Directed by Dean DeBolis

Starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray AbrahamMinaal, whose unparalleled pep-talk skills come to our rescue in moments of crisis, recommends this inspiringly cute film with a good pep talk.

Directed by Satish KaushikStarring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff

This film depicts the victory of good over evil, says Sukarn, our resident evil and the man making the production of SAF possible. The rest of us can’t stop looking at Sridevi’s costumes.

Directed by Walter Salles

Starring Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro

For Sabina, our lifeline in Goa, this is one of the rare cases where a book translated beautifully onto film. It’s about a road trip across South America between Ernesto Guevara and his friend. The film traces the profound impact this journey has on him and how the seeds were sown to become the iconic revolutionary that he was. 

“Travelling changes us in a way or another. Sometimes we are aware of that change, other times we are not. Let the world change you and you can change the world”.”  Che Guevara.

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Starring Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan

Nitya, Senior Programming Manager and dancer extraordinaire, recommends it as her go-to movie, in moments of happiness and sadness.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field

Saranbir, much like Forrest, is always running—after shipments, artworks and all the things that make SAF successful! He says, “The movie is a compelling drama, where the character stumbles upon monumental moments in country’s history and emerges unharmed. Forrest Gump uses the technology of the time to excellent ends .”

Directed by Anubhav Sinha

Starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Nassar, Manoj Pahwa

Gunjan, our resident marketing wiz and Ayushmann fan, recommends this as “a brilliant thriller, not to be missed!”

Directed by Michael Radford

Starring Toby Sebastian, Jordi Mollà, Antonio Banderas

Apoorva, our fundraising tour de force, recommends this story of making your dreams come true, despite all odds.

Directed by Will Hustler

SEASON 2, EPISODE 6 \\ INDIA

This episode is special to Maanit, a budding architect, because it transports him to his childhood and dreams, where he, like the rest of us, thought about his one dream home. Maanit thinks that dream should still stay alive for everyone!

Directed by Kar-Wai Wong

Starring Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ping Sam Liu

Arushi, our in-house romantic who wields a mighty pen, recommends this poem, painting, love letter of a movie on unrequited love to, in the words of Vikram Seth, “All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hands to left or right,
And emptiness above –
Know that you aren’t alone.
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all their years.

Directed by Richard Brooks

Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives

Nandita, our in-house literature lover says, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , based on Tennessee Williams’ play of the same name (in turn, inspired by Shakespeare’s’ Taming of the Shrew) transports you the languid heat of America’s deep South, and is replete with dysfunctional family drama and absolutely electric chemistry between the lead pair. And all- time favourite, I’ve watched this movie 7 times, and each time I discover something new. You won’t regret it. Oh. And it has Paul Newman. Need I say anything more?”