Diwali, the Hindi Festival of Light (also known as Deepawali) this year falls on November 4. Light up your screens by exploring a great collection of Hindi films streaming at SBS On Demand, and in Diwali week on SBS World Movies from Monday 1 November.
ON SBS WORLD MOVIES:
Angrezi Medium SBS World Movies, Monday 1 November, 9:30pm
PG
India, 2020
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: Hindi
Director: Homi Adajania
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Radhika Madan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Tripathi
What's it about?
An unassuming mithai shop owner and single father (Khan) is set to fulfil his daughter's (Madan) dream to study in London. However, certain misadventures lead him and his family on a new quest, which renews their relationships and bonds.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Bala SBS World Movies, Tuesday 2 November, 9:30pm
PG
India, 2019
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Amar Kaushik
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Yami Gautam, Saurabh Shukla
What's it about?
This satirical black comedy tells the story of Bala (Khurrana), a young man struggling to live with premature baldness in a world with superficial ideas of beauty. When his insecurity threatens his marriage, Bala seeks the help of a lawyer.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Gully Boy SBS World Movies, Wednesday 3 November, 9:30pm
M
India, 2019
Genre: Drama, Music
Language: Hindi, English
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Mona Ghosh Shetty, Vijay Raaz
What's it about?
Murad (Singh) is the 22-year-old son of a driver in Mumbai. His parents have worked to get him educated so that he could find a white-collar job. Instead he finds a love for hip-hop and comes of age while using his music to highlight inequalities.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story SBS World Movies, Thursday 4 November, 9:35pm
PG
India, 2016
Genre: Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Starring: Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Bhumika Chawla, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher
What's it about?
The untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's (Rajput) journey from Indian Railways ticket collector to trophy collector - the World Cup-winning captain of the men's Indian Cricket Team.
NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand
Bride & Prejudice SBS World Movies, Friday 5 November, 9:35pm
PG, AD
UK, 2004
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Romance
Language: English
Director: Gurinda Chadha
Starring: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Nalveen Andrews
What's it about?A modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. Mrs Bakshi (Babbar) is looking for suitable husbands for her four daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj (Andrews) and Darcy (Henderson) visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, but circumstances get in the way of romance.
STREAMING AT SBS ON DEMAND:
Bajirao Mastani
M
India, 2015
Genre: War, History, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Tanvi Azmi, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Milind Soman, Aditya Pancholi, Ayush Tandon, Rudra Soni, Raza Murad, Benjamin Gilani, Anuja Sathe, Yatin Karyekar, Irrfan Khan
What's it about?
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.
Love Aaj Kal
M
India, 2009
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor
What's it about?
Jai (Saif Ali Khan) and Meera (Deepika Padukone) are in deeply love. But when their careers take them in different directions, they decide to break up. Over time they each realise their feelings have endured despite their separation...
Mukkabaaz
M
India, 2017
Genre: Drama, Action
Language: Hindi
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Rajesh Tailang, Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan, Jimmy Shergill, Vineet Kumar Singh
What's it about?
A sharp social commentary on the multiple battles that a lower caste boxer, Shravan, struggles with to make his mark on the boxing world.
R... Rajkumar
M
India, 2013
Genre: Bollywood
Language: Hindi
Director: Shahid Kapoor
Starring: Prabhu Deva, Sonakshi Sinha
What's it about?
An aimless youngster is working as a drug runner when he falls a beautiful, educated woman at first sight. In order to win her love, he takes on his former employer, to eliminate the insidious drug cartel.
Umrika
M
India, 2015
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: Hindi
Director: Prashant Nair
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Prateik Babbar, Smita Tambe, Pramod Pathak, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, Amit Sial, Mayur More, Sauraseni Maitra
What's it about?
When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him.
Hotel Salvation
PG
India, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani
Starring: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Palomi Ghosh, Navnindra Behl, Anil K Rastogi
What's it about?
An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.
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Aligarh
M
India, 2016
Genre: Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Hansal Mehta
Starring: Sukhesh Arora, Manoj Bajpayee, Balaji Gauri, Sumit Gulati, Dilnaz Irani, Sachin Parikh, K.R. Parmeshwar, Rajkummar Rao, Ishwak Singh, Nutan Surya, Suman Vaidya, Ashish Vidyarthi
What's it about?
Set in the city of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality.
Vicky Donor
M
India, 2012
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Shoojit Sircar
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia, Kamlesh Gill, Puja Gupta, Inderpal Singh, John Abraham
What's it about?
When a Bengali woman falls in love with a young Punjabi man, she finds it hard to fathom his past as a sperm donor.
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