Faryal
Also Known As: Fariyal
Biography: Born to an Indian father and Syrian mother in Damascus, Faryal was a product of the Filmalaya Actor's School which also produced Asha Parekh, Simi Garewal, Sadhana, Joy Mukherjee and Sanjeev Kumar. She attended the Loretto Convent in Simla before finishing her education at Cathedral High School and St. Xavier's in Mumbai. The former model also worked as an air hostess for Air India before acting in her first lead role in Biradari (1966) opposite Shashi Kapoor. The film, co-starring Pran and Lalita Pawar, failed at the box office. However, her first film to release in theatres was the spy caper Zindagi aur Maut (1965) with Pradeep Kumar. Faryal appeared in small roles in films like Sachaa Jhutha (1970), Loafer (1973), Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan (1974) and Rafoo Chakkar (1975). But perhaps she is most well known for her eye-catching cabaret dance in Vijay Anand's Jewel Thief (1967). Ironically, she claimed in an interview that she wasn't fond of dancing and had no formal training. Later on, she got typecast into similar roles as filmmakers mostly saw her in a Westernised avatar and even today, she is remembered as a cabaret dancer of the 1960s and 1970s.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Birthday: November 03, 1945
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Man Ki Aankhen
Overview: Film starring Waheeda Rehman, Dharmendra and Sujit Kumar
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Nafrat
Overview: CBI Inspector Kumar arrives home late one night, and watches in shock as his wife, Ashoo, being very intimate with another male. Enraged, he takes out his revolver and aims to shoot and kill both of them, but does not do so. Instead he fires a warning shot, and asks both of them to leave immediately. He does not permit Ashoo to take their only son, Prakash, with her. Kumar spends all the rest of his free time bringing up Prakash, and hating his wife. Years later, Prakash has grown up, and is now employed with a business firm, whose owner is Mohan. Prakash meets with Mohan's beautiful sister, Kiran, and falls in love with her. Kiran too is attracted to Prakash. What Prakash does not know is that Mohan is a gangster, with many aliases, and he also does not know that Mohan is the same male his mother had been having an affair with when he was a child.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Edupa Kai Pillai
Overview: Directed by K Vijayan, starring Jaishankar and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Loafer
Overview: Ranjit is the right-hand man of a gangster named "Uncle". He has been working for him since he was a runaway child, and excels in all of kinds of criminal activities, currently managing a night-club called "Playboy". He meets with beautiful Anju and both fall in love with each other. Then he finds out that Anju is not who she claims to be but someone hired by Pratap to be close to him, entrap him, and get him killed. But that does not happen, Ranjit survives, rescued by Anju, and he helps her free her brother, Rakesh, from Pratap's clutches. Then some priceless jewelery is placed on display, and a number of gangsters decide to try and steal them, knowing fully well that there is a 24 hour police guard, as well as an alarm system. It is after this robbery that the past will be re-visited and it is then a number of people, on whom Ranjit has depended upon, will come to know of his real background, including the murder he committed before he started his career as a criminal.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-03-12
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Manoranjan
Overview: Havaldar Ratan is a rookie at the local police station, and is assigned duty on foot patrol on Manoranjan Street, a notorious red-light area, on the very first day of his job. He strikes up a conversation with a good-looking young woman named Nisha, and tells her that there is a possible violation of Suppression of Immoral Trafficking Act taking place on this street. He witnesses several women soliciting men, and decides to call in the paddy wagon, and get them arrested. Alas, one of the men frequenting the prostitutes is none other than Ratan's superior officer, who immediately summons Ratan, and has him removed from service on corruption charges. Nisha takes pity on a homeless and unemployed Ratan, and asks him to live with her. He does not want her to sell her body, and so he decides to work at night, and during the day he takes on the guise of a rich Nawab and spends time with her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-01-11
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Aafat
Overview: Plainclothes Police Inspector Amar has been assigned the task of apprehending an elusive criminal don who goes under the name of Hardayal. During his investigation, he meets with fellow Inspector Chhaya, and both fall in love. During this investigation, Chhaya finds out that Amar has been two-timing her, and there is confrontation between the two. Amar also goes beyond the call of duty, and is subsequently suspended. Stripped of his powers, Amar is caught by Hardayal and imprisoned, leaving Chhaya alone to figure out the whereabouts of this criminal.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Sachaa Jhutha
Overview: A penniless musician is unwittingly forced to trade places with a look-alike diamond merchant/thief causing a comedy of errors by everyone involved.
Genres: Family Action Comedy Crime Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-05-01
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Jheel Ke Us Paar
Overview: Kulwant Rai's horse carriage runs over a child, and as a result, she loses her vision.
Genres: Romance Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-08-28
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Punishment
Overview: An intelligence officer disguises himself as a thief to try and recover a fortune worth of stolen gold.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-05-18
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Apradh
Overview: Romance between a beautiful thief and a race car driver
Genres: Romance Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Biradari
Overview: Seema lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed mom in Bombay, India. Her mother is a compassionate soul who rents out several rooms in a self-owned building, which is occupied by very poor and nearly destitute people. Seema's mom often ends up looking after her tenants financially and also gives them ample time to find money to pay the rent. Seema, who wants a luxurious lifestyle, has sold the building to Bihari, and is all set to evict the tenants forcibly. Watch what happens when Seema's mother and Rajan decide to confront her to try and stop this sale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-01-04
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Khoon Khoon
Overview: As a crazed killer blazes a trail of blood through an anxious city, a hardened cop aims to take him down by any means in this remake of Dirty Harry.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Raampur Ka Lakshman
Overview: Kedarnath Bhargav, his wife, Laxmi, and two sons, Ram and Lakshman are homeless. While traveling, their train derails and the family is separated into 3 groups. While Laxmi works as a maidservant in the house of Bombay's Mayor and his daughter, Rekha; Ram has been abducted by a career criminal, and Kedarnath & Lakshman are together. Ratanlal Verma, a kind-hearted man, with a son named Prakash comes to Lakshman's rescue
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-03-30
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Do Thug
Overview: Ravi and Bijli, two small-time thugs, work for a dominant ruffian, Ajit. But when Ajit starts hatching evil plans against them and their family, will they be able to escape from his wicked schemes?
Genres: Drama Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-11
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