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This exuberant ensemble comedy links the stories of far-flung family members, their servants and secret lovers as a Punjabi family in Delhi reunites for their daughter's wedding. (USA Films)

At a time and place with no child labour laws, children are sold to a carpet factory for a pittance; boys are worked to the bone and young girls are sold to serve as mistresses to the highest bidding lecher. At such a factory, young Ravi meets newcomer Masha and saves her from such a fate, using his own carefully saved coins to purchase her himself. Thus, a friendship is forged and when Masha leaves, a promise is made to find each other again, one day.

From the director of Love Sex aur Dhokha comes a searing political thriller set against the underbelly of India's new economy. Abhay Deol plays a civil servant whose investigation into the suspicious death of a political activist uncovers a game of revenge and profit. (tiff.net)

Set amidst the ethnic cleansing and general chaos that accompanied India's partition in 1947, this sweeping drama stars Irrfan Khan -- also appearing at the Festival in The Lunchbox -- as a Sikh attempting to forge a new life for his family while keeping their true identities a secret from their community. (tiff.net)

Four desperate teenagers. A night of sexy mayhem. The big city. Or so the plan goes, until a series of misadventures later, Babai, Pele, Ria and Payal end up in a locked shopping mall in the dead of the night. Alone at last... until an old couple appears out of nowhere with a piece of folded leather and a glass container with two dice made of bone. A game. Simple, but deadly. They call it Ludo. (Tanaji Dasgupta)

A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.

Life for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.

Ratna works as domestic live-in help with Ashwin, a man from a wealthy family. Although Ashwin seems to have it all, Ratna can sense that he has given up on his dreams and is somewhat lost… On the other hand, Ratna who seems to have nothing, is full of hope and works determinedly towards her dream. As these two worlds collide and the two individuals connect, the barriers between them seem only more insurmountable… (https://www.semainedelacritique.com)

When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Rajasthani businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.

During US invasion of Iraq some illegal migrants are waiting to get back home to India. As one such family prepares to celebrate the 6th birthday of their youngest member Chintu, their kind-hearted Iraqi landlord lends them a helping hand.

A story of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song. (imdb)

Four eminent Indian directors explore sex, desire and love through short films in this sequel to 2018's Emmy-nominated "Lust Stories". (imdb)

Follows Shaan Sengupta, an ex-soldier, who must infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle to bring down his empire of war. (imdb)

A rebellious vampire with a broken tooth falls for a shy dentist on the streets of Kolkata but will human and mystical forces keep them apart? (imdb)

The rules of parenting have changed. Every mother has her own strategy and some have their own game, with only one aim - to be the best of the best. Step into this #Mentalhood. (imdb)

Middle-class man seeks secret escort services during financial woes. Entangled in lies, murder and gang, he becomes what he once despised - corrupt. (imdb)

Spring 1989. High up in the Indian Himalayas, where even the birds fly low to avoid getting lost in the clouds, the soft-spoken Dev owns a sprawling estate of several orchards and lives in a colonial-style house with his family. He spends a lot of his time building human-sized wings which he puts on to take a quick morning flight over his land. One day, while walking through the estate, he discovers a single burnt apple tree.

Maya discovers that her husband – an ex-soldier who is suffering from PTSD - is the prime suspect in a murder investigation. She and her teenage son are forced to go to extremes to keep the family together.