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The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.

The journey of news coming alive, when an athlete featured on the front page falls in love with a tennis starlet featured on the last page of a newspaper.

Alarm has been sounded that the hydrogen bomb is about to be dropped. In this atmosphere of panic and fear a cross-section of humanity has been huddled together for safety in an experimental shelter. But even in this crisis the old attitudes and behaviour patterns do not change. FTII Diploma film for acting students of 1964-65 by Ritwik Ghatak.

The film is about a young boy who has just finished graduation and is waiting for the result of a competitive examination. He is quite sure about getting through the examination, but his mother generally grumbles and assumes that her son is not capable of doing anything in this world. Discouraged and fed up with all this, he goes to his college and meets his girlfriend. He does not want to lose these moments. One fine morning he is awakened by the excited voice of his mother informing him that he has been selected in the competitive examination!

The third bell goes, the curtain rolls up and the play has begun. Before this could happen, there is the complicated effort by the group to make the play a reality. The film is a reconstruction of the genesis of a play put up by amateur artists of the Progressive Dramatic Association, Pune. It shows the herculean effort which goes into the making of an amateur theatrical production.

A situation, where a certain attitude towards money and career is seen influencing and transforming approaches to life. The main characters rarely come in contact with each other. Even when they do. there is no interaction in the conventional sense of the word. Characters, whether they are children or adults, are parallel to each other.

An old lady admitted under emergency to a hospital is required to undergo a major operation. An S.O.S call for blood is broadcast on the radio. After a period of doubt and suspense, people do come forward to donate blood and the woman is rescued.

The monotony of an office worker’s life is disrupted when he receives a letter offering him money when a particular person dies. As these letters and the promised money is delivered to him regularly, his other fixed daily patters start to alter, as does his life style.

Set in a quiet village, this poignant film follows a widowed mother and her young daughter who, despite their age gap, are often mistaken for sisters. One night, the mother secretly meets her lover at a nearby farm. Returning home at dawn, she is mistaken for her daughter by villagers, sparking scandal and harsh judgment. As cruel gossip spreads, the innocent daughter becomes the target of humiliation—leading to a tragic and irreversible act. A haunting tale of mistaken identity, societal cruelty, and the devastating cost of silence.

A young man's body is overtaken by an undefined itching fever, leading his parents to seek healing.

In modern society, communication between individuals is becoming more and more difficult. Two persons may be in the same physical environment, yet it seems that a Glass Pane - invisible but strong, and very much there separates these individuals. Almost Antonioniesque in its composition, this short film is a study of a married couple who are unable to communicate with each other.

An exploration of the interconnected experiences of queerness and illness, this film navigates personal and collective journeys through medical spaces, sexual violence, and survival, displays the profound impact on body and identity.

Kaki is a 60-year-old widow who lives with her Nepali maid, Malti. The film takes place on one afternoon in their house where a flower blossoms in the balcony. Malti meets a boy (a sailor) from her hometown unexpectedly.

Rajan, a weary factory worker, endures grueling shifts and a volatile home life, drifting through sleepless nights in the city as he tries to reclaim the rest that always seems just out of reach.

During an overnight bus journey, two passengers confide in each other and share their memory of a woman who affected their lives in different ways.

Sanjay and Ritu meet after two months. While Sanjay is eager to meet her, he falls short of words when they actually meet. They try to make the best use of the passing moments by making purchases and visiting restaurants but both of them realise that their relationship is a thing of the past and become conscious of the growing distance between them.

Shama and Ravi are members of a Marxist party. Shama loves classical Indian music, a luxury of a few, and Ravi is in love with quotations and the philosophy of Marx - a need of the masses. Due to a strike, Ravi is compelled to work full-time for the party. Shama decides to give up music reluctantly and joins Ravi.

Munshi ji, a lover of Urdu wants his daughter to marry a person who knows Urdu. His neighbour who arranges the marriage dupes Munshi Ji who inspite of doubts at the time of the ceremony allows the marriage to be solemnised. Later, when these doubts are confirmed Munshi Ji vows to settle scores with his neighbour.

The main protagonist of this film is a dreamy and innocent boy who is working as a postman. Once he goes to deliver a telegram at some wedding ceremony, he imagines himself to be the bridegroom. But in the course of time, he learns to face reality.