"Divergente" es la historia de una sociedad que se divide en cinco categorías: Verdad, Abnegación, Osadía, Cordialidad y Erudición. Todos los miembros de esta sociedad tienen que elegir a una edad temprana, los dieciséis años, a qué bando creen pertenecer, atendiendo a sus virtudes personales más destacadas. En este dilema se encuentra la protagonista, Beatrice, que sorprende a todos sus allegados y amigos con la decisión que toma. Beatrice, que pasa a llamarse más tarde Tris, tiene que buscar su lugar adecuado, pero ella no es como el resto. Guarda un secreto que podría ser definitivo para mantener el orden social descrito y también para salvar su propia vida.
Narra el ascenso épico y cargado de humor oscuro de un aldeano pobre a empresario exitoso en la India moderna. Astuto y ambicioso, nuestro joven héroe se abre camino para convertirse en chofer de Ashok (Rao) y Pinky (Chopra-Jonas), que acaban de regresar de Estados Unidos. La sociedad ha entrenado a Balram para ser una sola cosa, un sirviente, por lo que se vuelve indispensable para sus ricos amos. Pero después de una noche de traición, se da cuenta de los extremos corruptos a los que llegarán para atraparlo y salvarse ellos. A punto de perderlo todo, Balram se rebela contra un sistema manipulado y desigual para levantarse y convertirse en un nuevo tipo de amo.
Durante la ocupación inglesa de la India, los habitantes de una pequeña aldea se resisten a pagar el impuesto que los oficiales británicos han doblado. Ante las protestas deciden resolver el conflicto jugando un partido de cricket: si ganan los campesinos, se les exonerará de las tasas.
Drama sobre dos familias atrapadas en las restricciones hinduistas. Benarés, la ciudad santa a orillas del Ganges, no tiene compasión con aquellos que no respetan las tradiciones. Deepak, un estudiante de un barrio pobre, se enamora perdidamente de una chica de una casta superior. Devi, una universitaria cuyo comportamiento se sale de lo establecido, intenta superar la desaparición de su primer amante, mientras su padre, Pathak, es víctima de la corrupción policial y pierde el sentido de la moral. Y el niño Jhonta busca una familia. Cuatro personajes en busca de un futuro mejor, atrapados entre la época moderna y las tradiciones, y cuyos caminos están a punto de cruzarse.
El nuevo puesto de un joven oficial de IPS en la India rural lo tiene enfrentando disparidades de castas y verdades incómodas frente a un crimen horrible. Cuando tres niñas desaparecen en el pueblo ficticio de Lalgaon, dos de ellas son encontradas muertas y no hay rastro de la tercera. ¿Dónde está ella y quién es responsable de este acto atroz?
Japón, siglo XIX. El declive de la casta guerrera de los Samurai y de los Shogun ha hecho mella en el pequeño feudo de Unasaka, situado en la costa del noroeste del país. El samurai Yaichiro Hazama se marcha a la lejana ciudad de Edo para hacerse cargo de un puesto muy importante de la organización del clan, mientras sus amigos samuráis, Munezo y Samon, vuelven al lugar en el que Munezo nació y creció. A pesar de su modesto sueldo consiguen vivir una vida placentera en la casa de la madre de Munezo junto con la hermana pequeña de éste y la hija de un vecino que es granjero, llamada Kie, que trabaja en la casa como empleada doméstica y espera poder conseguir marido. Durante los tres años siguientes fallece la madre de Munezo, Samon se casa con la hermana de Munezo, y Kie se casa con el hijo de una familia acomodada de mercaderes, los Iseya.
Based on the game of Chess that delves into the conflicts and confrontations of people between the rich and poor class and high and low strata of society. How does an ordinary boy, from the community of sanitation workers, become a grandmaster?
Madhukar and Parthavi fall head over heels in love with each other, but the fact that they belong to different castes of society, becomes an obstacle in their romance. The lovers dare to go against societal norms and battle all odds for the sake of love.
The film explores barriers of class and status stitched in the minds of societies, underscoring a narrative of love that can never be fulfilled. Or can it?
On planet Amoi, a great society has developed, creating a computerized city called Tanagura, ruled by supercomputer Jupiter. The populace is almost entirely male and is based on hair color; anyone silver/blond are the elite, with dark/black hair as the bottom of society, often known as "mongrels". Blonds have "pets", which are usually young boys kept for a few years, who are especially made for performing sexual actions for the Blond's voyeurism entertainment. The pets are not supposed to be kept for long, nor are Blonds allowed to interact sexually with them; but one Blond, named Iason Mink, has kept a pet for years. Mink is also rumored to sleep with his pet named Riki and refuses to let go of him; despite Jupiter's disapproval. Riki fights with his emotions and society problems, unable to decide what to do about his old friend/lover Gai (Guy) and their gang. Iason is obsessed with keeping Riki, and Riki doesn't know what to do; fight against him or surrender to him.
Surya, el hijo de un rico terrateniente, regresa a casa después de su graduación. A pesar de que quiere continuar sus estudios, su padre rechaza su petición ya que cree que lo único que persigue es alejarse de su pueblo. Muy pronto Surya entra en conflicto con las rígidas tradiciones de su entorno que él ya no comparte y considera injustas. Aunque su padre ha planeado una boda para él, Surya inicia una relación con Laxmi, lo que provoca el desprecio de todos ya que es considerado como un desafío al sistema de castas. Su relación se ve violentamente afectada por la llegada de Saroj, la mujer de Surya que todo este tiempo ha estado lejos aguardando la llegada de su pubertad...
Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their love is disapproved by her father but is accepted by Sankarapandi's family.
Ramnarayan Tiwari, a Brahmin (uppermost caste as per the caste system in India) is a peon in a government undertaking, where recently, a Dalit (lower caste), has risen to become a big officer. Tiwari burns with resentment towards this officer’s hierarchical superiority because he considers himself superior as per the religiously ingrained caste system. Tiwari is also frustrated as his promotion has been overdue for years. The officer’s bathroom’s drain has choked. Tiwari tries to look for the official sweeper, also a lower caste man. This role-reversal story is about how Tiwari’s need for promotion, and his caste prejudice towards the officer, counterbalance each other to solve the problem of the choked drain.
A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.
Annakodi (Karthika) falls in love with Kodiveeran (Lakshman Narayan), a lower caste man in a rural village. Meanwhile the evil local moneylender a womaniser has a son Sadaiyan (Manoj K Bharathi) who is impotent but wants to marry Annakodi and take revenge on her for spitting on his face. Things take a turn, the lovers are separated and Sadaiyan marries Annakodi, and his lecherous father lusts after her.
Riki returns to Iason Mink to live as his "pet," but Riki's friend Guy tries to take him back.
Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.
A fourteen year old Dalit (lower caste) boy in rural India is killed for writing a love letter.
Circa British Rule in India, a man vows to make his only surviving son, Narayan, alias Nani, a Brahmachari to atone for the deaths of five of his children. He takes this child to a remote village in Karnataka, South India, where he leaves his 11 year old son in the care of a learned Archarya, Udup Pandit. Here Nani gets to meet two other disciples of the Archarya, as well as his widowed daughter, Yamuna, and another male by the name of Shrikar Upadhyay, who also teaches the British how to read and write in Hindi. The Archarya goes away for a few days, and when he returns nothing is the same anymore. His daughter is pregnant, the villagers are all set to remove her from the village, they are also angry with him for refusing Yamuna to follow the traditional way of a Hindu widow.
Santya is an aggressive young chap, who is a matter of worry and fear for his family. When an Adivasi woman from Santya's neighborhood is raped and murdered by an upper caste man, Santya must make the journey towards becoming an Ambedkarite, in order to emancipate himself and help his community get justice and prosper.