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The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.

A weekend trip between friends takes a sudden turn, making them each question what love is and what it means to them.

Two women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.

A lesbian daughter fights off an arranged marriage in India while a religious fundamentalist targets an anti-extremist scholar in New York.

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.

The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

All he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love.

A mother finds out that her recently deceased son had a secret life.

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.

The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.

As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.

A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.

After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?

After the passing of her mother and the suicide of her 15-year old sister, Britain-based Ruth Edscer travels to Mumbai, India, to try and locate her father, Arjun Patel. She manages to find employment with a massage parlor where she not only earns a wage but charges Rs.1000/- for a illicit services from her affluent male clients. She has been made aware that she cannot be hired unless and until she is granted a official work permit, so regularly attends the Foreigners Registration Office to extend her stay, while making herself familiar with the culture and 'donations'. Challenges follows after a confrontation with a gangster, Chittiappa Gowda, who not only assaults her but also takes away her savings, as her boyfriend, Prashant, owes him money. While getting even with Prashant, she finds out that her father had changed his name, is now known as Benjamin, and maybe residing in Versova. She does locate the building - but nothing will prepare for the shock when she finds out who he really is.

Four traumatic and life-changing stories in various parts of modern secular India.

When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. But it may ruin his relationship with his girlfriend.

Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.

The Wayfarers (Raahgir) is an emotional portrayal of encounters between poverty-stricken strangers that, in order to find new economic opportunities, have to traverse the vast country of India by foot. One fateful morning, Nathuni (Tillotama SHOME) is on her way, when she runs into Lakhpati (Adil HUSSAIN, known for his major role in Life of Pi, 2012), a born wanderer that accompanies her on her journey. They share the burden of their travels by telling stories, revealing personal histories and sticking out for each other. Goutam GHOSE's roadmovie is an intimate and unflinching depiction of lower class Indian society that showcases the power of cultural exchange and storytelling. Ultimately, it's a heartfelt ode to human decency and solidarity that shows the life altering possibilities that random acts of kindness can bring.

Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.