Dinesh Thakur
Also Known As: दिनेश ठाकुर
Biography: Dinesh Thakur was a noted Indian theatre director, actor in theatre, television, and Hindi film, where most notably he appeared as one of the leads in Rajnigandha 1974 and directed by Basu Chatterjee, which won both Filmfare Best Movie Award and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. Dinesh Thakur was born in 1947 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was the founder-director of ANK productions, a Mumbai-based theatre company, established in 1976. Though he mainly appeared in character roles in Hindi films, as a screenwriter and story writer, he is known for writing the story and screenplay of Ghar (1978), which won him the 1979 Filmfare Best Story Award.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Deathday: September 20, 2012
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Zaroorat
Overview: When Anju comes to the city for a job, she is entrapped by Badal who offers her work in return of sexual favours. Things escalate when she tells her lover about her escape from the clutches of Badal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-03-18
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Espousal
Overview: Idealistic Ram's one ambition is to do something for his village. Rekha rich and young girl comes into his life who in spite of warnings, marries Ram and come to the village. Fed up with idling away her time, Rekha, in a huff, moves to the city and take job as tourist guide, only to discover that this life is too short, can be humdrum as the one in village. Love triumphs over the barriers of Urban and Rural.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-08
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Mere Apne
Overview: Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemployed youth. These gangs are headed by two former friends turned foes in a time when society, politics and education are all losing their bearings in 1970s India.
Genres: Music Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-09-10
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Rajnigandha
Overview: A Delhi-based woman in a steady relationship with her boyfriend is forced to come to terms with her true feelings when a job interview in Mumbai brings an old flame back in her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-09-13
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Karm
Overview: Retired Judge Shyamlal Kumar lives in a palatial home with his wife and only son, Arvind, who is now studying law and is on his way to become a lawyer, and after that a judge just like his dad. Arvind meets with beautiful Asha Shastri, both fall in love and would like to get married. Asha introduces Arvind to her astrologer dad, Chintamani, who instantly approves of Arvind; while both Shyamlal and his wife give their blessings and approval to Asha. But when Chintamani, whose predictions always prove to be accurate, sees a dark future for the young couple, withdraws his blessings and asks them not to marry each other. Spooked by this, Shyamlal and his wife also ask Arvind to marry someone else. But both Arvind and Asha believe that nothing bad will befall them, and they start living together without getting married. This raises ire in their conservative community and both are blacklisted.
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-04-27
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Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
Overview: Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a story of a lower middle class happy nuclear family. The lady of the family gets involved in prostitution, owing to the not-so-good financial condition of the family. It is the story of the guilt that comes with the money and the cobweb that such a route entails that its quite an effort to come out of the profession once one enters it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1997-01-28
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Minoo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-08-12
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Anubhav
Overview: Newspaper editor Amar (Kumar) grows distant from his wife Meeta (Tanuja) because his new assistant is her former lover Shashi (Thakur). Amar cannot accept that his wife is no longer enamoured of Shashi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-07
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Kalicharan
Overview: A police officer goes undercover to catch a wealthy and reputable person, who is involved in criminal activities.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-02-07
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Aamne Samne
Overview: Johny lives a dual life - as a popular starlet and an international criminal wanted by the police for a number of criminal activities. He meets his look-alike Gopi who comes from the village in search of a job; Johny offers Gopi the job; a salary and a house to live in. This job involves playing the role of Johny so that the real Johny can outsmart the police and commit his criminal activities with ease. He teaches Gopi his mannerism and etiquette with things going as planned. But Gopi eventually gets trapped - both by the police and the underworld criminal gang.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-01-29
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Ghar
Overview: Vikas, the son of a successful lawyer, disagrees with his father over his choice for his life partner; and marries his girlfriend Aarti. They enjoy the bliss of marriage, breaking away from the custom of staying with his widower father. Returning home from a date, they encounter a traumatic incident that makes headline news. This incident changes their lives forever. The trauma keeps intruding into their day to day lives. When Aarti's mother leaves town to take up a new job, the pressure on Aarti and Vikas brings them into the abyss of despair. Can they crawl out of self-hate and emotional estrangement and rekindle their love?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-02-09
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Zakhmi Rooh
Overview: Seema and Reema are lookalike step sisters.Shekar a dancer is in love with Seema he sees Reema smoking and drinking and slaps her mistakenly thinking her to be Seema,Reema goes to Bombay to revenge on her father Jugal Kishore who had left her mother when she was in her womb she sees Shekar dancing with a girl and gets attracted towards him but finds that he loves Seema and wants him at any cost.Reema falls in clutches lustful Rocky and Jengo,Jengo rapes and kills her along his men Mac and Sanki and secretly burn her body in forest.Reema's now turns into a wounded soul and wants revenge.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Burning Train
Overview: The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1980-03-20
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Madhu Malti
Overview: Madhu (Sachin) and Malti (Sarika) are college students, who are assigned by their professor, Anil Sharma, to play the title parts in a college play based on Romeo and Juliet. The two fall in love along the way but are forced to move to a big city to realise their love, as their traditional families oppose to their relationship. The later move to Goa, where a Goan couple looks after them, but soon decide to go back home and confront the situation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-08-25
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Meera
Overview: Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her to face many hardships.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-05-18
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Madhu Malti
Overview: Madhu (Sachin) and Malti (Sarika) are college students, who are assigned by their professor, Anil Sharma, to play the title parts in a college play based on Romeo and Juliet. The two fall in love along the way but are forced to move to a big city to realise their love, as their traditional families oppose to their relationship. The later move to Goa, where a Goan couple looks after them, but soon decide to go back home and confront the situation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-08-25
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Ek Saas Zindagi
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1991-07-25
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Palay Khan
Overview: The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave freedom fighter is Palay Khan, who owes his intelligence to the entire region.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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