Nudged by Madhu, I watched
I think this was my first Indian film. I was amazed at the landscape (are we really expected to believe in a village of farmers on land consisting mostly of boulders?); surprised at the ubiquity of horses (I recall just one brief scene with a horseless carriage, and that not moving); intrigued at the number of English words audible; and disappointed that none of the songs are subtitled!
Besides the car at the police station, there’s a long scene with the boys on a stolen motorcycle. Perhaps I forgot it because it’s a song scene, with no translated dialogue.