Pooja Kumar Movies

An NYPD hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) attempts to talk cop-turned-fugitive Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) down from a high ledge, but she learns that he may have a hidden motive for threatening to take his own life. A priceless diamond has been stolen, and the thieves responsible are using Nick as their scapegoat. An escaped convict with nowhere to run, Nick realizes that no one will believe he is innocent, and he decides to take extreme measures in order to expose the men who set him up. Stepping out on a ledge 25 stories above the bustling concrete streets of New York City, the notorious fugitive quickly becomes a media sensation as the entire world watches, awaiting his next move. Meanwhile, Nick's loyal brother races to help clear his sibling's name and ensure that the guilty pay for their crimes before the situation ends in tragedy. Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, and Ed Harris co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A woman finds herself torn between two cultures in this independent drama. Hava (Pooja Kumar) is a young woman born to a Pakistani-American family living in California. Hava's parents are keen to have their daughter grow up respecting Pakistani traditions rather than adopting a typical American lifestyle, so she was sent to Pakistan as a child, where she spent nine years living with family and studying. After returning to America, Hava becomes eager to sample some of the freedoms and possibilities which were closed to her in Pakistan, despite the objections of her parents. Without telling her father, Hava enrolls at a local college and takes a job at a coffee house, where she meets fellow student Justin (Craig Marker). Hava is attracted to Justin, and he feels the same way about her as he gently introduces her to the life of a typical college student; however, Hava's parents have pledged her hand to Salman (Suhail Tayeb), a fellow Pakistani-American, and Hava must decide if she is to follow the wishes of her family or her own heart. Night of Henna is the first feature film from writer and director Hassan Zee, who is himself a Pakistani immigrant living in California. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi