1. Our Greatest Ambassador
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
2. Rooms of Shadow and Light (Valon ja varjon huoneet)
The prostitutes of Bombay live a nightmare life, yet there are some people who try to bring a little light into the darkness of the brothels. The film follows the lives of women in two brothels in the slums of Bombay. Some of the women are old, some are very young, but they have all been cheated into the business. And cheated out of life. For ten years now, Vinay, a social worker, has been trying to help them by saving them from AIDS and giving them some comfort. Although they are degraded and exploited outcasts, these women manage to retain some human dignity and cheerfulness. And some hope.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
3. Delhi Durbar Dawns
Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.
4. Street Scenes in India
From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.
5. Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
6. India Cabaret (India Cabaret)
A documentary exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers in a cabaret house in Bombay.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
7. Picturesque India or, In and About Calcutta
Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
8. Father, Son and Holy War (पितृ, पुत्र और धर्मयुद्ध)
Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan looks to history and psychology as he delves into the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
9. Surviving Mumbai
Survivors of the Mumbai terrorist attacks tell the inside story of the actions and decisions that helped save their lives.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Bombay X-Ray
A 10-year-old boy and his father support themselves by pulling a cart through Bombay's chaotic traffic. One day when they visit the doctor, they are told that they should change jobs. A visual and sound intensive documentary about a nightmarish traffic situation beyond all control.
11. Purdah (पर्दा)
The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
12. John & Jane
A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
13. Baraf
Ice is essential to almost every step of the fishing supply chain at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai's largest fish market, and this short documentary takes you through a day in the life of the workers responsible for it.
14. Ghar Mein Shehar Hona
via print and film, love and music, state propaganda and people's archives, five-year plans and Emergency.
15. Mumbai Taxi (മുംബൈ ടാക്സി)
The film is about how a set of officials try to deal with a bomb threat happens in a single day in the city of Mumbai. The movie revolves around a taxi driver in Mumbai. Badusha does the lead role of Bhagath, a taxi driver. Marina Michael Kurisingal does the female lead. She plays Nandhita, a passenger in the taxi driven by Bhagath. A thrilling story follows with the arrival of an anonymous message to the special office under Anti Terrorist Squad.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
16. Company (Company)
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
It has an average vote of 6.75 on TMDB.
17. Slumdog Millionaire
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
It has an average vote of 7.731 on TMDB.
18. Christmas in Conway
Duncan Mayor decides the perfect Christmas present for his terminally ill wife, Suzy, is a ride on a real Ferris wheel, set up in their very own back yard. As a young man, it was the perfect place for a wedding proposal. Now, years later, in order to relive the experience with his wife, Duncan will go to any length to make their fantasy become a reality.
It has an average vote of 5.977 on TMDB.
19. The Third Man
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
It has an average vote of 7.929 on TMDB.
20. Maqbool (मक़बूल)
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.