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- DirectorSaeed Akhtar MirzaStarsPawan MalhotraMakrand DeshpandeAshutosh GowarikerAn unemployed Muslim youth aspires to become a big-shot criminal but mends his ways with the help of his educated brother-in-law.
- DirectorSaeed Akhtar MirzaStarsNaseeruddin ShahShabana AzmiSmita PatilA man from Mumbai (then Bombay) is angry about various issues in different circumstances.
- DirectorVijaya MehtaStarsShabana AzmiCyprus DastoorDady DustoorPiroj and Pesi are best friends. They both meet the same girl for marriage but Pesi ends up marrying her. Later Piroj finds out that Pesi is having an affair. Piroj confronts Pesi but realizes things are complicated.
- DirectorSubhankar GhoshStarsPallavi JoshiNeena GuptaParesh RawalTunu lives and spends her time at the Howrah Railway Station, searching desperately for her father Dinesh Roy, a small-time politician. He abandoned her and her mother, Geeta, who is now a bootlegger and prostitute in order to survive.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsFarida JalalSurekha SikriAmit Phalke13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, Riyaz does not have many friends, save for Rohan. When Mammo plans a surprise birthday party for him, Riyaz is offended as he believes his friends will make fun of him as his lifestyle is not as good as their's. Fayyuzi and Riyaz have an argument with Mammo, and she leaves for the Mosque at Haji Ali, but returns when both apologize to her. Although Mammo was born in Panipat during the British Raj, she was one of thousands of Muslims who left for Pakistan. She was married over there, could not conceive, was branded a "barren woman", and asked to leave. Having nowhere else to go, she came to live with her widowed sister in Bombay on a temporary Visa. Every month she would walk to the nearest Police Station and get an extension. She finally paid a Rs.4800/ as a bribe in order to get a permanent visa through Inspector Apte. When Apte was transferred, a new Police Inspector took over, processed her papers, held her to be an illegal immigrant, arrested her, had her escorted to the Bombay Central Railway Station, board the Frontier Mail, which would return her to Pakistan. Riyaz and Fayyuzi make every possible attempt to trace and bring her back, which was all in vain. Now 20 years later, Riyaz has grown up and has written a book about his Mammo, hoping that someday, somewhere she will find it and they will be reunited again.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsShabana AzmiGirish KarnadUtpal DuttAfter she enters into an arranged marriage, a spirited and intellectual young woman tries to adjust to life with a man who was not her choice.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmitabh BachchanRekhaChhayadeviAlok goes against his father's wishes by choosing music over law studies and leaves the house to pursue his dream. However, his authoritarian father is hell-bent on foiling his efforts.
- DirectorKundan ShahStarsShah Rukh KhanSuchitra KrishnamoorthiDeepak TijoriA dreamer falls for a girl who is in love with someone else and tries to create a rift between her and the man she loves.
- DirectorMansoor KhanStarsAamir KhanAyesha JhulkaDeepak TijoriA rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsShah Rukh KhanGayatri JoshiKishori BallalA successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
- StarsMegha ChatterjeeMoushumi ChatterjeeVijayendra GhatgeIt is the story of quest to find his long lost friend and to know the reason and consequences why he disappeared.
- StarsVenkiAnant NagSudheendraBased on the works of R.K. Narayan, Malgudi Days chronicles the lives of people living in the fictitious town of Malgudi.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAjay DevgnPooja BhattNagarjuna AkkineniAmidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother's life-threatening injuries, and her last request.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsManisha KoiralaNana PatekarSalman KhanThe daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music.
- DirectorGulzarStarsVinod KhannaOm ShivpuriLily ChakravartyA doctor must operate on a convicted murderer who is destined for the gallows. Running parallel to the medical drama are flashbacks to the events that led the highly-respected army officer to commit murder.
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarSharmila TagoreShabana AzmiNamkeen revolves around Jugni, a folk theatre dancer who lives with her three daughters in a remote village, and how their lives change when a truck driver, begins living with them as a tenant.
- DirectorSeema PahwaSunny MandavarraStarsSupriya PathakKonkona Sen SharmaParambrata ChattopadhyayBauji's entire family comes under one roof for 13 days after he passes away. We get a glimpse of their dynamics, politics and insecurities as each one of them is on their journey to discover their own selves and truth.
- DirectorAbhishek KapoorStarsAmit SadhSushant Singh RajputRajkummar RaoThree friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
- DirectorAbhishek KapoorStarsSushant Singh RajputSara Ali KhanNitish BharadwajMansoor, a reserved and reticent Pithoo, helps pilgrims make an arduous journey upwards to the temple town. His world turns around when he meets the beautiful and rebellious Mukku who draws him into a whirlwind of intense love.
- DirectorAkshay RoyStarsAyushmann KhurranaParineeti ChopraAmrita BagchiAbhimanyu Roy returns to his roots to write an old-fashioned love story, 3 years in the making. This writer's block is called Bindu. How do you contain this live wire in a book?
- DirectorAshwiny Iyer TiwariStarsAyushmann KhurranaKriti SanonRajkummar RaoSet in the small-town of Bareilly, Bitti is a free-spirited young girl who lives life on her own terms and refuses to be pressured into getting married. Her life takes a shift when she meets Chirag Dubey and Pritam Vidrohi.
- DirectorAnubhav SinhaStarsAyushmann KhurranaNassarManoj PahwaIn the rural heartlands of India, an upright police officer sets out on a crusade against violent caste-based crimes and discrimination.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsDeepak QazirAmitabh SrivastavaPankaj KapurOne dissenting juror in a murder trial tries to influence the verdict with his personal prejudices and biases
- DirectorAniruddha Roy ChowdhuryStarsAmitabh BachchanTaapsee PannuKirti KulhariWhen three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names.
- DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney MaraA five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.