The Chess Players 1977  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Victor Banerjee, Veena David, Farooq Shaikh, Tom Alter, Leela Mishra, Samarth Narain
Although British General Outram (Richard Attenborough) is in the area planning to annex their province to India, Indian noblemen (Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey) appear oblivious to events surrounding them as they spend their days and nights playing chess.
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City of Joy 1992   PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Art Malik, Ayesha Dharker, Santu Chowdhury, Imran Badsah Khan, Nabil Shaban, Debatosh Ghosh
After his young patient dies, American surgeon Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) walks away from his medical practice and travels to Calcutta to retire. But people in Calcutta desperately need his services, and he is soon helping the needy at the City of Joy clinic. Despite problems from the local godfather, he succeeds in restoring his own life as well as those he treats. 1 User Review
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| | Swayze did a very believable portrayal in the role of Max | JoJo 03/12/2007 | | The acting was excellant by all of the cast. The director strayed from the book and in doing so lost some of the impact the movie may have had. It is well worth watching and the scenes in India are true to life. |
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In Custody 1994 PG, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Sushma Seth, Neena Gupta, Tinnu Anand, Prayag Raj, Parikshat Sahni, Sagar Arya, Alakh Nandan
Professor Deven (Om Puri) is given the opportunity to interview his hero of Urdo poetry, Nur (Shashi Kapoor). When they meet, Deven is surprised to find that Nur is now an ailing alcoholic, and his condition affects the quality of the interviews.
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Madame Sousatzka 1988  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi, Peggy Ashcroft, Leigh Lawson, Lee Montague, Robert Rietty, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sam Howard
A London piano teacher (Shirley MacLaine), who is rather eccentric, teaches gifted and talented students. This story is built around her relationship with a young Indian student (Navin Chowdhry).
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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| 1. The Chess Players (1977)
2. City of Joy (1992)
3. Fire (1996)
4. In Custody (1994)
5. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
6. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
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