SBS World Movies Celebrates: Diwali

To celebrate Diwali this year (Monday 24th October), SBS World Movies presents some of the best of contemporary Indian cinema - from Bollywood and beyond - in a marvellous day-long movie marathon!

Diwali Showcase

L-R: Gully Boy, Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara, English Vinglish, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, The Warrior Queen Of Jhansi Source: SBS Movies

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

7:05am / Now streaming at SBS On Demand

PG
India, 2011
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin
What's it about?
Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?
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Hotel Salvation

9:50am / Now streaming at SBS On Demand

PG
India, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani
Starring: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Palomi Ghosh
What's it about?
An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar (Behl) that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv (Hussain), knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father, checking into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi.
Hotel Salvation
Source: SBS Movies

Gully Boy

11:45am / No catch-up at SBS On Demand

M
India, 2019
Genre: Drama, Music
Language: Hindi, English
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Mona Ghosh Shetty, Vijay Raaz
What's it about?
Murad (Singh) is the 22-year-old son of a driver in Mumbai. His parents have worked to get him educated so that he could find a white-collar job. Instead he finds a love for hip-hop and comes of age while using his music to highlight inequalities.
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Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

2:30pm / Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand

PG
India, 2015
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Aanand L. Rai
Starring: Kangana Ranaut, R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhasker
What's it about?
Four years after their wedding, Tanu (Ranaut) and Manu (Madhavan) experience challenges which lead to the collapse of their marriage. The husband then develops feelings for a young student who looks like his wife.
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Raid

4:50pm / Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand

PG
India, 2018
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Language: Hindi
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D'Cruz, Gayathri Iyer, Sheeba Chaddha, Amit Sial
What's it about?
An incorruptible IT officer Amay Patnaik (Devgn) gets an anonymous tip about a political leader Tauji’s (Shukla) illegal assets. Patnaik plans an elaborate raid on Tauji’s home and businesses.
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English Vinglish

7:05pm / Now streaming at SBS On Demand

PG
India, 2012
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Language: Hindi
Director: Gauri Shinde
Starring: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand, Navika Kotia, Shivansh Kotia
What's it about?
A quiet, sweet-tempered housewife (Sridevi), living in New York, endures regular slights from her well-educated family because of her inability to speak and understand English. One day, on a trip to visit her sister in Manhattan, she decides to enrol in an English Learners class.
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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

9:30pm / Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand

MA15+
India, UK, 2019
Genre: Drama, History
Language: English, Hindi
Director: Swati Bhise
Starring: Devika Bhise, Rupert Everett, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, Jodhi May, Derek Jacobi
What's it about?
The story of Rani Lakshmibai (Bhise), the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous mutiny of 1857. Her insurrection set in motion the demise of the British East India Company and the beginning of the resistance against the ensuing British Raj under Queen Victoria.
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Bajirao Mastani

11:25pm / Now streaming at SBS On Demand

MA15+
India, 2015
Genre: War, History, Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan
What's it about?
Peshwa Bajirao (Singh) is married to Kashibai (Chopra), but falls in love with Mastani (Padukone), a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.
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Stree

2:15am / No catch-up at SBS On Demand

M
India, 2018
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Language: Hindi
Director: Amar Kaushik
Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, Vijay Raaz
What's it about?
In the small town of Chanderi, the menfolk live in fear of an evil spirit named 'Stree' who abducts men in the night. Based on the urban legend of 'Nale Ba' that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s.
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Published 17 October 2022 11:01am
Updated 19 October 2022 8:27am
By SBS Movies
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