Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Toofaan
The story of a boxer and the struggles he faces on his journey to get to the national-level competition.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Milkha Singh – for some the name evokes a faint memory from the pages of history. All that is most remembered is that Milkha Singh hailed as the flying sikh, was a famous athlete, who infamously lost the penultimate race of his life. “The one who lost the 400 meters finals at the Rome Olympics… is an involuntary response when the name Milkha Singh is mentioned. The film attempts to understand catastrophic loss that was deemed a sure victory and explores through the darkness of disgrace; Milkha’s redemption, the redemption and catharsis that come when he confronts his past.
Rang De Basanti
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus until a British filmmaker (Alice Patten) casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.