Britain's Channel 4 is the only mainstream television channel in the UK that has been screening Indian film seasons for now almost two decades. And the person behind the whole show has always been Nasreen Munni Kabir who used to produce Britain's only regular programme of Indian cinema- Movie Mahal, again, on Channel 4 in the 1980s. This year's season, starting from September 7, Sunday and Thursday nights, will celebrate the works of Abhishek Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Goutam Ghose and Anupam Kher. All films will be preceded by a 5 minute introduction with the Star/Director featuring in season.

Last year's focus was on actor Saif Ali Khan, director Nagesh Kuknoor and music composer A. R. Rahman. Earlier, Channel 4 had screened 'Devdas', celebrating actor Shah Rukh Khan's career.

Nasreen Munni Kabir is an author of several books on Indian cinema including 'Bollywood: The Indian Cinema Story'. Her two-part documentary 'The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan' was the first of its kind made on a living actor.

ABHISHEK BACHCHAN season:

KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA
7th September 2008

YUVA
11th September

GURU
14th September

ANUPAM KHER season

KHOSLA KA GHOSLA
18th September 2008

MAINE GANDHI KO NAHIN MARA
21st September

SAARANSH
25th September

BOMBAY ON FILM season

SEVEN ISLANDS AND A METRO
28th September 2008

BLACK FRIDAY
2nd October

LIFE IN THE METRO
5th October

SHARMILA TAGORE ON RAY

DEVI
9th October 20008

NAYAK
12th October

COMPANY LTD
16th October

DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST
19th October

GOUTAM GHOSE season

PAAR
23rd October 2008

ABAR ARANYE
26th October

YATRA
30th October

***subject to time change, so please check listing for exact times.