Acquisitions 2010 - Indian Cinema

Movie Aquisitions in 2010 - Hindi Cinema

CISCA thanks professor Nirmal Kumar of Sri Venkateshwara Collega and Meghnath Bhattacharya of AKHRA Ranchi for great assistance in bringing the films to Aarhus.

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For questions regarding these aquisitions please contact CISCA at cisca@hum.au.dk

(Listed by title)

Hindi Cinema:

Aamir Directed by Rajkumar Gupta Produced by Ronnie Screwvala 2008 UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures	Aandhi Directed by Gulzar Produced by J. Om Prakash, Gulzar 1975 Filmyug PVT Ltd.
Aar Paar Directed and produced by Guru Dutt 1954 Guru Dutt Production	Chak De India Directed by Shimit Amin Produced by Aditya Chopra/Yash Chopra 2007 Yash Raj Films
Amar Akbar Anthony Directed and produced by Manmohan Desai 1977 Hirawat Jain and Company	Anwar Directed by Manish Jha Produced by Rajesh Singh 2007 Dayal Creations Pvt. Ltd.

Aparajito (The Unvanquished)
Directed and produced by Satyajit Raj
1956
Epic Productions

The Unvanquished is the second of Indian director Satyajit Ray's "Apu Trilogy" (the first was Pather Panchalii). Ray's young protagonist Apu is permitted a formal education over the gentle objections of his mother, who'd wanted him to be priest. Eventually, Apu earns a university scholarship and arrives in the teeming metropolis of Calcutta. Overwhelmed by life in the Big City, the impressionable country boy forgets about his loving mother. By the time Apu returns to his home, he finds it's too late to pick up pieces. Smaran Ghosall plays the adult Apu, with Pinaki Sen Gupta portraying his younger counterpart in the flashback. Aparajito was derived from a novel by Bibhutibhusan. The film also features a musical score by Ravi Shankar.

Awara Produced and directed by Raj Kapoor 1951 R.K. Films Ltd.	Black Directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali 2005 Yash Raj Films
Bobby Directed and produced by Raj Kapoor 1973 R.K. Films Ltd.	Border Directed and produced by J.P. Dutta 1997 J.P. Films
Charulata (The Lonely Wife) Directed by Satyajit Raj 1964 RDB Productions	Chaudhvin ka Chand Directed by Mohammed Sadiq Produced by Guru Dutt 1960 Guru Dutt Production
Dev D Directed by Anurag Kashyap Produced by UTV Spotboy, Bindass 2009 UTV Motion Pictures, UTV Spot Boy	Devdas Directed and Produced by Bimal Roy 1955 Bimal Roy Productions
Devdas Directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali 2002 Mega Bollywood	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Big Hearted Will Take The Bride) Directed by Aditya Chopra Produced by Yash Chopra 1995 Yash Raj Films
Gadar (Ek Prem Katha) Produced by Nitin Keni Directed by Anil Sharm 2001 Zee Telefilms, T-series	Guide Directed by Vijay Anand Produced by Dev Anand 1965 Navketan International Films
Gulaal Directed by Anurag Kashyap Produced by Raj Singh, Chaudhary and Anurag Kashyap 2009 Zee Limelight	Haré Rama Haré Krishna Directed and produced by Dev Anand 1971 Navketan
Hazaaron Kwaishein Aisi Directed by Sudhir Mishra Produced by Rangita Pritish Nandy 2005 Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC)	Jodhaa Akbar Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashutosh Gowariker 2008 UTV Motion Pictures

Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (Who Am I To You?)
Directed by Sooraj Barjatya
Produced by A.K. Barjatya, K.K. Barjatya, R. Barjatya
1994
Rajshri Productions

A remake of Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is considered to be one of the most successful Hindi films ever. The film is a story of two Indian families and the relationships
between them, celebrating Indian culture using modern production values. It is noted for its lavish depictions of North Indian wedding ceremonies. Its soundtrack, including an unusually
large number of 14 songs, was scored by Raamlaxman. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun stars Salman
Khan and Madhuri Dixit, two of the top Bollywood stars of the 1990s. The film was very
influential and inspired young filmmakers such asAditya Chopra and Karan Johar.

Kaagaz ke phool Produced by Guru Dutt 1959 Guru Dutt Production	Kal Ho Naa Ho Directed by Nikhil Advani Produced by Karan Johar/Yash Johar 2003 Dharma Productions
Khosla Ka Ghosla Directed by Dibakar Banerjee Produced by S.R. Hiremath, R. Scewvala 2006 UTV Motion Pictures	Komal Gandhar Directed by Ritwik Ghatak 1961 Chitrakalpa
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Something Happens) Directed by Karan Johar Produced by Yash Johar 1998 Dharma Productions	Lagaan (Land Tax) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Aamir Khan, Jhamu Sughand 2001 Aamir Khan Productions
LSD (Love Sex Aur Dhokha) Directed by Dibakar Banerjee Produced by Puneet Kinra, Vikram Malhotra 2010 ALT Entertainment, Balaji Motion Pictures	Main Hoon Na Directed by Farah Khan Produced by Gauri Khan, Ratan Jain 2004 Red Chillies Entertainment

Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-capped Star)
Directed by Ritwik Ghatak
1960
Chitrakalpa

The film revolves around Neeta(Supriya Choudhury), a beautiful young woman who lives with her family, refugees from East Pakistan, in the suburbs of Calcutta. Nita is a self-sacrificing person who is constantly exploited by everyone around her, even her own family, who take her goodness for granted. Her life is ridden with personal tragedy: she loses first her fiancé, then her job and finally her health by contracting tuberculosis. Her mostly absent would-be singer brother (Anil Chatterjee) is the only person who cares about her. In the end, she screams out her agony, throwing herself into her brother's arms.

Mirch Masala (Spices) Directed by Ketan Mehta 1985 Channel Four Films, NFDC	Mother India Directed and produced by Mehboob Khan 1957 Mehboob Productions
Mr. & Mrs 55 Directed and produced by Guru Dutt 1955 Guru Dutt Production	My Brother..Nikhil Directed by Onir Produced by S. Suri, v. Tejwani, Onir and R. Kaushal 2005 Four Front Films
Naya Daur Directed and produced by B.R. Chopra 1957 B.R. Films	Nayak (The Hero) Directed by Satyajit Raj 1966 RDB Productions

Omkara
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Produced by Kumar Mangat
2006
Big Screen Entertainer

Advocate Raghunath Mishra has arranged the marriage of his daughter, Dolly, with Rajan, know-ing fully well that Dolly loves Omkara Shukla. Before the marriage could take place, the groom's party is attacked, they flee, and Dolly is reportedly abducted. Raghunath is able to trace Dolly to Omkara, a criminal and hit-man, a verbal confrontation ensues until Politician Bhaisaab telephoni-cally intervenes, and a crestfallen Raghunath faces the reality that Dolly was not abducted but is here with Omkara by her own free will. He warns Omkara, and departs. Shortly thereafter, Bhaisaab is shot at and wounded, announces that Omkara should stand in the next election, and
as a result, Omkara appoints one of his lieutenants', Keshav Upadhyay in his place as the 'Bahubali". Omkara realizes that he may have blundered in having Keshav succeed him, as Keshav
is unable to control his temper when under the influence of alcohol.

Om Shanti Om Directed by Farah Khan Produced by Gauri Khan 2007 Red Chillies Entertainment, Eros Labs	Pakeezah (The Pure One/Pure Of Heart) Directed and produced by Kamal Amrohi 1972 Mahal Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) Directed by Satyajit Raj 1955 Government of West Bengal	Pyaasa Directed and produced by Guru Dutt 1957 Guru Dutt Production
Roti Kapda aur Makaan Directed and produced by Manoj Kumar 1974 V.I.P. Films	Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Directed by Abrar Alvi Produced by Guru Dutt 1962 Guru Dutt Production
Sangam Directed and produced by Raj Kapoor 1964 R.K. Films Ltd.	Sholay Directed by Ramesh Sippy Produced by G.P. Sippy 1975 Sippy Films
Straight Directed by Parvati Balagopalan 2009 iDream Productions	Subarnarekha Directed by Ritwik Ghatak 1965 J.J. Films

Taare Zameen Par (Speciel edition)
Directed and produced by Amir Khan
2007
Aamir Khan Productions

The film explores the life and imagination of eight-year-old Ishaan (Darsheel Safary). Although he excels in the arts, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school. Ishaan's new art teacher (Aamir Khan) suspects that he is dyslexic, and helps him to overcome his disability. The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, and UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. Less than two years late Walt Disney Home Entertainment released an international edition DVD titled Like Stars on Earth, marking the first purchase of distribution rights for an Indian film by a global company.

Umrao Jaan
Directed and produced by Muzaffar Ali
1981
Integrated Films

Veer Zaara
Directed by Yash Chopra
Produced by Aditya Chopra/Yash Chopra
2005
Yash Raj Films

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