Keyword: colonial india

Clive of India

6.2

2022

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In the mid-1700s the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government. A clerk in the company, Robert Clive, is frustrated by his lack of advancement, and transfers to the military arm of the company, where he excels. Clives leadership and gift for manipulation strengthen Englands hold over India and lead to personal wealth, which is often threatened by the enemies he makes along the way.

The Drum

6.3

1938

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During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of India. He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To forestall this, the British governor signs a treaty with the friendly, peace-loving ruler of Tokot, a key kingdom in the region, which is described as four days march northward from Peshawar. Meanwhile, the kings son, Prince Azim, befriends Carruthers and a British drummer boy, Bill Holder, who teaches him how to play the instrument.

Begum Jaan

5.6

2017

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The story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways with their brothel and each other during the partition between India and Pakistan.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

7.5

2019

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A historical action epic inspired by the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the atrocities of East India Company 10 years before the Sepoy Mutiny.

Viceroy's House

7

2017

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The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

North West Frontier

7.2

1959

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Set on the North West Frontier of colonial India in 1905. A British Army Officer, Captain Scott is sent to rescue a five year old Indian Prince and his American governess, Catherine Wyatt from certain death at the hands of rebel tribesman.

The Chess Players

7.8

1977

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Wazed Ali Shah was the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, had sent General Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure was mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace. The court was of no help, as exemplified by nobles Mir and Mirza, who, ignoring the situation of their country and all of their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless parties of chess.

Wee Willie Winkie

7.1

1937

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Priscilla Williams, a young girl living with her widowed mother and paternal grandfather at the post he commands in northern India, becomes enamored of military life and embroiled in brewing rebellion against the crown in the early 1900s.

Madrasapattinam

7.8

2010

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A film set in 1940s India, during the countrys struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.