Adil Hussain
1) Life of Pi
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English
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A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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Hindi
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An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv, is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted...
4) Ishqiya
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Language
Hindi
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Khalujaan and Babban, two thugs, are on the run from their boss. They seek refuge at an old friend's house but meet Krishna, his widow, instead. Both of them fall for her, oblivious to the fact that Krishna is manipulating them for her own gain.
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Language
English
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On break from college, a young Indian woman returns to her wealthy home town, and for the first time pushes back against her parents' pretentious lifestyle, which includes lavish dinner parties and endlessly gossiping "aunties". But when she meets the handsome son of local shopkeepers and invites him to her mother's upcoming extravagant soiree, she accidentally uncovers a pair of family secrets.
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Norwegian
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Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life. When out with her friends, she's a regular Norwegian teenager. At home with her family, she is the perfect Pakistani daughter. But when her father catches her alone with her boyfriend, Nisha's two worlds brutally collide. To set an example and escape the judgment of their peers, Nisha's parents send her to live with extended family in a small town in Pakistan. There, Nisha must adapt to a rigid culture that...