Manorama
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Department: Acting
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Gender: Female
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Rehana
Overview: A Bollywood film
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Maa Beta
Overview: Dependent on his elder brother, Bishan, Ganga and his wife, Rameshwari, are abused and asked to leave. They work hard, set up their own business, and soon become wealthy enough to even support Bishan and his wife. A pregnant Rameshwari gets the news that her husband has been killed. She subsequently gives birth to a boy, who goes missing. Will Rameshwari be ever reunited with her son?
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Hanste Ansu
Overview: Usha, a well-educated girl, is married to Kumar by her drunkard father. Being illiterate, Kumar gets jealous of Usha's education and her frank nature. He abuses her and she leaves their home and begins to battle for women's right. She gives birth to a son and starts to work in a factory, where male workers start to dominate her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Adalat
Overview: Village bred farmer, brave, and honest, Dharamchand alias Dharma is thrilled when his wife, Radha, gives birth to a baby boy, who they decide to call Raju. Dharma comes to the rescue of Ajit, Suresh, and Sujit, when they are being attacked by a tiger, and they graciously offer him a job in Bombay whenever he needs it. When the region experiences drought, Dharma, Radha, Raju and Dharma's sister, Laxmi, re-locate to Bombay, where Ajit makes Dharma the Manager of his warehouse. Dharma does his job diligently, but one day is arrested by the police for carrying on illegal activities. When in court, he tries to prove his innocence, but is disbelieved and is sentenced to 18 months in jail plus an additional six months for contempt of court. When he returns home, everything has changed. His wife and Raju are near destitution; Laxmi has been raped by Sujit and has killed herself.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-11-10
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Charandas
Overview: The entire plot is woven around Indian family values, enterprise and meteoric rise in business.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-10-21
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Dus Lakh
Overview: Life changes drastically for Lala Gokulchand (Om Prakash), a lowly shopkeeper, when a rich relative dies and he becomes an overnight millionaire. But his lucky break has a flip side in that it makes him a target for a scheming con artist (Pran) with plans to ruin him. Devendra Goel directs this classic Bollywood family drama with a supporting cast that includes Sanjay Khan, Babita Kapoor, Helen, Manorama and Baby Sonia.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Vasectomy
Overview: Inder Sen Johar's much publicized comic look at the forcible sterilization program carried out under the orders of former Indian Prime Minsiter, Indira Gandhi, and her son, Sanjay Gandhi, during the dark days of Emergency. Johar comically portrays this story, which was censored and banned for several years by the Government of India, and stars duplicates of many popular Bollywood stars, including Anitav Bachchan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-21
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Khandaan
Overview: A young man gets jailed for killing a woman who seduces him. When he gets released, he tries to stop his employer's son from committing the same kind of crime he did.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1942-04-25
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Mujhe Jeene Do
Overview: Though from India, this tale rings of Western familiarity -- especially of the Old West. When a beautiful courtesan is kidnapped by a burly bandit, the baddie gets far more than he had anticipated; he finds himself falling for her. Unfortunately for the couple, the authorities catch up with him and their short-lived romance ends in tragedy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-06-08
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Sharada
Overview: After Shekhar (Raj Kapoor) falls for beautiful Sharada (Meena Kumari), he makes her promise that she'll wait for him while he goes abroad on a business trip. But when Shekhar's plane goes down in flames, Sharada finds comfort in the arms of another man, not knowing that he's Shekhar's widowed father (Raj Mehra). Trouble is, Shekhar survived the crash and soon returns home, only to discover that Sharada has become … his mother!
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-02-23
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Patang
Overview: Rajan, a wealthy Basantpur man, accidentally causes Shanti's vision loss with face afire. He becomes an eye surgeon, but his friend Ramdas is arrested and sentenced to prison.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Gambler
Overview: Raja (Dev Anand) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master (Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis. Raja learns all that could be learned about playing cards, quits work with Master, and starts work on his own. He succeeds considerably, and soon gets rich and wealthy. He falls in love with beautiful Chandra Gangaram (Zaheeda), and would like to marry her. But her father would like her to marry U.K. settled Ram Mehta(Sudhir), before Raja could do or say anything against this alliance, he is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Master. The climax in Raja's life is in the Court Room where he will find out about his past, and about his parents - while he awaits the outcome of the trial. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler_(film)
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-10
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Cobra Girl
Overview: A princess attempts to win back her kingdom from a powerful shape-shifting sorcerer.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Waris
Overview: Due to disagreements in the King's household, his wife and son decide to move away from his kingdom. Years later, the King passes away and the palace decides to locate the Prince, so that he can claim his rightful place on the throne. They locate three young men, all claiming to be the prince. The Palace officials put them to the test, and one by one, all of them pass various tests imposed on them, leaving the officials in a quandary, as to who the real prince is between these three young men.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Khazanchi
Overview: A cashier faces false allegations for killing an actress, so he needs to prove his innocence.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1941-01-02
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Seeta and Geeta
Overview: The story is about identical twins who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places.
Genres: Comedy Romance Adventure
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-11-17
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Water
Overview: The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2005-09-08
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Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
Overview: Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance competition, win it, and be crowned the Bharat Natraj. While Girdhar can do a solo dance number, he is also required to dance the Shiv-Parvati Tandav dance with a female partner. Mangal Maharaj would like Roopkala to be his partner, but ends up being disappointed with her. Now with only a year left for the Utsav, he chances upon talented dancer and singer, Neeladevi, and recruits her. He subjects her to strenuous training and he is pleased with her performance. Then he finds out that Girdhar and Neela have fallen in love with each other, and their involvement is interfering with their performance. Unhappy with Neeladevi, he dismisses her, and sets forth to look for another dancer. The question remains: Will he be able to find another one, train her, and make her compete just in time for the Utsav, or will he lose this opportunity altogether and ...
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-05-27
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Half Ticket
Overview: A diamond thief hides his loot on an innocent child, but the child turns out to be an adult posing as a youngster to purchase a half-priced train ticket. Now, the thief will have to outwit the eccentric in a series of wacky misadventures.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-10-19
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Rajkumar
Overview: Prince Bhanu Pratap returns from a decade in a foreign country, together with his friend Kapil. His father, the King (Raja)has married again after Bhanu Pratap's mother passed away, and has a son by his new wife Maharani (Queen) Kalavanti. The Queen's brother Narpat Singh has designs upon the throne and enrols his sister the Maharani in his plot, by promising to unseat Bhanu Pratap and install her son as the heir. Prince Bhanu Singh has been tipped off, so he starts to behave like a CLOWN prince, instead of acting as the CROWN prince, in an attempt to flush out the schemers. This is a complex story of Royalty in India, in the post Independence (from the British) era, before democracy took root. It is a story of love, Indian values and to some extent superstitions and the conflict between values, superstition and modern views of the world they lived in.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-10-20
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Aap Ki Parchhaiyan
Overview: A family drama with a special focus on two generations of the Chopra family. Dinanath Chopra lives in a small tenement with his wife, and two sons Baldev, and Chandramohan. Dinanath re-finances his house in order to get Baldev to study further and be a doctor, and also gets him married with Rekha who comes from a very wealthy family. Chandramohan studies in college, and has a sweetheart in the form of the gorgeous Asha. Asha lives with her mom, and dad, a sort of quack. Differences in the Baldev emerge and multiply. Baldev and Rekha move to their palatial house. The birth of a baby boy to Rekha does lighten things up a bit, but not for long. Dinanath loses his eyesight in an accident and becomes blind.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Zehreela Insaan
Overview: Arjun, a hot headed but soft hearted man, always finds himself in situations that others take him as a bad person. His childhood teacher Masterji is the only person understands him & appreciates his good quality and Arjun follows his instruction/wishes completely. Arjun loves Aarti and wants to marry her but Aarti's father does not endorse this alliance and decides to get her marry to someone else. Arjun is agitated but Masterji calms him down and asks him to not disrupt this marriage, instead convince Aarti to marry the boy her father has chosen for her. Arjun follows what Masterji has asked him. Devastated Arjun finds love in Margret who he has been fighting with since she came to town. Now Margret's uncle and mother are against their marriage. This time Arjun is not lenient and does not even listen to Masterji. Arjun and Margret run away and commit suicide jumping down a mountain.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-04-03
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Pyar Ki Pyas
Overview: Geeta, a five-year old orphan of Seva-Kunj, gets adopted by wealthy Asha and Ashok Gupta, believes them to be her missing birth parents, and moves in with them in their palatial house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-05-19
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Parineeta
Overview: In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-23
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Mastana
Overview: A poor and lonely woman strikes up a friendship with a rich but neglected child, but her parents refuse to let their child see her - until she falls gravely ill.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-10-16
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Duniya Kya Jane
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Do Musafir
Overview: Bijli's life crashes when her lover Raju dies tragically in an accident. She is in for a bigger shock when she meets Vicky.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-06-25
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Saheb Bahadur
Overview: In a small town, situated in a picturesque Indian valley, lives a corrupt Deputy collector, Hare Murari, an equally corrupt Police Superintendent, Pasupathi; a doctor; a Judge; and Professor Rampyare. These officials always ensure that no one gets anything done without their permission, thus ensuring that their palms are adequately greased. When a young man named Prem Pratap seeks a license for conducting a song and dance sequence, he too is asked to bribe them, which he does. Subsequently, Hare Murari finds out that Prem Pratap may be a Government Official who has come incognito to investigate and expose them. Hare Murari's and the others worst fears are realized when they find out that Prem has been speaking long distance with none other than the President of India. What follows is hilarious chaos as the officials come together to try and portray themselves as honest and law-abiding citizens.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Maha Chor
Overview: Orphaned at a young age, Neetu Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle in Raigadh in a palace which is presided over by her aunt, Rani Maa, and Neetu's paternal uncle, Rajan Singh. She travels and lives for a few years in Switzerland, then returns back to Bombay, India, and has a run-in with some slum-dwellers near Juhu. A few days later she is abducted by two men, who had initially claimed to be palace guards, and is rescued by a male named Raju Khan, a career thief and con-man, who was one of the slum dwellers in Juhu. She reaches Raigadh and shortly thereafter is shocked to find out that Raju is claiming to be the long-lost son of Rani Maa and her betrothed.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Dulhan
Overview: Sharda forcefully marries Anokhe lal because of her aunt. One day she runs away and meets Mohan, who himself has broken up from with his fiance. They find love in each other but face trouble.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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My Love
Overview: Raj Kumar falls in love with the beautiful, Indian singer Sangeeta Thakur when she comes to tour Kenya, but his father wants him to marry his wealthy childhood friend, Rani, instead
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Devi
Overview: A poor woman feels unwelcome in her husband's family
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Baharon Ke Sapne
Overview: In a small industrial town near Bombay lives Bholanath, who works at the local mill, and is the proud husband of Gauri, a daughter, Champa, and above all his son, Ramaiya, who is a graduate in the arts faculty, - the only one in this town who has attained this degree. But times are hard, and jobs are difficult to come by. When Bholanath loses his job, Ramaiya decides to find employment, and does so as a menial worker in the same mill his dad used to work. Ramaiya is very popular with his co-workers and they soon elect him as their new union leader. This puts Ramaiya in conflict with the Management of the Mill, headed by the owner, Kapoor, who has ordered that Ramaiya be eliminated post haste. But Ramaiya is determined to address the workers' grievances, and he gets himself framed for theft; has the police on the lookout for him, and so Ramaiya goes into hiding.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-06-23
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Bahurani
Overview: A newly-wed woman is met with abuse in her new house
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-04-01
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Badnami
Overview: A 1946 film starring Manorama and Pran.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Mehboob Ki Mehndi
Overview: Yusuf lives a wealthy lifestyle with his businessman dad, Safdarjang, who is confined to a wheel-chair. When Yusuf's precocious nephew, Khalid alias Phirangi's tutor, Mrs. Albert complains about him and quits, Yusuf hires Shabana, who along with her granny, have come to live with them for a short period of time. He also hires a man named Khairudin as a servant to look after his dad. Yusuf and Shabana are attracted to each other and intend to marry, much to the joy of Safdarjang and the granny. The wedding preparations are on, but there are a couple things Yusuf and his family do not know. One is that Shabana is the daughter of a Courtesan named Najma; and that Khairudin has secured employment in order to kill Yusuf.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-30
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Man Mandir
Overview: Hit by endless misfortunes, the orphaned siblings Deepak and Laxmi struggle to make a life for themselves
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Biraj Bahu
Overview: Nilambhar Chakravorty belongs to a poor family, and lives in a joint family with his married brother, Pitambar, unmarried sister, Punnu, and wife, Biraj. Since his sister is of marriageable age, he arranges her marriage, and borrows some money. When Pitambar comes to know about this, he refuses to share any expense in his sister's marriage, and decides to separate, resulting in a fence being put up between their homes. Nilambher, unable to find employment, is unable to pay back the loan, and soon both he and his wife barely have enough to live on. To complicate matters further, Deodhar, a wealthy young contractor has his eye on Biraj's beauty and would like to be intimate with her, in return for money and a better life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-03-01
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Ek Phool Do Mali
Overview: Tale of one child with two fathers, one who gave birth to him and another who raised him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Do Kaliyan
Overview: Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Gomti Ke Kinare
Overview: After his father's death, young Sameer runs away to search for his mother and is adopted by the tawaif Ganga.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-11-22
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Dil Hi To Hai
Overview: Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Lajwanti
Overview: Having been unjustly accused of having an affair, a dutiful and loving wife is thrown out of the house by her husband and forced to abandon her baby. When mother and child are eventually reunited, the mother faces an uphill struggle to regain the love of her daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-06-08
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Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare
Overview: Nishad, daughter of a noble family, has three suitors. However, after making her decision, it comes to light that the groom only gained noble status after his father won the lottery.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Bhabhi
Overview: Shanta agrees to marry a lesser educated man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Delhi Junction
Overview: Hindi film from 1960
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Naya Din Nai Raat
Overview: Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who admits her in his mental hospital; a dreaded bandit who has killed his tormentor, cut him into pieces and fed them to birds, and who still on a killing spree; Pandit Gorakhnath who lives a double life - as a priest and as a smuggler; a leper Dhanraj, who once was a very wealthy man, but is now shunned by everyone; a transvestite stage actor; and a hunter who saves Sushma's life by shooting dead a man-eating lion. As things spiral out of control for Sushma, there is yet one more male she has to meet, and it is this meeting that will change her life even more.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-05-07
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Shaadi
Overview: The life of an impoverished male undergoes drastic changes after he gets his siblings married.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Overview: A party of pilgrims voyage to worship at the Shiv Sagar temple during the annual festival with different objectives to accomplish.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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International Crook
Overview: Superintendent of Police, Rajesh, is asked to take charge of a police station in Goa, and manage it. Rajesh is aware that his friend, Shekar, also lives there, and he is anxious to see him. Upon arrival in Goa, Rajesh and Shekar are delighted to see each other. Shekar is in love with Seema, and Seema too loves him. However, Seema's mom, Lajwanti, does not approve of Shekar, and would like Seema to marry Rajesh. When Shekar comes to know about this, he steps away, so that Rajesh and Seema can marry each other. When Rajesh finds out about Shekar's sacrifice, he decides to let Seema marry Rajesh, and shortly thereafter the marriage takes place. While Shekar and Seema go off on their honeymoon, Rajesh commences his investigation into smuggling activities off the coast of Goa, and his investigations lead him to a suspect by the name of Tiger. Little does Rajesh know, that Tiger is none other an alias for Shekar, who will do anything to protect himself from Rajesh and the police.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-07-22
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Door Ki Awaz
Overview: Two siblings, Mala and Prakash, meet a woman who has lost her memory and decide to have her come and live with them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Mere Huzoor
Overview: Akhtar Hussain saves the life of Nawab Salim, and earns his gratitude. Salim invites Akhtar to come to his palatial home, and Akhtar does so. On the way, he meets beautiful Saltanat, and falls in love with her. On arrival at Salim's house, Akhtar is treated with utmost respect, provided employment, and a place to live. Akhtar meets with Saltanat and both plan to get married. Unknown to them, Salim also loves Saltanat, but Saltanat rejects his advances, and proposal, leaving his heartbroken. Soon Saltanat and Akhtar get married and settle down. Saltanat soon gives birth to a son. Salim is very affectionate with this child, and the child too grows to like Salim. Akhtar, meanwhile, has fallen in bad company, drinks alcohol, and romances a courtesan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-10-25
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Kundan
Overview: Classic Bollywood film about a young man whose poverty leads him to commit crimes which, in turn, lead him to harsher and harsher punishments.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Do Bhai
Overview: DO BHAI-1961 was a totally family drama of the routine type where there is a sacrificing soul and a selfish soul. In such films the story writer and the directors try every trick in their bags to make the women audience weep. Vishram Bedekar, who was once a hit director was now in his waning times and could not do much to lift the film above average. Babu Vishwanath dies leaving a will to give all wealth to his elder son Gopinath(Abhi Bhatta.).Gopi’s step mother Vimla(Durga Khote) loves Gopi more than her own vagabond son Shibu(Anil Kumar). Shibu is a gone case. Gopi and his wife Rukmini(Sulochana) also love Shibu but he is instigated by his Mama (Rajan Haksar) Kashinath and Shibu starts hating Gopi.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-07-04
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