Arya Babbar Movies
In a time when India and Pakistan are being torn apart, true love still manages to take root despite the fear and intolerance that blights the troubled landscape. The year is 1947, and as India and Pakistan are split into two separate states the rivers run red with blood. Gian (Jimi Mistry) is a Sikh and former soldier who risks his life to rescue young Muslim Naseem (Kristin Kruek) from a rampaging mob. As this unlikely pair begins to realize their true feelings for one another, the bond between them helps to heal the tender wounds of war. But what chance does true love really have against the destructive force or religious zealotry? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, (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)
- 2001
Bored and stifled with her life in the U.S., Anjali dreams of a life in India, with visions of the Devi Maa Durga temple, and of warrior men riding on horseback. She and her mother go to a pandit to inquire about the nature of her visions, and Anjali is told that these images are from a past life, and that she must travel to India to settle the matter. The only problem is that Anjali's father will only permit her to make the trip if she marries the man he has chosen for her. Refusing to lay her fate in his hands, she runs away and takes up with a gang of car thieves, so her journey into her previous life can begin. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arya Babbar, Amrita Rao, (more)
