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Description: This is a story of a different kind. He is not a musician, a juggler, or someone who steals the heart and dreams of beautiful girls. He steals the hearts of the daughters of his greatest enemy, who snatched his wealth and properties, in order to gain revenge.
Description: Murderer, kidnapper and folk legend Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas) endured a life of rape and abuse after being sold into marriage at the age of eleven. A spree of murders to avenge the death of her lover, known as the Behmai Massacre, makes Devi the object of a massive police hunt in this story that shocked the world- and brought a government to its knees.
Description: For many children of Indian immigrants, the land of milk and honey that their parents sought is not North America- it is Bombay, home to the Hindi film and television industry know as Bollywood. This fascinating program follows four aspiring stars as they return to their parents' country to encounter not only the challenges of casting calls and rehearsals but the feeling of being an outsider in their own native culture. Questions of religious, linguistic and moral identity are frankly addressed, providing a compelling study of what it means to feel like a foreigner in two countries.
Description: Guatama Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of the King of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mahamaya. As a young man he renounced all worldly desires and left the palace to seek the meaning of truth. After long meditation and penance under a Bodhi tree, he achieved enlightenment and was thereafter known as 'Buddha.' He dedicated his life to serving mankind and gained a wide folloing. His teachings are widely recounted and followed by Buddhists all over the world.
Description: Guatama Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of the King of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mahamaya. As a young man he renounced all worldly desires and left the palace to seek the meaning of truth. After long meditation and penance under a Bodhi tree, he achieved enlightenment and was thereafter known as 'Buddha.' He dedicated his life to serving mankind and gained a wide folloing. His teachings are widely recounted and followed by Buddhists all over the world.
Description: Guatama Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of the King of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mahamaya. As a young man he renounced all worldly desires and left the palace to seek the meaning of truth. After long meditation and penance under a Bodhi tree, he achieved enlightenment and was thereafter known as 'Buddha.' He dedicated his life to serving mankind and gained a wide folloing. His teachings are widely recounted and followed by Buddhists all over the world.
Description: Guatama Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of the King of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mahamaya. As a young man he renounced all worldly desires and left the palace to seek the meaning of truth. After long meditation and penance under a Bodhi tree, he achieved enlightenment and was thereafter known as 'Buddha.' He dedicated his life to serving mankind and gained a wide folloing. His teachings are widely recounted and followed by Buddhists all over the world.
Description: Guatama Buddha was born Siddhartha, son of the King of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mahamaya. As a young man he renounced all worldly desires and left the palace to seek the meaning of truth. After long meditation and penance under a Bodhi tree, he achieved enlightenment and was thereafter known as 'Buddha.' He dedicated his life to serving mankind and gained a wide folloing. His teachings are widely recounted and followed by Buddhists all over the world.
Description: Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…Devdas is a sage of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro ( Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understodd. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, also, a fateful moment of weakness of the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immoral. Indeed love was his life...Love makes him live on...A love is immortalised, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he defeated…
Description: In New Delhi Sita, a beautiful and intelligent young woman embarks on an arranged, loveless marriage to a faithless husband, Jatin. The extended family, owners of a video store, live together according to custom. Family tensions escalate. Radha, Sita's sister-in-law, is unable to conceive; her disappointed husband Ashok (Sita's husband's brother) has taken a vow of celibacy, acquired a swami and is often gone. Eventually Jita and Radha develop a physical relationship which is far more emotionally sustaining than they have found with their husbands.