Movies and TvShows featuring "south-asian" theme.
In the realm of Kumandra, evil spirits called the Druun threaten to destroy everything. Raya, a skilled warrior, sets out to find the last dragon and use its power to defeat the Druun. Along her journey, Raya must navigate the divided tribes of Kumandra and learn to trust others in order to save her world.
In 'Evil Eye,' a mother becomes convinced that her daughter's new boyfriend is the reincarnation of a man who tried to kill her in the past. As she delves deeper into her suspicions, she discovers a dark secret that threatens her family's safety.
Girl 6 is a comedy-drama film about a woman who turns to phone sex to make a living. As she delves into this new world, she discovers new aspects of her sexuality and grapples with her identity. Set in New York City, the film explores themes of self-expression, relationships, and the search for personal fulfillment. Through her experiences as a sex worker, the protagonist navigates various relationships with close-ups on her own desires and fantasies.
In post-World War I France, a military officer searches for the identity of an unknown soldier who died during the war. Along the way, he encounters two women who become entangled in a love triangle. As he unravels the mystery, he navigates the post-war landscape and confronts the aftermath of the war.
The film has been ten years in the making, and over time it has grown to become what the director himself has called an artistic testament. It is simultaneously his most personal and most provocative film. A film about growing older, about losing, about the special moments one remembers, and about the director's own circling around the essence of eroticism.
Twelve-year-old mathematics genius Prem discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to learn more about his father’s life and passions. Empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies, Prem is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA.
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is sent by his mother on a ramshackle odyssey around his parents' homeland of Sri Lanka in an attempt to connect him with his roots.
It follows a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked.
Miss India America is a comedy-drama film that follows the journey of a young Indian-American woman named Lily who enters a beauty pageant to win back her ex-boyfriend. With the help of her best friend, she trains and prepares for the competition, facing challenges and embracing her roots along the way. Set in California, the movie explores themes of identity, cultural expectations, and beauty standards.
After failing to make it big as a rock band, four Indian Americans in 1960s San Francisco attempt one last rebrand to ride the hippie wave and finally get their big break.
This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.
When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, he is given an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening. With this chance, he hopes to reconcile and end things on a better note, creating a lasting bond between generations.
A group of brokenhearted women end up at a resort that specializes in helping people ease their pain.
"...Or Die”, directed by Gregory Bonsignore and John Petaja, satirizes the obstacles today's South Asian Hollywood actors have to deal with.
It's an ordinary winter's day when disillusioned Police Inspector Azaad Singh is tasked with delivering a very important file to his superior. Traversing expanses of rural and urban Punjab along the way, he reckons with the state's past and present realities, and faces an untimely existential crisis as a result.
Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.
Using Varsha Panikar's poetry series by the same name, it follows the journey of a poet as they rediscover love, passion, and identity after encountering their muse.
Muskaan is a prostitute in one of Hyderabad's brothels, owned by Lalabee. But she is a prostitute not by choice, but bad luck. When she was young her parents married her off to an Arab Sheikh. This marriage was just an arrangement for sexual pleasure. After raping her for 7 days regularly, Sheikh divorces Muskaan. Muskaan's father Barkat Ali commits suicide due to the humiliation he receives after filling a case against Sheikh. Sheikh's assistant hires the best possible advocate and makes sure that Sheikh is released easily and flies back to Dubai. Muskaan's uncle also sexually harasses her. Finally one of the dalals takes her to Lalabee and thus she becomes a prostitute. But fortune brings her to Mumbai. Inspector Sawant Sayaji Shinde takes her to Juicy, a sophisticated gay doing body business. He changes Muskaan to Mallika using two of his best selling prostitutes Liza Suman Rangnathan and Esha. She luckily also meets with Bablu Pande Aryan Vaid who falls in love with her.
Walkaway is a comedy-drama movie that takes place in New York. It delves into the themes of love, tradition, and cultural clashes through the lives of its characters. The plot revolves around the concept of dowry and how it affects relationships and friendships. It showcases the hopes and losses of individuals as they navigate the complexities of Indian culture in an American setting. The movie also explores themes of lust, Indian-American identity, and the charm of Bollywood. Through its engaging storyline and relatable characters, Walkaway provides a unique perspective on the challenges faced by South Asians in New York City.
a beautiful story of Jaya, who inspired by the Shakespearean ideal of "the marriage of true minds" and heavily influenced by the American trend of "finding your own mate" rebels against tradition and family. She sets out to find a man who truly loves and values her – one who does not treat her like a vassal meant only to satisfy his needs, like some men do!!