Govind Nihalani

Govind Nihalani

Total Credits at Criticker: 12 (Director), 7 (Writer)

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    Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa
    Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and only child, a son, Brati, live a middle-class existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circa early 1970s. Their world is shattered during the early hours, when they are informed by the police that Brati has been killed... (imdb)
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    Half Truth
    An exploration of the psyche of a honest police officer, who finds himself amidst a corrupt police force, unable to fight or protect his viewpoint that he had entered the police force with. (Wikipedia)
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    Aakrosh
    An energetic and idealistic young lawyer finds himself pitted in his first, independent case against his mentor and family friend, a seasoned prosecutor. Frustrated by his own client's enigmatic silence and unwillingness to provide a motive or proclaim his innocence, nor cooperate in the formulation of his own defense strategy, Baskhar embarks on an independent investigation into the facts surrounding the seemingly clear-cut case. (filmref.com)
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    Vijeta
    Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teenager trying to find himself and caught in between the marital problems of his mother Neelima (Rekha) and father Nihal (Shashi Kapoor). It is time for him to decide what he wants to do with his life. To select a profession and be someone, Angad chooses to become a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force. What follows is his struggle to become a victor both with his self and the outer world. (imdb)
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    Aghaat
    Madhav Verma (Om Puri) is a dedicated, honest, and diligent union representative. He represents the majority of the employees in an organization, which recognizes his union. However, there is a rival in the shape and form of Rustom Patel (Naseeruddin Shah) who is attempting to break the union so as to establish his majority, through his henchman Krishnan (Gopi), and will not hesitate to stoop to any level to get what he wants. (imdb)
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    Droh kaal
    Riveting suspense thriller about a dedicated cop who leads an under-cover squad against a group of terrorists. He manages to capture their leader, but finds himself and his family mentally and physically manipulated by the wily terrorist and his followers. (imdb)
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    Dev
    Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty-bound, self-righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force between the political interests of Chief Minister Bhandarker and Dev's commitment to the law, are lifelong friends, each with his own ideals. Farhaan, a law graduate, was brought up with ideals of non-violence and patriotism. (imdb)
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    Party
    A planned social gathering is held to commemorate Divakar Barve for the award he receive pertaining his contributions to Indian Arts and films. The social event is greeted by some important public personalities of the community all expect Amrit; an activist. But the atmosphere of the event will come to a drastic change upon the arrival of Avinash. (imdb)
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    Tamas
    Tamas (1986) - TV Mini-Series
    This TV miniseries ("Darkness" in English) became famous in India in the mid/late 80s for its realistic depiction of the partition of the Indian subcontinent. In 1947, the sub continent became India, East (now Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (today's Pakistan). The series pretended to keep memories and truths about the partition alive, at a time when many Indians and Pakistanis seemed to be forgetting this historical tragedy. (imdb)
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    Drishti
    Sandhya and Nikhil, a lovely married couple reside in Bombay, India. It is 8 years since they have been married and they now prepare to celebrate there wedding anniversary in prompt splendor. At this get together they invited many people: some friends and some relatives. Here they both get to reach some people they knew from before and some they cannot even recognize and some intoxicated friends that will change both Sandhya and Nikhil's life forever. (imdb)
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    Pita
    Pita (1991) - TV Movie
    The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his husband mentally insane. She is in disagreement with his husband on how her daughter should be raised and what she should become. She thinks that if she declares his husband insane she would be able to decide for her daughters future. She knowingly creates confusion and tells his husband that he cannot be sure that he is the father of their daughter... (imdb)
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    Jazeere
    Jazeere (1991) - TV Movie
    Alfred, a young man of 37, has just returned from the mountains where he had gone to work on a book 'Responsibility of Man'. He has not been able to work on it and now has devoted himself to the care and education of his lame son Eyolf. Rita, his wife, is very upset by this change in him. She would like to possess him in love totally... (imdb)
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