Kumkum
Also Known As: Zaibunnisa Khan, कुमकुम , زیبننسا خان
Biography: Kumkum, born Zaibunnisa (22 April 1934 – 28 July 2020), was an Indian film actress from Hussainabad in Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bihar, India
Adult: No
Birthday: April 23, 1934
Age: 91 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: July 28, 2020
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Mother India
Overview: A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-02-13
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Mem Sahib
Overview: Meena, a wealthy, educated girl, has been promised in marriage to Sunder, a sheltered young man who has received an extremely traditional religious education. Displeased, Meena sets out to find a more suitable candidate, but is taken in by Manohar, a gold-digging conman. Finding Sunder to be clueless about the world, Manohar is soon manipulating him as well as Meena in his schemes to gain possession of Meena's fortune.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Geet
Overview: Delhi-based Kamla lives a wealthy lifestyle along with her widower dad, Dindayal, and is a popular stage singer and dancer. She goes for a holiday in scenic Kulu, meets with flute-player and singer Sarju, and both fall in love with each other and both decide to get married. Kamla returns home and convinces her employer, Kunver Shamsher Singh, to let Sarju also sing on stage. Shortly thereafter Sarju and his sister, Janki, move in with them. Sarju is given a new look and name, Suraj Kumar, and soon Kamla and Suraj become a popular stage and singing pair. Kamla arranges for Janki's marriage with Agra-based Ashok, while her dad also finalizes her very own marriage with Suraj on the same day. On the way back from Agra, Suraj's has an accident, he does survive but is grievously injured. After he recuperates he finds he cannot speak due to a brain blood clot. Janki's marriage takes place and she re-locates to Agra.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Ek-Hi-Rasta
Overview: Amar and Malti live an idyllic, loving life with their son Raja. However, Amar makes enemies in his job and is killed, forcing Malti to remarry.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Son of India
Overview: The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Shehnai
Overview: A struggling entertainer trying to keep his dance company afloat with the help of his four daughters. However, his wife is worried about the disrepute the profession is bringing the girls and diminishing their chances of marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-08-15
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Dhola Maru
Overview: 1956 bollywood film
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-04-10
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Ankhen
Overview: Shortly after independence India faces terrorists attacks in Assam. A group of concerned citizens, who are not connected with the government, decide to do something to stop this carnage. Spy Sunil Mehra (Dharmendra) must travel to Beirut and foil the terror group.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-01-11
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Funtoosh
Overview: Ram goes crazy after death of his mother and sister, once released from mental hospital comes across Mr Kirorimal who insures him and wants him dead for the money. However Ram ends up marrying his daughter.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Tu Nahin Aur Sahi
Overview: Flm starring Pradeep Kumar and Kumkum.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Kali Topi Lal Rumal
Overview: Two friends both fall in love with two girls. Their romance was to culminate in marriage, when one of girls' brother is released from jail.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-03-18
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Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
Overview: Wealthy Deepak comes to the rescue of a village belle named Tara, marries her in secret, leaves her with a promise to return. When Tara finds out she is pregnant, and Deepak has abandoned her she gets a stroke and as a result loses her voice. Subsequently, she gives birth to a son, and leaves the village to go to Bombay to look for Deepak. Once there, she comes across Deepak, who will not have anything to do with her, and gives her some money to look after herself and the child. She abandons the child in a taxi-cab, and the child ends up with Deepak's sister, Neela. Watch how hilarious chaos reigns as the child keeps on ending up with Deepak - no matter what he does to get rid of it.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Pehli Jhalak
Overview: A woman rejects her father-approved groom, runs away, and falls in love with a petty thief/gambler.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Smuggler
Overview: A respected officer keeps a gangster's money box, leading to his arrest, dismissal, and jail time, and then joining the same gangsters.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Aan Baan
Overview: Raja Bahadur rules his region, although fully aware that his days as King are numbered. Nevertheless, he indulges in women, alcohol, and high-living - most of which is through borrowed money, with the creditors threatening to take him to court. He even has an affair with prostitute named Dulari, who he refuses to marry, and has her brother, Kundan, sent to jail. When his brother, Suraj, returns from abroad, Bahadur decides to withhold this information from him. In order to keep up appearances, Bahadur gets his men to rob their neighbor, Hiralal's house, of all jewelery and cash. But Hiralal wakes up, calls for help and for the police, and one of Bahadur's men is arrested.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Lalkar (The Challenge)
Overview: India is in a state of war with Japan and former Colonel Kapoor's sons, Rajan and Ram are both with the Indian Armed Forces. While Rajan is a Wing Commander with the Indian Air Force, Ram is a Major with the Indian Army. Rajan is in love with a doctor named Usha Choudhury, and both plan to get married. Then Usha meets with Ram, who unknowingly falls head over heels in love with her. Before anything can be finalized, Rajan is asked to bomb a secret Japanes airport located in a mountainous valley. While carrying out his duties, he finds out that his mission has been compromised, unable to return, his plane is shot down and he is believed to be dead. The Indian Army wants to destroy this secret airport and sends a crack Commando unit under Major Ram, who sets out to carry out this task. What Ram does not know is that this mission has also been compromised and he and his men are all set to walk into a carefully planned trap by the Japanese - who will ensure that no one survives to tell.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-05-23
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So Saal Baad
Overview: While working at an excavation site, a young engineer (Feroz Khan) notices an abandoned mansion where he hears a female voice singing a tragic song. When he investigates, he finds a beautiful apparition; what's more, there seems to be something quite familiar about her. He wonders if this is the ghost of someone from his past life.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-12-29
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Noor Mahal
Overview: Indian horror drama movie from 1954.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Ek Din Aadhi Raat
Overview: Ashok and his wife Usha are a happily married couple. However, Usha secretly believes that her husband might cause her harm or worse, kill her. The story takes a thrilling twist when she dreams about her husband killing her! Will Usha be able to curb her fears or is something terrible in store for her?
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-06-30
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Krorepati
Overview: A movie stunt-man is recruited to impersonate a look-alike mentally unstable heir to a vast estate.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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C.I.D.
Overview: A newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich person. So, a C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder case.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-11-02
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Mr. X in Bombay
Overview: Shobha Mathur lives a wealthy lifestyle with her Professor dad, who is now carrying out experiments on various issues. One day while doing so, he makes an employee named Manohar drink a potion, which results in his death. Rajan comes to their rescue, gets rid of the body, and starts blackmailing Mathur, which can only end when Shobha marries Rajan. Then one day Shobha meets a poet by the name of Sudarshan and both of them fall in love. When he asks for her hand in marriage, Shobha refuses. The next day Shobha finds a note addressed to her from Sudarshan in which he has stated that he is going to kill himself. Thereafter, every night she starts to hear Sudarshan's voice, blaming her for his death, as his soul is unable to find solace. With Sudarshan out of the way, Rajan readies himself for marrying Shobha - and it looks like he may have his way with the Mathurs after all - without having to encounter any more obstacles.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance Thriller Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Teri Talaash Mein
Overview: A man meets a mysterious woman but soon she vanishes. He desperately tries to find her but a shocking revelation about her changes everything.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Wild Cat
Overview: A group of gangsters, using clay cat statues in which to smuggle their goods, are hunted down by a mysterious cat-like human.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Mr. & Mrs. '55
Overview: A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-02-11
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Haye Mera Dil
Overview: Banwari steals Rs.10000 from his employer Manoharlal. Manohar files a police complaint, Banwari is caught and sent to jail. He breaks jail, kills Manohar and abducts his daughter Geeta as a revenge. Banwari brings up Geeta as Sangeeta, a famous stage dancer, as his daughter and makes money through her stage shows but he still wants Manohar's wealth and intend to blackmail Sangeeta's mother Kamla once she is found. Deepak, an educated but unemployed young man, is madly in love with Sangeeta but cannot approach her as she is a celebrity. He gets a chance one day and soon they fall in love.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Pyaasa
Overview: Vijay, a destitute poet, searches for true love while attempting to get his work published. With the assistance of two women in his life, his dream comes true - but at a cost that causes Vijay to rethink his worldview.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-02-19
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Ujala
Overview: An honest man dreams of a better life for his family, but a childhood friend leads him into a world of crime that keeps happiness just out of reach.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Dharti
Overview: Bharat (Rajendra Kumar) is a patriotic young man for whom patritism does not stop anywhere. He comes to know of the tyrancy of the present ruler's Diwan (Ajit) and he and his colleagues (Soodesh Kumar, Rajendra Nath) rebel. They kidnap Princess Chitralekha (Waheeda Rehman) unknowingly, and call her Jwala. Meanwhile, Bharat's dad (Balraj Sahni) who is the Inspector General, does not approve of Bharat's rebellious nature and decides to arrest him on sight. Bharat's mom (Kamini Kaushal) is torn between the love for her husband and her son. Bharat determination against the Diwan is so strong that he decides to bomb-blast a railway train transporting the Diwan, knowingly that his own dad is also travelling on that train. Will Bharat break his mom's heart by killing his dad and the Diwan? Good acting scores by the entire caste make this movie worth watching. Lyrics by Indivar.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-02-06
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Char Dil Char Rahen
Overview: 1959 film starring Raj Kapoor, Ajit and Shammi Kapoor
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-09-18
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King Kong
Overview: Dara Singh rescues a village maiden from a giant dinosaur and is given the name "King Kong" by the ruler of the land who also desires that the hero marry his lovely daughter, the princess. Wrestler King Kong appears as as the previously bestowed "King Kong" who is none too happy to lose his title to the muscular young upstart.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-04-04
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Baarish
Overview: City-bred Ramu is involved in petty crime. When his close friend Gopal asks him to go to the village and look after his mother and sister Chanda, Ramu does so. After coming to know both mother and daughter, they decide to re-locate to the big city to be together with Gopal. In the process, Ramu and Chanda fall in love with each other. Chanda wants Ramu to give up his life of crime, but will his crime partners allow Ramu to lead a normal life?
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-03-08
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O Mother Ganga I Will Offer You a Yellow Cloth
Overview: Murder interferes with a couple's wedding night when the groom dies mysteriously. Eventually, the widow, Sumitri, finds love again, but faces obstacles from society and, possibly, the killer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Basant Bahar
Overview: The only son of the Royal Astrologer, Narsin (Om Prakash) namely Gopal (Bharat Bhushan) is not interested in astrology but in music and songs, much to the dismay of Narsin. Based on the novel Hamsageethe by T. R. Subba Rao.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Jalte Badan
Overview: Kiran, a wealthy, naive young man from the country goes to Bombay to continue his education. At college he becomes involved with a group of students who get him hooked on drugs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Mirza Ghalib
Overview: A fictionalized account of the life of poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, told through the lens of his ill-fated love for a beautiful courtesan he called Chaudhvin.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1954-12-10
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House No. 44
Overview: Film about a small-time hood running afoul of a bigtime gangster. Starring Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik and K.N. Singh.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Naya Daur
Overview: Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-02-22
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Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram
Overview: An educated man falls in love with a simple woman from a village. However, they face a lot of difficulties in their relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Shararat
Overview: 1959 Bollywood Drama Comedy
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-02
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Naya Andaz
Overview: Chand, a poet and lyricist who leaves home due to differences with his father, finds great success as an artist in the city. He falls in love with Mala, a first-class dancer. But the scheming theatre owner plans to separate them.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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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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Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere
Overview: Panchu Kumtekar lives a near-destitute lifestyle in Bombay along with his school-going brother, Shiri. He makes a living as a con-man, gambling and picking pockets with the assistance of another poverty-stricken male, Choti. He has a friend in Ashok who sells Cavendar cigarettes on busy streets by wearing stilts. One day, Ashok meets a maidservant, Sonu Mangeshkar, and they fall in love. Shiri is unable to pay his fees, and is expelled from school, but a local prostitute, Prema, comes to his assistance, much to the initial displeasure of Panchu. But he changes his mind eventually and accepts her help. In time, they fall in love and get married. Ashok is then employed as a boxer by Sonu's employer, starts earning enough money to support them all, and even moves into a three bedroom apartment, while Panchu decides to become honest and finds work as a peon. Film starring Balraj Sahni, Kumkum and Sushil
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Ganga Ki Lahren
Overview: Seema and Uma belongs to a Thakur family which earns their bread & butter through stage & dance performances and this leaves Seema disowned by groom's father, right at the time of marriage rituals. Ashok, son of Diwan Saheb, marries Seema, then & there, to save their faces. Diwan disapproves this marriage and Ashok leaves his estate. He stays in a small rented house with Seema & Uma and starts doing odd jobs. Seema gives birth to their son, Munna. Ashok is diagnosed with an ophthalmic complicacy and need Rs.3000 for an operation which they could not manage despite many efforts. Seema writes to Diwan for money for Ashok's eye operation. Diwan agrees on a condition that Seema leaves Ashok alone.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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