Thanks to a generous donation from Eros International, UCLA now holds a representative sampling of Indian films originally released in theaters between 1957 and 2007, distributed on DVD by Eros. Titles include Mother India (1957), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Sholay (1975), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Qurbani (1980), Bombay (1995), Shakti the Power (2002), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and the popular Bollywood film, Om Shanti Om (2007).
Directors represented include Ramesh Sippy (1947-), Rajiv Rai (1955-), Rajkumar Santoshi, and Farah Khan (1965-). Actors represented include Guru Dutt (1925-1964), Amitabh Bachchan (1942-) and Shahrukh Khan (1965-). All the films are in color, with the exception of two black and white films Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).
Download a listing of the titles available for onsite viewing from the Eros Collection in PDF format or an Excel spreadsheet.
To arrange onsite research viewing access, please contact the Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC).
