Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor

Born: December 14, 1924
Died: June 2, 1988
in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. Often referred to as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema", his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and the Soviet bloc. Among Kapoor's numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India, the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honor) in 1971 for his contributions to the arts, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 1987. Kapoor's acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by Time magazine in 2005; Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954), which he produced, competed for the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively.

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Kim
Title: Kim
Character: Policeman
Released: May 16, 1984
Type: Movie
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.
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Vakil Babu
Title: Vakil Babu
Character: Advocate Mathur
Released: April 9, 1982
Type: Movie
Shekar is a sculptor who is blind. He eventually falls in love with Kalpana though his insecurities make him kill her ex lover who he thinks is having an affair with her. What is Shekar's fate now?
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Gopichand Jasoos
Title: Gopichand Jasoos
Character: Gopichand Jasoos
Released: February 19, 1982
Type: Movie
A middle-aged private detective faces challenges when he accepts an assignment to trace stolen diamonds.
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Naseeb
Title: Naseeb
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Naseeb, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. A drunk who cannot pay his restaurant bill trades his recently purchased ticket with a waiter. Naseeb becomes a poignant story about love, friendship, sacrifice, deceit, revenge and above all, destiny.
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Abdullah
Title: Abdullah
Character: Abdullah
Released: March 7, 1980
Type: Movie
Abdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where the majority are muslims.
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Naukri
Title: Naukri
Character: Swaraj Singh
Released: June 2, 1978
Type: Movie
A disabled man who can't support his family contemplates committing suicide. However, a mysterious figure appears who forces him to reflect on his life.
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Chandi Sona
Title: Chandi Sona
Character: Gypsy Singer
Released: March 25, 1977
Type: Movie
A group of people of Indian origin live on an Island which contains a tomb of Shahenshah Chandi Sona which is believed to contain jewelry, diamonds, and gold. Mayur and Rita, stage actor love-birds, plot with Amar to steal this wealth and better their lives. They decide to buy a house from a woman named Mayadevi, and after doing so they decide to make a swimming pool and through that dig a tunnel right underneath the tomb and help themselves to the riches that they find there. They also decide to enlist the help of four jailbirds by dramatically helping them to escape from prison. After the completion of the tunnel, they run into an underground pool of water and enlist the help of undersea divers Bikram and Sharma.
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Khaan Dost
Title: Khaan Dost
Character: Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
Released: March 23, 1976
Type: Movie
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Dharam Karam
Title: Dharam Karam
Character: Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
Released: December 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Not wishing his son to grow up like himself, a brutish criminal secretly swaps his baby for that of a wealthy entertainer. Is the boys' destiny written in their genes or can the change of environment make a difference ? Their lives and those of their fathers inevitably collide.
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Do Jasoos
Title: Do Jasoos
Character: Dharamchand Jasoos
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Two bumbling, middle-aged private detectives, Dharamchand and Karamchand, are assigned to locate the missing daughter, Asha, of a multi-millionaire. Their adventures take them to a gangster named Prem Chopra and a criminal don named Motilal Sippy. With a lot of skill, action, and fights, they do rescue the girl in their captivity, and bring her to her dad. It is then that they find out that the real Asha is already back home safe and sound, and they had rescued the wrong girl. But now it is too late, as the underworld and it's men are out to get them.
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Mera Desh Mera Dharam
Title: Mera Desh Mera Dharam
Character: Dr. Bannerjee
Released: January 5, 1973
Type: Movie
An idealistic son of an army officer rises against atrocities of the army and get his nation much needed freedom.
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Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Title: Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Character: Ram B. Kapoor
Released: September 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. Ram frequently throws lavish parties to overcome this loneliness. This changes when Rajesh returns home, and he is able to convince Diwan also to return so that the three could live together. Shortly thereafter differences crop up between Rajesh and Diwan - initially on love and marriage; then on Caste issues; then the marriage of Rajesh, which is arranged with Diwan's friend, Thakur Janak Singh's daughter, Rukmani, while Rajesh wants to marry Monica. Things come to such a pass that Ram decides to leave, takes to women and alcohol in a big way, and becomes the subject of a big scandal.
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Mera Naam Joker
Title: Mera Naam Joker
Character: Raju
Released: December 18, 1970
Type: Movie
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
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Sapnon Ka Saudagar
Title: Sapnon Ka Saudagar
Character: Raj Kumar
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Film starring Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini and Jayant
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Diwana
Title: Diwana
Character: Pyare
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.
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Around The World
Title: Around The World
Character: Raj Singh
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
A man accompanies his uncle to Tokyo but finds himself in a dilemma when he must travel to Europe immediately, with only $8 at his disposal.
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Teesri Kasam
Title: Teesri Kasam
Character: Hiramani
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling dancer.
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Sangam
Title: Sangam
Character: Sunder
Released: June 18, 1964
Type: Movie
Sunder Khanna is an orphan and lives a poor lifestyle in India. He is friendly with wealthy Gopal Verma, the only child of Judge Verma; and a wealthy girl named Radha, who is the daughter of an army Captain. The trio grow up, and Sunder falls head-over-heels in love with Radha, but she as well as her parents reject him.
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Dulha Dulhan
Title: Dulha Dulhan
Character: Raj Kumar
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Chanda, unconscious for three days goes home only to realize a stranger by the name Rajkumar claims to be her husband and calls her by the name of Rekha. Will Chanda be able to solve this mystery?
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Ek Dil Sau Afsane
Title: Ek Dil Sau Afsane
Character: Shekhar
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Shekhar's (Raj Kapoor) maternal grandmother Nani (Lalita Pawar) is a very loving person, and loves Shekhar dearly as a mother. She is also very religious and firm in her beliefs. She believes that every man must have a male heir to carry on the family's name. Therefore, she will only permit Shekhar to marry a woman who will bear him a son. Shekhar presents his Nani with Sunita (Waheeda Rehman), the girl he plans to marry. Nani finds out that Sunita cannot bear any children and disapproves of her. Shekar and Sunita marry anyway, and to pacify Nani, pretend that a friend's son is their's.
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Dil Hi To Hai
Title: Dil Hi To Hai
Character: Yusuf / Chand / Khan
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
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Aashiq
Title: Aashiq
Character: Gopal / Uday Kumar
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
When Pratap learns that his fiancee is in love with his younger brother, Gopal, he steps aside and arranges for them to get married. However, he soon learns Gopal is in love with someone else.
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Nazrana
Title: Nazrana
Character: Rajesh
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Raj (Raj Kapoor) and Vasanti (Vyjayanthimala) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love letter he sent her. Later on, realizing her mistake, Vasanti apologizes to him and the two fall in love. Vasanti's elder sister, Geeta (Usha Kiron), supports the family by stitching clothes. Raj rents the room upstairs in their house. He falls ill and in nursing him, Geeta falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanti, who decides to sacrifice her love for the sake of her sister and convinces Raj to marry Geeta. Raj initially neglects Geeta. On finding out, Vasanti writes to him that their sacrifice, made for Geeta's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geeta. Raj relents and marries Geeta and they have a son. Vasanti joins them and Geeta suspects that there is something on between Raj and Vasanti and makes Vasanti leave the house.
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Chhalia
Title: Chhalia
Character: Chhalia
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
The tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life; and falls in love with a young woman named Shanti, only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband, Kewal, and adopted son, Anwar. He puts all he can in an effort to locate Kewal and re-unite the family.
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Shriman Satyawadi
Title: Shriman Satyawadi
Character: Vijaykumar
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
An honest man instills in his only child the adage, 'Honesty is the best policy.' When the boy grows up, he has to fight for the truth and it remains to be seen if he can keep his ideologies alive.
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Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Title: Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Character: Raju
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Raju informs the police about a group of bandits, even though he is in love with the chief's daughter. The police set out to kill the clan and it is upto him to save the bandits and his love.
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Char Dil Char Rahen
Title: Char Dil Char Rahen
Character: Govinda
Released: September 18, 1959
Type: Movie
1959 film starring Raj Kapoor, Ajit and Shammi Kapoor
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Anari
Title: Anari
Character: Raj Kumar
Released: January 16, 1959
Type: Movie
Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the man it belongs to. Impressed by his honesty, the man employs him to work in his office as a clerk.
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Main Nashe Mein Hoon
Title: Main Nashe Mein Hoon
Character: Ram Das Khanna
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Belonging to a family that has a grandfather addicted to alcohol, Mohan Khanna (Raj Kapoor) too is addicted to alcohol, compounded by the fact that he is enamoured with a woman, Miss Reeta (Nishi), who is using him to extort money and vengeance from his Judge father, Kundan Lal Khanna. The only person who is really interested in the welfare of Mohan, in a practical way, is an aged and recently hired servant of the family, who has just been released from prison for killing two people.
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Kanhaiya
Title: Kanhaiya
Character: Kanhaiya
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Shanno falls for the flautist Kanhaiya, believing him to be Lord Krishna, and decides to marry him. However, she is shocked after realising that he is, in fact, the village drunkard.
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Do Ustad
Title: Do Ustad
Character: Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Two rival career-criminal brothers recollect their lives in a Courtroom in which one is about to be convicted for murder.
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Phir Subha Hogi
Title: Phir Subha Hogi
Character: Ram
Released: November 6, 1958
Type: Movie
Ram is a bright but destitute law student. Out of love for an even poorer girl, he commits a crime that starts chasing him like a ghost. He is torn between 'wanting a punishment' and 'getting away with it.' But, is it really in his own hands?
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Parvarish
Title: Parvarish
Character: Raja J. Singh
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
After an hospital accident, a wealthy male is compelled to adopt a prostitute's son. The lead protagonist is played by Raj Kapoor.
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Sharada
Title: Sharada
Character: Chiranjeev/Shekhar
Released: February 23, 1957
Type: Movie
After Shekhar (Raj Kapoor) falls for beautiful Sharada (Meena Kumari), he makes her promise that she'll wait for him while he goes abroad on a business trip. But when Shekhar's plane goes down in flames, Sharada finds comfort in the arms of another man, not knowing that he's Shekhar's widowed father (Raj Mehra). Trouble is, Shekhar survived the crash and soon returns home, only to discover that Sharada has become … his mother!
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Jagte Raho
Title: Jagte Raho
Character: Thirsty Peasant
Released: December 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
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Chori Chori
Title: Chori Chori
Character: Sagar
Released: July 6, 1956
Type: Movie
Kammo lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widowed multi-millionaire dad, Girhdarilal, who would like her to get married to someone who is not after their wealth. To his dismay, she chooses to marry a Pilot named Sumankumar, who is known to womanize, and for his greed, so when he disapproves, she runs away. He advertises for her safe return and offers to pay Rs.1.25 Lakhs to the finder. Four days later, Kammo returns and she is not the same anymore, she is more humble, sober, and respectful. Fully appreciative of this, Girdharilal agrees to get her married to Sumankumar. Just before the marriage, a man named Sagar approaches them - and it is this visit that will change their lives forever.
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Shree 420
Title: Shree 420
Character: Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli
Released: September 6, 1955
Type: Movie
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
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Boot Polish
Title: Boot Polish
Character: Himself
Released: August 20, 1954
Type: Movie
Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.
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Paapi
Title: Paapi
Character: Raju / Swami Satyananand
Released: June 8, 1953
Type: Movie
On the run from the police, an atheist masquerades as a religious icon.
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Dhoon
Title: Dhoon
Released: May 19, 1953
Type: Movie
Dhoon (Tune or Passion) is a 1953 Bollywood film directed by M. Kumar. The film was produced by Silver Kings, a production company formed by Kumar and his then wife, actress Pramila.[1] The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Motilal, Kumar, Pramila,[2] E. Bilmoria, Leela Mishra and Kamal Mehra. Mehra was a lesser known comedian who started his career in 1951 with Naujawan. He went on to act in several films before starting his own production company Pride Of India under which he made films like Kismat (1968), Mahal (1969) and Naami Chor (1977).[3] The music was by Madan Mohan.
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Aah
Title: Aah
Character: Raj
Released: March 22, 1953
Type: Movie
At the behest of his father, Raj writes letters to Chandra, a prospective bride. However, unbeknownst to him, it is Neelu, Chandra's sister, who responds to his letters and falls in love with him.
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Anhonee
Title: Anhonee
Character: Advocate Rajkumar Saxena
Released: October 10, 1952
Type: Movie
An impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look-alike courtesan sister.
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Ashiana
Title: Ashiana
Character: Raju
Released: August 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Raju (Raj Kapoor) and Gaura (Nargis) are childhood lovers and promise to be with each other no matter what. Jeevan (Iftekhar) keeps bullying Gaura and is jealous of Raju. He overhears them professing their love for each other and conspires to separate them.
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Amber
Title: Amber
Character: Raj
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A vengeful princess waits for the right moment to kill her foster father - the Emperor.
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Bewafa
Title: Bewafa
Character: Raj
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
1952 film starring Nargis, Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor
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Awaara
Title: Awaara
Character: Raj Raghunath
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
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Sargam
Title: Sargam
Character: Vinod
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Sargam is a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P. L. Santoshi and starring Raj Kapoor.
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Pyar
Title: Pyar
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Pyar is a movie directed by V.M. Vyas featuring Raj Kapoor, Nargis.
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Banwra
Title: Banwra
Released: December 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Banwra is a movie directed by G. Rakesh featuring Raj Kapoor, Nimmi.
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Bawre Nain
Title: Bawre Nain
Character: Chand
Released: November 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Chand lives in a small rural town in India. He is unable to pay the rent, and his landlord evicts him. He re-locates to another town and meets with a young woman named Tara. Both are attracted to each other. Chand is unable to secure employment in this town, and moves elsewhere. Tara waits for several months, but does not hear anything from him. So she decides to go and look for him, hoping to re-kindle her love. She is shocked and surprised to find him with an attractive woman named Rajni, who claims that Chand is her betrothed and both are to get married soon.
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Dastan
Title: Dastan
Character: Raj
Released: August 17, 1950
Type: Movie
Indira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to be a beauty and is sought by three suitors Raj (Raj Kapoor), Kundan (Al Nasir), and Ramesh (Suresh). Rani does not like Indira to marry into her family as both Raj and Kundan are her brothers, and she wants Indira to marry Ramesh, and as such arranges a meeting with Ramesh's mom (Pratima Devi) and finalizes the marriage. Indira does not appreciate this and refuses to marry Ramesh. Raj speaks of his love with Rani, and Rani warns him that Indira is to marry Ramesh, but also has an on-going affair with his brother Kundan. Who does Indira really love? Will she ever marry her dream man?
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Jan Pahchan
Title: Jan Pahchan
Character: Anil
Released: June 22, 1950
Type: Movie
Anil, an artist, comes to stay in a village with his friend Jeevan. While there he meets Asha and asks her to model for his statue. The two fall in love. They marry secretly but Anil must leave as his father is dying. While on the way back his car crashes and he is disfigured. Anil is now reluctant to go to Asha in case she no longer loves him, while meanwhile Asha is pregnant and being shamed by the villagers. From IMDB
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Andaz
Title: Andaz
Character: Rajan
Released: May 19, 1949
Type: Movie
Nina is a rich and spoiled girl. Dilip accidentally meets her and starts liking her, not knowing that she is already engaged.
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Barsaat
Title: Barsaat
Character: Pran
Released: April 22, 1949
Type: Movie
Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal both have affairs with two mountain girls while holidaying in the valley of Kashmir. While Pran and Reshma's love is true and reciprocated, Gopal is a womanizing villain, who disregards the faithful Neela and condemns her to wait faithfully for his return with the barsaat (rainy season).
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Sunehre Din
Title: Sunehre Din
Character: Premendra
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
Renu gets into a minor accident and Premendra helps her out, unaware that he is her favourite singer. Lata and Asha, Renu's friends, fall in love with Premendra.
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Parivartan
Title: Parivartan
Character: Ganesh
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
Parivartan is a movie directed by N.R. Aacharya featuring Raj Kapoor, Motilal.
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Aag
Title: Aag
Character: Kewal
Released: August 6, 1948
Type: Movie
A man obsessed over two things, the theater and a childhood friend, recounts his life story to his new bride.
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Gopinath
Title: Gopinath
Character: Mohan
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Mohan is fascinated by films and eventually meets a big movie star. The actress, in turn, is charmed by his simple ways. His increasing affection for her is merely a game for the actress.
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Amar Prem
Title: Amar Prem
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Amar Prem is a movie directed by N.M. Kelkar featuring Madhubala, Alka Rani.
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Chittor Vijay
Title: Chittor Vijay
Released: June 7, 1947
Type: Movie
Chittor Vijay is a 1947 Hindi language film directed by Mohan Sinha, featuring Raj Kapoor and Madhubala in the lead roles.
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Neel Kamal
Title: Neel Kamal
Character: Madhusudan
Released: March 24, 1947
Type: Movie
A military coup leads to two outcast princesses falling for the same rakish artist.
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Dil Ki Rani
Title: Dil Ki Rani
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
A comic tale of a poet and his fan both in love with each other and relentless efforts by his would be father in law to not let them marry each other. Instead, he wants his daughter to be married to the poet's friend.
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Jail Yatra
Title: Jail Yatra
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
Jail Yatra is an Indian Hindi-language drama film released in 1947. It was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar.
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Valmiki
Title: Valmiki
Released: January 1, 1946
Type: Movie
Valmiki is a movie directed by Bhalji Pendharkar featuring Shanta Apte, Prithviraj Kapoor.
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Gauri
Title: Gauri
Released: December 13, 1943
Type: Movie
Gauri is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1943. Monica Desai, Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor played the lead roles in the film. [Wikipedia]
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Hamari Baat
Title: Hamari Baat
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
Hamari Baat is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
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Inquilab
Title: Inquilab
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A drama set amid an earthquake in Bihar. Miss Renee (Khote) looks after the victims while her lover, the businessman Sardar (Mohanned), wants to make money from the disaster.