6.8

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

2010, India

• Actors: Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai, Randeep Hooda, Naved Aslam, Asif Basra, Mehul Bhojak, Dhiru Dwivedi, Avtar Gill, Imran Hasnee, Gauhar Khan, Ravi Khanvilkar, Amy Kingston, Sanjeev Wilson
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
• Director(s): Milan Luthria
• Available languages:
  • Hindi Hindi.

During March 1993, after his Ambassador car is being fished out of water, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agnel Wilson, narrates to the Commissioner as to how he commenced his investigation against an underworld gangster, Sultan Mirza. He details how Sultan had survived floods in Madras, shortly after Independence; his arrival in Bombay; and his employment which earned him a mere 25 Paisa daily. Agnel's attempts to rein in Sultan fail, but he keeps tabs on him and his romance with Bollywood actress, Rehana; as well as his new recruit, Shoaib, the son of Sub-Inspector Khan. Agnel will find his investigation slipping out of his hands after Sultan temporarily delegates complete responsibility to Shoaib.

  8.3

Taare Zameen Par

2007, India

• Actors: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Ayaan, Megha Bengali, Bugs Bhargava, Alorika Chatterjee, Gurkirtan Chauhan, Sanjay Dadich, Madhav Datt, Aniket Engineer, Krishn Gopinath, Munireh Guhilot, Ramit Gupta, Raaj Gopal Iyer, Jadav, Gurdeepak Kaur, Ravi Khanvilkar, Pratima Kulkarni, Lalitha Lajmi, Brihan Lamba, Meghna Malik, Girish Kumar Menon, Veer Mohan, Girija Oak, Prashant, M.K. Raina
• Genre: Drama
• Director(s): Aamir Khan
• Available languages:
  • Hindi Hindi.

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.