Shyama
Also Known As: Khurshid Akhtar
Biography: Shyama was born on June 7, 1935 in Lahore, Punjab, British India as Khurshid Akhtar. She was an actress, known for Sharada (1957), Khazanchi (1958) and Isi Ka Naam Duniya Hai (1962). She was married to Fali Mistry. She died on November 14, 2017 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, British India
Birthday: June 07, 1935
Deathday: November 14, 2017
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Chhoo Mantar
Overview: Baijnath alias Baiju is a slacker, trouble-maker, unemployed, and a flirt. The villagers rally together and force his father to ask him to leave the village, which Baiju does. Baiju's travels take him to the castle of a king, who has a beautiful daughter named Ratnavali. When he sees Ratnavali, he is smitten by her beauty and falls head over heels in love with her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-05-18
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Khazanchi
Overview: Harish lives happily with his sister Geeta and his father Radhe Mohan. Radhe Mohan is the titular "khazanchi" (treasurer) at the Northern India Bank. Harish and Usha fall in love with each other. However, they face obstacles in their love life due to Usha's stepmother and Harish's father's death.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Roshini
Overview: 1949 bollywood film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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Pyar
Overview: Pyar is a movie directed by V.M. Vyas featuring Raj Kapoor, Nargis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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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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Thokar
Overview: Film starring Shammi Kapoor and Shyama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Suhaag Sindoor
Overview: The story follows a kind-hearted girl who marries a simple man in her family, but misunderstandings arise, and she defends her family and husband, leading to consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Sawan Bhadon
Overview: Young Vikram (Navin Nischol) stands to inherit a fortune. After living in England for the past five years, he returns home to find his family out of control. His stepmother squanders their wealth, and his stepsister loves a hoodlum. Meanwhile, Vikram falls in love with Chanda (Rekha), a sassy village girl. He soon realizes that his family only wants his money and will stop at nothing to get it. Bollywood star Rekha makes her Hindi screen debut.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-06-12
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Aag
Overview: Shanker is a young man who lives in a small village community with his mute sister, Durgi, and his mom, Shanti. Shanker's efforts to get Durgi married are all in vain. The local money-lender, Lala, in his early 60s, comes to know about this and proposes to marry Durgi, but is refused, and asked to leave. Lala plots vengeance, and gets his chance to rape Durgi, resulting in the death of Durgi. Shanker hunts him down, and kills him. Lala's death involves the police, and Shanker must run from them. He does so, and joins a gang of dacoits and pledges to be part of their gang, not knowing that in so doing, he will be spending the rest of his life, hiding in caverns and the countryside, unable to see his mother anymore, nor any normal human being, for the rest of his life.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-05-12
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Mirza Sahiban
Overview: Based on one of the four tragic romances of the Punjab, it is only one of over a dozen film versions of the tale.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Char Paise
Overview: A couple of gangsters mistake CID Inspector Mohan for a civilian and propose a business plan to him. When he refuses their offer, they plan to make his life miserable.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Balak
Overview: Ever since his birth, Deepak has been led to believe that he has brought nothing but bad luck to everyone around him. His dad passes away on the day of his birth, shortly thereafter his mom...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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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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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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Bhai-Bhai
Overview: A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass and the older brother Ashok (Ashok Kumar), becomes the owner of his father's business and property, running Superior Motors, which also extends to Bombay. Ashok is married to Lakshmi (Nirupa Roy) and is a caring and loving husband. They have a young son, Munna (Daisy Irani).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-04-20
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Janwar
Overview: The wealthy patriarch of a Mumbai family learns more than he wants to about his own origins after his refusal to accept his sons' chosen spouses drives them and his own wife away.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Ji Chahta Hai
Overview: Bollywood 1964
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: pa
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Aar Paar
Overview: Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-07-09
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Chhoti Bahen
Overview: Chhoti Bahen is the story about the delicate but powerful bond of love. Rajendra and Shekhar lose their parents, and the all they have is each other, and their younger sister Meena. Though in love, Rajendra swears that he will not marry till his younger brother and sister are settled. Shekhar falls in love with a rich girl Shobha. Meanwhile, Meena's marriage is fixed. Misfortune strikes when Meena meets with an accident and is blinded forever. Shekhar, pressed on by an impatient Shobha, marries her and they go away to live with her rich father. Rajendra loses his job. To support his poor blind sister, he is desperate for a job.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Tulsidas
Overview: Sage Tulsidas faces challenges when he attempts to translate the Holy Ramayan.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-15
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Madhosh
Overview: Raj is wealthy and a womanizer and his lifelong friend Goldie is a self made pop singer. Goldie tries to make Raj realize that women are not mere objects of desire, but with no results. Raj...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-02-27
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Mera Bhai Mera Dushman
Overview: Not found overviwe
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Dil Diya Dard Liya
Overview: A kind-hearted, widowed landlord, Thakur, lives a wealthy lifestyle with his son, Ramesh; daughter, Roopa; and an adopted child, Shankar. Ramesh hates Shankar and often abuses him. Years pass by, Thakur has passed away, and all three children have grown up. While Ramesh visits a stunningly attractive Courtesan, Tara, drinks alcohol, and continues to abuse and mercilessly beat Shankar, who bears this in silence as he and Roopa are in love with each other. When Ramesh finds out that Roopa wants to wed Shankar, he has him severely beaten and thrown off a cliff. He then arranges Roopa's marriage with another wealthy man, Satish, while he continues to romance Tara and even signs over his entire estate and home to her name.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Beti
Overview: Sudha Verma wants to be the ideal daughter for her dad, and mom. Unfortunately, her mom passes away, and her dad re-marries, this time to Kamla, who is self-serving and not at all interested to see Sudha marry and settle down. Sudha meets with Dr. Rajesh Anand, and both fall in love. All approve of the marriage, until Rajesh sees the invitation card for Sudha's marriage, and realizes that his marriage has been arranged with Sharda, and that Sudha is to marry Rakesh. Rajesh attempts to straighten this out, but idealistic Sudha does not agree as she does not want to embarass her dad. Unfortunately, Sudha marriage does not take place, as the dowry money has been stolen. Rajesh returns and hopes to marry Sudha, but finds that Sudha and her dad are missing, and are untraceable, and then returns home to find a look-alike of Sudha, who calls herself Asha, but denies ever being or knowing anyone named Sudha Verma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Bahurani
Overview: A newly-wed woman is met with abuse in her new house
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-01
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Maa
Overview: Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education. Rajan is studying for his law exam. He is married to a girl (Padma) from a wealthy family whose haughty ways alarm and frightens him. Bhanu, the younger brother is fun-loving but studious. He gets influenced by the Nationalist Movement in the campus and stops his education in the last year of college. His father is disappointed and feels that Rajan is the one they can depend upon in their old age. Bhanu meets Meena (Shyama), and the two fall in love. Meera's father, Ramnarayan, is the school Principal and is impressed by Bhanu. He decides to get Meera married to Bhanu.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-05-09
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Sazaa
Overview: Kamini (Shyama) runs over a young man (Dev Anand), who is seriously injured. Kamini visits him daily even while he is unconscious. When he recovers, she is attracted to him, and sets him up with employment with her dad Seth Mothumal's (Gope) business as a manager. He dines at Mothumal's house by Kamini, where he comes across a mute maid-servant named Asha (Nimmi). Asha is attracted to him, and he also feels attracted towards her, little knowing that his past has come to re-visit him in her form, and not knowing the changes it will bring to his life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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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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Parwana
Overview: Inder is from a well-educated family but spends his life to help people in need which causes many misunderstandings
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Tarana
Overview: After a plane crash, Dr. Motilal (Dilip Kumar) is left stranded in a small village, where he is given shelter by a blind old man called Surdas and his playful, young daughter Tarana (Madhubala). During the course of his stay, Motilal falls for the charms of the innocent Tarana.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1951-10-05
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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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Hum Log
Overview: An impoverished family faces illness and financial challenges after one of them is sent to prison.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1951-09-14
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Mai Baap
Overview: Comedy move with Balraj Sahni and Johny Walker
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-06-04
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Khota Paisa
Overview: M. Sadiq’s drama about a professional hunter who aims to locate a beautiful young girl. Starring Johnny Walker, Shyama, Jeevan, Veena and Dhumal. In Hindi with English subtitles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-12-31
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Chandan
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Kangan
Overview: Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He is studying Medicine in the city, is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Shanta, and everyone expects them to get married soon. However, Janki does not approve of Shanta, finds her uncouth and illiterate, and instead approves of Shobha and arranges Sunil's marriage with her. Shanta's mom, Parvati, falls seriously ill so much so that Sunil returns home, promises to wed her daughter, and she passes away. Sunil returns to the city to continue and finish his studies. After sometime he becomes a fully qualified doctor and returns to the village to open his own dispensary. It is here that he will learn that Shanta is now married to the wealthiest man in the village, Lakshmipati, who is not only a widower, father of a deceased child, but also much older than Shanta. Watch what happens when an embittered Sunil confronts Shanta to find out why she betrayed him and their promise to her late mom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Nili
Overview:
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Prabhat
Overview: Village belle Sarita falls in love with young and dashing Ramesh, gets married to him, and re-locates to the city. Once in the city, Ramesh takes her to a brothel, and asks her to wait for him for a few days. Unknown to her, Ramesh has sold her to brothel madame, Champabai, for a hefty fee.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Barsaat Ki Raat
Overview: After falling in love with a girl seeking shelter in a rain, he goes to find the girl. Includes the classic song Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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