Programme

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (In guten wie in schweren Tagen):

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Karan Johar // Indien // 2001 // 07:30 min

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King Khan, Shahrukh Khan, arrives in an extravagant fashion via hellicopter.

Don (Das Spiel beginnt):

Mourya Re

Farhan Akhtar // Indien // 2006 // 04:40 min

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The elephant god, Ganesha, is celebrated with bombastic street choreography featuring drums and throngs of people. Amid the scene a film star is treated like a god.

Swades (Heimat):

Yuhi Chala Chal Rahi

Ashutosh Gowariker // Indien // 2004 // 07:30 min

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A non-resident Indian works in the USA, but misses his homeland and returns. A song on the radio and a hitch-hiking Sadhu help him feel right at home again.

Chalte Chalte (Wohin das Schicksal uns führt):

Ghum Shuda

Aziz Mirza // Indien // 2003 // 05:00 min

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The love-struck truckdriver Raj is desperate to find young Priya again. So he sets about mobilising the entire city with a song and every one joins in the search.

Veer Zaara (Die Legende einer Liebe):

Aisa Des Hai Mera

Yash Chopra // Indien // 2004 // 05:00 min

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Veer, an Indian pilot, rescues Pakistanian Zaara. As an appreciation of her thanks she accepts his invitation to spend a day with him in his homeland of North Indian Punjab.

Swades (Heimat):

Pal Pal Hai Bhaari

Ashutosh Gowariker // Indien // 2004 // 05:00 min

The lovestory between Rama and Sita, rom the Indian national epic Ramayana, is often performed outdoors and entire villages come to watch.

Umrao Jaan:

Salaam

J.P. Dutta // Indien // 2006 // 07:00 min

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The Qawali (Sufi-Song), shows the legendary courtisan Umrao Jaan's first dance. She was not only known for her beauty, but for her talent as a poet and singer. She is played here by Miss World, Aishwarya Rai.

Bombay:

Kehna Hi Kya

Mani Ratnam // Indien // 1995 // 08:00 min

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In this Tamil film a Hindu journalist and a lovely Muslima leave for Bombay to get married, against the wishes of her father.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (In guten wie in schweren Tagen):

Suraj Hua Maddham

Karan Johar // Indien // 2001 // 09:00 min

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This romantic dream-sequence is Bollywood kitsch of the most opulent kind. Poor Anjali has fallen for the rich Rahul and both of them wish for their parents' permission.

Main Hoon Na (Ich bin immer für Dich da):

Tumse Milke Dil Ka Jo Haal

Farah Khan // Indien // 2004 // 10:00 min

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Bollywood adores extravagantly set love-scenes; violins, wind-blown hair and flying doves. Everything turns pink and very often, sensual rain begins to fall.

Guru:

Ek Lo Ek Muft

Mani Ratnam // Indien // 2006 // 11:00 min

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A tale of visions, power and lots of money. But it's also a family story and as we all know, first-time fathers are expected to get roaring drunk. Everyone joins in the dancing!

Yuva:

Dhakka Laga Bukka

Mani Ratnam // Indien // 2004 // 12:00 min

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Indian students dare to counter corruption by running in an election. Their political campaign takes them to villages where their help is needed most of all.

Fanaa:

Des Rangila

Kunal Kohli // Indien // 2006 // 13:00 min

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Zooni is blind and comes from Kashmir. She has fallen in love with Rehan, a travel guide and has been invited to the capital to dance in celebration of Republic Day.