Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood (2009)

Actors: Russell Peters (actor), Chris Andrew Ciulla (actor), Lak Rana (actor), Shazia (actress), Sathya Jesudasson (actress), Kayla Laws (actress), Tarun Shetty (writer), Tarun Shetty (actor), Tarun Shetty (producer), Jason Zumwalt (actor), Prateek Saxena (actor), Brian Swinehart (actor), Atif Mirza (director), Adam Hunter (actor), Atif Mirza (writer),

Genres: Comedy,

The Group (2008)

Actors: Whit Spurgeon (actor), Boris Wexler (writer), Boris Wexler (producer), Boris Wexler (editor), Boris Wexler (director), Kymberly Harris (actress), Howie Johnson (actor), Charles Harris (actor), Paul Peditto (writer), Paul Peditto (producer), Usman Ally (actor), Kate Bergeron (actress), Richard Reed (actor), Charlotte Chanler (actress), Paul J. Slivinski (actor),

Plot: What do a stressed out license-plate salesman, a nymphomaniac, a Woodstock-era hippie, an obsessive-compulsive candy maker, a hip-hop priest, and a megalomaniac Indian have in common? Six characters in search of the Great American screenplay.

Keywords: screenplay, screenwriting, therapy, writer
Genres: Comedy, Short,
Taglines: Shut up, sit down, and write!

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)

Actors: Himanshu Nanda (miscellaneous crew), Diya Mirza (actress), Farah Khan (miscellaneous crew), Vishal Dadlani (composer), Boman Irani (actor), Raima Sen (actress), Shekhar Ravjiani (composer), Anurag Kashyap (writer), Kay Kay Menon (actor), Arjun Rampal (actor), Ranvir Shorey (actor), Shabana Azmi (actress), Nandita Thakur (actress), Rahul Nanda (miscellaneous crew), Farhan Akhtar (producer),

Plot: Honeymoon Travels is an off-beat drama weaving together the stories of 6 couples on their honeymoons on the same tourist bus. There are old-timers Nahid & Oscar on their second marriages, reflective and forgiving of live. Then there's the Gujrati couple Hitesh and Shilpa who can't get anywhere near each other without scrabbling, the super-compatible Parsi couple Aspi and Zara, and the oddball NRI husband Bunty with his desi, fun-loving wife Madhu. An uptight and insecure Bengali man, Partho, is very much in love with his beautiful, free-spirited wife Milly. And rounding off the sextet are the Kapoors, the Punjabi couple comprising of talkative Pinky and contemplative Vicky. The film starts off with the start of the bus journey, and a couple of red herrings, like Shilpa crying her eyes out at going on the honeymoon. Then there's an opinionated bus driver, and a mysterious motor-bike rider following the bus. And while everything looks lovey-dovey in the beginning, with familiarity and time, problems crop up. How each couple deals with their own specific problems is the rest of the film.

Keywords: biker, closeted-homosexual, dance, drunkenness, ensemble-cast, goa-india, homosexual, honeymoon, husband-wife-relationship, love
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005)

Actors: Mahesh Manjrekar (director), Himesh Reshammiya (composer), Salim Merchant (composer), Prem Chopra (actor), Mahesh Manjrekar (writer), Suleiman Merchant (composer), Smita Jaykar (actress), Suhasini Mulay (actress), Mohnish Bahl (actor), Sharat Saxena (actor), Vivek Shaq (actor), Sanjay Dutt (actor), Arshad Warsi (actor), Upasna Singh (actress), Shahid Kapoor (actor),

Plot: There are lots of Gods in Hindu India. One of the Gods is called Yama, or the God of death. In this case Yama is asked to bring in the lifeless body of a rich Indian called Aditya. Yama does so. On the way, Aditya soul pleads with him to set him free and back to life again, as he has a lot of unfinished business to attend to. Yama refuses to do so. But when Aditya persists, Yama lets him have a second chance. He tells the dead man that he can live, resolve all his problems within a set period of time. Then after that Yama will come again and take his life. Aditya is then sent down to Earth so that he can try and resolve the problems that he had left unfinished. But Aditya finds that he cannot touch anything, and no one can really see nor hear him. So how he is going to solve his problems? Will Yama help him out?Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) is a happy man: his sister is getting married, he is in love with his sweetheart Piya (Amrita Rao) and he has recently invented a new revolutionary car model. But his happiness is short-lived when he dies in an accident and is sent to heaven. He pleads with Yamaraj 'M.A.' (Sanjay Dutt), the God-cum-Messenger of death and requests to be sent to earth for some time. Yamaraj accepts his request, albeit reluctantly, and Aditya is sent back to with a new companion: a child who had died on the same day as Aditya. When Aditya comes to know that his family house is being taken over by an unscrupulous builder he wants to fight them. But how do you fight anyone when you aren't even capable of touching them? Watch Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! to see for yourself.

Keywords: able-to-hear-the-dead, able-to-see-the-dead, afterlife, arranged-marriage, bartender, birthday, birthday-cake, birthday-party, breaking-the-fourth-wall, cameo-appearance
Genres: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: Christmas is a time for friends and family And unexpected visitors

Quotes:

Yamaraj M.A.: Let me introduce myself, my boy! I'm Yamraj, M.A.!

Yamaraj M.A.: [explaining his makeover] Times have changed... it's 2005!

[Yamraj materializes in front of a group of children, who call him Sanjay Dutt]::Yamaraj M.A.: What did you say? Who's Sanjay Dutt? If you ever meet him, tell him that he's got Yamraj's looks!

Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999)

Actors: Lalit Pandit (composer), Jatin Pandit (composer), Dina Pathak (actress), Bindu (actress), Shoma Anand (actress), Mohnish Bahl (actor), Reema Lagoo (actress), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (actor), Rakesh Bedi (actor), Aashif Sheikh (actor), Sunny Deol (actor), Alok Nath (actor), Dalip Tahil (actor), Navneet Nishan (actress), Mahima Chaudhry (actress),

Plot: Sunil (Apoorva Agnihotri) and Ashok are two close friends. They are of marriageable age. One day Ashok's mom tells him to introduce himself to Shalu. But Ashok is reluctant to do so. He asks Sunil to impersonate him, and somehow reject Shalu. That way his mom will be satisfied and not pester him any more. In the meantime, Shalu and Nisha (Mahima Choudhary) have also decided like-wise, and planned to fool Sunil. But when the two couples meet, Sunil and Nisha fall in love, but are unable to tell each other of their impersonations. When they do so, they are already in love, and after meeting each other's parents, they get married. Enter Sunil's elder brother Anand (Sunny Deol), and complications abound. Anand is involved in criminal activities, he wants to give up those, but his partners will not allow him to do so. Nisha works for Anand and he is in love with her and would like to marry her, but when he finds out that his brother loves her he steps down. Sunil and Nisha get married and have a kid but then Sunil is killed by Anands business partners who believe it to be snail. Nisha's parents want her to get married again so Anand marries her as he still loves her. Anand then finds out that Sunil is alive and brings him back home even though Sunil had left because he knew that Anand loved Nisha. Anand is killed by the bad guys and Sunil and Nisha live happily ever after.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller,

Swabhimaan (1995)

Actors: Manoj Bajpayee (actor), Kunika (actress), Mahesh Bhatt (director), Deepak Parashar (actor), Mita Vasisht (actress), Ashutosh Rana (actor), Anju Mahendru (actress), Harsh Chhaya (actor), Amit Khanna (producer), Arun Bali (actor), Pankaj Berry (actor), Nassar Abdulla (actor), Rohit Roy (actor), Kitu Gidwani (actress), Rajesh Khera (actor),

Plot: 'Swaabhimaan' is a sizzling saga of our supercharged times. Every afternoon viewers meet the most exciting people in town - Svetlana, Rishabh, Ranjana Devi, Devika, Mahen, Nishi and Ronnie. 'Swaabhimaan' unfolds the volatile story of a compellingly beautiful woman - Svetlana who finds herself pitched in a complicated battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her indomitable spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position - that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy - inheritance wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional mine-fields that threaten to destroy her very soul. How Svetlana handles the multi-pronged attacks on her forms the backbone of 'Swabhimaan' that will draw you into its fold and keep you there.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery,

Madame Sousatzka (1988)

Actors: John Schlesinger (writer), John Schlesinger (director), Twiggy (actress), Shirley MacLaine (actress), Lee Montague (actor), Geoffrey Bayldon (actor), Shabana Azmi (actress), Jean Anderson (actress), Robert Rietty (actor), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Roger Hammond (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Humphrey Burton (actor), Richard Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Diana Dill (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Bengali Sushila Sen and her son, Manek, relocate from India to London after Sushila's relationship with her husband fails. Sushila struggles with everyday living. A child piano prodigy, Manek's schoolteacher refers him to a piano teacher, Irina Sousatzka, a Russian immigrant renowned for her teaching skills. Irina forms a strong bond with Manek, not only teaching him piano but also valuable life lessons. Disagreements arise, as Manek does not want anyone to run his life for him, but nevertheless the training progresses. Sushila, a baker and seller of Indian cuisine, loses an important client after her hair is found in one of her baked goods. To help his mother, Manek feels pressure to use his piano skills to earn some money. This is against Irina's wishes, however, as she is trying to protect Manek from her own negative experiences as a young concert pianist. She believes no student should perform until they are ready. But Manek, encouraged by a pushy music agent, decides to perform with the London Symphony Orchestra, ready or not.

Keywords: affection, aging, based-on-novel, boarding-house, boy, character-name-in-title, child-prodigy, chips, class-differences, coming-of-age
Genres: Drama, Music,
Taglines: I teach not only how to play, but how to live.

Apne Apne (1987)

Actors: Rekha (actress), Beena Banerjee (actress), Hema Malini (actress), Sushma Seth (actress), Jeetendra (actor), Kader Khan (actor), Ghanshyam Rohera (actor), Rahul Dev Burman (composer), Satish Shah (actor), Dan Dhanoa (actor), Master Rinku (actor), Mandakini (actress), Ramesh Behl (director), Ramesh Behl (producer), Karan Shah (actor),

Plot: Ravi Kapoor lives a wealthy lifestyle with his widowed mother and runs a construction business. His mother would like him to get married to foreign returned Seema, who also comes from a wealthy family, but Ravi is in love with a poor orphan, Sharda, and brings her home to introduce to his mom, who instantly disapproves of her, leaving Ravi no choice but to leave the house and live separately with Sharda. His mom does relent and change her mind when she finds out that Sharda is pregnant and welcomes her home. Things change when Sharda meets with an accident, has a miscarriage, and is told that she will never be able to conceive again. She then disappears from Ravi's life. His mom brow-beats him to marry Seema, which he does, and soon she gives birth to boy named Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has acquired a number of bad habits, which include alcohol, womanizing, and physical altercations. One such altercation lands him in the bad books of powerful underworld Don, Samrat, who wants him dead. Vijay, following his dad's advice, goes into hiding at Shanti Dham Ashram. When Seema is told about this, she is enraged at Ravi, especially when she finds out that Sharda is still alive and is the owner of Shanti Dham. Watch what Seema does to free her son and husband from Sharda's clutches.

Genres: ,

Hamari Bahu Alka (1982)

Actors: Basu Chatterjee (writer), Viju Khote (actor), Meena T. (actress), Bindiya Goswami (actress), Basu Chatterjee (writer), Rajesh Roshan (composer), Jayshree T. (actress), Asrani (actor), Pappu (actor), Utpal Dutt (actor), Rakesh Roshan (actor), Prema Narayan (actress), Raju Shrestha (actor), Basu Chatterjee (director), Manmauji (actor),

Plot: Collegian Pratapchand alias Pratap lives with his father, Badriprasad, a building contractor, his housewife mom, and a younger brother named Ramu. Badriprasad is always critical of Pratap, and never a day passes without Pratap being reminded of his shortcomings. When Pratap's friend, Sunil gets married to Sudha, Badriprasad arranges Pratap's marriage with a village belle named Alka, much to Pratap's chagrin. After the marriage takes place, Pratap finds Alka attractive, and both fall in love with each other, and would some time together. But that is not to be so, as Pratap has exams coming up, and Badriprasad will not permit them to be close to each other. So both of them scheme up a plot to leave on the pretext of visiting Alka's parents in another distant town. Instead both of them go to Bombay, rent a room, and decide to be intimate. But fate has other plans, rather comical, for them, and will make rue their decision of coming to Bombay.

Keywords: character-name-in-title
Genres: ,

Hamare Tumhare (1979)

Actors: Sunder (actor), Amrish Puri (actor), Mohan Choti (actor), Mehmood (actor), David Abraham (actor), Brahm Bhardwaj (actor), Sanjeev Kumar (actor), Agha (actor), Asrani (actor), Amjad Khan (actor), Rakesh Bedi (actor), Anil Kapoor (actor), Pinchoo Kapoor (actor), Rajan Kapoor (actor), Rakhee Gulzar (actress),

Plot: Widower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a widow, who also lives in a small apartment with three children, two sons and a daughter, Komal, who is about to get married. Then rumors spread abound that Maya and Jairaj are having an affair, and this adversely affects Komal's marriage, leaving her angry and confused. Jairaj and Maya's attempts to pacify their respective children that they are husband and wife, is of no avail, as they are convinced that Maya and Jairaj are having an illicit affair. The only solution to end this dilemma is for Jairaj and Maya to get married, and live together as a family, but will their children and the community accept them as husband and wife?

Genres: Family,