Suggested Films

Bride & Prejudice  (2004)

A Bollywood take on the Jane Austen comedy of manners. Stars Aishwarya Rai in her first English-speaking role. UK/USA. Dir. by Gurinder Chadha. Available from Touchstone Home Video.

Deewaar  (1975)

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan stars in this classic melodrama about two brothers whose lives take very different paths. India . Dir. by Yash Chopra. Available from Eros International.

Devdas  (1955)

This story follows the ill-fated romance between childhood sweethearts from different classes. The most critically-acclaimed of the four film versions of Sarat Chandra’s novel. India . Dir. by Bimal Roy. Available from Ismak.

Devdas  (2002)

One of the more recent film versions of the classic novel - this one starring Bollywood favorites Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan. India . Dir. by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Available from Eros International.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge  (1995)

Bollywood blockbuster (ran in theaters for 600 weeks – that’s more than 11 years, a world record) starring Shah Rukh Khan as a young man attempting to stop the pre-arranged marriage of the woman he loves (played by actress Kajol). India . Dir. by Aditya Chopra. Available from Yash Raj Films.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai  (1998)

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukherjee team up in this film with a bittersweet twist on the classic love triangle theme. India . Dir. by Karan Johar. Available from Yash Raj Films.

The Namesake  (2006)

The son of Indian immigrants struggles with reconciling his family’s traditional values with his own Americanization. Based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. India/USA. Dir. by Mira Nair. Available from Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Pakeezah  (1971)This film classic about a courtesan’s search for love was a decade in the making. Lead actress Meena Kumari passed away shortly after the film’s release. India . Dir. by Kamal Amrohi. Available from Ismak.

Sholay  (1975)

An all-star cast is just one of the many spectacular attributes of this classic adventure film. India . Dir. by Ramesh Sippy. Available from Eros International.

Veer Zaara  (2004)

Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee star in this popular love story about the relationship between an Indian man and a Pakistani woman. India . Dir. by Yash Chopra. Available from Yash Raj Films.

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Most titles are available at the Hartford Public Library.