Soorma

Soorma

Sony Pictures

12 July 2018

Sports Comedy, Romance

DVD
D+

It was hard to get past the coach's abuse being played for laughs.  Shaad Ali directed and co-wrote.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Yash Raj Films

14 December 2001

Drama

DVD
D+

Sentimental melodrama, directed and co-written by Karan Johar.

Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

Bleecker Street etc.

10 October 2018

Action

DVD
D+

A true story of terrorism, directed and co-written by Anthony Maras.

Guzaarish

Guzaarish

UTV Motion Pictures

19 November 2010

Drama

DVD
D

A paralyzed d.j. wants to die by euthanasia.  The songs are annoying.  Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed and co-wrote.

Fanaa AKA Destroyed

Fanaa AKA Destroyed
Yash Raj Films
26 May 2006
Romance
DVD
C-

A blind woman and a tour guide meet and begin a romance.  Kunal Kohli directed.

Delhi Belly

Delhi Belly
UTV Motion Pictures
1 July 2011
Comedy
DVD
C-

Indian movie but English language (sometimes very obscene language) about young slackers involved in journalism.  I guess this turns into a crime comedy at some point after I tuned out.  Abhinay Deo and Akshat Verma co-directed.

This is the 100th movie on this blog from the 2010s, but it'll probably take awhile to catch up to the 2000s, if it ever happens.

The Big City AKA Mahanagar

The Big City AKA Mahanagar
R.D. Banshal & Co.
27 September 1963
Drama
DVD
C-

A slow-moving drama about a struggling Indian family, written and directed by Satyajit Ray.

Beyond the Clouds

Beyond the Clouds
Zee Studios
20 November 2017
Crime Drama
DVD
C

I didn't have any strong feelings about this movie one way or the other, but it did feel odd to me that there was an onscreen "SMOKING" warning every moment that a cigarette appeared onscreen, and meanwhile there's a brothel and drug deals.  I guess this can be chalked up to cultural differences.  Majid Majidi also wrote and directed Baran, sixteen years earlier.

Arth

Arth
Studio Unknown
3 December 1982
Drama
DVD
D+

A couple has a troubled marriage, even before it's revealed to the viewer that he's having an affair.  And just about every scene takes place in an under-furnished room.  Mahesh Bhatt directed and co-wrote.