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Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe. But the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas. He wants all the British dead! But his ...
Style: parody, spoof, double entendre, slapstick comedy, not serious ...
Plot: carry on, british raj, british empire, satire, battles, princess, dinner, palace, photograph, soldier, british army, indian history ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1890s
Place: india, scotland, afghanistan, asia
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The Deceivers (1988)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot: murder, colonel, investigation, dishonesty, danger, serial killer, historical event, camel, british empire, indian history, 007, pagan ...
Time: 19th century, regency period, 1820s
Place: asia, india
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Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, gangster, rise and fall, law enforcement, cons and scams, thief, criminal heroes, rise to the top, dishonesty, ambition, black market, fall in love ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: india, mumbai india, asia
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Punjab 1984 (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family, History
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 159 min.
Story: This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot: punjabi, parents and children, missing person, loss of son, rivalry, disorder, state affairs, atrocity, loss of child, family relations, village, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india, asia
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Black Friday (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Under torture, Indian gangster Tiger Memon confesses to his involvement in a plot to set off explosives throughout Bombay. The police choose not to believe him, however, and bombs tear through the city that Friday, wreaking havoc and polarizing the ...
Style: suspense, serious, disturbing, offbeat, tense ...
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, politics, muslim, interrogation, investigation, legal, life is a bitch, law enforcement, society, protest, journalism ...
Time: y2k, 90s, year 1993
Place: india, asia, mumbai india, bombay india, dubai ...
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Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.
Style: realistic, emotional, intense, touching, captivating ...
Plot: love, battles, hindu, newborn, muslim, baby, forbidden love, friendship, sword fight, fight scenes, parents and children, murder ...
Time: year 2015, 18th century
Place: india
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Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Style: patriotic, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: terrorist attack, soldier, terrorism, military, indian soldier, army, patriot, violence, friendship, danger, murder, terrorist ...
Time: year 2016, year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: india, pakistan
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: 968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s ...
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, thrilling
Plot: heir to the throne, fight, king, empire, power struggle, adventure hero, emperor, imperialism, warrior, battles, ruler, historical epic ...
Time: 10th century
Place: india
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, surprise ending ...
Plot: journey, heir to the throne, power struggle, kingdom, conspiracy, revenge, battles, fight, prince, intrigue, peace, indian history ...
Time: 10th century, 2020s
Place: india
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Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.
Style: serious, epic, exciting, captivating, patriotic
Plot: female warrior, rebellion, invasion, conquering, battles, leadership, female protagonist, women, ambition, courage, brutality, heroes ...
Time: 19th century, 1850s
Place: india
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Bandit Queen (1994)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin ...
Style: disturbing, controversial, political, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: rape and revenge, female warrior, rape, poverty, violent, indians, vengeance, feminist, assassination, sexual abuse, gang, kidnapping ...
Time: year 1994, 70s, 60s, 80s, year 1983 ...
Place: india, asia
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The Red Man's View (0000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A small Native American Shoshone Band in the secluded mountains of northern California are caught up in the midst of the American Civil War, when the effects of the war spreads. west, and Union soldiers force them from their homeland.
Style: independent film, surprise ending
Plot: native american, civil war, american civil war, accomplice, settler, drums, heroes, chief, yankee, weapons, bison, ethnic cleansing ...
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The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 778 min.
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Story: The British Raj: though their position seems secure, thoughtful English men and women know that "their" time in India is coming to an end. The story begins with an unjust arrest for rape, and the consequences of this echo through the ...
Style: captivating, sincere, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot: forbidden love, british raj, world war two, rape, politics, racism, life is a bitch, culture clash, tragic love, dishonesty, state affairs, false accusation ...
Time: 1940s, 50s
Place: india, asia
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Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The movie depicts efforts and struggle by Dadasaheb Falke for creating first motion picture in India - Raja Harishchandra.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, cult classic ...
Plot: optimism, filmmaking, against the odds, showbiz, ambition, artists and showbiz, friendship, passion, husband wife relationship, visionary, biopic, hindu ...
Time: 1910s
Place: india, asia, london, bombay india
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence.It shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: revolution, freedom fighter, sikh, police brutality, patriotism, patriot, fighting the system, social decay, indian history, injustice, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
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Ashoka the Great (2001)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story: In India, about 260 BC in the Empire of Magadha, the Prince Asoka (Shah Rukh Khan) survives to many betrayals of his brothers, leaded by the evil Susima (Ajit Kumar), who wants to kill him to inherit the throne. His mothers orders Asoka to leave ...
Style: epic, exciting, suspense, intense, period piece ...
Plot: buddhism, ancient history, indians, emperor, ancient world, betrayal, battles, ruler, hidden identity, rise to the top, fall in love, state affairs ...
Time: ancient times
Place: india, asia
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A Passage to India (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story: The film is set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj. It begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested (Judy Davis), who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate ...
Style: epic, scenic, talky, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: british empire, politics, british raj, lawyer, small town, racism, tourist, colonialism, culture clash, investigation, false accusation, legal ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: india, asia, bombay india, himalaya, kashmir ...
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Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a brave Telugu chieftain who took up arms in 1846 to protest ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: freedom fighter, rebellion, freedom, folk hero, good versus evil, underdog, battles, military, betrayal, legend, revolution, politics ...
Time: 19th century
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