Films based on Indian novels

Natrang

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Guna is a village labourer in the hinterlands of Maharashtra. Holding a passion for the 'tamasha' theatre shows, he decides to start his own troupe. Instead of the prestigious role of the king he alwa...

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Aparajito

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses...

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Odayil Ninnu

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the w...

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The Golden Fortress

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 8.3

A young boy becomes a target for crooks, after he claims to remember his past life and mentions precious jewels in a golden fortress.

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Pather Panchali

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

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Jiban Trishna

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the...

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Jadi Jantem

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Jadi Jantem (English: If I Knew) is a 1974 Indian Bengali-language drama thriller film directed by Tarun Majumdar as Yatrik. This movie was released under the banner of Chitrajug. Uttam Kumar played t...

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Majhli Didi

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1967 IMDB Rating: 8

Bipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini, and her husband, Navinchandra. Things are delicate even after both women g...

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Agni Pariksha

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 8

Love story of Tapasi and Kiriti in the backdrop of social and cultural conflict regarding marriages and progressiveness.

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Kony

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 8

Khidda (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a swimming coach who teaches swimming to underprivileged kids. He picks Kony (character played by Sriparna Banerjee) from a slum of Calcutta and grooms her to be part o...

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