Manoj Joshi Movies
- 2009
A simple man with a loving family finds his life changing in ways he never anticipated when a superstar strolls into his life, transforming everything around him. Billu Barber lives in a small village with his wife, Bindiya, and their two wonderful children. Though their lives are less than extraordinary, their love is plenty enough to keep everyone content...until their close brush with fame. Now, things are changing all around them. There's certain greatness behind Billu, but his meager existence seems to prevent everyone from seeing it. At first Billu remains unchanged by the chaos swirling around him, but is it possible to remain grounded while everyone you know is being swept off their feet? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, (more)
- 2007
When the ancestral palace of the Brahmin family becomes the site of some seriously unsettling events, it's up to a psychiatrist from America to determine if the house is truly haunted in this comic thriller from director Priyadarshan. Badri is the family patriarch who presides over the sprawling family estate. When Badri's nephew Siddharth and his wife Avni return to their native village following an extended stint in America, it begins to appear that the rumors about their family palace being haunted are true. Soon everyone is wondering if there is a more logical reason for the strange events unfolding, and suspicions fall upon Badri's adopted daughter Radha. Later, Siddharth's friend Dr. Aditya arrives from America on a mission to solve the supernatural mystery and reveal the culprit responsible for the bizarre ruse. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, (more)
Mani Ratnam teams with Aishwarya Rai, a woman considered by some to be the most beautiful actress of her time, in the Bollywood musical Guru. The film concerns a man, Gurukant Desai, from an average village who, starting from very modest means, attempts to build a successful business in Bombay. His troubled private life includes with his frustrated wife, Sujata, who must adjust to being in a marriage she never really wanted. He must overcome a number of personal and professional problems in order to fulfill his ambitious dreams of success. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, (more)
- 2006
Director Raj Kanwar explores the possibility that some marriages are better made in heaven than arranged on Earth with this romance detailing the warm bond shared between a good-natured automotive engineer sent to Canada for training, and a lonely woman set to be married to a wealthy but emotionally distant business tycoon. After a chance meeting in an elevator finds engaged engineer Aditya (Akshay Kumar) suddenly smitten with shy and spoken-for Jia (Katrina Kaif), a series of repeated encounters throughout the city soon lead Adi to believe that perhaps destiny has played no small role in bringing the pair together. A simple girl from a prosperous family, Jia longs for the friendship and affection not afforded to her in either her family relationships or her relationship with her tightly-wound husband-to-be. As the pair grows ever closer and Jia's appreciation for Adi's gentle humor, thoughtful nature, and accepting sister and brother-in-law grows, her definition of "family" begins to take on an entirely new perspective. Now faced with the prospect of parting ways to continue with their well-planned lives or throwing caution to the wind in the name of true love, Adi and Jia must reconcile tradition with emotion to discover what joys and heartaches life truly has in store for them. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, (more)
