Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

Born: October 13, 1911
Died: December 10, 2001
in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Ashok Kumar ( October 1911 – 10 December 2001) also fondly called Dadamoni in Bengali ,was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions to Indian cinema. Ashok kumar was a Bengali hindu belonged to Kulin Brahmin.

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Love in Bombay
Title: Love in Bombay
Released: August 2, 2013
Type: Movie
This film is a simple story of a village boy, Baadal (Joy Mukherjee) who meets a girl from the city, Preeti (Waheeda Rehman) in the most unusual circumstances and the couple eventually fall in love.
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Ankhon Mein Tum Ho
Title: Ankhon Mein Tum Ho
Character: Kapoor
Released: December 26, 1997
Type: Movie
Lovers separate in an attempt to avoid the horrible fates foretold by an astrologer.
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Operation Cobra
Title: Operation Cobra
Character: Commisioner Gupta
Released: December 5, 1997
Type: Movie
When Interpol officer Kyle Connors, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, watches his partner die in an explosion, he swears he'll hunt down the killer. Yanked of the case by Internal Affairs, Connors defied his orders and follows the only lead he has... to India. Now, he is in a strange land where nothing is what it seems. Who can he trust? A beautiful counter-operative? An earnest young cop? A reclusive arms dealer? In a country where assassins come cheap, Connors finds himself in a cobra's nest of danger and betrayal.
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Beqabu
Title: Beqabu
Character: Daadu Raja's ustaad
Released: October 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Story about a man whose past comes back to haunt him.
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Beqabu
Title: Beqabu
Character: Daadu
Released: October 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Story about a man whose past comes back to haunt him.
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Jamla Ho Jamla
Title: Jamla Ho Jamla
Released: March 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A father does not want to give his sons a share from his property. However, both brothers outsmart him and decide to fake their marriages in order to be entitled to receive their inheritance.
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Yuhi Kabhi
Title: Yuhi Kabhi
Character: God
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Rajoo lives alone and works in a decent company. He also has a girlfriend, who he intends to marry, that being Pooja. God suddenly appears to Rajoo one day and asks him to spread His word. Naive Rajoo does so, and this results in chaos, misunderstandings, and confusion. And as a result poor Rajoo is hauled up in Court, and the only one witness that can save Rajoo is God, but will God make an earthly appearance?
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Humlaa
Title: Humlaa
Character: Devkishan Sharma
Released: May 29, 1992
Type: Movie
Shiva reunites with his brother Bhawani, who was kicked out of their family home some time ago due to criminal activities, and subsequently becomes involved in the smuggling business.
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Aadi Mimansa
Title: Aadi Mimansa
Released: July 18, 1991
Type: Movie
Aadi Mimansa is the story of two feuding families located at the edge of a tranquil small town in Odisha. It brings in to focus the struggles, aspirations and the tragedies of two friends, Arakhita Babu and Khetrapal Babu, placed at the opposite ends of the caste hierarchy. Though Arakhita Babu is a brahmin and Khetrapal Babu is from a low caste, they share a dilapidated house as tenants. Their friendship transcends the caste, culture and language divide. But the seeds of discord is sown by an old Brahmin woman who poisons the mind of Arakhita Babu's wife against Khetapal’s wife regarding a clogged waste pipe. The discord between the two families becomes intense so mich so that the families stop talking to each other. Khetrapal Babu decides to vacate the place. However, the solution to their problems comes from the most unexpected quarters and harmony is finally restored.
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Sachai Ki Taqat
Title: Sachai Ki Taqat
Released: June 23, 1989
Type: Movie
In trying to gather evidence against smuggler Narendra, a journalist, Nandanda, is killed by a masked man, leaving his only son Sagar to take revenge for his death. Sagar is then falsely accused of killing a woman named Shalini, arrested by his brother, Constable Ram Singh, and put in jail. Sagar pleads innocence and Ram Singh leaves no stone unturned trying to prove Sagar's innocence, but when the case is tried in court, Sagar is sentenced to death. Ram Singh, however, is able to convince the judge of Sagar's innocence, and gets him released. Then Ram comes across the real perpetrator of the crime, arrests him, and finds himself embroiled in deception, and charged with the murder of the person he had just brought in. Trapped behind iron bars, how will Sagar avenge his father's death and prove his innocence?
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Dana Paani
Title: Dana Paani
Character: Sinha Lawyer
Released: June 15, 1989
Type: Movie
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.
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Clerk
Title: Clerk
Released: March 27, 1989
Type: Movie
A story about the trials and tribulations of retired soldier Satyapati and his sons
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Intaqaam
Title: Intaqaam
Released: November 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Intaqaam (English: "Revenge") is an Indian action revenge film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and released in 1988. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Kimi Katkar, Kader Khan and Meenakshi Sheshadri.
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Hifazat
Title: Hifazat
Released: September 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Although Satya Prakash's wife Laxmi makes him marry Rukmini for an heir, both wives give birth to sons. Later, the sons fight among themselves in order to gain control over their father's business.
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Avam
Title: Avam
Character: Veshat Ansari
Released: August 31, 1987
Type: Movie
Indian Army Captain Amar Kumar lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been associated with top freedom fighters during India's struggle for independence from the British. Almost all of these freedom fighters had taken advantage of their involvement and have taken up important positions in India's administration, and these include Jagrathan, and Mohanlal. While others like Vaisakh Ansari and Ram have chosen not to.
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Watan Ke Rakhwale
Title: Watan Ke Rakhwale
Character: Prof Peter Fernandes
Released: August 14, 1987
Type: Movie
Baffling the authorities, a secret organization with powerful connections is creating havoc and getting away with loads of money. But their criminal run may be drawing to an end as an astute secret agent closes in with plans to bring them down. Unfortunately, the gang of baddies is tipped off to his activities and devises a counter-attack designed to eliminate him permanently.
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Mr. India
Title: Mr. India
Character: Professor Sinha
Released: May 25, 1987
Type: Movie
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
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Pyar Ki Jeet
Title: Pyar Ki Jeet
Character: Dr. Kumar
Released: April 19, 1987
Type: Movie
The story surrounds the lives of Dr. Rehman (Shashi Kapoor) who believes in saving the lives of the poor, instead of opening up a clinic in a big city and making money; Soni (Rekha), an innocent village girl, who was abducted by dacoits during her marriage with Dharma (Puneet Issar), and when the police rescue her and bring her back to her groom, he and his family reject her, making her seem like a fallen woman; Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar) who is the very opposite of Dr. Rehman; and Dr. Anand (Vinod Mehra), the son of Dr. Kumar. Dr. Anand practices under Dr. Rehman, who testified for him during a criminal trial for malpractice which resulted in the death of the husband of Rani Sahiba (Moon Moon Sen). Soni has fallen in love with Dr. Anand, but Dr. Anand has strong reservations against her, due to her background.
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Woh Din Aayega
Title: Woh Din Aayega
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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Asli Naqli
Title: Asli Naqli
Character: Driver…
Released: October 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Seth Laxmi Narayan and his wife had a son who was separated at an early age. The only clue they have is that he has a locket around his neck. When Laxmi Narayan passes away, he leaves behind a lot of money and wealth. His wife makes efforts to locate her long-lost son, with the help of her relative, Durjan Singh. Durjan Singh hires a local thug, Birju, and asks him to pose as the long-lost son, for a hefty price, to which he agrees. Mrs. Narayan welcomes Birju as her son, and accepts him, little knowing his agenda, and the evil scheme devised by Durjan Singh and his son.
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Phir Aayee Barsat
Title: Phir Aayee Barsat
Character: Bajaj
Released: July 10, 1985
Type: Movie
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Bhago Bhoot Aayaa
Title: Bhago Bhoot Aayaa
Character: Butler
Released: June 21, 1985
Type: Movie
A young girl has returned to India from London to see her old dying uncle. But she is unaware of presence of some goons planning to find hidden treasures of that house.
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Mera Damad
Title: Mera Damad
Character: Ajit Khanna
Released: March 8, 1985
Type: Movie
Utpal Dutt stars as Chaudhry, a landowner who comes to town looking to get his daughter Sunita (Zarina Wahab) married to the son of his childhood friend Khanna. Khanna's son, Jai (Farooque Shaikh), isn't interested in marrying anyone, but his determined father nonetheless plans a trip to Chaudhry's village for Jai, hoping things will work out. What ensues is a hilarious comedy of errors.
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Tawaif
Title: Tawaif
Character: Mr. Nigam
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them.
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Duniya
Title: Duniya
Character: R.D. Puri
Released: October 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Mohan Kumar's diligence and honesty lands him in trouble with Balwant Singh Kalra, Jugal Kishore Ahuja, and Mr. Bhandari. Together the trio frame and imprison Mohan and make him watch helplessly as his wife is killed. Years later, Mohan Kumar is released from prison, his only goal in life is to avenge his humiliation and wrongful arrest at the hands of the trio. With the help of Dinesh Verma, he establishes himself again, and starts the process of bringing death and destruction to the trio. The trio are well aware of his presence, and decide to send one of their men, Ravi, to spy on him. Ravi falls in love with Verma's daughter, Roma, and decides to change sides to help Verma and Mohan, but Mohan will not have anything to do with Ravi, and asks him to leave. Ravi then becomes a target by the trio and their men, and has to save himself, and the only way he can redeem himself is by turning the tables over Mohan, who is none other than his own father.Duniya
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Ram Tera Desh
Title: Ram Tera Desh
Character: Ram Das
Released: August 1, 1984
Type: Movie
When Sunita, a middle-class girl, marries Prem, a rich man, she is ill-treated and not respected, as her father is unable to pay dowry. She must now find a way to regain her self-respect in the house.
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Hum Rahe Na Hum
Title: Hum Rahe Na Hum
Character: Professor Mulk Raj
Released: June 6, 1984
Type: Movie
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Grahasthi
Title: Grahasthi
Released: May 13, 1984
Type: Movie
Widower Shankar lives a middle-class lifestyle in India along with daughters, Sudha and Guddiya, and son, Rakesh, and makes a living working as a Cashier in a bank. He is very friendly with his neighbor, Karim, who lives by himself. Sudha has fallen in love with Captain Deepak Verma, a Pilot, the only child of widower Colonel Verma, and he arranges their marriage. Before even the engagement could take place, Shankar confesses to stealing ten thousand rupees from the bank to help a deserving customer, he is arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to 3 years in jail. He is then subsequently transferred to a jail in Nasik but keeps in touch with his children by writing letters through Karim. Karim takes it upon himself to assist this family, but the earnings are not enough and Sudha as well as Rakesh find employment.
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Farishta
Title: Farishta
Character: Rai Bahadur
Released: March 23, 1984
Type: Movie
Rai Bahadur is a wealthy man who lives in a palatial home with his grand-daughter, Pinky, and grandson, Raju. One night Raju gets abducted and is sold to notorious and hideous-looking gangster Ustad, who forces crippled children to beg and steal for him. Raju also gets inducted in this gang, and is taught to steal at a very young age. Years later, Pinky recognizes Raju as her brother and takes him home to grandpa, who accepts him immediately and provides for him with joy. Then a few days later some silver items are stolen from his house, and Raju is missing. Rai Bahadur is shocked and reports this matter to the police, and continues his search for his missing grandson. Is Raju really his grandson? Did he actually steal the silver items?
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Akalmand
Title: Akalmand
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Tamil-speaking Priya and Punjabi-speaking Dr. Kiran meet and fall in love with each other, and get married. Kiran likes to drink and likes the company of women, Priya is aware of this and always suspects him of having an affair. When Shobha decides to go for a vacation to her parents' house, Kiran meets with a dancer/singer, Lulu, spends the night with her, and wakes up next morning to find her dead body. Fearing that the Police will arrest him, and his wife will leave him, he disposes off the body off of a bridge into a river, and returns home to try and lead a normal life. When the Police find Lulu's body, they discover that she had taken a taxi to Kiran's house on the night of her death. It looks like Kiran may have to face the consequences of being arrested and his wife leaving him.
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Mahaan
Title: Mahaan
Character: Rai
Released: August 12, 1983
Type: Movie
A lawyer goes into hiding after being falsely accused of committing a crime, while his wife gives birth to twins. Years later, fate reunites the family under difficult circumstances. Amitabh Bachchan in his only triple role as father with twin sons.
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Love in Goa
Title: Love in Goa
Character: Baburao
Released: April 19, 1983
Type: Movie
Teenage love story of a Catholic girl from Goa and a Hindu boy.
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Prem Tapasya
Title: Prem Tapasya
Character: Dr. Chowdhary
Released: April 15, 1983
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with an attractive woman, reluctant at first; she accepts his proposal for marriage. They plan to get married in secret, but he does not turn up at the wedding and she is left distressed.
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Pasand Apni Apni
Title: Pasand Apni Apni
Character: Shantilal / Chachaji (Sandeep's uncle)
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Geeta, a stage artist in Star Theatre Company, takes a ride in industrialist Sandeep Anand's car and gossip starts making rounds about their love. Sriram, owner of Star Theatre Company, wants to take advantage of the love between Geeta and Sandeep and publicizes that their new play will be sponsored by Sandeep Anand without Sandeep's knowledge. Sandeep goes on to investiglate the mysterious bills he gets for costumes, meets Geeta and falls in love with her. After quite a lot of confusion, things settle down and Sandeep and Geeta finally get married.
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Haadsaa
Title: Haadsaa
Character: Dr. Ved Kapoor
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Asha lives in poverty with her alcoholic father in Bombay, before being sold to an impotent husband. A series of events leads her to love.
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Shakti
Title: Shakti
Character: Commissioner of Police
Released: September 22, 1982
Type: Movie
A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.
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Shaukeen
Title: Shaukeen
Character: Om Prakash Chaudhary
Released: April 16, 1982
Type: Movie
Three friends, in their 60s, try to do everything that they couldn't do in their younger days - before death arrives.
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Dial 100
Title: Dial 100
Released: April 2, 1982
Type: Movie
It is a tragedy that few people know about this gem. It has everything great random songs, comedy, tragedy, drama, action, betrayal, murder, criminal masterminds, romance, jealousy, siblings reunited, miracles, wonder pets, advanced technology, and memorable dialogue. An amazing Vinod Mehra in his prime (wonder why he never became a big star...?) complements many other stars and a huge number of big-name cameo appearances.
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Dard Ka Rishta
Title: Dard Ka Rishta
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Time is running out for Khushbu, Ravi Sharma(Sunil Dutt)'s daughter. Her leukemia can be cured only if someone's bone marrow matches her daughter so, he goes abroad and gets in touch with her former wife (Smita Patil).
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Sumbandh
Title: Sumbandh
Character: Advocate Hardayal Mathur
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A wealthy female student has a conflict with professor, which does get resolved, but a scandal ensues when she posts intimate photographs on the college noticeboard, prompting principal to dismiss professor, while her marriage gets canceled.
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Jail Yatra
Title: Jail Yatra
Character: Ramnath Verma
Released: September 7, 1981
Type: Movie
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.
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Mahfil
Title: Mahfil
Character: Raghunath Singh
Released: May 26, 1981
Type: Movie
Widower Raghunath Singh lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his daughter, Shalini. While making a presentation on the importance of women, he is shot at by a woman, but is uninjured. Shortly thereafter, Shalini introduces him to her boyfriend, Advocate Ajaykumar Saxena, who turns out to be the nephew of Dindayal, Raghunath's childhood friend. Raghunath subsequently hires Amar to train Shalini to be a good businesswoman, and expects both to marry soon. Then Shalini finds out that there she has a twin named Ratnabai, who is the daughter of a Courtesan who had been intimate with Raghunath, and was responsible for the attempt on Raghunath's life. She brings Ratna to her home, much to the chagrin of her dad. Soon Ratna starts to make herself at home in her new surroundings, and her demands start to increase - from mimicking Shalini, to flirting with Ajay.
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Jyoti
Title: Jyoti
Character: Raja Saab
Released: May 6, 1981
Type: Movie
Sunanda will not hear of her son marrying a poor villager's daughter, and she convinces him that Gauri should get married to Govind. Although her father is opposed to his daughter marrying a senile man, Gauri accepts Govind and marries him. She finds out that she and Govind have no status in the household, which is run on the whims and fancies of Sunanda, her maid, Chintamani, and Niranjan. Niranjan is misguided by a dancer, Mallika, and Amirchand who are after his wealth. Gauri must now decide to have her own life or be chained down.
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Maan Gaye Ustaad
Title: Maan Gaye Ustaad
Character: Jailor
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Farmer Chandan Singh lives a simple in the village until his wife is molested by a local goon
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Pyar To Hona Hi Tha
Title: Pyar To Hona Hi Tha
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Made in 1981
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Judaai
Title: Judaai
Character: Retired Justice Umakant Verma
Released: September 26, 1980
Type: Movie
The wealthy doctor Shashikant marries a servant girl, the much-loved Gauri. When an old flame makes makes contact with Shashikant, pride jeopardizes their marriage and the lives of their children.
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Aap Ke Deewane
Title: Aap Ke Deewane
Character: Inshallah Khan
Released: March 19, 1980
Type: Movie
Two students are framed for molesting a girl and must leave college. To make ends meet, they pose as tutors to a young lady who they both fall for.
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Khubsoorat
Title: Khubsoorat
Character: Dwarka Prasad Gupta
Released: February 26, 1980
Type: Movie
Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her daughter-in-law's free-spirited sister comes over to stay for a few days, things in the Gupta family start to change, agitating Nirmala.
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Khwab
Title: Khwab
Character: Advocate Joshi
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Pratap Kumar Srivastav travels from Shyam Nagar to Bombay, and gets hired by his father's friend, Ram Prasad. He rents a room in a Chawl in Borivali's 'Asha Manzil' where his friend, Gopal Mathur, and his attractive sister, Maya, also live. Pratap's main aim is to succeed in life, earn lots of money, and buy a flat in posh Malabar Hills. He succeeds considerably, woos his boss' daughter, Indrani, and is soon promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager. On the day of his engagement to Indrani, he goes missing, and subsequently she and her dad are notified that he has been arrested, and charged with the homicide of a pregnant Maya.
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Aakhri Insaaf
Title: Aakhri Insaaf
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Bollywood 1980.
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Sau Din Saas Ke
Title: Sau Din Saas Ke
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Widowed Bhavanidevi rules her palatial home with an iron hand. Nothing is permitted to be touched or moved without her permission and approval. She has two sons, and one daughter. She dotes on her daughter, Shobha, and son-in-law, Khubchand. When her eldest son marries a young woman, Sheela, Bhavani is enraged because Sheela did not bring in enough dowry. To teach Sheela a lesson, she burns her foot, leaving a petrified Sheela submissive and open to even more abuse. When Bhavani's second son gets married without her permission, she is angered even more, and will not have anything to do with her new daughter-in-law, Durga. When Durga insists on living there, she is permitted to do so, not knowing that she has now entered a household where she will be another abused and submissive slave to her dominating mother-in-law.
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Amar Deep
Title: Amar Deep
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Raja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the don, Raja inherits the property, and refrains from crime. However, the wealth and the power associated with it, make him arrogant. He desires Radha, the daughter of his servant, Ramu, and Raja asks his permission to marry her, Ramu accepts, but Radha refuses as she loves Kishan. Raja finds out that Radha is meeting with Kishan on the sly, and complains to Ramu, who forbids her from meeting with Kishan. Then Raja finds out a secret from Kishan's past, meets with him, hires him, and even arranges a lavish marriage for Kishan with Radha, resulting in Kishan being indebted to Raja. Raja entrusts him with more important and responsible work, which must get Kishan to travel a lot. Kishan eventually finds out the real reason for Raja's kindness. Was it that Raja wants Kishan out of the way so he can be near Radha, or is there another reason?
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Janta Hawaldar
Title: Janta Hawaldar
Character: Commissioner
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Film starring Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar and Yogeeta Bali
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Dil Aur Deewaar
Title: Dil Aur Deewaar
Character: Rai Saheb
Released: September 5, 1978
Type: Movie
Vijay (Jeetendra) is a Crime Reporter and very often helps the police in apprehending criminals. When his stepmother (Kamini Kaushal) passes away, she asks him to look after his step-brother, Anand (Vijay Arora), which he promises to do so.
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Anpadh
Title: Anpadh
Character: Gupta
Released: August 3, 1978
Type: Movie
Kindly Dr. Gupta (Ashok Kumar) is preparing to retire, and hopes to marry his daughter Jyoti (Zarina Wahab) to his associate Dr. Anand (Parikshit Sahani). Anand does not have time to romance, or assist Dr. Gupta on his large egg farm, so he hires a college friend as property manager, Mukesh (Vijayendra). Jyoti is entranced by Mukesh, and against her fathers wishes decides to marry him. Mukesh has his eyes set on the good life, but unknown to Jyoti he is already married to Geeta (Sarika), whom he abandoned with a child when he found out she was Anpadh (illiterate). Dr. Gupta has an accident one night, injuring a woman named Geeta and brings her home to recuperate. He teaches her how to mingle with high society, dress and eat properly, and ensures the education of her son. In return for his decency and compassion, Jyoti prepares to marry Dr. Gupta. When her father arrives for the festivities, he recognizes Mukesh.
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Apna Khoon
Title: Apna Khoon
Character: Geeta's Father
Released: July 31, 1978
Type: Movie
Inspector Verma is shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a criminal. He takes up the challenge to reform his son and make him a law-abiding citizen.
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Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan
Title: Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan
Character: Lala Ganpat Rai
Released: July 28, 1978
Type: Movie
Film starring Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ashok Kumar
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Do Musafir
Title: Do Musafir
Character: Kailash Nath
Released: June 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Bijli's life crashes when her lover Raju dies tragically in an accident. She is in for a bigger shock when she meets Vicky.
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Khatta Meetha
Title: Khatta Meetha
Character: Homi Mistry
Released: January 6, 1978
Type: Movie
Homi Mistry (Ashok Kumar) has been a widower for several years now, and looks after his four sons, their small house, and a job at the factory. Nargis Sethna has been widowed; is a housewife, has two sons and a daughter, and a large house. Then Soli (David), Nargis' and Homi's friend, suggests that the two get married, then at least the children will have a mother and father, as well as a larger house. They do get married, and hilarious chaos results, as the family and the children try to accomodate each other and fit in with their new family and surroundings.
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Safed Jhooth
Title: Safed Jhooth
Character: Gulati
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Kamla does his best to protect a young woman who reminds him of his slain sister, but it turns out that she has several surprises in store for him.
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Tumhare Liye
Title: Tumhare Liye
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Gauri and Prakash are in love and get intimate. Their ways are separate, and Prakash must marry Renuka, as she meets his family's approval. Gauri gets pregnant as a result of this intimacy, gets ill, and is hospitalized. It is here that the truth surfaces about Gauri and Prakash, as details are revealed of their past birth, in which they were lovers - Gangadhar Upadhyay, and Gauri, and Kalavati (presently Renuka). During this previous birth too, Gauri gets pregnant, gets ill, and passes away, because of Kalavati's interference. The child in her womb does not survive, and as a result Gangadhar also gets killed. In this birth, the only way Prakash can survive is after someone who loves him sacrifices their life for him.
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Anand Ashram
Title: Anand Ashram
Character: Pratap Narayan Roychoudhary
Released: October 14, 1977
Type: Movie
A romantic family drama spanning three generations.
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Hira Aur Patthar
Title: Hira Aur Patthar
Character: Dr. Anand
Released: May 9, 1977
Type: Movie
A young crusader struggles to free the poor peasants from the clutches of the corrupt trustees of their town. He decides to take any measures to get justice.
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Anurodh
Title: Anurodh
Released: February 11, 1977
Type: Movie
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.
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Chala Murari Hero Banne
Title: Chala Murari Hero Banne
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to Mumbai to become a superstar. When he reaches Mumbai his whole world turns upside down. Fortunately he finds a friend in Mr Dubey who also is a struggler to get a break in films. They face hardships and at times they have to sleep in local trains. By the Gods grace Murari (Asrani) gets work as Junior Artist and works hard remembering the words Dharmendra told him once when they had met. His hard work pays off and one day he becomes the superstar of the film industry. But what about the flip side? Will he forget his old friends who had helped him during his struggle?
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Dream Girl
Title: Dream Girl
Character: Verma
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
The story revolves around a young woman (Hema Malini), who plays five different characters in the film – Sapna, Padma, Champabai, Dream girl, and Rajkumari, to steal money in order to maintain a home for orphans.
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Jadu Tona
Title: Jadu Tona
Character: Inspector Jolly Goodman
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A family is plagued by the vengeful spirit of a murdered man who uses the body of an innocent child to enact his revenge.
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Aap Beati
Title: Aap Beati
Character: Kishorilal Kapoor
Released: October 28, 1976
Type: Movie
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.
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Ek Se Badhkar Ek
Title: Ek Se Badhkar Ek
Released: September 18, 1976
Type: Movie
A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different
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Balika Badhu
Title: Balika Badhu
Character: Aged Amal (voice)
Released: August 20, 1976
Type: Movie
In a village circa the British rule in India, lives a young school-going male named Amal, who is shortly to get married to a girl named Rajni. The traditional ritual-filled marriage takes place, the young couple are then left alone for a few days, and this is where the two develop their love and friendship. Then Rajni must return to her parents' house, while Amal continues with his studies in school, and at home with Masterji, an elderly teacher. His life is enlivened occasionally when Rajni is permitted to visit. Rajni next visit is scheduled for Durga Pooja, but she does not come, instead she comes at Vijay Dashami, to stay there for a couple nights, before going on a Tirth Yatra with her family, where they are scheduled to visit all the holy places in India namely, Benaras, Gaya, Mathura, Vrindavan, Hardwar, Nasik, Hrishikesh, Dwarka, Rameshwaram, Kamakshya, Puri, and Konarak.
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Shankar Dada
Title: Shankar Dada
Character: Superintendent
Released: July 22, 1976
Type: Movie
An honest police officer's life is shattered when he refuses to be corrupted in this crime drama from India. After Amar Singh rebuffs gangster Babubhai's attempt to buy him off, he's subsequently framed for murder and sentenced to a long prison term. While he serves his time, his family falls apart and his wife and sons are separated. When Amar finally leaves jail, he's a different person -- an angry man driven by revenge.
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Bhanwar
Title: Bhanwar
Character: Dr. Verma
Released: May 7, 1976
Type: Movie
Anoop loves Roopa D'Souza, and will do anything to marry her. But Roopa has some doubts about him. Eventually, he does manage to convince her that he is worthy of her love, and she consents. Shortly after that Roopa's mom, Rosy, passes away; Roopa is involved in an accident, and hospitalized. When Roopa returns home, Anoop comes to visit her, and is shocked to find her in bed with Ravi. Roopa refuses to clarify, and it is up to Anoop to wait for Roopa to change her mind, or to marry someone else.
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Arjun Pandit
Title: Arjun Pandit
Released: April 16, 1976
Type: Movie
Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma, Sachin, and Keshto Mukherjee play other roles in the movie. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman.
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Barood
Title: Barood
Character: Balraj Gupta - Criminologist
Released: March 6, 1976
Type: Movie
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Chhoti Si Baat
Title: Chhoti Si Baat
Character: Col. Julius Nagendranath Wilfred Singh
Released: January 9, 1976
Type: Movie
Arun is a shy accountant in Bombay who dreams of romancing Prabh, but never gets past following her around without managing to actually speak up. While Arun twiddles his thumbs, suave Nagesh steps into the picture and turns on the heat, prompting Arun to take "love coaching" from "romance specialist" Julius Nagendranath to win Prabha back.
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Uljhan
Title: Uljhan
Released: July 22, 1975
Type: Movie
After a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he imagined.
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Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka
Title: Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka
Released: July 9, 1975
Type: Movie
Vishal is a poet and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his widowed and wheelchair-bound mom. He is in love with Aruna, who works with a publishing company. Due to his forthrightness, Vishal is unable to keep a job, and Aruna attempts in vain to get him to work at her firm. Then she stops meeting him altogether, and a few days later he gets an invitation to attend her marriage with her boss, Anand Kumar Sahegal. This turn of events devastates Vishal to such an extent that he takes to alcohol, visits prostitutes, gambles, and hates all women especially Aruna. Vishal gains fame selling his poems to Ramu Makhichandani, but does not improve his lifestyle. Then one day a young woman named Sonia enters his life and both of them fall in love with each other.
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Aakraman
Title: Aakraman
Released: May 14, 1975
Type: Movie
Drama about a major in the Indian army and his impending arranged marriage.
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Chori Mera Kaam
Title: Chori Mera Kaam
Character: Shankar
Released: April 30, 1975
Type: Movie
Bhola Nath is a young petty criminal/robber/pickpocket whom works with a female acomplice and his former lover, Sharmii. Bhola unknowlingly is the illigetimate son of a police officer, named Kumar, whom has been tracking a shadowy gangster, named Amanarchard Rathore, whom Kumar imprisoned 20 years before and has now been paroled and resumed his life of crime. Bhola was abducted by Amanarchard's henchmen as a little boy, but escaped and was raised by a veteran thief named 'Mr. John,' while his Lt. Kumar and his wife and other son have long belived that their other son was dead. Bhola and Sharmii stumble upon a manuscript for a book titled 'Chori Mera Kaam' during one of their robbery excursions belonging to Mr. John's former partner in crime which they sell to a shady publisher, named Parvin Bhai, which becomes a nationwide best seller. But it attracts unwanted attention from the police, the local mob, and the original writer himself.
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Mili
Title: Mili
Character: Mr. Khanna
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while playing, as he prefers quiet and solitude. His reclusion is shattered when his neighbor, Mili, comes into his life. At first he hates the intrusion, but then grows fond, and ultimately falls in love with her. When the time comes for him to propose to this sunny, cheerful, and positive young lady, he learns that she has only a few more months to live..
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Prem Nagar
Title: Prem Nagar
Released: May 24, 1974
Type: Movie
Karan hires Lata as his secretary and asks her to move to one of his cottages with her family. However, things take a turn when she is accused of stealing a valuable necklace.
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Ujala Hi Ujala
Title: Ujala Hi Ujala
Character: Professor Shyamlal Gupta
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Story of Anuradha who is an alcoholic
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Do Phool
Title: Do Phool
Released: March 21, 1973
Type: Movie
A wealthy man disowns his two irresponsible sons to teach them a lesson. One of them plays a prank by claiming that he has murdered his brother but soon, a mysterious body stuns everyone.
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Bada Kabutar
Title: Bada Kabutar
Character: Mama Rampuri
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
In order to extract a huge sum of money from underworld don, Dharamdas, Mama Rampuri and his nephew, Bhola and others kidnap Dharamdas' child, not knowing that Dharamdas' love for money is far greater than his love for his child, and that Dharamdas himself is quite capable of kidnappings and murder himself.
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Victoria No. 203
Title: Victoria No. 203
Character: Raja
Released: December 8, 1972
Type: Movie
Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.
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Punishment
Title: Punishment
Character: Jaggu / Barrister Raghuveer Sahay
Released: May 18, 1972
Type: Movie
An intelligence officer disguises himself as a thief to try and recover a fortune worth of stolen gold.
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Anuraag
Title: Anuraag
Character: Shiv Shankar Rai / Rai Saheb
Released: March 2, 1972
Type: Movie
Bombay-based Rajesh lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle with his parents, mom - a housewife and dad - a rather parsimonious businessman, named Amirchand. One day while walking on the beach, he comes across a beautiful blind girl named Shivani. He instantly falls in love with her. She also likes him, but understands that they cannot be married. Regardless of this, Rajesh asks his parents to permit him to marry her, to which his mother agrees, but his father refuses. Then Mr. Rai, Amirchand's friend, intervenes, he offers to pay for getting Shivani's eyes tested, and if she succeeds in getting her sight, then and only then can Amirchand permit his son to marry her.
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Pakeezah
Title: Pakeezah
Character: Shahabuddin
Released: February 4, 1972
Type: Movie
A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.
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Maalik
Title: Maalik
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
After marrying Rajesh and Savitri must face their many differences, among which the most crucial is that while Rajesh is a devout Hindu and follower of Lord Krishna, Savitri does not believe in God.
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Rakhi Aur Hathkadi
Title: Rakhi Aur Hathkadi
Character: Thakur Virendra Singh
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Drama about a family in India.
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Zameen Aasmaan
Title: Zameen Aasmaan
Character: Shanti Swaroop
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
When a difficult man falls blind, he alienates his family and caretakers even further.
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Dil Daulat Duniya
Title: Dil Daulat Duniya
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Udharchand Shikarpuri is a homeless man who lives in Bombay albeit under the roof of multi-millionaire Seth Kalidas, who six months away in his palatial house in Mussoorie. For the 4th time in his life, Udharchand 'moves' into Kalidas's Mansion along with his dog, Chicko. He meets and befriends two other homeless men, Raju and Vijay, and invites them to live with him. Shortly thereafter, one night the trio find that a female thief has broken into the mansion, they confront her, find out her name is Roopa, feel sorry for her, and invite her to also live with them. Subsequently, Raju's wife, Kiran, his son, and sister, Rita also move.
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Zindagi Zindagi
Title: Zindagi Zindagi
Character: Choudhury Ramprasad
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
This movie revolves around a village hospital that was built by a generous hearted man, Choudhury Ramprasad (Ashok Kumar) who is also a patient in the hospital. The other patients include Isamil (Iftekhar), Dayaram (Anwar Hussain), Ratan (Jalal Agha), and the doctor is Dr. Sunil (Sunil Dutt). Amongst the patient is a singer (Deb Mukherji), who loves Shyama (Farida Jalal) a worker in the hospital. When Meeta Sharma (Waheeda Rehman) comes to the hospital to admit her son, she meets Sunil and their romance is rekindled. In the background of the hospital atmosphere is an election in the village, which is proceeding smoothly, but causing a disturbance is Ramprasad's son (Ramesh Deo). Other supporting caste include Jagirdar, Chand Usmani, and Jankidas.
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Naya Zamana
Title: Naya Zamana
Released: May 7, 1971
Type: Movie
A hopeful writer, poor but educated Anoop attacks the ruthless exploitation of the lower classes by the rich with his fiery speeches. But his uncompromising principles could stand in the way of the connections he'll need if he hopes to reach a larger audience with his message. A liaison with a wealthy family could bring the exposure and success Anoop desires, but at what cost?
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Adhikar
Title: Adhikar
Character: Barrister Shukla
Released: April 28, 1971
Type: Movie
Shyam falls in love with Radha, but his father has arranged his wedding to Meera
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Guddi
Title: Guddi
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 1971
Type: Movie
A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."
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Kangan
Title: Kangan
Character: Lakshmipati 'Rajaji'
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He is studying Medicine in the city, is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Shanta, and everyone expects them to get married soon. However, Janki does not approve of Shanta, finds her uncouth and illiterate, and instead approves of Shobha and arranges Sunil's marriage with her. Shanta's mom, Parvati, falls seriously ill so much so that Sunil returns home, promises to wed her daughter, and she passes away. Sunil returns to the city to continue and finish his studies. After sometime he becomes a fully qualified doctor and returns to the village to open his own dispensary. It is here that he will learn that Shanta is now married to the wealthiest man in the village, Lakshmipati, who is not only a widower, father of a deceased child, but also much older than Shanta. Watch what happens when an embittered Sunil confronts Shanta to find out why she betrayed him and their promise to her late mom.
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Hum Tum Aur Woh
Title: Hum Tum Aur Woh
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Vijay is in love with Arti, but while he tries to woo her he becomes embroiled in a murderous plot that involves Arti, her father and the beloved businessman Mahendra Nath
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Door Ka Raahi
Title: Door Ka Raahi
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Door Ka Rahi is story of a person named "Prashant" who is on the travel for the wellness of society, and the end of Journey is to watch. The angle of the movie focused on expressing the internal feelings.
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Safar
Title: Safar
Character: Dr. Chandra
Released: October 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Neela and Avinash are medical students, and are attracted to each other. But Avinash is poor and wants Neela to live a comfortable life. When Neela, who tutors Monto Kappor, meets his elder businessman brother, Shekhar, he instantly falls in love with her. He goes to propose marriage with her and meets her brother.
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Sharafat
Title: Sharafat
Character: Jagatram
Released: August 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A man takes in his daughter's fiance only to learn that he has been frequenting a prostitute under the auspices of teaching her to read and write.
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Purab Aur Pachhim
Title: Purab Aur Pachhim
Character: Bharat's Guru / Dad
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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.
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Sau Saal Beet Gaye
Title: Sau Saal Beet Gaye
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
The marriage between a Rajput and a tribal girl wreaks havoc in the local community
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Aradhana
Title: Aradhana
Character: Air Commodore Ganguly
Released: September 27, 1969
Type: Movie
Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj.
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Satyakam
Title: Satyakam
Character: Satyasharan 'Dadji' Acharya
Released: January 2, 1969
Type: Movie
Circa British Rule in India, Satyapriya Archarya lives a modest yet noble lifestyle with his grandfather, Satyasharan. His mother passed away while he was very young, and his dad became a celibate and went off on a pilgrimage, never to return. Satyapriya studies Engineering, and becomes a close friend of fellow-collegian
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Pyar Ka Sapna
Title: Pyar Ka Sapna
Character: Shankarnath
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
In order to study abroad in Great Britain, Ramesh agrees to marry a village girl named Sudha, but refuses to love her. Heartbroken, Sudha tries to kill herself, but is rescued by Shankernath, who coaches her etiquette and teaches her English so she can go to England to win back her husband. The plan seems to work perfectly, until Shankernath discovers his own long lost granddaughter, Jenny, has fallen in love with Ramesh.
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Intaquam
Title: Intaquam
Character: Heeralal Mehra
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Reeta Mehra gets a job at a department store to support her ailing mother. After she refuses sexual favours to an important business partner, her boss Sohanlal has her framed for shoplifting. When Reeta gets out of prison, her mother has died. She meets Heeralal, who has also been cheated by Sohanlal, and together they work out a plot for revenge. Reeta is to marry Sohanlal's son and then reveal her history, disgracing Sohanlal's name. Things quickly become more complicated than anticipated.
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Bhai Bahen
Title: Bhai Bahen
Character: Raja Vikram Pratap
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Raja Saheb (Ashok Kumar) is a rich man, strict father to sons Virendra (Sunil Dutt) and Mahendra. One day, Mahendra has a big fight with his father and dies of shock afterwards. Virendra leaves home and falls in bad company with Pran. Later, Virendra falls in love with a poor girl (Nutan), eventually deciding to marry her. At home, a lonely Raja Saheb falls ill. When Virendra tells his father about his love, his father reveals his own past: He was in love with a poor girl, who died leaving a daughter (Padmini) behind, who dances on the roads to earn a living. Virendra decides to bring his sister home.
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Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Title: Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
Character: Vidyanand
Released: December 31, 1968
Type: Movie
Principal Vidyanand (Ashok Kumar) is a hardworking and diligent person. Due to his honesty, he gets in the wrong side of Seth Dharamdas (Raj Mehra), who conspires with Vidyanand's pupil, Shyam Rao (Anoop Kumar), and has him sent to prison. After Vidyanand serves his sentence, he has only one thing on his mind - to avenge his humiliation, and he will go to any extent to achieve this.
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Aabroo
Title: Aabroo
Character: Advocate P.K. Anand
Released: October 20, 1968
Type: Movie
After being betrayed by the woman he loves, a doctor is accused of killing her husband.
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Aashirwad
Title: Aashirwad
Character: Shivnath 'Joggi Thakur' Choudhary
Released: June 18, 1968
Type: Movie
Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar.
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Dil Aur Mohabbat
Title: Dil Aur Mohabbat
Character: Supt. of Police Choudhry
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Widowed by the sudden passing of his wife, Superintendent of Police, Choudhry, brings up his son, Rajesh, on his own, teaches him all known good values, and when he grows up sends him to College in Bombay, and remits money to him regularly. Choudhry would like to transfer to Bombay Police, so that he can be close to his son, and then one day out of the blue, his transfer is approved, and a delighted Choudhry writes to his son to pick him from the railway station. Upon arrival in Bombay, he does not find his son at the Railway Station, but when browsing through a newspaper he sees his son's photograph - wanted for the murder of a card-sharp. Shocked and dismayed, Choudhry attempts to piece his life together and attempts to find Rajesh before the City Police do - for he may well face the death sentence. Choudhry does find him, but only after Rajesh is accused of killing a woman named Kishori, and this time Choudhry is quite sure that there is no hope for Rajesh.
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Jewel Thief
Title: Jewel Thief
Character: Arjun Singh
Released: October 27, 1967
Type: Movie
Mistaken for a robber, a man poses as the culprit in an attempt to end a crime spree. When the robber decides to pose as the man as well, their true identities soon become thoroughly muddled.
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Mehrban
Title: Mehrban
Character: Shanti Swarup
Released: April 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Mehrban is a 1967 Hindi language film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It is a remake of Bhimsingh's own Tamil film Padikkadha Medhai (1960) which itself was a remake of the 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog, based on the novel of the same name by Ashapoorna Devi.
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Hatey Bazarey
Title: Hatey Bazarey
Character: Mukherjee
Released: April 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The story of Dr. Mukherjee, a highly respected civil surgeon in a small tribal district headquarters. He is the beloved of the local people, and often comes in conflict with Laxman Lal, the tyrannical son of a local aristocrat. Laxman Lal lusts after a local widow who, in order to escape his advances seeks shelter with Dr. Mukherjee. As Dr. Mukherjee treats the poor he becomes even more entwined with their lives and their little problems. To the tribals he is a godlike figure, but to Laxman Lal he is an enemy.
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Bahu Begum
Title: Bahu Begum
Character: Nawab Sikander Mirza
Released: February 3, 1967
Type: Movie
On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy husband to pretend that all is well to keep the family's honor intact.
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Nai Roshni
Title: Nai Roshni
Character: Professor Kumar (as Padmashree Ashok Kumar)
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumati), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father.
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Mamta
Title: Mamta
Character: Manish Roy
Released: February 27, 1966
Type: Movie
The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?
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Daadi Maa
Title: Daadi Maa
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Parvati seeks to heal the breach between her husband and his mother
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Afsana
Title: Afsana
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Gopal escapes from prison and finds shelter hos Shekhar, a man who hates all women.
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Chand Aur Suraj
Title: Chand Aur Suraj
Character: Chanderprakash Atmaram Malik / Chander
Released: October 3, 1965
Type: Movie
After a disgraced man's accidental death, the lives of his family change drastically when they receive money from his insurance company
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Bahu Beti
Title: Bahu Beti
Character: Judge
Released: September 27, 1965
Type: Movie
Shanta, a widow who wants to question the orthodox society, falls in love with Shekhar, a poet. In her quest to fight the system, Shanta's father-in-law, a retired judge, supports her.
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Oonche Log
Title: Oonche Log
Released: August 16, 1965
Type: Movie
Oonche Log (Hindi: ऊँचे लोग, lit. High Society People) was a 1965 Hindi film directed by Phani Majumdar. It was based on play Major Chandrakant by noted Tamil film director-screenwriter, K. Balachander. The main character roles of this film were played by Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Feroz Khan. Its lyrics were composed by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was given by Chitragupta. The film was shot at Vauhini Studios, Chennai, was also noted as first big hit of newcomer Feroz Khan, who was noted for his sensitive performance against veterans like Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar. At the 13th National Film Awards it won the award for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi. It was later remade by K. Balachander himself as Major Chandrakanth (1966), starring J. Jayalalitha and Muthuraman.
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Shevatcha Malusara
Title: Shevatcha Malusara
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
An unusual Marathi war movie which mobilises and updates a historical/regional chauvinism associated with 17th-C. Maratha emperor Shivaji. Major Subhanrao Malusare, a direct descendant of Shivaji’s legendary lieutenant Tanaji Malusare, continues a proud family tradition by winning the Victoria Cross as an Allied officer fighting against Italian fascists in WW2. When he dies, his wife Savitri (Uma) vows that their son will never join the army. However, during the India-China conflict (1962), when her son’s friend is killed, she enjoins her son to fight for the nation even though the boy’s death would mean the end of the ancient clan. The film updated the rousing sentimentalism associated with Shivaji historicals into the present via songs such as He bharatiyano aika balidan katha veeranchi.
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Bheegi Raat
Title: Bheegi Raat
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
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Aakash Deep
Title: Aakash Deep
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Shankar, who saw his poor father die a disappointed death, works very hard and goes on to become a mill owner. His brother Madhu, however, prefers to run their father's old tea stall.
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Pooja Ke Phool
Title: Pooja Ke Phool
Released: April 3, 1964
Type: Movie
Balraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija (Madhumati), is a student in college in the arts semester. As the family is not very rich, Raj decides to move from the hostel to the residence of a family. He finds one such family in Gandhinagar, which consists of Choudhury Hukumat Rai (Ashok Kumar), a lawyer by profession, his wife (Nimmi), and only daughter Shanti (Mala Sinha). Hukumat takes an instant liking to Raj, and tells him that his wife will only allow him to take up residence if he tells her that he is already married. Raj reluctantly does so, and thus acquires residence with the Rai family. Eventually Mrs. Rai takes a liking to Raj, so does Shanti. Shanti finds out Raj and her dad had lied to the family about Raj's marital status, she confronts Raj, and he readily admits that he lied.
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Phoolon Ki Sej
Title: Phoolon Ki Sej
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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.
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Chitralekha
Title: Chitralekha
Character: Yogi Kumargiri
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film, directed by Kidar Sharma, starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar. It was based on 1934 Hindi novel by the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma about Bijgupta serving under the Maurya Empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya (340 BCE – 298 BCE) and his love for courtesan Chitralekha. Set in the back drop of the middle age society. The portrayal of the three tools wisdom, knowledge and power become superfluous in the absence of strength of character.
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Benazir
Title: Benazir
Character: Nawab
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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.
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Mere Mehboob
Title: Mere Mehboob
Character: Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi
Released: January 2, 1963
Type: Movie
While studying in Aligarh Muslim University, Anwar Hussain Anwar falls in love with a veiled woman and is unable to get her out of his mind. En route to Lucknow, they meet with Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi, and subsequently meet with him a few days later so that he can use his influence to secure an editor's job for Anwar with a magazine. Nawab then asks Anwar to teach his sister, Husna, some poetry, to which he agrees, and eventually finds that she is the very same veiled woman. Both fall in love with each other and the Nawab approves of this alliance, even though Anwar lives a poor lifestyle. The formal engagement ceremony takes place and arrangements are made for the wedding to take place soon. The heavily indebted Nawab does not realize that soon he will find Anwar in the company of a lowly courtesan, Najma; and pressure will be brought on him to get Husna to marry wealthy Munne Raja - who is all set to auction the former's mansion as well as belongings.
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Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
Title: Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
Character: Pyare
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Raj Kumar is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla, becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the attending Dr. Mathur to inform his wife that their child was still-born. Dr. Mathur places the child in the hands of Rahmat and his wife, Naseeban, who welcome him with open arms. But misfortune follows them, as the child, who is named Pyare, accidentally burns their dwelling down, killing Naseeban. Rahmat then re-locates to his village when he teaches Pyare the skills required to play musical instruments and sing. Years later, Rahmat passes away, and informs Pyare that he is really a Hindu. Dr. Mathur fills the rest of the blanks for Pyare, and arranges a song and dance play and hopes that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now-grown son.
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Ustadon Ke Ustad
Title: Ustadon Ke Ustad
Character: Saaya
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
An impoverished Engineer in love with a wealthy woman goes on the run after becoming a suspect in a bank robbery.
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Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke
Title: Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke
Character: Advocate Buom Kesh Mukherjee
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
A commercial pilot is arrested and charged with killing his wife's lover.
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Bandini
Title: Bandini
Character: Bikash Ghosh
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
During the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a freedom fighter.
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Grahasti
Title: Grahasti
Character: Harishchandra Khanna
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Drama about a large Indian family coping with revelations about the fathers past.
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Aaj Aur Kal
Title: Aaj Aur Kal
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
An over-bearing oppressive emperor continues to preside over a region in post-independent India along with his subdued children.
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Gumrah
Title: Gumrah
Character: Barrister Ashok
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
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.
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Aarti
Title: Aarti
Character: Dr. Prakash
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
An unemployed young man named Deepak (Pradeep Kumar) saves Aarti Gupta (Meena Kumari), a hardworking and dedicated doctor, from drowning, and the two eventually fall in love with each other, although she is already engaged to Dr. Prakash (Ashok Kumar). Although Aarti's father firmly disapproves of this relationship, Deepak and Aarti marry. She moves in with him and his family, which includes his brother, Niranjan (Ramesh Deo), his sister-in-law, Jaswanti (Shashikala), their three children, and Deepak's father (Jagirdar). That leaves the humiliated Prakash determined to get Aarti back, whatever he may have to do. He manages to bring a discord in their marital life, so much so that Deepak asks Aarti to leave, and she returns home to her father. This is followed by Deepak having a serious accident, when Prakash is the only surgeon who can operate on him.
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Rakhi
Title: Rakhi
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
Siblings Rakhi and Raju are orphaned at a young age but grow up to become successful entrepreneurs. However, petty differences over their earned wealth and property threaten to ruin their bond.
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Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath
Title: Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath
Character: Dr. Mehta
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
After meeting the love of his life at his sister's wedding, Deepak decides to take Rajini to meet his own mother. However, the problem is not with her but with Rajini's mother, who does not approve.
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Dharmputra
Title: Dharmputra
Character: Nawab Badruddin
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
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Masoom
Title: Masoom
Character: Khan
Released: November 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Film starring Ashok Kumar, Sarosh Irani, Honey Irani and Mohan Choti.
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Hospital
Title: Hospital
Character: Saibal
Released: August 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Sarbari and Saibal are both successful doctors and in love. However, Saibal comes from an affluent family, while Sarbari has to provide for her poverty stricken family, including her invalid father.
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Kanoon
Title: Kanoon
Released: January 8, 1960
Type: Movie
A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
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Dhool Ka Phool
Title: Dhool Ka Phool
Character: Defence Lawyer
Released: December 11, 1959
Type: Movie
The story of an abandoned Hindu child who is found and raised by a Muslim man.
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Kangan
Title: Kangan
Character: Sharad
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
While helping her friend evade a blackmailer, a woman fears she might have committed manslaughter.
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Night Club
Title: Night Club
Character: Inspector Kishore
Released: July 18, 1958
Type: Movie
When Bindu's brother is murdered by a night club owner, she decides to take things in her own hands to avenge his death. The film offers a rare window into how and whether she will succeed when she is dealing with an omnipotent villain.
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Dawn
Title: Dawn
Released: June 26, 1958
Type: Movie
Kundan is a medical student but just before getting the degree he got implicated in a murder charge and cannot finish his degree and takes the wrong path of crime. His neighbor and childhood friend Shanti who Kundan grew up with was married to Kundan at the behest of her mother but they got separated after Kundan took the path of crime. Eventually, Kundan took the job of a taxi driver and befriended a bunch of hoods, and continued with his criminal activities.
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Howrah Bridge
Title: Howrah Bridge
Character: Prem Kumar
Released: June 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom.
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Title: Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Character: Brijmohan Sharma
Released: February 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
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Sitaron Se Aage
Title: Sitaron Se Aage
Character: Rajesh Babu
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Film starring Ashok Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.
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Karigar
Title: Karigar
Character: Shankar Mohite
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
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.
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Raagini
Title: Raagini
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Binda, an old musician in a village near Bombay, has brought up his son Rajan, in the hope that one day Rajan will become a great musician.
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Mr. X
Title: Mr. X
Released: July 19, 1957
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of Professor Dinanath who invents a potion that can make anyone who takes it invisible.
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Ek Saal
Title: Ek Saal
Character: Suresh Kumar
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
The father of a dying woman pays a con artist to make his daughter's final year a happy one.
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Bhai-Bhai
Title: Bhai-Bhai
Character: Ashok Kumar
Released: April 20, 1956
Type: Movie
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).
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Ek-Hi-Rasta
Title: Ek-Hi-Rasta
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Amar and Malti live an idyllic, loving life with their son Raja. However, Amar makes enemies in his job and is killed, forcing Malti to remarry.
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Restless
Title: Restless
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A Bollywood film.
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Inspector
Title: Inspector
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Inspector is a 1956 Bollywood thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. It starred Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali and Pran.
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Lakeeren
Title: Lakeeren
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Bollywood film
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Nagma
Title: Nagma
Released: September 26, 1953
Type: Movie
The Maharaja of Roop Nagar offered in marriage his niece to the arrogant Rajkumar of Prem Nagar, but she refused, preferring an ordinary man with a painter's eye, poet's heart, or Ragi's voice.
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Parineeta
Title: Parineeta
Character: Shekhar Rai
Released: January 23, 1953
Type: Movie
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.
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Tamasha
Title: Tamasha
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Fed up of Dilip's involvement with gold digging actress Nayantara, Dilip's uncle pretends to be gravely ill in hopes of guilting him into marrying a decent girl. Dilip convinces reluctant Kiran to pretend to be his fiancée. Dilip and Kiran soon fall in love, and Nayantara decides to intervene.
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Bewafa
Title: Bewafa
Character: Ashok
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
1952 film starring Nargis, Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor
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Nau Bahar
Title: Nau Bahar
Character: Ashok
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A rich blind man who falls for a poor girl, regains his sight and is forced to marry a wealthy girl whom his father has chosen.
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Deedar
Title: Deedar
Released: January 2, 1951
Type: Movie
A traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart.
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Afsana
Title: Afsana
Character: Ratan Kumar and Chaman Kumar
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: Movie
Ratan and Chaman are twins brothers who love the same girl, Meera. During a fair, all three are separated. While Chaman and Meera are found, Ratan is untraceable. Years later, Chaman is no longer attracted to Meera, but in a dancing girl named Rasily, while Meera awaits word of her childhood sweetheart Ratan, who she feels is still alive. Then the unexpected happens, Chaman gets into a fight with another man, killing him, and is on the run from the police. Misunderstandings are clarified, and the law declares this to be an accidental death, and as a result Chaman returns. But this is not the same Chaman any more. For one thing, he has lost interest in Rasily, and is more interested in Meera - could it be that Ratan has returned in place of Chaman? If so, what has happened to Chaman?
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Sangram
Title: Sangram
Character: Kunwar / Rajkumar / Raje
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
After the death of his wife, a policeman fails to up-bring his only son in a good way and spoils him. This creates serious repercussions once the child becomes an adult.
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Samadhi
Title: Samadhi
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Shekhar falls in love with Lilly D'Souza, a performer, only to discover she is a British spy. He hands over Lilly and her sister, Dolly, to the INA, which sentences both to death.
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Mahal
Title: Mahal
Character: Hari Shankar
Released: October 19, 1949
Type: Movie
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
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Sajan
Title: Sajan
Character: Prakash
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
Prakash (Ashok Kumar) is returning home after eleven years from UK, and is now on a train for his journey back home. He meets a young man, also called Prakash (Ramesh Gupta), on the train who befriends him. The train meets with an accident and Prakash loses his memory. While Prakash is wandering around trying to regain his memory, the man from the train thinking that Prakash (Kumar) is dead, pretends to be Prakash and reaches his house.
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Eight Days
Title: Eight Days
Character: Shamsher Singh
Released: January 1, 1946
Type: Movie
Bollywood 1946
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Najma
Title: Najma
Character: Yusuf Khan
Released: July 30, 1943
Type: Movie
Najma is a 1943 Indian film directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Ashok Kumar and Veena. The film's music is by Rafiq Ghaznavi with lyrics by Anjum Pilibhiti. Najma was the first film under Mehboob Khan's Mehboob Productions banner. Due to its financial success upon release, the film became a blueprint for Muslim socials that followed.
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Kismet
Title: Kismet
Character: Shekhar
Released: February 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A former theater owner and his crippled daughter live in poverty until a chance encounter with a young pickpocket brings romance for the petty criminal and daughter as well as a chance by the father to get back at the villainous new theater owner who ousted him from the business years before.
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Naya Sansar
Title: Naya Sansar
Released: January 2, 1941
Type: Movie
Directed by N.R. Acharya.
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Jhoola
Title: Jhoola
Released: January 1, 1941
Type: Movie
Hindi film from 1941
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Bandhan
Title: Bandhan
Character: Nirmal
Released: August 10, 1940
Type: Movie
Bandhan is a 1940 Indian Bollywood film directed by N.R. Acharya. It stars Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar and Suresh. It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1940. It was produced by Bombay Talkies.
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Azad
Title: Azad
Released: January 15, 1940
Type: Movie
The story centres on three college friends: the liberal Vijay, the conservative Loknath and Jagdish.
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Kangan
Title: Kangan
Released: January 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Classic Bollywood film starring Leela Chitnis and Ashok Kumar.
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Nirmala
Title: Nirmala
Released: October 14, 1938
Type: Movie
Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place to the men, besting all but one in the annual exams. She tied with Ramdas (Ashok Kumar). But, at the same time she is tied to the age-old culture, traditions and religion. She yearns for a husband and for motherhood. And this conflict forms the crux of the story.
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Prem Kahani
Title: Prem Kahani
Character: Jagat
Released: October 13, 1937
Type: Movie
Two widowed sisters thwart a love match when they try to arrange marriages for their respective children.
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Izzat
Title: Izzat
Released: January 29, 1937
Type: Movie
Based in Central India, a story about struggle of a young man belonging to Bheel (an adivasi) tribe against the exploitation of his people by stronger Maratha tribe.
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Untouchable Girl
Title: Untouchable Girl
Character: Pratap
Released: August 15, 1936
Type: Movie
An "untouchable" girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system and the gossip of the villagers threaten to keep them apart.
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Jeevan Naiya
Title: Jeevan Naiya
Character: Ranjit
Released: May 2, 1936
Type: Movie
Lata, daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas and is engaged to marry the rich Ranjit when the villain Chand arrives to blackmail her with her undisclosed ancestry. Lata is forced to disclose the truth to Ranjit and the assembled wedding guests. Ranjit disowns her but they are reunited when Ranjit, blinded by an explosion, is nursed back to health by a devoted woman who turns out to be his wife.
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Janmabhoomi
Title: Janmabhoomi
Character: Ajay
Released: April 3, 1936
Type: Movie
A nationalist rural drama. The plot has Ajau and his girl friend Protima working on behalf of Indian villagers, incurring the enmity of the local zamindar and the villainous Sanatan. Ajay's relentless goodness eventually persuades the zamindar to bequeath his property to the hero, and general well-being reigns as class conflict is transmuted into class collaboration. The film includes the nationalist song 'Jai jai janani janmabhoomi' and other choruses with a similar thrust.
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Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi
Title: Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi
Character: Brijmohan
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The sequel to Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi