Shashi Kapoor
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Elegiac and atmospheric, SHAKESPEARE WALLAH was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map, winning them great critical acclaim. Starring a young Felicity Kendal, the film's inspiration lies in the real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal's family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare...
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Cross-cutting between two generations, James Ivory’s sprawling epic of self-discovery is also a lush evocation of the prismatic and sensuous beauty of India. As she searches for answers to the mystery surrounding a long-ago affair between her aunt Olivia and an Indian prince, Anne (Julie Christie) becomes immersed in the local culture, the pull of the past simultaneously leading her into a clearer view of her own future. Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay...
6) Suhaag
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Durga's twins are separated at birth. The one who stays with Durga becomes a police officer while the other is raised to become a petty gangster. They reunite when one is assigned to kill the other.
8) Namak Halaal
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A loyal village bumpkin finds a job at a swanky hotel in the city. When he realises that there's a threat to his boss's life, he does everything in his power to protect the man, while dealing with some shocking revelations himself.