Gopi Krishna
Also Known As: Nataraj Gopi Krishna
Biography: Gopi Krishna was an Indian Kathak dancer, actor and choreographer. In 1952, a seventeen year-old Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history. He also set a world record for the longest continuous Kathak dance, at 9 hours and 20 minutes.
Department: Crew
Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Birthday: August 22, 1935
Deathday: February 18, 1994
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Gender: Male
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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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Mughal-e-Azam
Overview: In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-08-05
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Rocky
Overview: Sanjay Dutt makes his film debut. Shamlal is a union leader for the workers of construction company Ratanlal, who is tragically killed just when safety negotiations begin, leaving behind a devastated family. Shamlal's youngest son Rakesh takes his father's death the hardest, having fits whenever his family comes near. As a result, he is given up for adoption, and renamed Rocky, and assumes a carefree life with a new family. When Rocky reaches adulthood he falls in love, only to reveal buried traumas about his past.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-04-25
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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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Ardhangini
Overview: At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and their house burns down. She is shunned since then by children her age as well as their parents. Her dad brings her up with a lot of love, and even arranges her marriage with a young man, whose mother, uncle and nephew approve of Chhaya. But when the uncle finds out about Chhaya's past, they reject her. This news kills her dad, and Chhaya re-locates to live with her friend, Leela Lal, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her husband, Murari, and her mother-in-law, who is very superstitious and never lets Leela out of her sight. Murari and Leela introduce her to Prakash, an airline pilot, and both eventually fall in love with each other. When Prakash takes her with him to meet his mom, Chhaya finds out that she is the same woman who rejected her and abruptly leaves without meeting anyone.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Aandhiyan
Overview: Ram Mohan (Dev Anand) an honest lawyer is in love with Janaki (Kalpana Kartik) the beautiful daughter of Din Dayal. Din Dayal accepts the marriage proposal. Kuber Das (K N Singh), a rich businessman has a lustful eye over Janaki. In order to marry Janaki he devises a wicked plan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-01-15
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Paattum Bharathamum
Overview: Ravi, a businessman, falls in love with Lalitha, a professional dancer. But her father challenges him to learn the art of dance in order to marry his daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1975-12-06
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The Perfect Murder
Overview: Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. He is assigned to investigate the deadly assault on a Parsi man named Perfect, who is the Secretary of Lala Heera Lal, a wealthy man with underworld links. Inspector Ghote commences his investigation and is displeased when his superiors ask him to work with a Swedish Forensic Expert by the name of Axel Svennson.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-03
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