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Ishqiya
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps , Contested Terrains
Narrative Feature, 2010, 120 min
Directed by: Abhishek Chaubey
Interests: Narrative Feature Film, Panel Discussion

Ishqiya explores desire, greed, and revenge. Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) are two thieves on the run from their boss. They seek refuge with an old friend and subsequently meet his widow, Krishna (Vidya Balan). Both are drawn to her – what ensues is an intense and at times surreal drama that reverses tropes of the widow as the “victim”. Read More

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Maqbool
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps , Contested Terrains
Narrative Feature, 2004, 132 min
Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Interests: Narrative Feature Film

Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family. Abbaji's mistress and Maqbool plot and carry out his death; the sea plays the role of Birnham Wood. Read More

Matrimony
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps
Short Narrative, 2007, 7 min
Directed by: Sanjay Gupta
Precedes: Ek Tho Chance
Interests: Short Film

Meet Mrs. & Mr. Sarin. On the surface they are a happily married couple. The devoted wife goes every Thursday to visit her ailing Aunt, or does she? Is it all good in paradise? Does betrayal loom at large? Does love make a fool of us all? Matrimony boldly contests the carefully constructed boundaries of middle class households.

Note: $25 includes this film along with Ek Tho Chance Read More

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Paroma
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps , Contested Terrains
Narrative Feature, 1984, 140 min
Directed by: Aparna Sen
Interests: Narrative Feature Film, Panel Discussion

National Award winning film-director Aparna Sen takes us on a cinematic journey into the life of Paroma (Rakhee Gulzar). Frozen in her middle class, housewife existence, she falls in love with Rahul (Mukul Sharma), an expatriate photo-journalist working for glossy magazines. Their affair, and the invasion of the glamour machine into her life, becomes a problem when some of the photographs, earlier admired by the family, are published in a journal. Read More

President is Coming
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps
Narrative Feature, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Kunaal Roy Kapur
Interests: Narrative Feature Film, Panel Discussion

In 2006, George Bush, President of The United States, visited India. In addition to the many diplomatic and political things on the agenda was a rather unique event - a meeting with one of the young faces responsible for shaping "The New India". This is a fact. The rest is fiction. Read More

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Strangers in the Night
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps
Short Narrative, 2007, 7 min
Directed by: Sanjay Gupta
Precedes: Pankh
Interests: Short Film

Every anniversary, they told each other a secret; this year it’s the wife’s turn. She begins narrating an interesting encounter with a stranger at the railway station waiting room. Are all secrets meant to be shared? Is the ultimate dare to tell the truth? Will you be deceived if you trust too much or will you live in torment if you do not trust enough? Strangers in the Night will take the viewr on an emotional roller coaster.

Note: $15 includes this film along with Pankh Read More