"Actor: Praveen Paul"

• Shakespeare Wallah | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Elegiac and atmospheric Shakespeare Wallah made in 1965 was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map winning them great critical acclaim. It is now recognised as a classic.Starring a young FELICITY KENDAL SHASHI KAPOOR and MADHUR JAFFREY the film's inspiration lies behind the real-life adventures of Felicity Kendal's family as a travelling theatre troupe in India during the twilight days of English colonial rule. Essentially a culture-clash romance which blends Shakespeare and British tradition with the emerging Indian 'pop' culture the film traces the developing relationship between Lizzie one of the members of the acting troupe with Sanju a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances not the least being the machinations of Manjula a fiery Indian cinema star who is also in love with Sanju.

• Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ravi the son of a respectful office manager cannot understand why he and his brother and sister cannot have the luxuries in life that their friends have. Ravi's father gives him the responsibilities that are not usually given to someone at such a young age. In this movie you see how two families live parallel lives one depending on hard work and honesty and the other living on bribes and dishonesty. See the results in this touching film as it shows how hard work and honesty achieve what crime and dishonesty cannot.

• Padosan | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £10.96   |  Saving you £-4.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A rollicking slapstick musical comedy directed by Jyoti Swaroop in which the innocent Bhola (Sunil Dutt) gives up his commitment to celibacy when he falls for a sexy neighbour Bindu (Saira Banu). His rivals in love are his own uncle (Om Prakash) and Bindu's traditionalist Carnatic music teacher (Mehmood). He however wins his girl with the assistance of the crooked drama-troupe guru (Kishore Kumar) when he serenades her using the guru for a musical playback. R D Burman's great soundtrack climaxes in the high point of the film in a zany take-off on the Jugalbandi (musical contest) between the guru and the Carnatic musician `Ek Chatur Naar Karke Singaar' sung by Manna De and Kishore Kumar. The original Bengali story had previously been filmed by Sudhir Mukherjee Pasher Bari in 1952 in Telugu by C Pullaiah Pakkinti Ammayi in 1953 and in Tamil - Raghavaiah's Adutha Veetu Penn in 1960.

• Gunga Jumna | DVD | (01/08/2006) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-34.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The rambunctious but honest Ganga and the somber Jamuna are brothers united by a close bond of love. Their mother struggles to raise her sons. Trouble vcomes when she is framed for theft and dies heartbroken. Ganga then takes it upon himself to bring up his brother. Ganga is in love with a fiery young washerwoman Dhanno and though they squabble endlessly they share a deep relationship. Dhanno is attacked by an evil landlord Ganga rescues her and murders the attacker. Jamuna is the cop assigned to arrest him. Ganga's wife is left to unravel it all.....

• Chaudhvin Ka Chand | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Mere Mehboob | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £9.70   |  Saving you £3.29 (25.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After bumping into a college girl one day a young man suddenly finds himself falling hopelessly in love with her. The only problem is that clad as she is in traditional burkha he has only seen her hands. How will he ever find her again? Over-discreet questioning and misunderstandings lead to a series of mistaken identities and misdirected romances.

• Daadi Maa | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Raja Pratap Rai (Ashok Kumar) and his stepmother Rani Maa (Durga Khote) are bitter enemies who live separately. Rani Maa's daughter-in-law and Pratap Rai's wife Parvati (Bina Rai) are pregnant at the same time. Pratap Rai is at loggerheads with Parvati's brother Dr.Bharti (Rehman) due to an old feud and throws him and Parvati out from his house. Parvati gives birth to a son Somu while Rani Maa's daughter-in-law dies during the birth of her son Shankar. In an effort to reconcile di