Nirupa Roy
Also Known As: निरूपा रॉय
Biography: Nirupa Roy (born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara) was an Indian actress who had appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her portrayals of tragedy and sorrow, Roy was idolized for her acting ability,and was often called the "Queen of Misery" in Hindi film circles. Roy was active from 1946 to 1999, and was best known renowned for playing motherly roles. Roy appeared in over 250 films, and won three Filmfare Awards throughout her career, as well as being nominated for one. In 2004, Roy received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Adult: No
Birthday: January 04, 1931
Age: 94 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: October 13, 2004
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Known For:
Ek Gaon Ki Kahani
Overview: Jaya lives in a village called Chandangaon in India along with her widower dad, Gokul, who works for a living as a compounder, but calls himself a Homeopathic doctor and dispenses Arnica for all kinds of ailments, especially since there is no qualified doctor in the village. Since Jaya is or marriageable age, he has arranged her marriage with hard-of-hearing Shiv, the son of Dayashankar, who is the President of the Gram Panchayat. Dayashankar is anxious to get Shiv married so that he can get some dowry from Gokul. The other suitor for Jaya is Ratan, whose mother would like her to re-marry her son as his wife, Maya, is unable to conceive. Then a new doctor arrives in this village to look after the charitable dispensary. Things heat up when Dayashankar and Ratan's mom find out that he may be Jaya's new suitor. Hilarious chaos reigns when Maya assaults her cruel mother-in-law, and Ratan abducts Jaya from her marriage with Shiv.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Deewaar
Overview: Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is sent to nab Vijay.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-01-14
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Purab Aur Pachhim
Overview: Bharat is a patriotic Indian who's father was an Independence fighter. He goes to London and is disappointed to see that the NRI's staying there criticized everything Indian and were wasting their life away. Prithi (Siara Banu) is one such NRI who falls in love with Bharat but refuses to go back to India with him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Zindagi
Overview: Beena falls in love with Rajan after he rescues her from some goons. Soon they marry and she is pregnant. The trouble starts when Beena spends the night with Gopal. What compels her to do this?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani
Overview: Shortly after giving birth to Savitri, her mom passes away, leaving her disabled dad, Dharamraj, no alternative save to re-marry Champa, who gives birth to a son, Ketan. Champa is very cruel to Savitri and severely slaps and beats her around.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Maa Beta
Overview: Dependent on his elder brother, Bishan, Ganga and his wife, Rameshwari, are abused and asked to leave. They work hard, set up their own business, and soon become wealthy enough to even support Bishan and his wife. A pregnant Rameshwari gets the news that her husband has been killed. She subsequently gives birth to a boy, who goes missing. Will Rameshwari be ever reunited with her son?
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Nadaan
Overview: Rivalry has existed between Ranimaa and a small and hostile community. The passage of time has only widened the gap between the two. When Ranimaa's heir apparent, Seema, attempts to make peace, she is severely reprimanded by Ranimaa. Then Seema meets with Ajay Jain and both fall in love. When Ranimaa finds out about this, she indicates her disapproval of Ajay. Seema, however, is adamant about this, and will only marry Ajay, and wants peace between the two communities. Finally, Ranimaa agrees to make peace with the tribe, only to be blackmailed by Manghu, who knows that Ranimaa's had a questionable past, a past so terrible that she will kill anyone who will dare to reveal it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-08-20
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Badla
Overview: An action-filled thriller, the film tells of a harassed man who joins a smugglers gang to earn the dowry for his sisters marriage. The smuggler tries to molest his sister, who commits suicide. The hero takes his revenge.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Ahinsa
Overview: A chance encounter between two widows who lost their husbands and sons to violence sets the story going. Birju (Sunil Dutt) has received the highest military honour in battle. He returns home to his village and promptly becomes an outlaw leader (dacoit). He crosses swords with a vicious dacoit called Raka.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-12-28
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Shakka
Overview: Shakka witnesses the murder of his parents by some businessmen. Years later, he sets out to seek revenge and joins the same gang that killed his parents.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-11-06
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Humshakal
Overview: Commissioner Kapoor makes Dadu Kaliya take the place of his lookalike inspector Vinod who was killed by Devi Dutt but how long will he hide the secret of Vinod's death from his family.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1992-07-31
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Amar Akbar Anthony
Overview: Bollywood action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. They meet in their youth to fight a common villain. It was the biggest blockbuster of 1977, and won several awards at 25th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor, Best Music Director and Best Editing.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Music Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-05-27
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Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana
Overview: A poor village boy falls in love with a pretty girl and yearns to marry her. However, the girl turns out to be a wealthy landlord's mistress and faces many restrictions. A remake of the 1990 Tamil hit Kizhakku Vasal.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Kranti
Overview: The film takes place in 19th Century British India and is the story of the fight for independence from the British in the years spanning from 1825 to 1875. It tells the story of two men who led the war against British Rule, Sanga and Bharat both of whom call themselves Kranti.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-02-03
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Two Acres of Land
Overview: An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being seized by a corporation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Teesri Aankh
Overview: Childless Malti is married to a honest man, Kailash Nath, who one day brings home a newborn baby boy and asks her to take care of him. Malti names the boy Ashok, and brings him up as her very own. Thereafter she gives birth to two boys, Amar and Anand. When Kailash testifies against dreaded bandit & devil worshiper, Jabbar Singh, he is threatened with death. Jabbar is sentenced to be hanged, but before that could happen he is killed. Jabbar's son, Sheroo, avenges his father's death by killing Kailash. Sheroo is arrested by Kailash's friend, Inspector Om, and sentenced to 20 years. A dying Kailash informs Malti that Ashok is Devki's, his first wife's son, and makes her promise that she wil continue to love Ashok as her own, which she does, and Kailash passes away. When she returns home she finds out that Amar is missing, possibly drowned. She blames this on Ashok and starts hating him. Sheroo escapes from prison, abducts Inspector Om and holds him prisoner, whipping him regularly.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-04-23
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Khoon Aur Paani
Overview: Singh is a farmer and lives a poor lifestyle along with his wife, and two sons, Ram and Laksman. The region is drought stricken, while in contrast there is plenty of water being pumped to bath the dogs of Thakur Vikram Singh. When Ram decides to divert some water for their parched fields, Vikram kills his father. An enraged Ram goes to avenge his death, manages to kill Vikram's brother, but is seriously injured, loses his memory and ends up with a gang of bandits and is renamed Thanedar Singh as he was dressed in the clothes of a police inspector. Lakshman gets separated from his mother and is found near a river bank by Police Commissioner Bhalla, who adopts him. Years later the two brothers are fated to meet again albeit as strangers and mortal enemies as Lakshman is a incognito CBI Officer, while Ram is dreaded bandit Thanedar Singh who is unable to recall his childhood, and loses control whenever he hears the sound of a water-pump.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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Badrinath Yatra
Overview: Due to her son's, Devdutt's arrest, Satyavati is unable to take the Badrinath Yatra. Subsequently, he starts to frequent a brothel to visit with a courtesan, Chandravati, and virtually refuses to do anything with his pregnant wife, Sheila. He even drinks alcohol, and assaults his father, Jaggannath, and brother, Sridhar. Things get even worse when he blinds his mother, lets Chandravati and her entourage move in their family home, and asks Sheila to serve the courtesan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-08-17
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Khoon Pasina
Overview: Shiva / Tiger is the local criminal don in his part of the town where he lives with his mother. His mother wants him to marry and settle down, and give up his criminal activities. Shiva meets with Chanda and both are attracted to each other, and soon get married. Chanda is appalled at the way Shiva leads his life, with everyone around petrified of him. She asks Shiva to give up his criminal activities, and get a job. Shiva agrees, but the question is will he keep to his promise or will he just pretend to be honest in front of Chanda. And on the other hand is Shera, a dacait with a good heart. Both Shiva and Shera are rivals. When Shera hears of Shiva attempting to go straight, he decides to move in on Shiva's territory, with results that will change their lives forever. (Taken from Wikipedia -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoon_Pasina- )
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-01-21
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Gumrah
Overview: Gumrah is a 1963 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Nirupa Roy, Deven Verma and Shashikala. The film's music was composed by Ravi while were by Sahir Ludhianvi. The film was remade to Malayalam as Vivahita (1970) done by super actress Padmini, Prem Nazir and Satyan. Malayalam version was also a superhit.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Ram Aur Shyam
Overview: Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mistaken for Shyamrao (also Dilip Kumar), and must accept Ganga (Leela Mishra) and his new name or face severe exorcism. Meanwhile, Shyamrao is mistaken for Ramchandra by Anjana (Waheeda Rehman) and her dad (Nazir Hussain). When Gajendra finds out, he is enraged and attempts to beat the stuffing out of the person he thinks is his brother-in-law, but Shyamrao refuses to be abused or beaten, and all of a sudden things start changing in the household as well as in the community. It is not long before Gajendra finds out about the truth, and plans an ugly death for Shyamrao, and all those opposed to him.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Badle Ki Aag
Overview: Beautiful and talented Geeta, a prostitute, has three suitors. One is Lakhan Singh, a dacoit with a heart of gold, who saved her life, loves her and will do anything for her. The second is Police Inspector Amar Verma, who loves her with all his heart, and will do anything for her. And the third is Sher Singh, a dacoit, who loots, plunders, and has his way with women. When he sees Geeta he falls head over heels in love with her, and wants her - by hook or by crook. And he will make sure that no one will get in his way. Watch how the three battle each other, leaving the final decision to Geeta to chose who she will spend the rest of her life with.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-05-27
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Amar Raj
Overview: 1946 bollywood film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Gopi
Overview: Unorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit, and gets thrown out of his home by his elder step-brother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Chand Aur Suraj
Overview: After a disgraced man's accidental death, the lives of his family change drastically when they receive money from his insurance company
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-10-03
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Jawani Diwani
Overview: Madhu marries Ravi Anand, the son of a mere employee in her Thakur brother's household, and this results in her brother breaking all relations with her. Madhu moves in with Ravi, and his younger brother, Vijay. Years later, she gives birth to a son, and attempts to reconcile with her brother, to no avail. Then Vijay meets Neeta and both fall in love. Little does Vijay know that Neeta is none other Thakur's daughter, who has already been promised to Benny Sinha.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-07-14
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Batwara
Overview: After Partition, Dhaniram and his family moves to Dehradoon. He has three sons: Pran, Kundan, and Madan. Dhaniram runs a chemist shop, when he refuses to co-operate with profiteers, Dhaniram is stabbed and disabled. Pran runs the shop while Kundan moves on to work as a stone contractor. Instigated by his wife, Pran resorts to illegal business to make more money. Family discords create the batwara and house is separated into two sections seperated by a brick wall.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Dana Paani
Overview: Charged with the brutal killing of Savitri and Kutti, facing a death-sentence, or life in prison, accused Bombay taxi-driver, Satyaprakash Tripathi, prosecuted by his very own brother, Gautam, tells his story of how he arrives in the city along with his mother, Shanti, and sister, Gauri; how they get estranged from Gautam; how Gauri becomes a prostitute; and how he ended up being arrested by the Police.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1989-06-15
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Aabroo
Overview: After being betrayed by the woman he loves, a doctor is accused of killing her husband.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-10-20
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Deedar-E-Yaar
Overview: Childhood pals Javed (Rishi Kapoor) and Akhtar (Jeetendra) will do anything for each other, but their loyalties are tested when they fall in love with the same woman. For Javed, it's love at first sight when he meets the beautiful Firdaus. But when her father insists she marry the wealthy Akhtar instead, the loyal young man agrees -- but only to help out Javed by quickly divorcing her. Now that he's seen her, though, that may prove difficult.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-10-22
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Lal Quila
Overview: A fictional account of the real life struggle against the British East India Company.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-10-22
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Grahasti
Overview: Drama about a large Indian family coping with revelations about the fathers past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Shaheed
Overview: The inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Overview: Sikandar, an orphan, makes many friends and foes as he works his way up to become rich, but his heart only yearns for his unfulfilled childhood love, Kaamna. Though he finds temporary comfort in an enchanting prostitute named Zohra, all hell breaks loose when Kaamna falls for Sikandar's best friend.
Genres: Romance Drama Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-10-27
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Dharmputra
Overview: The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
Overview: Gangaa Jamunaa and Saraswathi the most pious rivers, create a unique holy merger, popularly known as "Sangam". Likewise the characters of our story Gangaa Jamunaa and Saraswathi desire to meet and merge in love of each other. Gangaa Jamunaa begin to love each other and pledge to become one, Saraswati silently loves Gangaa, and dedicates her life to him. However there are many, who would like to separate the happy lovers. There is Hansraj, who does it, and with the result Jamuna separates from Gangaa. Jamuna reaches Shanker's home, Shanker who already loved her becomes extremely happy finding Jamuna in his home. In the meantime Saraswati was about to come closer to Ganga. When Hansraj, who had earlier swindled the property of Ganga's father by illegal means wanted to get rid of the rightful owner Ganga, he got Ganga shot. Ganga was badly wounded and there was no hope of his survival.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-12-23
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Charanon Ki Saugandh
Overview: Charanon Ki Saugandh is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Amrita Singh, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Raj Kiran and Kader Khan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-04-22
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Aaj Ka Daur
Overview: This film is about a university graduate Jackie Shroff, who can get no better job than a petrol pump employee, a girl Padmini Kolhapure, who is struggling to pay for college, and others in a building owned by Prem Chopra, who attempts to evict them with the help of Shakti Kapoor.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-12-06
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Pyaar Karke Dekho
Overview: Orphaned Ravi Kumar lives in Poona, India, with his maternal uncle. As he wants to pursue a career as a singer/dancer, he re-locates to Bombay, so that he could audition for the All India Talent Association.
Genres: Family Romance Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1987-02-27
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Maa
Overview: Vijay lives with his mother in a palatial house deep in the jungles in South India where he makes a living trapping animals for circuses, zoos - both nationally and internationally. He meets with beautiful U.S.-returned Nimmi, both fall in love with each other and want to get married. Vijay's mother cautions them both against separating new-born animals from their birth mothers, but both refuse to listen. Then the unexpected happens, a mother lioness, angered at Vijay for taking her cubs, attacks him, and leaves him badly wounded.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-08-02
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Pratikar
Overview: A boy grows up with a teacher's family after his uncle has the boy's father killed for personal gain.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1991-08-16
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Naalayak
Overview: Laxman has always been the black sheep of the family, and is regarded by them as a no-good slacker. His brother, Ram Narayan, who works in jewellery store, asks him to deliver some money to a businessman out of town, but Laxman instead gets an expensive necklace for a girl named Seema, he just met, just to impress her. Laxman's friend, Rita, finds out that her jewellery is fake, and accuses Ram. Ram assures everyone that he will settle this matter with Rita. The next day Rita is murdered, and Ram is arrested, and imprisoned. Everyone has given up hope for Ram's release, except for Laxman, who has now decided to go straight, and get his dad out of this mess, not knowing that he, himself, is jeopardizing his very own life, and that of Sita and nephew as well.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-09-14
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Sarfarosh
Overview: Wrongly imprisoned and seeking vengeance against his oppressors, a man must face-off against his own son.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-03-15
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Anjane Mein
Overview: Raja, a young boy, is separated from his parents in a train accident and taken in by a circus troupe. Years later, when an evil man hatches a heist, it is up to Raja to stop him.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-05-29
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Kaaranama
Overview: Suraj who is a private horse trainer whose best friend in the whole world is his wonder horse. The horse, Chetak, poses a direct threat to millionaire punter, Rana on the race course and the macho Suraj poses a challenge to Rana.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-09
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Betaab
Overview: Sunny owns a small livestock farm and lives a poor but happy life style with his mother, Sumitra. They wanted the farm to become up to date, so Sumitra decides to make a move abroad in order to bring new equipments for the farm, leaving Sunny in the care of the farm. One day while distributing eggs and chickens, Sunny reaches up with Roma Singh and both can get into the pettiest quarrels and they soon begins to fight and Sunny offers Roma to rebuild his farm house as a part of her punishment. Both soon realize that they are childhood lovers and attempts to rebuild that love once again, both are successful in doing so and plans to get married but there love is opposed by Roma's dad, the wealthy and famous businessman, Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji, who will do anything in his power to prevent Roma and Sunny from meeting leave alone marriage.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1983-08-05
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Aankh Ka Tara
Overview: Geeta falls in love with a blind radio singer named Mohan, but his disability hampers their happily-ever-after.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Kuchhe Dhaage
Overview: In the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, particularly in the Chambal Ravine there are abundance of bandit gangs, chiefly consisting of Brahmans and Thakurs, both carrying on their age-old rivalry and hatred for each other from generation to generation. Our story revolves around Brahman Pandit Tulsiram who betrays Thakur Bahadur Singh to the police, and as a result Bahadur is sentenced to be hanged.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-06-18
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Kangan
Overview: While helping her friend evade a blackmailer, a woman fears she might have committed manslaughter.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Santosh
Overview: Cold-hearted and manipulative Kamla has fallen in love with a poor man and marries him and has a child named Santosh. She soon realizes that life is not fun living in poverty, and abandons her child and husband, and returns back to her father and his wealth. She re-marries millionaire Kailashpathi, and has a child named Kundan from him. Years pass by, Kundan and Santosh have both grown up. Kundan is the owner of the mill with his mom, while Santosh is a struggling mill worker, and a union worker. A confrontation ensues between the mill and the workers, and Kamla is able to negotiate a settlement and get the workers back to work, but fails to keep the promise. Santosh opposes this, and she sets her goons and Kundan against him. Santosh is abducted and held prisoner by Kamla and Kundan, and the only way he can be released is when he compromises with them.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1989-02-28
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Locket
Overview: The emperor thwarts his intention of parting with his belongings to his lecherous nephew, Thakur Veer Pratap Singh and instead pledge everything to his grandson, Prince Anil. Before the Thakur can take any action on Crown Prince Anil; the emperor asks his trusted manager, Diwan Sardarilal to escape with Anil. But the Thakur catches up with the Diwan and abducts him thus he is separated from his wife and children with the crown prince losing his way in the process. Even after 20 years the Thakur is still holding the Diwan as hostage until he release information about two separate lockets which contains a secret map leading to a hidden treasure.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1986-04-11
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Heera Moti
Overview: An impoverished farmer faces problems after he is blacklisted for refusing to sell his prize-winning oxen to an oppressive landlord.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1959-01-02
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Ponga Pandit
Overview: Haridwar-based Neelkanth Pandey and Shambhu Nath get their children, Bhagwantiprasad and Parvati respectively, married. Whille Shambhu re-locates to live in Bombay, Neelkanth continues to reside in the same residence. Years later both children have grown up, so Neelkanth invites the Naths to finalize the nuptials. Very soon the Pandeys will face humiliation and ridicule at the hands of Parvati, who now calls herself Pamela, and Shambhu, who wants his daughter to marry someone sophisticated and wealthy, while Parvati is in love with a singer named Rocky. Bhagwanti is determined to fulfill his parents' wishes and decides to stay wed to Parvati, re-locates to Bombay, to try and woo her back - with results that will end up changing his life forever.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Chhaya
Overview: After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Maa Aur Mamta
Overview: Father Henry (Rehman) entrusts a newly-born infant in the care of an unwed Maya (Nutan), leaving her to explain the presence of the child. She is literally thrown out of the village and runs away to Bombay. There she is taken care of by a kind-hearted Muslim taxi-driver (Jayant). Years later, the child grows up to be called Ram (Jeetendra), but the question haunting everyone's mind is who is Ram's biological father?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-04-14
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Phoolon Ki Sej
Overview: Nirmal Verma and Karuna are attracted to each other, while the former is touring that part of the country. They get very intimate, he promises to return, and even leaves his address with her but she misplaces it. Both do meet after 5 years, and after formal introductions - get married; and she re-locates to live with him and his doctor brother, and Bhabhi, Janki. Shortly thereafter Nirmal and the rest of the family are baffled when they find out Karuna secretly leaves the house and goes to an unknown location - when confronted - she refuses to divulge anything.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Aap Beati
Overview: The Kapoor family consists of Kishorilal, his wife Lajjo, son, Prakash, and daughter, Geeta. Kishorilal and Geeta toil hard to ensure that Prakash gets a good education so that he can study in America, return home, and repay the loans that the family has taken. Prakash does get to complete his studies, he also travels to America, upgrades, and returns home to be employed as Kishorilal's boss. Then Prakash gets married to Reena, who comes from a wealthy family, and moves in with them. Geeta confides in Reena that she has met a young man by the name of Ranjit, both are in love and want to get married. The entire family is overjoyed, but their joys are short-lived when Ranjit's dad, Mayadas, asks him to get married to the daughter of a wealthy man, when he refuses, he is asked to leave.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1976-10-28
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Ganga Tere Desh Mein
Overview: Inspector Ajay lives with his widowed mother in a city in India. He has been assigned the task of bringing in notorious bandit and gangster named Cobra, who has been terrorising and killing people all over India. He does succeed in arresting him, and holds him in a cell, only to find out that he is insane, and must be institutionalised. Thereafter, Ajay awaits Cobra's treatment so that he can proceed with his investigation. One day while his mother packs his lunch, he finds out that it was poisoned, it did not affect him, but it kills another colleague. His mother, relieved to find out that Ajay is alright, is more concerned about Cobra, who was also sent some food. Ajay is baffled as to why his mother would feed a senile criminal, and he sets out to find out why. The truth will devastate him, make him lose his job, and change his outlook on life forever.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-10-21
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Aan Milo Sajna
Overview: A wealthy widow refuses to leave anything to her selfish son. In order to win her affection, he introduces her to his fiancee, Deepali, who is a girl he hires to play the part.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-07-24
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Zehreela Insaan
Overview: Arjun, a hot headed but soft hearted man, always finds himself in situations that others take him as a bad person. His childhood teacher Masterji is the only person understands him & appreciates his good quality and Arjun follows his instruction/wishes completely. Arjun loves Aarti and wants to marry her but Aarti's father does not endorse this alliance and decides to get her marry to someone else. Arjun is agitated but Masterji calms him down and asks him to not disrupt this marriage, instead convince Aarti to marry the boy her father has chosen for her. Arjun follows what Masterji has asked him. Devastated Arjun finds love in Margret who he has been fighting with since she came to town. Now Margret's uncle and mother are against their marriage. This time Arjun is not lenient and does not even listen to Masterji. Arjun and Margret run away and commit suicide jumping down a mountain.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-04-03
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Manchali
Overview: One condition prevents young Leena (Leena Chandravarkar) from receiving her inheritance: She's unwed -- and until she marries, her uncle won't relinquish her legacy. When the frustrated Leena meets jobless Sanjeev (Sanjeev Kumar), the duo concocts a quid-pro-quo scheme: For a sum, Sanjeev will temporarily pose as her spouse. But once Leena has her fortune in hand, she's ready for "hubby" to make tracks.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1973-10-26
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Lal Baadshah
Overview: Lal Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood film directed by K.C. Bokadia and starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Raghuvaran, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri. Nirupa Roy also appears in her last film playing Bachchan's foster mother. This was Bachchan's third film since his comeback after a five-year hiatus; it failed at the box office but hit in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1999-03-05
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Sone Pe Suhaaga
Overview: A businessman's wallet is stolen by a pickpocket, which inadvertently reunites him with his long-lost family. However, this incident also puts all their lives at risk from a powerful gangster.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-08-26
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Roti
Overview: An escaped criminal finds refuge with the family of a man he killed accidentally.
Genres: Drama Romance Action Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1974-10-11
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Musafir
Overview: The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Teen Batti Char Raasta
Overview: Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he finds out his mystery woman is Ksama, a servant in his parents' house, everything is thrown into turmoil. Will Ramesh accept Ksama? Will they get married? Love may just conquer all in this classic Bollywood melodrama.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-02-27
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Naukari
Overview: The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in Calcutta, only to end up in a tiny tenement apartment full of other unemployed youths.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-10-12
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Kartavya
Overview: Vijay Kumar, a forest officer returns to the forest where his dad met an untimely end. Will his secret plan to snare poachers succeed? Sandalwood, ivory,animal hides and raw power is at the nexus of money and corruption.
Genres: Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-05-11
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Bhai-Bhai
Overview: A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass and the older brother Ashok (Ashok Kumar), becomes the owner of his father's business and property, running Superior Motors, which also extends to Bombay. Ashok is married to Lakshmi (Nirupa Roy) and is a caring and loving husband. They have a young son, Munna (Daisy Irani).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1956-04-20
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Abhinetri
Overview: A chance meeting between an Assistant Scientist, Shekar, and an established stage dancer and singer, Anjana, results in love. While Shekar has a mother who lives separately, Anjana has been orphaned at an early age. Shekar's mom approves of Anjana, and both get married. Anjana stops her involvement in dancig and singing, and both spent the next several months on relative harmony. Then Anjana finds that Shekar is spending more and more time in the laboratory than with her, and she decides to take up dancing and singing, which does not auger well with Shekar. Arguments ensue, and both decide to live separately. When Shekar's mom comes to visit Shekar, both he and Anjana compromise to live together to fool his mother. Will they succeed in pulling wool over her eyes?
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-12
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Pyar Ka Mausam
Overview: A man learns that the people who raised him are not his biological parents.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Munimji
Overview: Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh, and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to get married to her betrothed, Ratan, who is the son of a close friend of Suresh. Everything changes suddenly when Roopa meets with a handsome young man, Raj, and both fall in love with each other.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Main Inteqam Loonga
Overview: Kumar Agnihotri belongs to a wealthy family, consisting of his dad, Madan, and mom, Janki. He is in love with beautiful Mala Bajpai, and they hope to marry soon with the blessings of their respective parents. Kumar's other passion is boxing, which Janki loathes, and hopes that he will give this up soon. When the Agnihotris bring home a woman named Ganga, and introduce her to Kumar as Janki's childhood friend, Kumar finds out that Ganga is his biological mother, and his father, Ajay Kumar, was the National Champion in boxing, who was killed by three men for refusing to lose a fight. While Janki is afraid that she is going her son to Ganga, Kumar has decided to avenge his biological's father's death by any means, little realizing that he may face the same fate his father did years ago.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-01
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Aas Paas
Overview: After her fiancé is killed in an accident, Seema becomes a bar dancer and is raped. When her fiancé miraculously returns, she learns that her rapist is his uncle.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-01-16
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Pyar Ka Mandir
Overview: Widow Laxmi lives a meager but happy existence with her four children. As her son Vijay struggles to support the family, Laxmi is swindled out of her life savings. Vijay swears revenge, resulting in a series of shifting fortunes that send the entire family into upheaval.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-03-24
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Pyar Ka Devta
Overview: Film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit
Genres: Family Drama Action
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Chhoti Bahu
Overview: Radha lives with her widowed dad and is of marriageable age. Accordingly her details her provided to a marriage-broker, Avtar, who also doubles as a Ved (Village Doctor). He brings the proposal before Shriram and his wife, Sita. They approve of Radha and show her photograph to Shriram's brother, Dr. Madhu, who agrees to marry her. The marriage is celebrated with great pomp and ceremony in the entire village. It is then that the Shriram, Sita, and Madhu find out that Radha has a serious illness - a fact that was known to Avtar - but not communicated to them. This illness prevents her from being intimate with Madhu, and the only cure is when she has a child of her own. Will this marriage be annulled?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-05-22
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Aaina
Overview: An upper-caste Hindu Brahmin struggles to make ends meet forcing his daughter, Shalini, to take the burden of maintaining the family upon her shoulders
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-03-11
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Gautam Govinda
Overview: Impressed with the dedication shown by Police Inspector Gautam, the Commissioner of Police assigns him to police a lawless town, which is over-run by criminals, and where no police officer has survived for more than a few days. Gautam accepts this assignment, and travels to this town. He finds the town is indeed over-run by criminals, and ruled over by arrogant and aristocratic Dharamdutt. When Dharamdutt comes to know about Gautam, he asks his personal hit-man to get rid of him. The personal hit-man is none other than Govinda - a man who has never been beaten by anyone.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-02-20
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Jaanwar
Overview: A young woman (Zeenat Aman), who grows up in the wild, knows the secret of a lost treasure, and is also the heir to the throne. She meets with a young man (Rajesh Khanna) and both fall in love. Then the people find out that she actually is the heir to the throne, so she re-locates to the palace. Once there, she is brainwashed into forgetting who she is, and the man she loves. Notable song: "Pyar me nazar churai nahin jati, apno se koi baat chupai nahin jati, dilbar janam janam, janam janam...";
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-07
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Naam O Nishan
Overview: Suraj (Sanjay Dutt), a police inspector, grew up in a wealthy family headed by his police inspector father, Sangram (Shashi Kapoor), but when his sister's wedding falls apart due to Sangram's refusal to remove his brother from the house, Suraj confronts some family skeletons. Soon Suraj finds himself arrested for murder, and the woman he loves, Vanisha (Amrita Singh), may be implicated in this action-packed thriller from India.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Jail Yatra
Overview: Raju comes from a middle-class family, and lives with his mother. He meets with nurse Shobha, and both fall in love. The only problem is that Raju somehow or other always gets mixed up in problems, and ends up getting in trouble with the police. As a result, he ends up getting in jail very often. One day he really gets into trouble by antagonizing a notorious gangster, and has to run for his life. Due to his "trouble maker" character no one really believes him, and it is upto him to save himself from this problem, without ending up in prison again.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-07
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Dulhan
Overview: Sharda forcefully marries Anokhe lal because of her aunt. One day she runs away and meets Mohan, who himself has broken up from with his fiance. They find love in each other but face trouble.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Anurodh
Overview: Mr. Choudhary does not approve of his son, Arun, indulging in singing songs and music. He wants him to be a businessman like himself. Out of fear of his father finding out about his continued indulgence, Arun changes his name to Sanjay Kumar. He soon becomes a popular singer, and is even hired by the local radio station to sing songs. With his increasing popularity, the risk of his dad finding out the truth has also increased, and Arun must try and keep his family life and his singing career a secret, but the question is how long will he continue to do this.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1977-02-11
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Mujhe Jeene Do
Overview: Though from India, this tale rings of Western familiarity -- especially of the Old West. When a beautiful courtesan is kidnapped by a burly bandit, the baddie gets far more than he had anticipated; he finds himself falling for her. Unfortunately for the couple, the authorities catch up with him and their short-lived romance ends in tragedy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1963-06-08
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Jaanwar Aur Insaan
Overview: Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate. The region is being terrorized by a tiger which was wounded by him and has since become even more fearless and a man-eater. Shekhar's attempts to entrap and kill it are all in vain. Then Shekhar meets with Meena and both fall in love with each. Their marriage cannot take place as Meena's father, Gokuldas, had killed Shekhar's dad. But when Mohan kills Gokuldas, the past is forgiven and the couple are allowed to get married.
Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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My Love
Overview: Raj Kumar falls in love with the beautiful, Indian singer Sangeeta Thakur when she comes to tour Kenya, but his father wants him to marry his wealthy childhood friend, Rani, instead
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Katilon Ke Kaatil
Overview: A weather widow spends her life searching for her two missing sons to bestoy her fortune on. When she finally finds two young men, are they who they seem?
Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1981-12-11
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Benazir
Overview: Sibling rivalry abounds in this film about two privileged brothers, Anwar and Nawab, and the women who come between them. Nawab, although a married man and father, engages in frequent secret rendezvous with his mistress, Benazir. Meanwhile, Anwar declares his love for a woman named Shahida, whom he desires to wed. So when Nawab witnesses Anwar in the arms of the lovely Benazir, he's outraged -- and puzzled -- by the brotherly betrayal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Mard
Overview: King Azad gets locked in a dungeon by the British general Dyer who wants to take over his kingdom. Years later, Azad's son decides to put an end to Dyer's tyranny and comes to his father's rescue.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-10-09
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Shehnai
Overview: Story of Military commitment by a military wife, Shobha (Calcutta, 1942) played by Nirupa Roy, who in spite of losing her husband to the Air Force and World War 2, despite hardships, carrying the family legacy forward, educates her only son Deepak (played by Biswajeet) to join the Air Force. Deepak also shows firm commitment to his vocation and legacy when forced into taking a decision to choose between his lady love, Preeti (played by Rajshree) and his Air Force Service, by Preeti's parents who fear that Air Force service will endanger his life. Preeti too, opts to serve the Red Cross so that she could be with Deepak.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-01
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Ek Hasina Do Diwane
Overview: A wealthy and educated wife gets physically abused by her husband, but must agree to live with him for 15 days in order to get a divorce.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Geraftaar
Overview: Brothers Karan and Kishan are separated when Karan is framed for a murder, leading him to commit suicide. But, he is saved and grows up to become a cop. Years later, Kishan too is framed for a crime.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-09-13
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Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani
Overview: Drama about 2 neighbouring families - one which is honest but poor, and the other uses any means to rise up the ladder of wealth quickly.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-03-06
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Maharaja
Overview: Hindi film from 1970
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Razia Sultana
Overview: A 1961 Hindi Movie starring Nirupa Roy, P. Jairaj, Nisar Ahmad Ansari .
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Suhaag
Overview: Durga and Vikram Singh have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way, and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi. Durga gives birth to twins, and Jaggi steals one of them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. Durga is upset when she finds her son missing, but is devastated when Vikram abandons her. With a lot of difficulty, Durga brings up her son, Kishan, and has given up on finding her other son. Kishan has grown up and is now a dedicated police officer. On the other hand, Pascal has exploited Amit, kept him illiterate, doing petty crime, and alcoholic. This gets him in confrontation with Kishan, but ironically the two settle their differences and become fast friends. Vikram is still alive, and is not aware of his two sons and wife being alive.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1979-10-29
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Laadla
Overview: Seeta marries a poor man against her family's wishes and becomes pregnant. Savitri, her sister, is childless and yearns to have a baby so Seeta gives away her child to her sister.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare
Overview: Nishad, daughter of a noble family, has three suitors. However, after making her decision, it comes to light that the groom only gained noble status after his father won the lottery.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Lootmaar
Overview: Indian Air Force pilot Bhagat lives with his wife, Raksha and a young son. While going to the bank one day, the family find that the bank is being held up. The bank-robbers panic at the arrival of the police, and fire randomly, killing Raksha instantly. Bhagat witnesses this horrific spectacle and is unable to do anything to save his wife. The robbers were masked, but one of them had a tear in his shoe and another was wearing a locket, very similar to the one worn by his wife. Bhagat's inquiries take him to the northernmost hilly regions of India, where he must confront the past, as well as seek out the elusive killers and bring them to justice, not knowing that in so doing he will be endangering the life of his son.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1980-04-10
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Samrat Chandragupt
Overview: This movie depicts the personal life of Samrat Chandragupt, his trials, tribulations, and frustrations, as well as the challenges he faces to reclaim his kingdom; face-off the threat from Sikander; enlist the assistance of the Yunani Greeks; his love for Helena; and be forced to make a decision of beheading his own mother as per the laws of the land.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Rani Rupmati
Overview: Historical drama set during the time of Emperor Akbar
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Karigar
Overview: A wealthy man is thrilled about becoming a parent and is pleased when his wife gives birth to a son. However, the son’s identification gets misplaced.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Mawaali
Overview: Nisha Verma's relatives wish that she would marry her cousin in order to keep the wealth in the family, but instead, she falls for an unapproved man named Ramesh, who is later accused of murdering her father. Having witnessed her lover at the scene of the crime, Nisha testifies against Ramesh, who's sentenced to death. But she's plagued by questions about why Ramesh was in her house and whether, in fact, he was responsible for her father's death.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1983-11-04
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Garam Coat
Overview: Girdharilal lives a poor lifestyle in Delhi along with his wife, Geeta, and two daughters, and a son. He works as a Money Order Clerk in the Post Office, earns Rs.110/- per Mensem, and wears a torn coat that his wife is tired of stitching. One day at work, he makes an error in a money order but does manage to fix it, collects his pay, and returns home, refusing to drink...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-02-08
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Do Dishayen
Overview: Do Dishayen is the story of a wealthy businessman played by Dharmendra, whose wife (Hema Malini) leaves him after the birth of their kid. When his kid craves for mother's love, Dharmendra mages to calm him down by lying about the whereabouts of his mother. One fine day, the kid walks into a store and finds a woman who looks exactly like his mother. He convinces her to come to his house but before he could introduce her to his father, she goes away. Watch the movie to find out the identity of this mystery woman?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1982-01-14
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Chambal Ki Kasam
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1980-08-08
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Ramkali
Overview: When Inspector Sultan Singh returns home after being away for a long time, he is shocked to see his grief-stricken parents. He sets out to exact revenge on the person responsible for the poor living conditions in his village.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1985-04-25
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Superman
Overview: A scientist, whose daughter had died at the hands of a gangster, creates a serum that will give a person superhuman powers. His adopted daughter uses the serum to battle a gang that threatens to take over the city.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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