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FILMS IN JANUARY, 2001
 
 
 
  Monday 1st January
 
   
  7.00 p.m.
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Bombay
Director - Mani Rathnam
Cast - Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala
Award - 1995, National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
 
       
         
  Tuesday 2nd January
 
   
  7.00 p.m.
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DIL SE
Director - Mani Rathnam
Cast - Sharukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preeti Zinta
Award - National Award for Best Cinematography
 
       
         
  Sunday 7th January
 
   
  12.00 noon
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ROCKFORD  
   
 
Director - Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast- Rohan Dey, Kailash Atmanathan, Imran Mirza, Nagesh Kukunoor, Ulrika Krishnamurthy, Suhail Bajaj, Nandita Das
 
      Rajesh Naidu arrives at Rockford Boy's High School, fresh faced, native and all of 13 years old having left home for the first time. With his friends, Selva and David, he experiences the joy and agony of living in an all-male boarding school where one has to learn to fend for oneself without the safety net of one's parents.  
       
         
  3.00 p.m.
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HYDERABAD BLUES  
      Director - Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast- Nagesh Kukunoor, Rajshree Nair, Vikram Inamdar
 
      Varun returns to India from the US after twelve years to visit his parents in Hyderabad. The film examines the East-West divide in an amusing and unpretentious manner. An asset is the director's relaxed portrayal in the main role.  
       
         
  Monday 8th January
 
   
  7.00 p.m.
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BOLLYWOOD CALLING  
     

Director - Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast - Om Puri, Pat Cusick, Naveen Nishchal
London Film Festival

 
       
         
  Thursday 11th January
 
   
  7.00 p.m.
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JOURNEY  
      Director - Harish Saluja
Cast - Roshan Seth, Sayeed Jaffrey, Nora Bates
Awards - Best Feature Film, Florida Film Festival
 
      The film is the story of Kishan Singh who leaves India to visit his son Raj working in America. His presence leads to misunderstandings between the son and his American wife Laura. Poignant episodes help Laura and Raj to look at their lives in a new light.  
       
         
  Friday 26th January
 
   
  7.00 p.m.
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THIRUDA THIRUDA (Thief Thief)  
      Director - Mani Rathnam
Cast - Prashanth, Heera, Anu Agarwal
Award - National Award for Best Choreography.
 
     

A large sum of money belonging to the government is stolen from a train. The film describes the thrilling encounters between the thieves and the CBI squad. Finally the money is restored to the government.

 
       
         
  Sunday 28th January
 
   
  3.00 p.m. - IRUVAR (The Duo)  
      Director - Mani Rathnam
Cast - Mohan Lal, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu
Music - A.R. Rahman
 
      Anandan, a struggling actor meets Selvam, an active politician. Anandan becomes a huge star while Selvam becomes an important member of political party. The film shifts from one to other with marriages, deaths, love and betrayals.  
       
  Tuesday 30th January      
  7.00 p.m. - GANDHI  
      Director - Richard Attenborough
Cast - Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth