Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Born: January 8, 1929
Died: November 15, 2015
in Maler Kotla, Punjab, India
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Saeed Jaffrey OBE (born 8 January 1929) is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He has also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters (1975–1978), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder (TV series) as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger.

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Sanam Teri Kasam
Title: Sanam Teri Kasam
Character: Vikram Verma
Released: May 6, 2009
Type: Movie
A love triangle forms after a male finds his best friend has married his sweetheart.
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Bunker Hill
Title: Bunker Hill
Character: Mr. Farook
Released: October 17, 2008
Type: Movie
Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town. The town's militant past is reawakened and forces coalesce to protect citizens from an unseen enemy. The town's fear leads to the creation of a posse of gunmen, resulting in torture, illegal searches and eventually, murder, against which Salem must stand.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Title: Chicken Tikka Masala
Character: C. P. Chopra
Released: April 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Jimi (Chris Bisson), the Chopra family's only son, gets caught off guard when his high-handed parents (Saeed Jaffrey and Jamila Massey) announce an arranged marriage to Simran (Jinder Mahal), a lovely girl from a respectable family. Problem is, Jimi's gay, so to hide his homosexuality, he spins an ever-more elaborate web of deceit -- but how long can he conceal the truth?
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Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
Title: Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Kuldeep lives comfortably with his family.One day his friend asks him to look after his niece for a month. Mahek moves into the Khanna household and notices that the family is dysfunctional. She begins to reform the youngest one and succeeds.
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Mad Dogs
Title: Mad Dogs
Character: The Great Gazuka
Released: December 5, 2002
Type: Movie
London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns, young drifter and certified schizophrenic, is hearing voices again - on Underground trains, over supermarket tannoys, and on his own T.V. He has 30 hours, a last weekend, to save the world from itself, before the "Supreme Being" himself loses patience and starts over, with a new species...
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Title: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Character: Akram Malik
Released: April 8, 2002
Type: TV
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Snapshots
Title: Snapshots
Character: Ibrahim
Released: February 21, 2002
Type: Movie
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.
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Day Of the Sirens
Title: Day Of the Sirens
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
A serial killer goes out in a blaze of terror on a summer's day in London
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Mr In-Between
Title: Mr In-Between
Character: Mr. Basmati
Released: September 10, 2001
Type: Movie
A terrifying love triangle. An original twist on a story of divided loyalties, the perils of love and ultimate death. A haunting tale set in a London at times beautiful and ugly, but always captivating. A story that plays with the shadows and light of an underworld occupied by the fascinating and terrible.
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Albela
Title: Albela
Character: Sonia's father
Released: April 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Boy is loved by a girl, but he doesn't know. Boy becomes smitten with another girl, but she loves another.
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Naseeb
Title: Naseeb
Character: Dharamdas Bajaj
Released: December 18, 1998
Type: Movie
A man attains fame and wealth but still faces rejection from the woman he loves.
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Guru in Seven
Title: Guru in Seven
Character: Mr.Walia
Released: July 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Sanjay, following a blazing argument with his girlfriend, Jill, is persuaded by his friends to become 'The Guru' by sleeping with seven women in the next seven days before Jill returns from her trip to America.
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Achanak
Title: Achanak
Character: Arjun's Father
Released: June 12, 1998
Type: Movie
Arjun and his wife go on the run after she is accused of murdering his brother. They must prove her innocence while trying to evade the police as well as the real criminals.
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Dildara
Title: Dildara
Released: June 10, 1998
Type: Movie
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Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
Title: Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
Character: Komal's Father
Released: May 22, 1998
Type: Movie
A playboy falls in love with a girl who rejects him because of his vices, but she gives him time to change. After changing his lifestyle, a little boy shows up claiming to be his son.
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Aunty No. 1
Title: Aunty No. 1
Character: Colonel Sadanand Dhongre
Released: May 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Sandhya is in search of her prince charming and when Gopi comes to know about this he pretends to be a rich prince and Sandhya starts dating him. But soon she comes to know that Gopi is a poor man but nevertheless they start loving each other. Meanwhile Gopi's friends Abhyankar and Raja request Gopi to become an Aunty for a big favor. He does so with hilarious results, as two men start loving him. This leads to humorous situations.
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Title: Animated World Faiths
Character: Mardana (voice)
Released: January 13, 1998
Type: TV
Animated World Faiths tells the stories of the world's major faiths and their founders. Gloriously animated in studios in India, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK, these programmes have been produced by a team of the worlds best childrens television producers.
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Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
Title: Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
Released: December 13, 1997
Type: Movie
St. George's College in Bombay has two sweethearts namely, Chiclet (Saddiya Siddiqui), and Raja (Abhishek Kapoor), until Raja sets his eyes on Sonia Verma (Twinkle Khanna).
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Deewana Mastana
Title: Deewana Mastana
Character: Chander Nandkishore Kapoor Sharma
Released: October 24, 1997
Type: Movie
Neha, a psychiatrist, is pursued by both Raja and Bunnu. While Raja is a small-time crook pretending to be an NRI, Bunnu is her patient. The two try to outsmart each other to win Neha's heart.
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Udaan
Title: Udaan
Character: Mr. Sahay
Released: October 3, 1997
Type: Movie
A wealthy industrialist who refuses to doctor his product is killed by his corrupt business partners (the great trio of Danny Denzongpa, Dilip Tahil, and Prem Chopra), and his share of the company goes to his daughter Versha (Rekha). When she begins to figure out the truth, the nefarious partners conspire to have her locked in a mental institute--but that's not enough to stop our heroine, who makes some new, insane friends and returns with revenge on her mind.
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Mohabbat
Title: Mohabbat
Character: Madanlal "Madan" Kapoor
Released: September 19, 1997
Type: Movie
Rohit and Gaurav become best friends. Both unknowingly fall in love with the same woman.
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Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat
Title: Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat
Character: Rai Bahadur - Raja's & Ramesh's father
Released: August 18, 1997
Type: Movie
A teacher is raped by a man after she refuses his sexual advances. Forced to marry him, the abuse continues when she moves in with his family.
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Mahaanta
Title: Mahaanta
Character: Inspector General of Police
Released: May 23, 1997
Type: Movie
Hardship, love affairs, murder and apparent betrayal test the enduring friendship of two men (Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt).
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Judaai
Title: Judaai
Character: Mr. Sahni
Released: February 28, 1997
Type: Movie
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The Journey
Title: The Journey
Character: Ashok
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Kishan Singh. a retired teacher from India, comes out to the US to visit his son Raj. Raj's American-bom wife Laura used to write poetry but 'Life gets in the way of art'. Kishan's presence and the problems raised from gender and cultural expectations cause tension. When Kishan decides to stay indefinitely, conflict erupts. A series of poignant episodes help Laura appreciate Kishan's zest for life and at the same time enable Raj and Laura to examine their lives in a new light.
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Jaan
Title: Jaan
Character: Roshanlal
Released: May 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Police Commissioner Suryadeo Singh hires Karan, a trained weapons expert, to protect his daughter Kajal. Later, Kajal, who is unaware of Karan's secret agenda, falls in love with him.
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English Babu Desi Mem
Title: English Babu Desi Mem
Character: Madadgar
Released: January 26, 1996
Type: Movie
Vikram Mayur is looking after his late brother's eight-year-old son and is torn between choosing to take Nandu back to England to learn his family's business, or risk throwing it all way.
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Bambai Ka Babu
Title: Bambai Ka Babu
Character: Vicky's Father (as Saeed Jafrey)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Film starring Saif Ali Khan, Atul Agnihotri and Kajol
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Trimurti
Title: Trimurti
Character: Bhanu
Released: December 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Three brothers band together for a time, separate, then reunite for revenge on the man who killed their father and jailed their mother.
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Angrakshak
Title: Angrakshak
Released: November 17, 1995
Type: Movie
Ajay leads a life as a gangster and is known for his short-temper which made him mercilessly murder a man named Ramesh for falling in love with his sister Asha. Years later Ajay takes up employment as a bodyguard to a politician Satyendra Pal Choudhary's daughter Priyanka alias Priya; only to find himself trapped in a world of deceit, lies, politics and crime.
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Veergati
Title: Veergati
Character: Pooja's dad
Released: September 29, 1995
Type: Movie
A gangster and his flunkies abduct and kill a man's daughter. Soon, the man's adopted son sets out to avenge her death.
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Kartavya
Title: Kartavya
Character: Ramakant Sahay
Released: July 29, 1995
Type: Movie
Karan and his mother live a happy life and he is soon to be married to Kajal. But on the day of his engagement, he discovers his mother is not his biological mother.
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Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
Title: Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
Character: Ranvir Singh
Released: July 28, 1995
Type: Movie
Sagar is a popular singer, and since he is a bachelor, he is always mobbed by young women wherever he stages his shows. On one such show in Srinagar, he meets with beautiful Sapna Narang, and after a few misunderstandings, both fall in love with each other. But Sapna's dad, Pran, has other plans for her, and wants her to marry someone of his choice. In this way both lovers are separated.
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Sauda
Title: Sauda
Character: Prakash's uncle
Released: February 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Jyoti and Deepak fall in love and get married to each other. However, due to several misunderstandings, they get separated.
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Two Oranges and a Mango
Title: Two Oranges and a Mango
Character: Father
Released: September 7, 1994
Type: Movie
A brother and sister travel from London to India for the funeral rites of their estranged Sikh father. For her it is a chance to discover more about her homeland, but for him the confrontation with foreign customs and the burden of new duties is unwelcome and traumatic.
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Title: Common As Muck
Character: Nat Prabhakar
Released: September 7, 1994
Type: TV
Common As Muck is a gritty BBC comedy drama serial focusing on the lives of a crew of bin men and their management staff. It ran for two series. The first series was screened in 1994 and the second in 1997. Both were nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama.
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Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
Title: Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom
Character: Khamtruel Rimpoche (voice)
Released: August 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary following the journey of the Dalai Lama's personal envoy to the remote feudal kingdom of Mustang.
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Title: Little Napoleons
Character: Vijay Shah
Released: June 7, 1994
Type: TV
Labour councillor Judith Silver invites N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah to stand for election to the local council. Who will win the seat? And will Tory councillor Edward Feathers have the last laugh?
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Yeh Dillagi
Title: Yeh Dillagi
Character: Bhanupratap Saigal
Released: May 5, 1994
Type: Movie
Sapna, the daughter of the Saigal family's driver is a simple fun-loving girl, but her dreams are not as simple. She dreams about riches and day-dreams about her dream man. Vijay Saigal and Vicky Saigal, both heirs to Saigal Industries have almost all the qualities of a dream man. Almost. Because "All work and no play" makes Vijay a dull boy and "All play and no work" makes Vicky and outrageous flirt, as he does not believe in the affairs of the hearts, but only in affairs. But then even Sapna is not made of the stuff, dream girls are made of. Not until she becomes a successful model and transforms into a beautiful girl. That's when she become Vicky's dream girl. But Sapna's success hasn't changed her status. She is still the driver's daughter and Mrs. Shanti Devi may overlook her son's affairs with rich girls but not with a driver's daughter...
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Liberation: Those Crazy Turks
Title: Liberation: Those Crazy Turks
Character: Mehmet Ali Cinnah
Released: March 22, 1994
Type: Movie
It is the story of a nation's resurrection and victory, in which the War of Independence is told.
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Salaami
Title: Salaami
Released: March 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Vijay (Ayub Khan) is an honest young army cadet who finds himself battling the corrupt police department after he comes across evidence that could put Superintendent Gautam (Goga Kapoor) behind bars. And he also put himself in a situation which is all set for a conflict between the police and the army.
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Dilwale
Title: Dilwale
Character: Police Commissioner
Released: January 29, 1994
Type: Movie
The Police Commissioner, Advocate Sinha and Police Inspector Vikram Singh arrive at the Central Mental Hospital to speak with an inmate, Arun Saxena. They hope to get Vikram to befriend Arun so that they could unravel the mystery as to why Arun ended up romancing wealthy Sapna, then getting involved with Jyoti, and subsequently killing her. Arun is arrested, confesses to the the homicide and is sentenced to be hanged. This news unsettles Arun to such an extend that he becomes mentally unstable and is institutionalized. Vikram hopes to befriend Arun, get him cured and medically discharged, and ensure that he is hanged.
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Ek Hi Raasta
Title: Ek Hi Raasta
Character: Colonel Choudhry
Released: October 22, 1993
Type: Movie
Can Karan Singh stop Kubla, the vile terrorist from ruling over all of India and save Col. Choudry and his daughter Priya?
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15th August
Title: 15th August
Character: SP Pratap Solanki
Released: September 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Nagpal kills Chaudhry and his son, Ram, a military officer. Chaudhry's second son, Vikram, vows to destroy Nagpal who is all set to become the Chief Minister on the upcoming Indian Independence Day.
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Anmol
Title: Anmol
Character: S. J
Released: August 27, 1993
Type: Movie
Anmol is made to work as a maid in her own house by her step-mother and step-sisters. Later, a singer falls for her and decides to free her from her family.
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Aaina
Title: Aaina
Character: Mr. Mathur
Released: June 18, 1993
Type: Movie
Roma (Amrita Singh) leaves Ravi (Jackie Shroff) at the alter in pursuit of her bigger ambitions. Her sister Reema (Juhi Chawla), a pale reflection of Roma, steps in and saves the day for her family, having secretly been in love with Ravi all her life. The newly weds start building a life together till suddenly Roma returns, determined to get back what she thinks Reema stole from her.
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Aashik Aawara
Title: Aashik Aawara
Released: May 28, 1993
Type: Movie
Raised by a kindly thief, orphaned Jimmy goes on the run from goons and falls in love with Jyoti, whose father indirectly caused his parents' deaths.
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Nishchaiy
Title: Nishchaiy
Character: Suryakant Gujral
Released: July 17, 1992
Type: Movie
The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.
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Laat Saab
Title: Laat Saab
Character: Rai Sahib
Released: June 12, 1992
Type: Movie
Vijay Rai leads a wealthy lifestyle along with his dad, Ajay Kumar, who are now settled in scenic Simla. Since Vijay is 25 years old, his dad wants him to get married, but Vijay wants to find his own soul mate. He does find her in Bombay-based Anju, both meet and fall in love with each other. When Anju is informed that her dad is ill, she returns home, and leaves a note for Vijay to contact her there. Upon receiving her note, Vijay departs for Bombay and reaches Anju's residence. He is received by her dad, Dinanath, who informs him that Anju has been dead for over 3 years now
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Suryavanshi
Title: Suryavanshi
Character: J.B.
Released: February 14, 1992
Type: Movie
An archaeologist unearths an underground palace at Sangramgarh. The locals are afraid of what will happen if they start digging and would like to leave the past alone. It turns out their fears we confounded.
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Vansh
Title: Vansh
Character: Police Commissioner
Released: January 24, 1992
Type: Movie
Two warring step-brothers team up to get the villains out to kill their bigamous father.
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Yaara Dildara
Title: Yaara Dildara
Character: Mr. Mehra
Released: December 13, 1991
Type: Movie
A rich young man falls in love with a poor girl but his mother disapproves of their relationship. Meanwhile, a local goon also falls in love with the same girl.
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Title: Pebble Mill
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1991
Type: TV
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Masala
Title: Masala
Character: Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
Released: September 6, 1991
Type: Movie
An Indian-Canadian heroin addict becomes involved in the lives of his mother's family, watched over by the god Krishna.
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Indrajeet
Title: Indrajeet
Character: Seth Din Dayal
Released: August 2, 1991
Type: Movie
In order to continue suppressing the workers in his company; multi-millionaire, Din Dayal gets a union leader and his wife murdered. When inspector Indrajeet attempts to arrest Dayal his daughter, Shanti intervenes. This angers Indrajeet whose beloved is also Shanti and he decides to cut all connections from her. Indrajeet adopts the daughter, Neelu of the diseased union leader and years later after his retirement from police service attempts to bring her up. Indrajeet gets Neelu marry to Vijay but calamity destructs the couple when they are killed by a group of young boys. Indrajeet lodges a complaint with the police but instead of arresting the assailants the police commissioner closes the case forcing Indrajeet to take the law into his hands.
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Henna
Title: Henna
Character: Khan Baba
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak's wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, Bibi Gul, and Henna take this male in, nurse him back to health, only to find out that he has lost his memory. The male in his sleep cries out the name of "Chand", and everyone starts calling him by that name.
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Ajooba
Title: Ajooba
Character: Amir Khan
Released: April 12, 1991
Type: Movie
This is a story of Ajooba, the masked legend, who was treated as the only protector of the people of Baharistan. Ajooba is none other than Ali, the real heir to the kingdom of Baharistan. Unfortunately for Ali, when he was just born, his father and mother were overthrown by the evil designs of the Vazir. Ali survived as destined and was brought up by a blacksmith who was unaware of Ali's real identity. In the guise of Ajooba, Ali takes up the very difficult task of finding his lost parents and then to re-instate them to the throne with great honour.
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Dil
Title: Dil
Character: Mr. Mehra
Released: June 22, 1990
Type: Movie
Raja lives a poor lifestyle along with his dad, Hazariprasad and mom. He attends college where he has several run-ins with wealthy fellow-collegian, Madhu Mehra. Matters escalate to such an extent that she accuses him of sexually molesting her. When his dad comes to know, he decides to seize this chance to get rich quickly, masquerades as a wealthy businessman, approaches Mr. Mehra, and arranges for their children to get married. Murphy's law prevails at the time of the engagement - changing everyone's lives forever.
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Aandhiyan
Title: Aandhiyan
Character: Shakuntala's Father
Released: June 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Shakuntala (Mumtaz) is an estranged wife from Dushyant (Shatrughan Sinha) who wanted refused to admit that she is his wife because his political career would be hindered. His father (Om Shivpuri) never approved her because of her poverty and therefore decided to split them apart by blaming Dushyant for marrying her and because of that it would hinder his career.
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Ghar Ho To Aisa
Title: Ghar Ho To Aisa
Character: Ram Prasad
Released: April 27, 1990
Type: Movie
The Kumar family consists of Ramprasad, his wife, Durga; their married son, Vijay, his wife, Sharda, their daughter, Pinky; a married daughter who lives with them, Kanchan, her husband, Bajrangi, and a son; an unmarried and unemployed son, Amar. Save for Bajrangi and Amar everyone else likes to bully and abuse Sharda and make her do all the house-work, especially Kanchan and Durga who don't even need an excuse to beat, slap her, and even burn her arm in scalding hot water. Amar finds a job with Dwarkaprasad, and falls in love with his daughter, Seema. One day Amar has to be go to Delhi, and four days later when he returns home he finds that Sharda and Pinky are missing, and Sharda's mom, Devki, is dead. He frantically searches for them and comes across their dead bodies. The question remains how did Devki die, and how were Sharda and Pinky killed?
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Kishen Kanhaiya
Title: Kishen Kanhaiya
Character: Vidya Charan
Released: March 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Leela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela works as a midwife, and one day assists Sunderdas' wife to give birth to twin boys. She decides to keep one baby for herself, and tells Sunderdas that his wife has given birth to one child. There are complications for the mother, and she passes away without seeing her children. Leela and Bholaram bring up Kanhaiya, while Sunderdas attempts to bring up Kishen, but is unable to do a good job. So he marries Kamini, who comes along with her brother, Ghendamal, to live at the estate. She has an illegitimate child named Ramesh from another man, and when Sunderdas comes to know of this, he is threatened and attacked, and as a result of which he is paralyzed, unable to move.
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Shandaar
Title: Shandaar
Character: Chacha
Released: March 2, 1990
Type: Movie
A 1990 Hindi film. Shanker comes from a poor family. He falls in love with a woman from a middle-class background named Rani. Shanker has another admirer in Anita Chaurasia, daughter of a multi-millionaire industrialist and politician, Rai Bahadur Arjun Chaurasia. Shanker comes to know the details of the wrong-doings of Arjun, and sets out to expose him. Arjun comes to know about Shanker's plans, and hires a notorious gangster named Dhaga, to dispose off Shanker. And Dhaga has never failed in any job. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Pathar Ke Insan
Title: Pathar Ke Insan
Released: January 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Two sisters, Asha and Lata, want to be successful singers and dancers, but a competition drives their rivalry to tragic consequences.
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After Midnight
Title: After Midnight
Character: Jas
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.
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Chaalbaaz
Title: Chaalbaaz
Character: Vishwannath
Released: December 8, 1989
Type: Movie
Twins separated at infancy are brought up differently. One weak, one strong. One day, they end up at each others house. Their life is not the same anymore.
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Hisaab Khoon Ka
Title: Hisaab Khoon Ka
Released: July 21, 1989
Type: Movie
Suraj and Anupriya are about to get married, but tragedy strikes when Ánu is killed. What was the motive behind this killing?
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Aakhri Ghulam
Title: Aakhri Ghulam
Released: July 6, 1989
Type: Movie
Young Bheema is told by his father, Dinu, that generations of their family have always been slaves to the wealthy Thakurs. When Bheema does not heed this, and not only befriends Sonam, Thakur Daulat Singh's daughter, but also has a physical altercation with Raja Bahadur, Thakur's son, he is publicly whipped. Shortly thereafter his dad passes away after being bitten by a snake. Daulat finds out that Sonam likes Bheema and has her moved to London, and ensures that she forgets him. Subsequently, on her return as an adult she returns home and is told that Bheema is serving 3 years in prison for killing a male named Shamsher Singh. Nevertheless, she renews her friendship with him but will soon find him on the run from the Police - this time for killing a union leader named Kumar.
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Daata
Title: Daata
Character: Master Dinanath
Released: June 23, 1989
Type: Movie
Kundan is the son of a honorable teacher recognized for his contributions to the community, and is a poet himself. When his sister's marriage is arranged to a goon's son and later falls apart due to dowry demands, he needs to take revenge. His actions will lead to the death of his closest ones and he will turn into a rebel.
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Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
Title: Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
Released: May 26, 1989
Type: Movie
In this unusual feature, Manika is a girl born in a Catholic family in a south Indian fishing village is convinced that she has recently had a former life as a Brahman wife in Nepal. Her parish priest, Father Daniel is under orders to convince her otherwise, as reincarnation does not accord with official Catholic doctrine. Instead, he agrees to journey with her to the site of her dreams of a previous life. Once there, they discover that all is just as she had dreamed it, and her former husband has remarried despite promising not to. Her arrival on the scene does not disturb the man, but it really upsets his new wife, who departs with her baby. Manika decides that it helps no one for her to remain there in Nepal, and returns to her home in the south. However, all this has caused a genuine crisis of faith for the priest who, witnessing all this, has had to grapple with some irreconcilable issues.
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Eeshwar
Title: Eeshwar
Character: Masterji (Guest Appearance)
Released: February 24, 1989
Type: Movie
Ishwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody. He meets with a young widow with a son and marries her. This story is about him and his trials and triumphs.
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Ram Lakhan
Title: Ram Lakhan
Character: Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
Released: January 27, 1989
Type: Movie
Sharda vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber and Bhanu, and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer Ram and the easily tempted dreamer Lakhan. If the family is to be avenged, Ram will have to lead his brother away from the path of corruption he's strayed onto, and protect him from the influence of Bhanu and Bhishamber.
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The Deceivers
Title: The Deceivers
Character: Hussein
Released: September 2, 1988
Type: Movie
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.
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Just Ask for Diamond
Title: Just Ask for Diamond
Character: Mr. Patel
Released: September 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
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Vijay
Title: Vijay
Character: Inder Sen Gujral
Released: August 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Vijay is a story about various characters that are bound by relationships of love and friendship. How they become foes and take up weapons against each other. When Arjun and Vicky meet, they are oblivious to the fact that they are cousin brothers.
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Title: Tamas
Character: Karim Khan
Released: January 9, 1988
Type: TV
Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nathu, an outcast, is hired to kill a pig, whose carcass he’s later appalled to find in front of the mosque. A riot follows and, ridden with guilt, Nathu takes his ailing mother and pregnant wife and leaves town.
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Ek Aadmi
Title: Ek Aadmi
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
The last film made by KA Abbas.
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Avam
Title: Avam
Character: Defense Advocate
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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A View from a Window
Title: A View from a Window
Released: August 21, 1987
Type: Movie
Saleem, an elderly psychiatric patient, is partially paralysed and unable or unwilling to speak. When Kamala, a new student nurse, arrives, he begins to respond, encouraged by her gentle reassurance, and their common cultural identity.
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Partition
Title: Partition
Released: August 19, 1987
Type: Movie
The tumultuous events surrounding the sub-continent's partition in 1947 into India and Pakistan are re-imagined in Ken McMullen's complex and visually striking film. A lunatic asylum in the city of Lahore becomes a mirror image of events in the outside political world, with the same actors playing both inmates and rulers. Adapted by Tariq Ali and McMullen from famous Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto's short story 'Toba Tek Singh', Partition speaks for the countless millions that the usual British Raj films sweep out of sight. Released to mark the 60th anniversary of the partition of the Indian sub-continent, this is the film's first-ever release on DVD.
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Khudgarz
Title: Khudgarz
Character: Brij Bhushan Saxena
Released: July 31, 1987
Type: Movie
Sita Sinha has brought up her son, Bihari and his friend, Amar as her own. The three are very close to each other. When they grow up they maintain their friendship and love for each other. Amar marries wealthy Jaya, and Bihari marries a labourer. Amar's dad, Mr. Saxena does not like Bihari, and schemes to separate them. He succeeds, and Bihari is humiliated. Bihari blames Amar, and swears to bring about his downfall at all costs.
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Jalwa
Title: Jalwa
Character: Yakub Saeed
Released: June 30, 1987
Type: Movie
Kapil's younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title of C.I.D. Inspector. He lives in Bombay with his mom. One day his friend from Goa, Albert Pinto is killed in front of him. He vows to avenge his death, but the local police will not permit to do so, and they assign this incident to another inspector. Frustrated, Kapil decides to travel to Goa.
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Title: A Killing on the Exchange
Released: March 6, 1987
Type: TV
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Aulad
Title: Aulad
Character: Anand's chacha
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Believing his wife to be dead, a man lets a woman, who has lost her child, nurse and bring up his infant son - until he finds out that his wife is still alive, and wants the baby back at any cost.
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On Wings of Fire
Title: On Wings of Fire
Character: Jadav Rana, the Hindu King
Released: June 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Maestro Zubin Mehta introduces the history of Zoroastrianism and prophet Zarathushtra in an epic that covers 3500 years of the Zoroastrians, Parsees of India.
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Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Title: Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Character: Pinto Ustad
Released: May 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Gourishankar is an eyewitness to the murder of an honest customs officer Sudarshan Kumar who dared to defy Jethia, the kingpin of an organization of cocaine smugglers called "Shangrila". The smugglers implicate Gourishankar in a false theft charge and his wife dies of shock. The evil organisation kills his son and kidnaps his daughter. Gourishankar only mission in life is to find his daughter and take revenge on Jethia.
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Karishma Kudrat Kaa
Title: Karishma Kudrat Kaa
Character: Lala Dayaluram
Released: December 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Widower Vijay lives in a village with his family. He unwittingly makes an enemy in Lala and a bandit, Bhagad, who conspire and throw him out of the village. But Vijay soon returns as a changed man.
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Jaanoo
Title: Jaanoo
Character: Shastri
Released: November 22, 1985
Type: Movie
A young woman angers her wealthy father by falling in love with a television repairman.
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My Beautiful Laundrette
Title: My Beautiful Laundrette
Character: Nasser Ali
Released: November 16, 1985
Type: Movie
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
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Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Title: Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Character: Kunj Bihari
Released: August 16, 1985
Type: Movie
Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-bound paternal grandma. Both are attracted to each other, and on the next Puran Mashi get married, and spend the night in close intimacy. Narendra leaves, but promises Ganga that he will be back soon. Months go by, but he does not return. She gives birth to a son, and as soon she is able to, she starts her journey to Alipor, Calcutta, to confront Narendra and ensure a better future for their son.
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Saagar
Title: Saagar
Character: Mr. D'Silva
Released: August 9, 1985
Type: Movie
Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know that Ravi is seeing Mona, she puts pressure on Mona to give up Ravi and marry someone else.
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Phir Aayee Barsat
Title: Phir Aayee Barsat
Character: Rajhan
Released: July 10, 1985
Type: Movie
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Title: Tandoori Nights
Released: July 4, 1985
Type: TV
Tandoori Nights was a television sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987. It consisted of two series of six episodes each. The series was directed by Jon Amiel and written by Farrukh Dhondy. It is the story of two rival restaurants in London, and starred Saeed Jaffery, Tariq Yunus, Rita Wolf and Zohra Sehgal. It was Channel 4's first Asian comedy series.
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A Passage to India
Title: A Passage to India
Character: Hamidullah
Released: December 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
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Nehru
Title: Nehru
Character: Narrator
Released: November 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.
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The Razor's Edge
Title: The Razor's Edge
Character: Raaz
Released: October 19, 1984
Type: Movie
An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
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Title: The Far Pavilions
Character: Biju Ram
Released: April 22, 1984
Type: TV
Adapted from M.M. Kaye's best-selling novel, this dramatic HBO miniseries follows two star-crossed lovers -- the young British officer Ash (Ben Cross) and the betrothed princess Anjuli (Amy Irving) -- as they face daunting odds in their quest to be together. Set in India during the time of the British Raj, this haunting (and BAFTA-nominated) love story features spectacular scenery and an epic saga of battle, treachery and intrigue.
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Mashaal
Title: Mashaal
Character: Kishorilal
Released: January 12, 1984
Type: Movie
After being dismissed from his employment as a newspaper editor, for writing against S.K. Vardhan, a influential politician and underworld don, Vinod Kumar, re-locates to the slums of Bombay, and starts his own publication. He soon runs into problems with the local street-gangs, one of which is headed by the notorious Raja. Vinod adopts a positive approach, and this brings out the best in Raja, who even manages to take Vinod's wife, Sudha, to hospital, risking his life, during a Bombay Bandh. Raja then decides to go straight, give up his gang, and study further, encouraged by girlfriend, Geeta. He leaves the slums to upgrade. Several months later, he returns back, anxious to get working with Vinod and his publication, only to find that Vinod is now a criminal don, who has no interest whatsoever in any publication, nor in Raja.
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Title: The Jewel in the Crown
Character: Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
Released: January 9, 1984
Type: TV
A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
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Kissi Se Na Kehna
Title: Kissi Se Na Kehna
Character: Lalaji
Released: December 30, 1983
Type: Movie
Kailashpati is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of young ladies for him, but is disappointed with them, as he feels they are too modern, speak English, and listen to foreign music. He feels that Ramesh will be better off marrying a non-English speaking lady, preferably from a small village. But the predicament of Ramesh is that he is already in love with Ramola, a very well qualified, English speaking Doctor, and he knows fully well that she will not be approved by his dad. So Ramesh, Ramola and Lalaji concocts a plot, making Ramola masquerade as a naive, non-English speaking village belle, with hilarious and unpredictable results.
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Mandi
Title: Mandi
Character: Major Agarwal
Released: February 25, 1983
Type: Movie
The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.
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Masoom
Title: Masoom
Character: Suri
Released: January 10, 1983
Type: Movie
D.K. Malhotra lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Indu, and two school-going daughters, Pinky and Minni. He works in the office of an Architect. One day while the family is relaxing, D.K. gets a phone call that results in him bringing home a young school-going boy by the name of Rahul. Indu is shocked to learn that Rahul is D.K.'s son from another woman, Bhavana, who is no more. D.K. does his best to make Rahul comfortable, but fails. Rahul also feels that Indu does not really like him, though Pinky and Minni have taken to him in a big way. Finally, D.K. decides to admit Rahul in a boarding school in far off Nainital. Rahul reluctantly goes along with this new-found uncle/friend. It is when Rahul is asked to put his papers together for school that Rahul finds out that D.K. is his biological father. Watch what happens when Rahul disappears from D.K.'s house, and the impact this has on D.K., Indu, and her two daughters.
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The Courtesans of Bombay
Title: The Courtesans of Bombay
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors James Ivory and Ismail Merchant blend documentary footage and dramatic reenactments in their exploration of this seamy underworld, the flip side of the Bollywood film industry, where aspiring actors and dancers -- some even sold into prostitution by their own families -- end up, with their innocence lost and their hopes for movie stardom shattered.
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Gandhi
Title: Gandhi
Character: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Released: December 1, 1982
Type: Movie
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
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Star
Title: Star
Character: Rana
Released: October 22, 1982
Type: Movie
Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a job to his liking, much to the dismay of his parents and his brother, Shiv Kumar. Dev does get employment at Charlie's Disco, where he meets with Maya and falls in love with her. When Charlie's Disco's competitor, Rana, finds out about Dev, he wants to hire Dev, but Dev decides to continue to work with Charlie's Disco, as a result Dev and Charlie get a beating by Rana's men, and Dev is unable to sing. After recuperating, Dev is devastated to find out that Maya and Shiv Kumar are in love with each other. What impact will this have on Dev and his brother on one hand, and what of his career in music?
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Aagaman
Title: Aagaman
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
The film revolves around the struggle of a farmer who is fighting for the rights of the farmers, against an evil businessman with the help of his lawyer son.
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Chashme Buddoor
Title: Chashme Buddoor
Character: Lalan Mian
Released: April 30, 1981
Type: Movie
Womanizing slackers Omi and Jai attempt to woo the new girl in the neighborhood, and fail - miserably. Their third roommate - shy, and a bookworm - succeeds, much to their chagrin. The two scheme up comical ideas to split the two lovebirds, so that their secrets and humiliation are not revealed.
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Beyond the Next Mountain
Title: Beyond the Next Mountain
Character: Prime Minister
Released: March 11, 1981
Type: Movie
The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters.
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Sphinx
Title: Sphinx
Character: Selim
Released: February 11, 1981
Type: Movie
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
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Staying On
Title: Staying On
Character: Frankie Bhoolabhoy
Released: December 28, 1980
Type: Movie
A british colonel and his wife decide to remain in India after the departure of the British raj in the 1940s.
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We Think the World of You
Title: We Think the World of You
Character: The Maharaja
Released: May 15, 1980
Type: Movie
Episodes from the life of British Author, J.R. Ackerley.
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Ek Baar Phir
Title: Ek Baar Phir
Character: Saeed
Released: March 7, 1980
Type: Movie
Kalpana is a young girl living in a small community. She is thrilled when she receives a marriage proposal from a popular Bollywood movie actor named Mahender Kumar, which she accepts. Soon they are married. Kalpana soon finds out that her husband is so busy with his career, that he has no time to spend with her. In order to complete a movie shoot, they travel to Britain, where Kalpana meets with a struggling student, who doubles as an artist as a living. She finds herself getting attracted to him. It will not be for long before her husband finds out about this, and the impact this will have on his career, and personal life.
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Title: Minder
Character: Mukerjee
Released: October 29, 1979
Type: TV
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
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The Last Giraffe
Title: The Last Giraffe
Character: Taj
Released: June 7, 1979
Type: Movie
An engaging tale of the efforts of a real-life American wildlife photographer and her safari guide husband to save the endangered Rothschild giraffe of Kenya by adopting an orphaned animal whose mother had been slain by a notorious poacher.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Dr Kunzru
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Death on the Nile
Title: Death on the Nile
Character: Servant (uncredited)
Released: September 29, 1978
Type: Movie
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.
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Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Title: Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Character: Sri Narain
Released: September 1, 1978
Type: Movie
This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at nothing to possess them. Peggy Ashcroft and Larry Pine star as two rapacious art collectors who come to the decaying Art Deco palace of a young Maharaja (Victor Banerjee) to examine a legendary collection of Indian miniature paintings. While vying with each other to get the pictures away from the royal couple—nicknamed Georgie and Bonnie as children by their Scottish governess—they must also divine the true motives of the Indian curator of the collection (Saeed Jaffrey), who, in league with the Maharaja’s beautiful sister (Aparna Sen), may be working against them. Amidst the backdrop of lavish tourist entertainments, Christmas parties, fireworks, and even an English ghost, a desperate game of palace intrigue will determine the ultimate resting place of the priceless paintings.
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The After Dinner Joke
Title: The After Dinner Joke
Character: Merchant
Released: February 14, 1978
Type: Movie
A comic extravaganza about a young woman's adventures in the world of big business charity.
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Destiny
Title: Destiny
Character: Gurjeet Singh Khera
Released: January 31, 1978
Type: Movie
A small town shopkeeper is conned into standing for an extreme right-wing party at a by-election and later discovers his financed by the corporation that has dispossessed him of his business.
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The Chess Players
Title: The Chess Players
Character: Mir Roshan Ali
Released: October 2, 1977
Type: Movie
It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either—Court nobles Mir and Mirza, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless games of chess. The film is based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.
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Title: Gangsters
Released: September 9, 1976
Type: TV
A pioneering show starring Maurice Colbourne as Birmingham gangster John Kline. The show was noted for its gritty true-life quality, and often graphic violence.
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Title: Rumpole of the Bailey
Released: December 17, 1975
Type: TV
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
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The Man Who Would Be King
Title: The Man Who Would Be King
Character: Billy Fish
Released: December 3, 1975
Type: Movie
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
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Title: Two's Company
Character: The Doctor
Released: September 6, 1975
Type: TV
Two's Company is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975-79. Produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV Network, the programme starred Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden.
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The Wilby Conspiracy
Title: The Wilby Conspiracy
Character: Mukarjee
Released: February 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
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Gangsters
Title: Gangsters
Character: Rafiq
Released: January 9, 1975
Type: Movie
Birmingham is a melting pot of races and every community has a stake in the city's underworld. When former SAS officer John Kline is released from prison after serving a sentence for murder, he becomes the unwilling catalyst in a gang war. Movie screened as part of Play of Today.
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Title: Notorious Woman
Released: November 3, 1974
Type: TV
The incredible life of novelist George Sand is explored with a particular focus on her romance with the famed musician Frédéric Chopin.
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Title: The Protectors
Character: President's Aide
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.
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Title: The Regiment
Released: February 21, 1972
Type: TV
The Regiment was a British television drama series produced by the BBC. First broadcast on BBC One in 1972 it starred Christopher Cazenove and followed the story of a British Army regiment from the view of two families.
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The Horsemen
Title: The Horsemen
Character: District Chief
Released: August 16, 1971
Type: Movie
In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.
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Title: Play for Today
Character: Gurjeet Singh Khera
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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Title: Play for Today
Character: Merchant
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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The Guru
Title: The Guru
Character: Murad
Released: February 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.
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Stalked
Title: Stalked
Character: The Pitch-Man
Released: April 2, 1968
Type: Movie
In what could easily pass as a Twilight Zone episode, this film shows what happens when a troubled carnival owner returns back to his childhood home to escape God. Films like this would be shown to adult church groups to stimulate discussion - such as “was this man being stalked by Jesus in wooden shoes?”.
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Title: Callan
Released: July 8, 1967
Type: TV
Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later Thames Television, it was aired on the ITV network over four seasons spread out between 1967 and 1972. The series starred Edward Woodward as David Callan, a reluctant professional killer for a shadowy branch of the British Government's intelligence services known as 'the Section'.
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A Passage to India
Title: A Passage to India
Character: Mr Hamidullah
Released: November 16, 1965
Type: Movie
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
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Title: BBC Play of the Month
Character: Mr. Hamidullah
Released: October 19, 1965
Type: TV
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
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Title: The Troubleshooters
Character: Sunil Seth
Released: July 7, 1965
Type: TV
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.
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Parable
Title: Parable
Character: Circus Worker
Released: August 31, 1964
Type: Movie
In a typical traveling circus, all the workers have problems over their heads; A puppeteer named Magnus controls his troupe like marionettes until a good clown arrives on the scene to help relieve them of their burdens.
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Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
Title: Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Ravi Shankar plays the sitar, while members of the Children's Little Theatre Unit of Calcutta dance. Presents a montage of scenes from 20th-century India. A segment from "India, Haunting Passage," part of the "Esso World Theater" program of 1964.
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The Creation of Woman
Title: The Creation of Woman
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 1, 1961
Type: Movie
This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi "act" out the story.
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The Sword and the Flute
Title: The Sword and the Flute
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit.