Trishna (2011)

Actors: Shigeru Umebayashi (composer), Ganesh Acharya (actor), Anurag Kashyap (actor), Jessica Ask (producer), Michael Winterbottom (producer), Michael Winterbottom (writer), Roshan Seth (actor), Michael Winterbottom (director), Anurag Kashyap (producer), Andrew Eaton (producer), Sunil Bohra (producer), Thomas Hardy (writer), Guneet Monga (producer), Josh Hyams (miscellaneous crew), Josh Hyams (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, 'Trishna' tells the story of one woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business. After an accident destroys her father's Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. But despite their feelings for each other, they cannot escape the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialisation, urbanisation and, above all, education. Trishna's tragedy is that she is torn between the traditions of her family life and the dreams and ambitions that her education has given her.

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)

Actors: Sridevi (miscellaneous crew), Sudhir Pandey (actor), Suleiman Merchant (composer), Salim Merchant (composer), Patrick Sobelman (producer), Sushant Singh (actor), Shirish Kunder (editor), Piyush Mishra (actor), Nicolas Blanc (producer), Mukesh Bhatt (actor), Boney Kapoor (miscellaneous crew), Pankaj Jha (actor), Aditya Srivastava (actor), Tulip Joshi (actress), Darshan Jalan (costume designer),

Plot: A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, who assemble, eager to hear the good news. But when the midwife announces that the child is a daughter, the banging stops, followed by a stunned silence. Shortly thereafter the father takes the baby and drowns it in a Calderon of milk. This practice continues on and as a result, many years later there are men and boys everywhere and no women. A widowed man, Ramsharan, ponders his plight and that of his two grown son, who he is unable to get married. No marriage has taken in this village for 15 years, save for one, which was annulled as the young 14-year old bride turned out to be a 14 year old boy. But there is hope when a friend informs Ramsharan that he has located a bride for his eldest, a beautiful young woman named Kalki, who lives nearby, sheltered by her father. Ramsharan pays a substantial dowry for Kalki and gets her married to his eldest - or so he hopes - for every male in the village, including his younger son, Sooraj, and he himself wants a piece of Kalki - for himself - and are willing to do anything to satiate their non-existent sex-life.

Kalki (1996)

Actors: Rahman (actor), Prakash Raj (actor), Geetha (actress), K. Balachander (director), Deva (composer), Renuka (actress), Fathima Babu (actress), Shruthi (actress),