Sadhu Meher Movies

This Indian drama offers a subtle examination of urban values and of the struggles of peasants to survive. The story is centered around a wealthy Calcutta physician, Dr. Nihar Sengupta who deals exclusively with wealthy patients. He has lost touch with his former values and ignores his wife's fears that their daughter has become a druggie. His life changes when he sets off on a seven hour drive to present an academic paper at a Rotary Club meeting. His car gets a flat tire on the outskirts of a rural village. As his chauffeur changes the tire, Dr. Sengupta hears someone groaning in the nearby weeds. He finds a sick man on the cusp of death. He has been there for two days and seems to have pneumonia. With little compassion, Sengupta takes him to the village and leaves him at the mercy of the village witch doctor who will later attempt to "exorcise" the sickness from the man's body. After a while, Sengupta starts thinking about his callousness. He becomes guilt-ridden and goes back to save the patient from the witch doctor's ministrations. The next morning Sengupta returns again, but this time he is too late. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This East Indian film by Mrinal Sen is a narrative that examines the strained relations between the British colonialists and native villagers in 1920s India. A young Indian villager who hunts with a bow and arrow has a friendly rivalry with an Englishman, also an excellent hunter, who uses a shotgun. When the Indian boy finally is able to demonstrate superior marksmanship and hunting ability with the bow and arrow, he loses interest in the Englishman. At the same time, a dispute breaks out in the village that divides the villagers' loyalty, and ultimately involves kidnapping, murder, and the struggle to overcome the injustices of British rule. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Bhuvan Shome (Utpal Dutt) is the lonely bureaucrat who works for the railroad. He immerses himself in his work, which is the only reason he has for living, and hides behind his responsibilities to avoid human commitments in love and social interaction. Bhuvan goes on a duck hunt and is helped by a young peasant woman who helps him when he is treed by a water buffalo. She helps him see beyond his job and come to the realization that workers are not just numbers or a means to an end, but people with real feelings and problems. It turns out she is the wife of a man he was about to fire for an apparent company violation. Bhuvan returns to work with a newfound empathy for his fellow workers. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi