Most of the films on the programme are set in dynamic and developing contemporary India. They include a crime comedy (Don Bombay), a musical (Taal), a romantic comedy (While Walking) and another romantic comedy with a political tone (From the Heart). The programme will also include a period drama, Devdas, and the monumental biographical film Gandhi, which won eight Oscars.
A special film on the programme is Straight from the Heart, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who studied in Hungary under the renowned director István Gaál and shot part of the film in Budapest.
The programme:
From the Heart (Dil se), 1998, dir: Mani Ratnam 09.10, 7pm
Devdas, 2002, dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali 09.11, 7pm
Don Bombay (Munnabhai M.B.B.S.), 2003, dir: Rajkumar Hirani 09.12, 8:30pm
Gandhi, 1982, dir: Richard Attenborough 09.13, 4pm
While Walking (Chalte Chalte), 2003, dir: Aziz Mirza 09.13,7pm
Straight from the Heart (Hum dil de Chuke sanam), 1999, dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali 09.14, 4pm
Taal, 1999, dir: Subhash Ghai 09.14, 7pm
