Acting
Anita Kanwar
Acting credits
7.3When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
Salaam Bombay!
1988
NRA soldier faces dishonor when he tries to protect a woman.
Sukhmani
2010
6.6The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.
Mandi
1983
10.0Ajay is an aspiring filmmaker who dreams of directing his first feature while his wife, Asha, works as a teacher. He balances odd jobs with his cinematic ambitions, navigating the harsh realities of the film industry while always holding onto the hope of finally making his film.
Aadharshila
1982
8.8Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the family.
Trikal
1985
NRThe protagonist is a young man staying in a city. He is sensitive, melancholy and a dreamer. He is unable to communicate his feelings to the woman he loves. Everything seems to have been entangled in a mesh, irrespective of these characters. He cannot even differentiate between his capability to love and his passionate desires which have been repressed. That is how he is confused and with his ideals and morality he is living outside his own time and inevitably suffering. His self criticism is endless. He dreams about whatever he lacks and about his ideals. The dreams have led him to the domain of non-communication. His repressed passion along with his self criticism has made him bored with life. Now at every point he expects something exceptional.
Reconnaissance
1990
6.0In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.
Mati Manas
1985
NRAlaav, is the story of Bhaveen Gossain, a 63-year-old son, taking care of Savitri, his ailing 95-year-old mother in their home nestled in a quiet suburb of New Delhi, India. Bhaveen rarely steps out of his house as he is completely devoted to looking after his mother. From waking up in the morning until going to sleep, Bhaveen is the sole caregiver for his mother, Savitri.
Hearth and Home
2025
6.0Binni lacks self-confidence and is annoyed by the constant unsolicited advice from her family. However, her life takes a turn when she meets a magician.
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen
1990
5.4Arjun Yadav return from the city after completing his studies to get settled in his village with his family consisting of his mother Devi Chaudaran, his older brother Amrit and sister. Arjun finds out that Amrit and Thakur Bhanwar Singh does not get along quiet well and attempts to be a peace-maker between the two. One day situation takes a turn for the worse when Amrit is killed, Devi Chaudaran loses her senses, Arjun's sister is raped and he himself is beaten and tied to a tree. Arjun is then rescued by some sympathetic villagers and run off with his childhood friend Makan Malla in the deep ravines only to turn an outlaw whose only motive is to avenge the killings of his family members.
Dacait
1987
Actor Aneeta Kanwar discusses working on the 1988 film Salaam Bombay!
Rekha - Aneeta Kanwar: A Color in the hand of the Painter
2003
8.5A story about the "Ikat" handloom weavers of Pochampally through the master weaver Ramulu and his family struggle in time of mass-production.
Susman
1987
6.5A young man decides to be a film director against the wishes of his family. Even after witnessing his father's downfall in the film industry, he doesn't give up on his dream. His love interest further separates him from the family. Without losing hope, he goes on to direct his autobiographical film 'Aathmakatha'. Will the success of the film reunite him with his lost soul and family?
Janam
1985
7.0Om, an adolescent boy living in an Indian village, is good at only one thing: holding his breath for a long time. His father Babuji left his government job to dedicate his time to astrology. Fascinated with magic and religion, Om visits a fantasy city and takes a home close to a frog pond.
Om Dar-B-Dar
1988
NRA story about the director's first true love, and the truer rejection. A man and a woman meet after years. Both have moved on, and yet the past lingers, enticing one with its tale of an unsullied longing, on a lonesome day that held a slow drizzle, at the soggy bus stop.
Avakash Kal
1986