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1. Charulata (1964)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal
Votes: 7,251 | Gross: $0.08M
2. Jinnah (1998)
110 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed
Votes: 3,145
3. The Lovers (I) (2015)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
An epic, sweeping and riveting tale of an impossible love set across two time periods and continents.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, Tamsin Egerton, James Mackay
Votes: 3,436
4. Midnight's Children (2012)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan
Votes: 3,400 | Gross: $0.14M
5. India Song (1975)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of a French diplomat, lives in 1930s India. She takes many lovers as systems of oppression decay around her.
Director: Marguerite Duras | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière, Claude Mann
Votes: 2,608
6. The Deceivers (1988)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell
Votes: 1,279 | Gross: $0.35M
7. Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
PG | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach
Votes: 970
8. Tusk (1980)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
An English girl and an Indian elephant born on the same day share a common destiny.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Cyrielle Clair, Anton Diffring, Serge Merlin, Christopher Mitchum
Votes: 582
9. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,079
10. Queenie (1987)
233 min | Drama, Romance
An Anglo-Indian woman emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.
Stars: Joss Ackland, Martin Balsam, Claire Bloom, Gary Cady
Votes: 472
11. Kranti (1981)
187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of India's freedom struggle between the years 1825 and 1875.
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini
Votes: 1,078
12. The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
Not Rated | 81 min | Adventure, History
The British army fights off rampaging locals in 1850s India.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed, Duncan Lamont, Yvonne Romain
Votes: 654
13. The Frightened Lady (1940)
75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
"Mark's Priory," the Lebanons' family seat, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, Lady Lebanon's niece and secretary. The strange behavior of two sinister footmen, Gilder and Brooks, adds ... See full summary »
Director: George King | Stars: Marius Goring, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Helen Haye, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 359
14. Rebecca Ryman: Wer Liebe verspricht (2008 TV Movie)
Drama
The young American woman Olivia O'Rourke has been invited by her aunt who lives in India.Lady Bridget Templewood is looking for a husband for her niece.Olivia discovers the life of the ... See full summary »
Director: Dieter Kehler | Stars: Eva Habermann, Erol Sander, Mario Adorf, Daniela Ziegler
Votes: 38
15.
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode:
Destined
(2022)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Ahead of Aamir's wedding, Kamala may face grave consequences due to a crucial decision she makes.
Directors: Meera Menon, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur
Votes: 8,815
16.
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode:
Time and Again
(2022)
TV-14 | 38 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The bangle reveals to Kamala secrets about her family lineage, as well as the truth behind the Veil.
Directors: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Rish Shah
Votes: 7,887