Not So famous Bollywood films
Most often these films are lost due to time and get overshadowed by media hype over the "regular" stars. I still remember a prominent film magazine include movies like "Dulhen hum Le Jayenge" and "Golmal 3" in the list of "best performance" certain titles you need to hunt and find. Some were forgotten despite enough promotions and expectations.
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- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitNamrata ShirodkarA notorious terrorist manipulates an Indian army major's jilted lover into helping him obtain a classified military code.Excellent film, overlooked because of Kaho na Pyar hei. Still the excellent plot and music is a milestone in the career of Madhuri and Anil Kapoor.
- DirectorSunny DeolStarsSunny DeolBobby DeolUrmila MatondkarWhen Ranvir, the responsible elder brother of a middle-class Indian family, realises that his reckless younger brother Rajvir is in love, he arranges for Rajvir's marriage, not realising that the girl is the same person he is in love with.Sunny Deol's under-appreciated directorial debut...much better than "Apney"
the music was amazing so was the movie. - DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsJohn AbrahamAyesha TakiaParesh RawalA heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.Surrealism is not everybody's cup of TEA
i remember reading a film critic writing in his review...."the much anticipated item number by Bipasha Basu is only seen in the end credits"
and then we wonder why bollywood cannot rise beyond "latka jhatkas" - DirectorArjun SajnaniStarsJackie ShroffKumar IyengarRaveena TandonIn a drought-stricken kingdom, two rival priests, Yavakri and Parvasu, try to appease the rain god through their respective methods that lead to adultery, treachery, and murder.Art House classic. Inspired from a play by Dr. Gireesh Karnad
The adaptation lost none of its charm.
A masterpiece - DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsLisa RayJohn AbrahamSeema BiswasSet in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.amidst the controversy..the movie is a surprise package
....John Abraham can act....! - DirectorPankaj AdvaniStarsKay Kay MenonRimi SenAnupam KherA petty car thief and his garage-owner partner get in the bad books of a ruthless gangster.A true Dark Comedy.....unheard in bollywood since "Janey bhi do yaaro"
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsDeepa SahiFarooq ShaikhRaj BabbarA beautiful, wealthy woman's insatiable appetite for romance leads to tragedy and a police investigation.Ahead of its time....two reasons...
1-adultery as an option and a choice(not a carnal sin or blackmail like bollywood has been "preaching" for ages)
2- full on nude scene - DirectorKetan MehtaStarsJackie ShroffDeepa SahiRitu ShivpuriShekhar is an opportunist. He marries Veena, a multi-millionaire, while continuing his affair with her secretary, Anu. When Veena gets to know, she threatens him with dire consequences. Shekhar and Anu then kill her. Later, Shekhar finds out that Anu does not love him, but another man. To make matters worse, the police have evidence linking him to the death of his former wife.sex , brutal murders, deceptions, back stabbing, adultery, amazing songs and yet....not copied from a hollywood film.
a remarkable achievement for bollywood in the 90s - DirectorShashilal K. NairStarsJackie ShroffManisha KoiralaAnupama VermaThe film follows the story of Parvati, a rape victim who quests for justice, and learns that it is not such a simple task.development hell and even Anupama Verma cannot eclipse the fact that this movie is amongst the best in Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff's career.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsManisha KoiralaNana PatekarSalman KhanThe daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music.It is here because bollywood audience and the media both were in the hangover of Nana Patekar's "Krantiveer".....!
If any film that deserved to be sent to the oscars it is this(and it wasn't) - DirectorRamanand SagarStarsDharmendraHema MaliniAjit KhanRamniklal lives in Uganda with his son Suraj and daughter Radha when tensions arise in the country and Asians are forced to leave he decides to return back to India.On the day they are about to leave their house is set on fire and Ramniklal passes away Suraj manages to escape with Radha but notices that the women whom he saved and bought out of the house is their maid in Radha's clothes Suraj believes that Radha got burnt in the house but nobody is found to be there leaving with a hope of she being alive.Suraj reaches India where his ancestral property is taken over by Kaalicharan a smuggler who tries to kill him in order to save his life he hides in car of a dancer name Sudha.A stranger claiming to be rival of Kaalicharan decides to help Suraj get his property and find Radha but he turns out to be a cop who wants Suraj to expose Kaalcharan's smuggling racket where Suraj also finds that Sudha is being forced into this business where she is blackmailed by Kaalicharan.not one bit does this film looks old. it was shot in Venice and Malta
Timeless both Hema Malini & Dharmendra were in their peak of career, and yet is never mentioned amongst the classics...cuz it was not directed by "some chopra" - DirectorMazhar KhanStarsJackie ShroffNana PatekarKumar GauravAfter falling prey to underworld, four friends jeopardize their personal lives with point of no return.got lost during production.(director Mazhar Khan died in 1998)
then added a bearable item song by Juhi Chawla and released 2 years later
yet amazing plot and performances by the cast....jackie shroff(again), Nana Patekar(oh yeah) and the most under-utilized artist Javved jaffry...even Mr Matchstick legs Kumar Gaurav has some excellent sequences. - DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsUrmila MatondkarManoj BajpayeeSushant SinghWhile alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...No words to describe it. The reason why I became fan of Urmila.
- DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsSaif Ali KhanUrmila MatondkarSeema BiswasA woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.One of the last movies by Saif Ali Khan where he actually played the character(a villian here) and Urmila who also plays a Villian
this a Neo Noir...cuz there are no heroes. - DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsDharmendraRimi SenAshwini KalsekarPolice officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.Another Noir....!
There are no heroes here as well....if you have to make a debut....make it this way(director Sriram Raghavan and Neil Mukesh) - DirectorOnirStarsJuhi ChawlaUrmila MatondkarJimmy ShergillNikhil Kapoor decides to re-locate from Parksville, USA to Bombay; meets with Anamika Joshi and instantly falls in love with her but she does not reciprocate. When he sees her again, she is in the company of a possessive male, Farhad, who does not permit Nikhil to even talk with her. When Nikhil persists, an altercation ensues, weapons are drawn and Rahul, Nikhil's friend, is shot and ends losing the use of his legs, and Nikhil is arrested. After 3 years, Ira Malhotra enters Nikhil's life, hears his story and decides to assist him - not knowing that this move will jeopardize not only her life but also three other lives.Disturbing and upsetting
effective nonetheless. - DirectorAnil MehtaStarsMadhuri DixitDarshan JariwalaRaghubir YadavDia's dance teacher is dying. She returns to the town where she learnt to live and dance and most importantly to save the endangered Ajanta theatre.A genre surprisingly forgotten in Bollywood.....Dance Films
a true musical......! - DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsAmitabh BachchanRaveena TandonManoj BajpayeeRaghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body and vice versa.for surrealism....and Raveena Tandon
- DirectorHarry BawejaStarsRekhaNaseeruddin ShahArshad WarsiAnand Mathur comes from a middle-class background, but has always dreamed of living in luxury. His dreams take form when he meets with the only daughter, Kamini, of an aging and sick multi-millionaire. Kamini who is grossly overweight, approves of him, and soon both get married. Anand assists Kamini and her dad run their vaste business and soon becomes indispensable. When Kamini's dad passes away, Anand hopes that he may have received a fair amount of money in the last will and testament. Alas, that was not to be so, for dad had left everything in Kamini's name. Anand is dismayed, but hides it. He meets with an attractive young woman, Anuradha, and decides to make her his mistress. Anuradha likes expensive gifts and presents, so Anand sets out to make arrangements for money, by hook or by crook - with hilarious results.a surprise ...unexpected surprise.
a rib tickling comedy that has a genuinely funny naseeruddin shah
amazing indian-pop genre music
a hot song by Rejuvanated Rekha
and really talented arshad varsi - DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAjay DevgnVidya BalanPankaj KapurA popular Bollywood actor witnesses a murder but refuses to come forward to identify the killer(s).Reason why Vidya Balan and Ajay Devgans are considered artists and not just stars(memorable role by Pankaj Kapoor)
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsDharmendraHema MaliniMithu MukherjeeA new Sanskrit teacher (Dharmendra) comes to teach at a girls' school. The chemistry teacher (Hema Malini) becomes annoyed at his style of teaching. He falls in love with her and tries to win her over.What happens when you mix a shrewd chemistry professor(called carbon dioxide by her students) and a romantic Sanskrit professor(whose specialty is Abhigyan shakuntalam) .....Sadly not many people have seen this classic
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsShabana AzmiShweta Basu PrasadMakrand DeshpandeIn a small North Indian village, Legend has it that a 100 years-old witch lives in an abandoned mansion on the village outskirts, and any person who goes inside is turned into an animal. In the same village a clever, naughty girl named Chunni (Shweta Prasad) lives with her widowed father, grandmother and her identical twin Munni, who is just the exact opposite of Chunni in mannerisms. But one day, Chunni's prank causes Munni enters the witch's mansion and the witch turns her into a hen. Chunni strikes a deal with Makdee (Shabana Azmi) that she will present Makdee with 100 hens in exchange for Munni in human form. How she manages this task forms the crux of the rest of this fun-filled children's movie.Shabana Azmi plays the "wicked witch"
directed by Vishal Bharadwaj
and its amazing - DirectorAmrit SagarStarsManoj BajpayeeRavi KishanDeepak DobriyalBased on true facts, the film revolves around 6 brave soldiers who escape from the clutches of the Pakistan Army and risk death with honour and courage with sacrifice towards their journey home.It has Manoj Bajpai
and it won the National award in 2007
yet forgotten cuz ....truth is boring and doesnt fetch money - DirectorAmol PalekarStarsNirmal PandeySonali KulkarniFaiyyazSet on the north eastern coast of India this unusual Indian film mixes the genres of Bollywood (the song) with a toght hard hitting look at Indian society looking at areas of women's place in Indian village society, cross dressing, rape and the history of Indian folk song. These provocitive issues are woven into a story using folk songs to tell the story and in one memorable scene poking fun at the Bollywood style musical number.