Lala Yaqoob
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Vengeance Is Mine
1935-01-02
Vengeance Is Mine
Overview: Film starring Sitara Devi and Kumar.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1935-01-02
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Judgement of Allah
1935-01-01
Judgement of Allah
Overview: A classic period movie. It is set in the Ottaman empire where Caesar's Roman armies clash with the Muslim kingdoms. Ziyad, the son of the sultan, is captured by the Romans. Rahil, a Roman princess, falls in love with him and asks the Muslim woman Leila to guard him. Leila smuggles a message written in her blood to the sultan.
Genres: History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Aurat
1940-01-02
Aurat
Overview: Radha is a resolute mother, who strives hard against poverty and a lecherous money lender to feed her two sons who grew up with contrasting temperament.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1940-01-02
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Sikandar
1941-02-19
Sikandar
Overview: The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. Sohrab Modi plays the Indian king Puru (Porus to the Greeks). The story goes that when Sikander defeated Porus and imprisoned him, he asked Porus how would he like to be treated. Porus replied the same way a defeated king is treated by the winner (meaning killed).
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1941-02-19
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Zeenat
1945-11-16
Zeenat
Overview: A disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1945-11-16
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Heer Ranjha
1932-12-31
Heer Ranjha
Overview: The firste ever Lahore made film. Anwari Begum and Rafiq Ghaznavi - the grand parent of Salma Agha - played title roles in this memorable film. Rafiq Ghaznavi was a famous musician in the 30s and 40s and Anwari Begum appeared in many films, one of them was Anmol Ghari.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-31
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Waris
1954-01-01
Waris
Overview: An inheritance melodrama about Kunwar (Mahmood), the son of zamindar Himmat Singh (Sethi). Kunmar marries Shobha (Suraiya) and is disinherited, forcing him to join the army during WW2. When he is reported missing and presumed dead, a repentant Rana invites Shobha to stay with him. However, it is Kanta (Nadira), a young woman betrayed by Rana's villainous secretary Kailash (Yakub), who arrives at the house and his mistaken for Shobha. Masquerading as Shobha, who lives nearby in absolute poverty, Kanta moves in, causing a moral dilemma and generating suspense since she could be caught at any moment.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Dilruba
1950-12-31
Dilruba
Overview: Efforts are underway by the owner of a dancer troupe to ensnare an Engineer in the theft of a necklace.
Genres: Romance Music Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Muqabala
1942-01-01
Muqabala
Overview: Madhuri and Rani (Baby Madhuri) are twin sisters whose parents, Seth Dinanath and Radha, are shot in front of them by their mother's rejected suitor Shivnath (Dalpat). The mother dies and the father is kept prisoner by Shivnath who also kidnaps Rani. Madhuri is found wandering by a rich man Rai Bahadur, who takes her home and adopts her. Several years pass and Madhuri (Fearless Nadia) is enjoying her life in luxury. She has a dog called Gunboat who accompanies her everywhere. She finds out about her parents and sees Rani dance at a nightclub. She vows vengeance and soon the sisters along with two friends (Yakub and Agha) fight their way to the gangster and free their father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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Lal Haveli
1944-12-16
Lal Haveli
Overview: Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her marriage with Jawahar, son of a rich man.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1944-12-16
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Patanga
1949-01-01
Patanga
Overview: Two movie actors are confronted by startling and hilarious obstacles.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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