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Faraway, So Close!(1993)

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Tadka(2022)

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Pratighaat(1987)

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Moksha: Salvation(2001)

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Gawaahi(1989)

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All About My Mother(1999)

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

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Love, Sitara(2024)

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Boys on the Side(1995)

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Antim Nyay(1993)

Jay Singh lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his dad, Raghunath, and mom, in Bombay. His dad is killed, and both he and his mother attempt to get justice, but their efforts prove to be all in vain. Then he meets with Seema, the only daughter of Editor Aadesh Varma, both fall in love and get engaged. Jay takes a course in Indian Police Services and hopes to become a police officer.

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Siya(2022)

A small town girl Siya, who decides to fight for justice,, fighting against all odds and starts a movement against the vicious system.

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2 States(2014)

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Jigra(2024)

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Emergency(2025)

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