Raj Kapoor
Also Known As: राज कपूर, Ranbir Raj Kapoor, Радж Капур, რაჯ კაპური
Biography: Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. Often referred to as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema", his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and the Soviet bloc. Among Kapoor's numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India, the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honor) in 1971 for his contributions to the arts, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 1987. Kapoor's acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by Time magazine in 2005; Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954), which he produced, competed for the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Birthday: December 14, 1924
Deathday: June 02, 1988
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Aag
Overview: A man obsessed over two things, the theater and a childhood friend, recounts his life story to his new bride.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1948-08-06
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Kanhaiya
Overview: Shanno falls for the flautist Kanhaiya, believing him to be Lord Krishna, and decides to marry him. However, she is shocked after realising that he is, in fact, the village drunkard.
Genres: Romance Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Awaara
Overview: A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1951-12-14
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Shree 420
Overview: The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-09-06
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Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Overview: Raju informs the police about a group of bandits, even though he is in love with the chief's daughter. The police set out to kill the clan and it is upto him to save the bandits and his love.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Aah
Overview: At the behest of his father, Raj writes letters to Chandra, a prospective bride. However, unbeknownst to him, it is Neelu, Chandra's sister, who responds to his letters and falls in love with him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-03-22
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Jagte Raho
Overview: Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-12-12
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Chhalia
Overview: The tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life; and falls in love with a young woman named Shanti, only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband, Kewal, and adopted son, Anwar. He puts all he can in an effort to locate Kewal and re-unite the family.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Shriman Satyawadi
Overview: An honest man instills in his only child the adage, 'Honesty is the best policy.' When the boy grows up, he has to fight for the truth and it remains to be seen if he can keep his ideologies alive.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Ashiana
Overview: Raju (Raj Kapoor) and Gaura (Nargis) are childhood lovers and promise to be with each other no matter what. Jeevan (Iftekhar) keeps bullying Gaura and is jealous of Raju. He overhears them professing their love for each other and conspires to separate them.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-08-01
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Banwra
Overview: Banwra is a movie directed by G. Rakesh featuring Raj Kapoor, Nimmi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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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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Sargam
Overview: Sargam is a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P. L. Santoshi and starring Raj Kapoor.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Parivartan
Overview: Parivartan is a movie directed by N.R. Aacharya featuring Raj Kapoor, Motilal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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Chandi Sona
Overview: A group of people of Indian origin live on an Island which contains a tomb of Shahenshah Chandi Sona which is believed to contain jewelry, diamonds, and gold. Mayur and Rita, stage actor love-birds, plot with Amar to steal this wealth and better their lives. They decide to buy a house from a woman named Mayadevi, and after doing so they decide to make a swimming pool and through that dig a tunnel right underneath the tomb and help themselves to the riches that they find there. They also decide to enlist the help of four jailbirds by dramatically helping them to escape from prison. After the completion of the tunnel, they run into an underground pool of water and enlist the help of undersea divers Bikram and Sharma.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-03-25
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Aashiq
Overview: When Pratap learns that his fiancee is in love with his younger brother, Gopal, he steps aside and arranges for them to get married. However, he soon learns Gopal is in love with someone else.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Amar Prem
Overview: Amar Prem is a movie directed by N.M. Kelkar featuring Madhubala, Alka Rani.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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Gopinath
Overview: Mohan is fascinated by films and eventually meets a big movie star. The actress, in turn, is charmed by his simple ways. His increasing affection for her is merely a game for the actress.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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Mera Desh Mera Dharam
Overview: An idealistic son of an army officer rises against atrocities of the army and get his nation much needed freedom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-01-05
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Sunehre Din
Overview: Renu gets into a minor accident and Premendra helps her out, unaware that he is her favourite singer. Lata and Asha, Renu's friends, fall in love with Premendra.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1949-01-01
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Chittor Vijay
Overview: Chittor Vijay is a 1947 Hindi language film directed by Mohan Sinha, featuring Raj Kapoor and Madhubala in the lead roles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-06-07
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Hamari Baat
Overview: Hamari Baat is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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Jail Yatra
Overview: Jail Yatra is an Indian Hindi-language drama film released in 1947. It was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Valmiki
Overview: Valmiki is a movie directed by Bhalji Pendharkar featuring Shanta Apte, Prithviraj Kapoor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Inquilab
Overview: A drama set amid an earthquake in Bihar. Miss Renee (Khote) looks after the victims while her lover, the businessman Sardar (Mohanned), wants to make money from the disaster.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Barsaat
Overview: Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal both have affairs with two mountain girls while holidaying in the valley of Kashmir. While Pran and Reshma's love is true and reciprocated, Gopal is a womanizing villain, who disregards the faithful Neela and condemns her to wait faithfully for his return with the barsaat (rainy season).
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1949-04-22
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Boot Polish
Overview: Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-08-20
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Teesri Kasam
Overview: A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling dancer.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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Andaz
Overview: Nina is a rich and spoiled girl. Dilip accidentally meets her and starts liking her, not knowing that she is already engaged.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1949-05-19
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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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Chori Chori
Overview: Kammo lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widowed multi-millionaire dad, Girhdarilal, who would like her to get married to someone who is not after their wealth. To his dismay, she chooses to marry a Pilot named Sumankumar, who is known to womanize, and for his greed, so when he disapproves, she runs away. He advertises for her safe return and offers to pay Rs.1.25 Lakhs to the finder. Four days later, Kammo returns and she is not the same anymore, she is more humble, sober, and respectful. Fully appreciative of this, Girdharilal agrees to get her married to Sumankumar. Just before the marriage, a man named Sagar approaches them - and it is this visit that will change their lives forever.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-07-06
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Anari
Overview: Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the man it belongs to. Impressed by his honesty, the man employs him to work in his office as a clerk.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-16
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Mera Naam Joker
Overview: Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-12-18
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Dil Hi To Hai
Overview: Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Do Jasoos
Overview: Two bumbling, middle-aged private detectives, Dharamchand and Karamchand, are assigned to locate the missing daughter, Asha, of a multi-millionaire. Their adventures take them to a gangster named Prem Chopra and a criminal don named Motilal Sippy. With a lot of skill, action, and fights, they do rescue the girl in their captivity, and bring her to her dad. It is then that they find out that the real Asha is already back home safe and sound, and they had rescued the wrong girl. But now it is too late, as the underworld and it's men are out to get them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Overview: Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. Ram frequently throws lavish parties to overcome this loneliness. This changes when Rajesh returns home, and he is able to convince Diwan also to return so that the three could live together. Shortly thereafter differences crop up between Rajesh and Diwan - initially on love and marriage; then on Caste issues; then the marriage of Rajesh, which is arranged with Diwan's friend, Thakur Janak Singh's daughter, Rukmani, while Rajesh wants to marry Monica. Things come to such a pass that Ram decides to leave, takes to women and alcohol in a big way, and becomes the subject of a big scandal.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-09-17
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Neel Kamal
Overview: A military coup leads to two outcast princesses falling for the same rakish artist.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-24
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Abdullah
Overview: Abdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where the majority are muslims.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1980-03-07
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Kim
Overview: A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-16
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Sangam
Overview: Sunder Khanna is an orphan and lives a poor lifestyle in India. He is friendly with wealthy Gopal Verma, the only child of Judge Verma; and a wealthy girl named Radha, who is the daughter of an army Captain. The trio grow up, and Sunder falls head-over-heels in love with Radha, but she as well as her parents reject him.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-06-18
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Parvarish
Overview: After an hospital accident, a wealthy male is compelled to adopt a prostitute's son. The lead protagonist is played by Raj Kapoor.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Dastan
Overview: Indira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to be a beauty and is sought by three suitors Raj (Raj Kapoor), Kundan (Al Nasir), and Ramesh (Suresh). Rani does not like Indira to marry into her family as both Raj and Kundan are her brothers, and she wants Indira to marry Ramesh, and as such arranges a meeting with Ramesh's mom (Pratima Devi) and finalizes the marriage. Indira does not appreciate this and refuses to marry Ramesh. Raj speaks of his love with Rani, and Rani warns him that Indira is to marry Ramesh, but also has an on-going affair with his brother Kundan. Who does Indira really love? Will she ever marry her dream man?
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-08-17
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Amber
Overview: A vengeful princess waits for the right moment to kill her foster father - the Emperor.
Genres: Thriller Action Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Phir Subha Hogi
Overview: Ram is a bright but destitute law student. Out of love for an even poorer girl, he commits a crime that starts chasing him like a ghost. He is torn between 'wanting a punishment' and 'getting away with it.' But, is it really in his own hands?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-11-06
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Anhonee
Overview: An impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look-alike courtesan sister.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-10-10
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Gopichand Jasoos
Overview: A middle-aged private detective faces challenges when he accepts an assignment to trace stolen diamonds.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-02-19
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Around The World
Overview: A man accompanies his uncle to Tokyo but finds himself in a dilemma when he must travel to Europe immediately, with only $8 at his disposal.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Nazrana
Overview: Raj (Raj Kapoor) and Vasanti (Vyjayanthimala) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love letter he sent her. Later on, realizing her mistake, Vasanti apologizes to him and the two fall in love. Vasanti's elder sister, Geeta (Usha Kiron), supports the family by stitching clothes. Raj rents the room upstairs in their house. He falls ill and in nursing him, Geeta falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanti, who decides to sacrifice her love for the sake of her sister and convinces Raj to marry Geeta. Raj initially neglects Geeta. On finding out, Vasanti writes to him that their sacrifice, made for Geeta's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geeta. Raj relents and marries Geeta and they have a son. Vasanti joins them and Geeta suspects that there is something on between Raj and Vasanti and makes Vasanti leave the house.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Paapi
Overview: On the run from the police, an atheist masquerades as a religious icon.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-06-08
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Khaan Dost
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Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-03-23
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Dhoon
Overview: Dhoon (Tune or Passion) is a 1953 Bollywood film directed by M. Kumar. The film was produced by Silver Kings, a production company formed by Kumar and his then wife, actress Pramila.[1] The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Motilal, Kumar, Pramila,[2] E. Bilmoria, Leela Mishra and Kamal Mehra. Mehra was a lesser known comedian who started his career in 1951 with Naujawan. He went on to act in several films before starting his own production company Pride Of India under which he made films like Kismat (1968), Mahal (1969) and Naami Chor (1977).[3] The music was by Madan Mohan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-05-19
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Jan Pahchan
Overview: Anil, an artist, comes to stay in a village with his friend Jeevan. While there he meets Asha and asks her to model for his statue. The two fall in love. They marry secretly but Anil must leave as his father is dying. While on the way back his car crashes and he is disfigured. Anil is now reluctant to go to Asha in case she no longer loves him, while meanwhile Asha is pregnant and being shamed by the villagers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-06-22
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Gauri
Overview: Gauri is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1943. Monica Desai, Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor played the lead roles in the film. [Wikipedia]
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-13
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Dharam Karam
Overview: Not wishing his son to grow up like himself, a brutish criminal secretly swaps his baby for that of a wealthy entertainer. Is the boys' destiny written in their genes or can the change of environment make a difference ? Their lives and those of their fathers inevitably collide.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-12-01
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Bewafa
Overview: 1952 film starring Nargis, Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Diwana
Overview: Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.
Genres: Music Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Char Dil Char Rahen
Overview: 1959 film starring Raj Kapoor, Ajit and Shammi Kapoor
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-09-18
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Vakil Babu
Overview: Shekar is a sculptor who is blind. He eventually falls in love with Kalpana though his insecurities make him kill her ex lover who he thinks is having an affair with her. What is Shekar's fate now?
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-04-09
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Naukri
Overview: A disabled man who can't support his family contemplates committing suicide. However, a mysterious figure appears who forces him to reflect on his life.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-06-02
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Main Nashe Mein Hoon
Overview: Belonging to a family that has a grandfather addicted to alcohol, Mohan Khanna (Raj Kapoor) too is addicted to alcohol, compounded by the fact that he is enamoured with a woman, Miss Reeta (Nishi), who is using him to extort money and vengeance from his Judge father, Kundan Lal Khanna. The only person who is really interested in the welfare of Mohan, in a practical way, is an aged and recently hired servant of the family, who has just been released from prison for killing two people.
Genres: Drama Family Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Dil Ki Rani
Overview: A comic tale of a poet and his fan both in love with each other and relentless efforts by his would be father in law to not let them marry each other. Instead, he wants his daughter to be married to the poet's friend.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Naseeb
Overview: Naseeb, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. A drunk who cannot pay his restaurant bill trades his recently purchased ticket with a waiter. Naseeb becomes a poignant story about love, friendship, sacrifice, deceit, revenge and above all, destiny.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-05-01
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Bawre Nain
Overview: Chand lives in a small rural town in India. He is unable to pay the rent, and his landlord evicts him. He re-locates to another town and meets with a young woman named Tara. Both are attracted to each other. Chand is unable to secure employment in this town, and moves elsewhere. Tara waits for several months, but does not hear anything from him. So she decides to go and look for him, hoping to re-kindle her love. She is shocked and surprised to find him with an attractive woman named Rajni, who claims that Chand is her betrothed and both are to get married soon.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1950-11-01
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Sapnon Ka Saudagar
Overview: Film starring Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini and Jayant
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Ek Dil Sau Afsane
Overview: Shekhar's (Raj Kapoor) maternal grandmother Nani (Lalita Pawar) is a very loving person, and loves Shekhar dearly as a mother. She is also very religious and firm in her beliefs. She believes that every man must have a male heir to carry on the family's name. Therefore, she will only permit Shekhar to marry a woman who will bear him a son. Shekhar presents his Nani with Sunita (Waheeda Rehman), the girl he plans to marry. Nani finds out that Sunita cannot bear any children and disapproves of her. Shekar and Sunita marry anyway, and to pacify Nani, pretend that a friend's son is their's.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Do Ustad
Overview: Two rival career-criminal brothers recollect their lives in a Courtroom in which one is about to be convicted for murder.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Dulha Dulhan
Overview: Chanda, unconscious for three days goes home only to realize a stranger by the name Rajkumar claims to be her husband and calls her by the name of Rekha. Will Chanda be able to solve this mystery?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
Overview: Raj Kapoor, the film maker and actor became a legend in his lifetime. Head of one of the last great studios on the Indian sub-continent and creator of a film-making empire for nearly half a century. Woven into the texture of this 70-minute film, part personal narrative, part rare visuals, part cinema footage, is the picture of a man who straddled the Indian cinematic world for nearly half a century like a colossus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-17
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