actress), Indrani Mukherjee (actress), Dina Pathak (actress), Tarun Ghosh (actor),

Plot: Widower Raka lives a poor lifestyle in Dhangaon, along with two daughters, Bina and Asha, and makes a living as a farmer in a region controlled by Thakur Harnam Singh. Due to drought there is famine, the entire village pleads with Harnam for food, and he agrees to do so provided one person from each family tends his fields for free. Most villagers agree, but Raka doesn't, and he gets killed. Before dying, he entrusts his daughter to a crippled ex-army Colonel. Years later, both girls have grown up, while the region is still controlled by Harnam as well as his son, Ranjeet. There appears to be no hope for the hapless villagers who continue slaving for Harnam. Then Dr. Ajay, the son of Sarju, one of Harnam's bonded laborers, returns home. He witnesses the plight of his fellow-villagers and his dad, and decides to challenge Harnam and Ranjeet - not realizing that no one from the village will dare to stand with him, and he, as well as his aunt and dad face nothing but torture and death by the oppressive Thakur, his son, and their goons.

Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun (1976)

Actors: Dara Singh (director), Birbal (actor), Brahmachari (actor), Jankidas (actor), Trilok Kapoor (actor), Rajesh Khanna (actor), Mehar Mittal (actor), Navin Nischol (actor), Jagdish Raj (actor), Randhawa (actor), Dara Singh (actor), Sunder (actor), Yogeeta Bali (actress), Mumtaz Begum (actress), Neetu Singh (actress),

Plot: Sathpura-based Kartar, changes his religion from Hindu to Sikh, enrolls as a rebel to fight the oppressive Mughal rule, goes missing even on his wedding day, and ends up getting married in absentia to Shanno. The rebels liberate Khairabad from the lusty Chaudhry Qutb Din, and form a Panchayat led by Ghafoor Khan and Jamal Din only to face the wrath of Subedar Ali Shah who instructs the Mughal hordes to do away with the Sikh rebels, as well as reinstate Qutb Din.