Program
Indie 2024 / 118 min. / režie: Rajesh A Krishnan / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
Friends Geeta (Tabu), Jasmine (Kareena Kapoor Khan), and Divya (Kriti Sanon) work as flight attendants for a failing airline that hasn’t been able to pay them in months. When they accidentally discover gold being smuggled on the flights, they decide to solve their money woes by taking a piece of the action. This brisk crime comedy was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2024, with the performances of the three lead protagonists receiving particular critical acclaim.
Indie 2022 / 134 min. / režie: Tushar Hiranandani / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
Srikanth Bolla (Rajkummar Rao) was born to parents with no formal education, living in a simple village house with no electricity and barely able to afford their living costs. Despite being born blind, Srikanth faces his challenges head on: he is smart, motivated, and manages to graduate from high school in an education system that favours the rich and disregards the disabled. Srikanth lands a place at a prestigious university in the USA with the help of his dedicated teacher Devika (Jyothika). On his return to India, he becomes a successful industrialist offering jobs to visually impaired people. This dramatisation of a real life story highlights the difficulties faced by disabled people in India.
Indie 2023 / 138 min. / režie: Devashish Makhija / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
Dasru (Manoj Bajpayee) and his family belong to the Adivasi tribe, but deforestation caused by the local mining industry threatens their traditional way of life. As the jungle is replaced by mines, factories and highways, tensions boil over between the industrialists, the villagers, and a group of armed rebels, leading to the murder of Dasru’s wife. With his infant daughter Joram in arms, Dasru goes on the run. Pursuing him is Mumbai police officer Ratnakar (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub), sceptical of his superiors’ claims that Dasru is a dangerous radical. This award-winning thriller deals with the enormous cost India’s rapid economic development exacts on nature, traditional living, and disenfranchised communities.
Indie 2023 / 122 min. / režie: Kiran Rao / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
A curious mix-up on a crowded train leaves two newlywed brides in the families of the wrong grooms. Naïve Phool (Nitanshi Goel) discovers her parents’ upbringing has taught her nothing about independence, while the emancipated Pushpa (Praitbha Ranta) sees an opportunity in the situation. Such a plot might invite silly, light-hearted humour, but in the hands of director Kiran Rao this award-winning dramedy interweaves realism with a pointed statement on the harmful effects of seemingly innocent folk customs on women’s freedom and behaviour.
Indie 2001 / 210 min. / režie: Karan Johar / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
The Raichand family is as extraordinarily wealthy as they are traditionalist—when adopted son Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) marries a simple-minded girl (Kajol) against his father’s wishes, they are excommunicated and travel to London to live a life of peace. After coming of age, Rahul’s younger brother Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) decides to set out to find Rahul and bring him back to Delhi to reconcile with his parents. Director Karan Johar’s legendary melodrama is the culmination of a contemporary trend of epic narratives of upper class family conflict. The film smashed box office records in India upon release and helped awaken interest in modern Bollywood cinema abroad, inspiring a popular following as well as several academic analyses of its structure.
Indie 2023 / 147 min. / režie: Vidhu Vinod Chopra / znění: hindština / titulky: čeština, angličtina / 15+
Manoj Kumar Sharma (Vikrant Massey) comes from an extremely poor village notorious for crime and dereliction. After an incorruptible police inspector comes down hard on his headmaster’s approval of cheating in final exams, Manoj fails, vowing never to cheat again. Inspired by the inspector’s honesty, Manoj travels to the city of Gwalior to attempt the public service exams necessary for becoming a senior police officer. Based on a true story, this narrative of a young person who overcomes enormous challenges to gain prestigious employment highlights the pervasiveness of institutional corruption and dishonesty.
