Jayant
Also Known As: जयंत
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Peshwar, Pakistan
Adult: No
Birthday: October 15, 1915
Age: 109 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 02, 1975
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Mem-didi
Overview: Memdidi tells a simple and endearing story of Mrs. Roy (Memdidi), who moves in as a new neighbor to the two local tough guys, Bahadur Singh (David) and Sher Khan (Jayant), with a heart of gold. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's direction and screenplay makes this movie a gem and worth watching again and again.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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The Test
Overview: The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-08-05
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Mera Gaon Mera Desh
Overview: Ajit saves the village from the dakus (bandits); whilst having romance with Anju.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-04-06
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Beti Bete
Overview: A widower with three young children finds himself in debt. Blinded, in an industrial accident, he loses his job and is admitted to hospital. Upon returning home, he overhears the heartless landlord criticising him for not dying instead of "merely" blinding himself because, if he were dead, the children could be looked after in an orphanage. He decides not to enter the house and disappears. Left alone, the children are evicted. They lose contact with one another after one is left on a train and another is kidnapped. Years pass. The children grow up in different homes under different circumstances. But fate has decreed that the family shall not be forever parted. Written by van Goethem
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-10
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Badhai Ho Beti Huee Hai
Overview: Looked down upon as a girl child, Shakti grows up to become an IAS officer and an agent of positive change in society.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
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Simon
Overview: A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living being from another planet.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-01
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Haqeeqat
Overview: A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
Genres: War Action Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-02-03
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Do Raaste
Overview: Navendu was a young motherless boy when his father married again. The step-mother saw the fear and doubt in the eyes of the boy and she promised him that he will be like a real son to her. Many years later his father on his death-bed took another promise from young Navendu, a promise to look after his step-brothers and sisters and step-mother, as if they were all of one blood. Navendu kept up his promise till they all grew up and he was like a father to them. Soon the day, came when the young brothers and sisters stood at the same window of life from where they have to select the Road of Sacrifice And the Road of Selfishness. The story of Do Raaste is the Drama of those brothers and sisters who take the different roads.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-12-05
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Sunghursh
Overview: Bhavani Prasad is a powerful thug, who masquerades as a priest. His son Shankar refused to follow his path so he wants his grandson Kundan to carry on the legacy. When his son protests, in a fit of rage, Bhavani gets Shankar killed and passes the buck to his cousin Naubat Lal. When Naubat Lal spills the beans he gets him killed as well, which deepens the family feud.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-07-27
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Ishaara
Overview: Sent to Boarding School at a very young age, Mala returns home to Delhi after 10 years to find that everything has changed. Her widowed mom has re-married wealthy Khemchand, and all of the family, which consists of sister, Shashi; brother, Deep, and a younger brother, Munna, live in a palatial house. Khemchand does business illicitly as an insurance broker, when the government decides to nationalize insurance companies, he is arrested and sentenced to 7 years in jail. His entire family is thrown out on the street.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Leader
Overview: Vijay Khanna is a law graduate-cum-tabloid editor he falls in love with Princess Sunita, while general election are underway. Vijay becomes a murder accused of a political leader. Gradually the couple tries to expose a criminal-politician nexus. (From wikipedia)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-03-01
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Insaaniyat
Overview: Raghuvir is a career criminal, and one day he is arrested by the Police, tried in Court, and sentenced to a long prison term. Shortly thereafter, he breaks out of prison, goes to the Judge who sentenced him, kills him, his wife, three sons, and two daughters. The Police chase, shoot him, wounded, he falls into a river and is believed to be dead. Twenty years later, Dilip, who lives a wealthy and care-free lifestyle with his widowed dad, Karamchand, is told that he has been adopted, and the person responsible for killing his dad, mom, and siblings, is Raghuvir whose body has never been found. Dilip gives up his care-free existence, takes the assistance of his friend, Ram, and goes to look for Raghuvir. What Dilip does not know is that Raghuvir is none other than Ram's father, who has been missing for 20 years. Watch what happens when Ram finds out that Dilip is going to kill his dad, and the impact this has on their friendship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-05-16
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Love and God
Overview: Based on the ill-fated love story of Laila and Majnu, this version shows them as inseparable childhood sweethearts, and subsequently as each others lovers. They want to get married, but as their fathers' (Emir E Basra, and Emir E Yemen respectively) are sworn enemies of each other, they are not permitted to see other, let alone get married. Separated from each other, they long and pine for each other.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1986-05-27
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Amar
Overview: A delicately nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience that rocks it. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, in love with and engaged to an educated, socially-conscious young woman, rapes a poor local village milkmaid. The rest of the story deals with the aftermath of this tragic event, with all the inevitable undercurrents of guilt, penitence and pervasive heartbreak that stem from it.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-10-07
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Yasmin
Overview: A powerful and princely Sheikh lives in 18th Century Persia, makes a living renting out properties, and recovering taxes and dues on them. He lives in a palatial house with his wife, Zubeda, and son, Ahmad. When Ahmad grows up, Zubeda notices that he is spending too much time with women in their harem, and wants his father to get him involved in their business. Sheikh accordingly instructs Ahmad to collect all revenue, which he does so. A few days later, Sheikh is informed that Ahmad has been spending time with a friend named Farid, and is romantically involved with a dancing girl named Yasmin. A visibly upset Sheikh accordingly warns Ahmad to mend his ways, give up on Yasmin and return home, where he has planned his marriage with Nadira, the daughter of Amir Qasim.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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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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Heer Raanjha
Overview: Heer Raanjha is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Chetan Anand. It stars Raaj Kumar and Priya Rajvansh and tells the tragic love story of Heer, a wealthy girl, and Ranjha, who has been banished by his family. The film is often referred to as a Punjabi version of "Romeo and Juliet.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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