Anoop Kumar
Also Known As: Anoop Kumar, अनूप कुमार, অনুপ কুমার, Kalyan Kumar Ganguly, কল্যাণ কুমার গাঙ্গুলী
Biography: Anoop Kumar, born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films Kalyan was born into a Hindu Bengali Brahmin family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar (now in Madhya Pradesh). His father Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhya) was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy family. Anoop Kumar was the second youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Kishore Kumar (the youngest).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Birthday: March 24, 1926
Deathday: September 20, 1997
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Gender: Male
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Dekh Kabira Roya
Overview: A romance masquerading as a debate on art. A painter, a writer and a singer meet three women, each of whom loves one of the art forms they practise. Unfortunately, they are mismatched. The ensuing misunderstandings are resolved only after their respective soul mates have been discovered and their marriages arranged. This is one the the last independent films by A. Chakrabarty, formerly of Bombay Talkies and the man who discovered Dilip Kumar in his first film, Jwar Bhata (1944).
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Mahabharat
Overview: A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.
Genres: Drama Adventure Action Fantasy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Overview: Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-02-28
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Chori Mera Kaam
Overview: Bhola Nath is a young petty criminal/robber/pickpocket whom works with a female acomplice and his former lover, Sharmii. Bhola unknowlingly is the illigetimate son of a police officer, named Kumar, whom has been tracking a shadowy gangster, named Amanarchard Rathore, whom Kumar imprisoned 20 years before and has now been paroled and resumed his life of crime. Bhola was abducted by Amanarchard's henchmen as a little boy, but escaped and was raised by a veteran thief named 'Mr. John,' while his Lt. Kumar and his wife and other son have long belived that their other son was dead. Bhola and Sharmii stumble upon a manuscript for a book titled 'Chori Mera Kaam' during one of their robbery excursions belonging to Mr. John's former partner in crime which they sell to a shady publisher, named Parvin Bhai, which becomes a nationwide best seller. But it attracts unwanted attention from the police, the local mob, and the original writer himself.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-04-30
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Victoria No. 203
Overview: Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-12-08
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The Royal Hunt
Overview: A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-04-01
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Kashmir Ki Kali
Overview: A rich young man woos proud girl against her father's wishes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-11-20
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Parivaar
Overview: A young girl is rendered homeless and helpless after her cruel relatives chase her out of her home. She finds shelter with a poor street performer who lives with his two children, a dog and a monkey.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1987-06-12
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Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi
Overview: The sequel to Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
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Lukochuri
Overview: Shankar and Buddhu are identical twins. Shankar, unbeknownst to Buddhu, has found love with a painter; Buddhu meanwhile falls in love with the painter’s sister, who works at his office. As neither sister knows her lover has a twin, and Buddhu is unaware of Shankar’s romance, confusion ensues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-06-27
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Majboor
Overview: A terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custody and searches for the real killer.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-12-06
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Jhumroo
Overview: Anjana lives a wealthy lifestyle with her dad, Dwarka Nath, in a hilly region in India. When she returns home after several years, she finds that her dad has become more strict and a disciplinarian, and even has his erring employees and villagers flogged. Then she meets with local villager, Jhumroo, and both fall in love with each other. Jhumroo takes her home to introduce her to his mom, Kamla, who approves of her instantly. When Dwarka comes to know about this, he is enraged, and quickly announces her marriage with his Manager, Ramesh. Jhumroo is heart-broken and goes to meet with Anjana, who does tell him that she loves him, but must obey her father. What Jhumroo and Anjana do not know is that she is not Dwarka's daughter, but is the daughter of Kamla, and abducted at a very young age.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-27
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Junglee
Overview: A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mother could understand his new lease on life.
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Rakhi Aur Hathkadi
Overview: Drama about a family in India.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Dil Aur Mohabbat
Overview: Widowed by the sudden passing of his wife, Superintendent of Police, Choudhry, brings up his son, Rajesh, on his own, teaches him all known good values, and when he grows up sends him to College in Bombay, and remits money to him regularly. Choudhry would like to transfer to Bombay Police, so that he can be close to his son, and then one day out of the blue, his transfer is approved, and a delighted Choudhry writes to his son to pick him from the railway station. Upon arrival in Bombay, he does not find his son at the Railway Station, but when browsing through a newspaper he sees his son's photograph - wanted for the murder of a card-sharp. Shocked and dismayed, Choudhry attempts to piece his life together and attempts to find Rajesh before the City Police do - for he may well face the death sentence. Choudhry does find him, but only after Rajesh is accused of killing a woman named Kishori, and this time Choudhry is quite sure that there is no hope for Rajesh.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai
Overview: Ravi, a fireman, falls in love with Roopa, a simple village girl. The couple is happy in their new relationship until Jagirdar, who also loves Roopa, tries to separate them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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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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Do Anjaane
Overview: A man (Amitabh Bachchan) is found wounded on railway tracks and when he awakens he has no memory of who he is and doesn't remember anything about his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-11-26
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Bahu Beti
Overview: Shanta, a widow who wants to question the orthodox society, falls in love with Shekhar, a poet. In her quest to fight the system, Shanta's father-in-law, a retired judge, supports her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1965-09-27
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Anmol Tasveer
Overview: Anmol Tasveer is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Satyen Bose.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-08-26
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