Hindi language DVDs owned by
Harris County Public Library.
* Indicates the DVD is new
to the list as of 10/04.
- Andaz
- In this musical melodrama Neeta, a modern young woman who dresses
in the Western style, inherits a business empire. When she entrusts
its management to her dashing young friend, Dilip, he misreads
her friendship and assumes that she reciprocates his love. When
the man she is engaged to, the spoiled playboy Rajan returns,
she marries him. Eventually Neeta shoots Dilip and is jailed for
murder. The ensuing trial underlines the moral of the story: all
the mayhem is Neeta's fault for not having listened to her father
when he warned her to avoid "modern ways." NR
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- Ansh,
the Deadly Part
- NR
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- Awara
Paagal Deewana
- A comedy where a dentist gets unwillingly involved with the
underworld. NR
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- Badhaai
Ho Badhaai
- Comedy/drama about two feuding families, who after 27 years
receive letters from someone claiming to be their grandson and
is coming to live with them. NR
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- Bollywood
Hollywood
- Rahul, a young millionaire who is pressured by his family to
find a bride, employs a girl, who he thinks is a Spanish escort
woman, to pose as his Indian fiancee. A musical comedy and family
drama that is also a spoof of Indian film culture. PG-13
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- Border
Hindustan Ka
- This is a story two generations, focusing on youthful love,
traditional Indian wedding ceremonies, the India-Pakistan partition,
cross- border terrorism, and the Indian army experience. NR
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- Chalte
chalte Calte calte *
- Formula of two strangers meeting, falling in love and later
getting married, only to get separated. Misunderstandings and
lack of adjustments drives two lovers apart. In this period of
separation the two take a stock of things and realize their own
mistakes. PG
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- Devdas
- A musical love story. The tragic story of Devdas ' inability
to marry his childhood sweetheart Paro, his descent into alcoholism
and death. NR
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- Dil
Vil Pyar Vyar
- NR
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- Do
Ankhen Barah Haath - Two Eyes, Twelve Hands
- Story of a jail superintendent who converts prisoners into
responsible citizens. NR
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- Dulhan
Hum Le Jayenge
- Sapna, an orphan raised by three doting but eccentric uncles,
goes to Europe to avoid marrying the men her uncles have picked
out for her. Another young man, Raja, follows Sapna to court her
and then returns to India to win over the three uncles. NR
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- Earth
- During the upheavals of Indian independence and partition,
a young Hindu girl is romantically pursued by a Muslim, without
regard for their religious differences. Surrounding violence catches
up, and he turns against Hindus in general, and finally against
his love and the values which prompted it. NR
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- Fiza
- A story of a young girl in search of her brother, who dissappeared
during the communal riots of 1992-1993 in Mumbai. NR
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- Gadar
Ek Prem Katha
- Geographical boundaries created by political events keep two
lovers apart. Before the partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck
driver comes to know an aristocratic Muslim girl. During the religious
riots that erupt soon after partition, they meet again when he
saves her from a murderous mob. As she is now alone, he promises
to take her to Pakistan. On the way they fall in love, and she
decides to stay with him in India. They marry, have a son, and
then she discovers that her family was not killed but are living
in Pakistan. NR
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- Gautam
Govinda
- Gautam Govinda is a story of two brothers Gautam and Sagar
who have various differences. Both brothers are in a shock when
Govinda who looks similar like Gautam arrives at their village
as a saviour. NR
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- Gunaah
- NR
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- Haasil
- Aniruddha is a vibrant and forthright collegian studying in
North India, where he meets Niharika and falls in love with her.
He learns that some senior students having political connections
unduly control the college that should be an institution imparting
knowledge and virtues to its students. NR
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- Hathyar
Face to Face with Reality
- NR
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- Hawayein
- Following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, riots in India
resulted in years of hardships for the people of Punjab. This
film attempts to capture the harsh time as realistically as possible.
NR
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- Hum
Dil De Chuke Sanam
- The daughter of a famous musician and one of her father's music
students, who is Indo-Hungarian, fall in love. The father, learning
of their love, sends his student away and marries his daughter
to another man. When her devoted new husband realizes the degree
to which his wife still loves another man, he helps her search
for her lover. NR
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- Hum
Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
- When his only sister and her husband die in an air crash, Rahul
has to give up his studies and take care of her three young children
and his brother-in-law's garment factory. NR
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- Hum
Saath Saath Hain
- This film is about a family of Ramkishenji, who is happily
married to Mamta with their four lovely grown up children - Vivek,
Prem, Sangeeta and Vinod, who share close bondings with each other.
Ramkishenji's dream is to have all his sons and daughter-in-laws
stay together, However, the so-called "well-wishers" of the family
keep talking about how families are breaking up in today's times
Finally, united with their family. The sons and daughter-in-laws
of Ramkishenji prove that "the family that prays together, eats
together ... stays together. NR
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- Humraaz
- A boyfriend and girlfriend musical team get a break by working
on a rich man's cruise, but when the girl has an affair with him,
everything changes. NR
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- Hungama
- A series of mistaken identities and intentions causes comic
anitcs and a chaotic conclusion. NR
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- Jewel
Thief
- The son of the police chief is mistaken for a jewel thief and
tries to help capture him by impersonating him. NR
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- Kabhi
Khushi Kabhie Gham
- A young man goes against the wishes of his beloved father to
marry the girl he loves. When he leaves home, his younger brother
vows to reunite the family and bring back the happiness they once
shared. NR
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- Kehtaa
Hai Dil Baar Baar
- Comedy about a successful Indian American whose greatest concern
is finding the right man for his daughter. NR
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- Kucch
To Hai
- In an innocent attempt to help a friend, six friends start
a deadly game of hide and seek which results in brutal death.
NR
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- Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai
- ... a story of 2 best friends at college, Rahul (Shahrukh Khan
and tomboy Anjali (Kajol). Unknown to Rahul, Anjali has fallen
in love with him. When Rahul confesses that he is in love with
Tina (Rani Mukherji), Anjali is heartbroken and decides to leave
the college ... Now, nine years have passed and Rahul is a single
parent after Tina's demise. NR
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- Kya
yehi pyaar hai
- NR
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- Kyaa
Dil Ne Kahaa
- A musical love story between two teenagers. An NRI rebel boy
Rahul and bubbly Indian girl Esha meet in New Zealand during higher
studies. A fun flled love story becomes interesting and contemporary
when ideologies of both lovers clash. Boy is unconventional and
girl is traditional at heart. This is a conflicting love story
of today's generation. NR
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- Lagaan
- An arrogant British Army captain forces a bet on a group of
farmers. If they can win a cricket match against the army team,
they will not have to pay the tax called lagaan for three years.
PG
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- Legend
of Bhagat Singh
- This film takes us on the journey of Bhagat Singh 's remarkable
and dramatic life. NR
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- Main
Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
- The story of Sanjana, a young girl of today's generation, full
of life and vibrant ecstasy. A family girl, Sanjana is introduced
to the man of her dreams by her parents and she falls deeply in
love. However, life comes to a standstill when she is asked to
let go of her love. NR
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- Mere
Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
- Sanjay & Ria are not lovers heading for the altar, as Sanjay
is a Casanova and Ria knows it. They share an apartment thanks
to Mumbai's space crunch. All goes well until Sanjay gets a call
from Anjali, revealing her intentions to marry. The guy she has
chosen is Rohit, a doctor from the U.S. Sanjay realizes that he
is in love with Anjali after everything is finalized. He goes
to the wedding celebration and plays every trick he can think
of, with Ria's help. Finally, Rohit learns about it and challenges
Sanjay to try his level best to stop the wedding. He plays a fair
game to let the best man win. NR
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- Mission
Kashmir
- When a young boy is orphaned during a violent attack on his
home, he is adopted by the officer of the raid and his loving
wife. His dream life with his new parents is shattered when he
discovers that the man he calls father was the task force leader
responsible for murdering his parents. After ten years he returns
home, an instrument of destruction on a mission of annihilation,
revolution and revenge. R
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- Mitr,
my friend
- An Indian couple and their teenage daughter living in California
face culture conflict and learn to live together in friendship.
NR
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- Mujhse
Dosti Karoge!
- Raj has always had an unrequited childhood crush on a friend
named Tina, but Tina's best friend Pooja has always had a crush
on Raj. When Raj's family moves to England, Raj promises Tina
that he will keep in touch with her. Tina chooses not to respond
to his first e-mail, however Pooja decides to write to him, but
signs under Tina's name. Fifteen years later, Raj returns to India
on vacation thinking that Tina has been his pen pal all along.
He is struck by Tina's beauty, but he is also attracted to Pooja's
personality. Who will he choose? NR
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- Mumbai
Se Aaya Mera Dost
- India is a land of a billion people, 60 percent of whom are
living in over 500,000 villages spread around the country. Despite
the best efforts of the India Rural Department about 87,000 of
these villages to this date do not have electricity. ' Mumbai
se aaye mera dost ' takes place in one such village. The film
deals with a month in the life of Kanji whose innocent gift to
his grandfather's recently electrified village results in laugh
out loud humor, which, then, sparks a power struggle and ends
up with laugh out loud humor. The modern world takes over the
lives of these villagers, which had been alien to them so far.
NR
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- My
Father’s Daughter
- A story about an Indian family that moves from Delhi to Dallas
and the adjustments they endure as a result of their changing
environment. NR
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- Pyaasa
- A struggling young poet searches for fame and love.
NR
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- Ram
Teri Ganga Maili
- Naren, the son of an evil industrialist falls for Ganga, a
country girl but is forced by his family to abandon her when she
becomes pregnant. Ganga, now an abandoned single mother, falls
prey to a brothel madam who sells her to Bhagwat, who's daughter
is slated go marry Naren. The final reunion of the lead couple
takes place with the support of Naren's canny uncle. This is the
last film directed by Raj Kapoor before his death. NR
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- Saajan
- A love traingle between poet Aman and Akash, best buddies,
both of whom love Pooja, an ardent poetry fan. Aman writes under
an assumed name which complicates matters for all concerned, until
the poet's identity becomes known. NR
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- Salaam
Bombay
- Krisha, a ten year old boy, has been abandoned in Bombay by
his mother. He tries to earn money to go home while he lives in
the streets. NR
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- Satya
- Satya is the story of truth as it is perceived by different
eyes, where only shadow lines demarcate the good actions from
the bad... and only the happiness and pain that follow are a reality.
NR
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- Shakti
- Circumstances take Nri Nandini to India where she is shocked
at the brutality and violence of her husband's father. After her
husband is killed, Nandini finds herself in a desperate struggle
to leave the country with her father-in-law hot on her trail to
get her son and his heir. NR
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- Shararat
- The story of Rahul, a carefree young man who is always up to
no good until he is punished by having to do community service
at a home for the elderly. NR
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- Silsila
- NR
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- Soch
- "Soch" means thought. This is the story of Raj Mathew, a well
known film star, who is married to Madhulika. Madhulika has a
problem, she loves Raj but cannot control the insecurity of losing
him to another woman. Pretty Sardesai, a film director, is being
labeled as the other woman in Raj's life. A murder takes place.
Why does one have to kill? After all, it's a thought which kills.
NR
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- Trishul
- A businessman's life is disrupted when his love child son comes
fto revenge the past. NR
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- Upkar
- Nationalistic drama contrasting a good son of the soil with
a Westernized bad younger brother. NR
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- Vaastav
the Reality
- Raghu gets involved in the gang underworld after killing the
brother of a well-known gangster, "Fracture Bandya." However,
"Vitthal Kanya," Fracture's enemy, looks out for Raghu, who rises
in status in the underworld. Raghu falls in love with and marries
a prostitute. After Raghu kills off the remainder of Fracture's
gang, he becomes a force to be reckoned with in the underworld.
Then the Home Minister begins to use Raghu for the Minister's
own political and financial gains. Will Raghu recognize that he
is being used? What about his marriage? And, will he be able to
maintain any connection with his parents? NR
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- Vanaprastham
- Kunhikuttan is a Kathakali performer in a loveless marriage.
When he meets and falls in love with Subhadra, a beautiful woman
of a higher caste, they begin a love affair which is doomed from
the start. NR
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- Yaadein
- Raj Singh returns to India after living in London for 25 years,
with his three grown up daughters. He made a promise to his dying
wife that he would treat his daughters as friends and get them
married to their happiness. He goes through a journey with each
one facing different situations: of an arranged marriage, a broken
marriage and love marriage. NR
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- Yeh
Hai Jalwa
- A delighted son suddenly discovers that the father he thought
dead for all these years is alive and is, in fact one of the richest
men in the U.K., happily settled with wife and children, is suddenly
confronted with a grown up illegitimate son? The son is adamant
that the father accept him at all costs. The father is equally
adamant that he will not at any cost. NR
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- Yeh
hai Mumbai meri jaan
- A romantic comedy about a young accountant,
Raju, who arrives in Bombay on a job appointment only to find
that the company which hired him has folded. A series of misadventures
results in his working as a lowly office peon in a fashion design
firm where he falls in love with Jasmine who also works there.
Raju strategically foils a plot which would force the company
to close, and is rewarded by Jasmine's love and admiration.
NR
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- Zubeidaa
Zubeida *
- The story of a young man's quest to recover
the memory of the mother he never knew and to piece together her
life from the memories of those who knew her. NR
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