Gems of Hindi Cinema
Court room drama - One dissenting juror in a murder trial tries to influence the verdict with his personal prejudices and biases
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a 1986 Hindi film, directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning, American motion picture 12 Angry Men (1957), which was directed by Sidney Lumet.
Arun (Amol Palekar) is a shy accountant in Bombay who dreams of romancing Prabha (Vidya Sinha), but never gets past following her around without managing to actually speak up.
Chhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay.
3. Chupke Chupke (1975)
A newly wedded husband (Dharmendra) plays a practical joke on his wife's (Sharmila Tagore) family (Om Prakash), with full support from his wife and friends (Amitabh Bachchan and Asrani).
The movie, a remake of the Bengali movie Chhadmabeshi, was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee based on Upendranath Ganguly's Bengali story Chhadobeshi with music composed by S.D. Burman. This film is highly remembered for actor Om Prakash and Dharmendra hilarious act.
The film is about two pairs of identical twins (Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma) separated at birth and how their lives go haywire when they meet in adulthood.
It is based on Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors. All characters are innocent and destiny plays the main role in bring all characters at one place. Most of the other films are generally based on false characters and deliberately make false statements to fool others.
Indu (Shabana Azmi) and DK (Naseeruddin Shah) have a happy marriage and two daughters — Rinky(Urmila Matondkar) and Minni, and live in Delhi. The tranquility of their life is shattered when DK receives word that he has a son(Jugal Hansraj) from a short-term affair with Bhavana (Supriya Pathak).
It is a 1983 Indian drama film and directorial debut of critically acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. An adaptation of Man, Woman and Child, 1980 novel by Erich Segal
Chhoti si baat is my favorite. I have seen it umpteenth times :) Thanks for the list. Can you add some more names to it?
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