Screenplay: Shama Zaidi
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Shama Zaidi. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
1947: Brexit India
2023 · Documentary · 119 min. · United States
Direction Sanjivan Lal
Cast Boman Irani · William Dalrymple · Shashi Tharoor · Gurharpal Singh
Plot This feature length documentary sheds a light on British presence in India from 1609 till 1947. The documentary aims to focus on the factors behind India getting Independence apart from...
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Hot Winds
1974 · Movie · 146 min. · India
Direction M.S. Sathyu
Cast Balraj Sahni · A.K. Hangal · Gita Siddharth · Jamal Hashmi
Plot In post-partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own.
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The Seventh Horse of the Sun
1993 · Movie · 130 min. · India
Direction Shyam Benegal
Cast Rajit Kapoor · Raghuvir Yadav · Siraj Ahmed · Rakesh Dhar
Plot A man shares some lazy memories about his friend, Manek Mulla, who had a knack for telling stories. On this particular afternoon, Manek narrates a 'unique' love affair with the...
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Umrao Jaan
1981 · Movie · 145 min. · India
Direction Muzaffar Ali
Cast Rekha · Farooq Shaikh · Naseeruddin Shah · Raj Babbar
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Jaanisaar
2015 · Movie · 124 min. · India
Direction Muzaffar Ali
Cast Imran Abbas · Pernia Qureshi · Muzaffar Ali · Dalip Tahil
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Mammo
1994 · Movie · 130 min. · India
Direction Shyam Benegal
Cast Farida Jalal · Surekha Sikri · Amit Phalke · Himani Shivpuri
Plot 13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him,...
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Market Place
1983 · Movie · 167 min. · India
Direction Shyam Benegal
Cast Shabana Azmi · Smita Patil · Naseeruddin Shah · Amrish Puri
Plot This classic film is based on a classic Urdu short story 'Aanandi' by Pakistani writer Ghulam Abbas. It deals with a brothel at the heart of a city, in an...
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