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Sanjeev Kumar
Born: 9th Jul 1938 Surat, Gujarat, India - Died 6th Nov 1985
Dept: Acting
Sanjeev Kumar, born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala and fondly known as Haribhai, was born in Surat, Gujarat, into a traditional Gujarati family. In childhood, his family moved to Mumbai, where his passion for cinema blossomed. He enrolled in a reputed film institute, which marked the beginning of his journey in Indian cinema. Gifted with immense talent, he rose to become one of the most versatile and respected actors in the industry.
He had a sister and two younger brothers and was fluent in Gujarati, Hindi, and English. Sanjeev began his career on stage with IPTA and the Indian National Theatre. Even at 22, he impressed audiences by portraying elderly characters, such as in All My Sons and Damru, directed by A.K. Hangal.
He made his screen debut with a small role in Hum Hindustani (1960) and got his first lead in Nishan (1965). He acted in Gujarati films Kalapi (1966) and Mare Javun Pele Par (1968). His breakthrough came with Khilona (1970), a Hindi remake of the latter. He starred in notable films like Sangharsh (1968), Sachaai (1969), and even in an Indo-Iranian film in 1972.
Sanjeev Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor twice for Dastak (1971) and Koshish (1973). He also won Filmfare Awards for Shikar (1969), Sholay (1975), Aandhi ,(1976) and Arjun Pandit (1977), Trishul (1979), Angoor and Vidhaata(1983)cementing his legacy as one of Indian cinema's greatest performers.
As part of his government recognition, several honours have been bestowed upon Sanjeev Kumar in his hometown of Surat. A prominent road named Sanjeev Kumar Marg stands as a lasting tribute, inaugurated by veteran actor Sunil Dutt. Additionally, a school bearing his name was opened by the then Mayor, Kadir K. Pirzada. On a national level, India Post released a commemorative postage stamp in his honour on 3 May 2013, marking his immense contribution to Indian cinema. One of the most notable tributes is the Sanjeev Kumar Auditorium, a state-of-the-art facility built by the Surat Municipal Corporation at a cost of ₹108 crore. This cultural landmark was inaugurated on 14 February 2014 by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi (now India’s Prime Minister). Sanjeev Kumar Udhyan in Mota Varachha was officially inaugurated by the Surat Municipal Corporation on 5 June 2018.
TMDB mini biography by: Ashvin Borad
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 126
Film: 126 (100%)
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Filmography
1994
Professor Vidyadhar teaches Hindi in a college and resides in a flat with his wife, Shobha, and school-going son, Pappu. He leads a fairly routine and ... view
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Professor Vidhyadhar
1989
The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to com ... view
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Hariram Pandey
1988
Namumkin is a 1988 Bollywood mystery film, telling the story of an Asian family exiled from Idi Amin's Uganda. ... view
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Freindly Appearance
1987
A pregnant woman is abandoned by her truck-driver lover. ... view
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Original title: Qais Aur Laila
1986
Based on the ill-fated love story of Laila and Majnu, this version shows them as inseparable childhood sweethearts, and subsequently as each others lo ... view
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Qais-E-Emir (Majnu)
1986
Bhoop Singh is a honest man who works for Lakhsmi Singh, and lives with his wife, Devi, and sister, Sundari. He saves his hard-earned money with Lakhs ... view
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Jaswant 'Jassu' Singh / Dhurjan Singh
Original title: क़त्ल
1986
Rakesh (Sanjeev Kumar) is a blind man with an attractive wife Rohini (Sarika). Unknown to him, his wife is having an affair with another man Ranjeet ( ... view
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Rakesh
1986
Wealthy Mr. Singh would like to see his daughter get married but she hates wealthy men. So he finds several poor men: Ajay Srivastav, who is already m ... view
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Suraj Singh
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1985
A family man, Ratan, decides to commit a crime for Balram Singh, but keeps the bounty for himself. Singh sets his house on fire, and believing his fam ... view
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Ratan Kumar / Ramesh Kumar
1985
Peturam is an overweight, albeit sensitive young man, who is head over heels in love with beautiful Radha, the sister of Tej Singh, and would like to ... view
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1984
Shakti and Shaitan Singh are two brothers who belong to a gang of bandits, headed by the their dad, Bahadur Singh. One day while on a looting rampage ... view
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Goli Chacha
Original title: यादगार
1984
Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, h ... view
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1984
Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. H ... view
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Prem Sagar
Original title: पाखंडी
1984
Orphan brothers Ashok and Kishore get separated in childhood. Years later their paths cross in prison as both con people for a living. Kishore lives w ... view
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Ashok Ahuja
1984
James and Ashwinikumar are secret agents from Ringania and India fighting to stop the villains hell bent on world domination. ... view
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James Carlo
1983
Hero is the story of a criminal transforming and evolving as a good person under the influence of love. Jackie is a baddie with a heart of gold though ... view
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Damodar Mathur
1982
While most of his countrymen are busy protesting the British rule, Thakur Jaswant Singh chooses to live a carefree life. He hires a personal photograp ... view
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Thakur Jaswant Singh
1982
When a Police inspector is killed by a band of thugs, his grieving father Samsher Singh seeks justice. Pratap Singh has left behind a pregnant widow, ... view
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Abu Baba
1982
Seth Dhanpath Rai (Sanjeev Kumar) is the country's most powerful smuggler who is surrounded by his fortress of power and money. Then one fine day, his ... view
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1982
A folk theatre dancer lives with her three daughters in a remote village. Their lives change when a truck driver begins living with them as a tenant. ... view
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1982
A thriller about a missing Indian bride set in America starring Sanjeev Kumar ... view
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Original title: श्रीमान श्रीमती
1982
A rich and wealthy couple, Shankarlal and Parvati are appalled at the problems of the world, especially in households, so they decide to try and make ... view
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Shriman Shankar Lal
Original title: अंगूर
1982
Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and m ... view
Character:
Ashok Tilak
1982
Hari is forced to marry Seema, who dislikes his stepbrothers, Govind and Rajesh. When he goes to Mumbai, she displaces them to become beggars. However ... view
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Hari Srivastav
1982
Harimohan's wife is assaulted by his lecherous boss, resulting in his boss' death and Harimohan's disappearance. Haathkadi follows the life of Harimo ... view
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Harimohan / Rai Bahadur Gopaldas Mittal / Saakhiya
1982
Roma is forced into an arranged marriage with a widower. Coming to detest her husband, his son, and the life that has been enforced upon her, she begi ... view
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Dr. Jeevan
1981
When his brother's tragic death leaves his pregnant fiancée devastated, playwright Amit selflessly marries her to protect her from societal contempt. ... view
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Dr. V.K.Anand
1981
When the groom is killed on the morning of an arranged wedding, the bride's aunt quickly arranges a marriage to a blind singer. ... view
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Anand
Original title: इतनी सी बात
1981
One day while travelling on the BEST bus in Bombay, Raja produces a 100 rupee note to buy a 50 paisa bus ticket, and is made fun of by the bus conduct ... view
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1981
Overcome with his love for Asha, singer Chandermohan is forced to masquerade as an army officer when her father, a retired military officer, refuses t ... view
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Colonel Mangal Singh / Shankar / Commander Chatur Singh
1981
Dr. Wilson is a humanitarian, and likes to believe that the worse part of a human can be separated and eliminated altogether, to this extent he experi ... view
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Dr. Wilson / Blackstone
1980
Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a le ... view
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Krishna
Original title: बेरहम
1980
Kumar Anand, an honest police officer, gets into trouble after he accidentally kills a gangster at his ex-lover Mala's house. ... view
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Police Commissioner Kumar Anand
Original title: स्वयंवर
1980
Durgadevi rules her household with her brother, Makhanlan, and treats daughter Shanti worse than she treats servants; her other daughter is Roopa. Whe ... view
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Ram
1980
A wicked stepmother and her brother attempt to kill her stepson but he survives, and years later re-enters their lives. On the other hand, a smuggler ... view
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Suraj
1980
Abdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where the majority are muslims. ... view
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Ameer
1979
A wealthy widower, Amar, swaps identities with his servant Dayal to test prospective brides. He ends up falling for Geeta, the household servant, whil ... view
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Amar
Original title: काला पत्थर
1979
Vijay Singh is a disgraced former Merchant-Navy officer who is branded as a coward after he abandons his crew during an emergency. Guilt-ridden and tr ... view
Character:
Doctor Mathur
1979
A successful office worker who is happily married has a brief affair with a sultry co-worker in this romantic melodrama. His wife eventually wins him ... view
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Amar
1979
Jwala Prasad is to marry the girl of his dreams. On the day of the marriage, she is dressed all in red, as is the tradition in India. Just before the ... view
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Thakur (Shera's Father)
Original title: तृष्णा
1978
Aarti, the wife of a wealthy doctor, accidentally kills an old classmate who tries to force himself on her but things quickly turn complicated. ... view
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Dr. Sunil Gupta
1978
Adam and Eve are banished to Earth to live as Ranjeet and Sharda. They live in harmony until Ranjeet carries out an affair with his beautiful secretar ... view
Character:
Ranjeet Chhadha
Original title: त्रिशूल
1978
Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom Raj had given up in order to marry a wea ... view
Character:
Raj Kumar Gupta
Original title: तुम्हारे लिये
1978
Gauri and Prakash are in love and get intimate. Their ways are separate, and Prakash must marry Renuka, as she meets his family's approval. Gauri gets ... view
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Prakash
1978
Our story has three married couples: One couple, who are happily married, are Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar) and his wife Mary; the second couple are Geeta ... view
Character:
Pandit Sohanlal Tripathi
Original title: Sawan Ke Geet
1978
Sawan Ke Geet is a movie directed by K. Bhattacharya featuring Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha. ... view
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Kishan
1977
Yehi Hai Zindagi is a hit 1977 Hindi-language film. Produced by B. Nagi Reddy, it is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Se ... view
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Anand
Original title: शतरंज के खिलाड़ी
1977
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich la ... view
Character:
Mirza Sajjad Ali
1977
Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Session ... view
Character:
Ratan
1977
Concerned about the outbreak of plague in a distant rural village in India, Dr. D.D. Sinha asks a number of prominent doctors to go there and treat th ... view
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Dr. Paras
Original title: आलाप
1977
Dedicated to the memory of the great singers K. L. Saigal and Mukesh, this charming and unpretentious film offers a palate-cleansing change from the s ... view
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Raja Bahadur (Guest Appearance)
1977
Mahesh returns to India after a long time abroad, and makes the disillusioning discovery that his father makes his fortune in illegal goods. Righteous ... view
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Mahesh
1977
Long lost siblings grow up on opposite sides of the law; the girl becomes a thief and the boy becomes a police officer. ... view
Character:
Ashok Roy
Original title: உயர்ந்தவர்கள்
1977
A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment. ... view
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Original title: ईमान धर्म
1977
Ahmed and Mohan Kumar Saxena are petty thieves, and con-men. They career is spent as false witnesses near the Bombay courts, where they get paid a set ... view
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Kabir Das
1977
This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to Mumbai to become a superstar. When he reaches Mumb ... view
Character:
Self
1977
Anil meets Radhika when searching for his new workplace. This begins a romance, although Radhika eventually discovers he already has a child from a f ... view
Character:
Raja Yashpal Singh
Original title: ज़िन्दगी
1976
An elderly couple retires without a penny and becomes dependent on their shockingly neglectful sons. ... view
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Raghu Shukla
1976
Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma, Sac ... view
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Original title: मौसम
1975
A doctor learns he fathered a child years earlier and tries to save her from a life in prostitution. ... view
Character:
Dr. Amarnath Gill
1975
Brijesh is an airline pilot. While on duty one day, he comes across some men who are smugglers, and after a short tussle with them, he hands them over ... view
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Dr. Mehta…
1975
When two lovers separated due to financial circumstance are reunited several years later under one roof, sparks fly and emotions run high. How will th ... view
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Inspector Sanjay
Original title: शोले
1975
After his family is slain by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to captur ... view
Character:
Thakur Baldev Singh
1975
After a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he imagined. ... view
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1975
Drama about a major in the Indian army and his impending arranged marriage. ... view
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Major Ajay Verma
1975
J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and choos ... view
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J.K.
1975
An assortment of characters living near Juhu in Chowpahy meet, sharing comic, romantic and fight scenes. ... view
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1974
Born without any knowledge of his parentage, Mahesh drives a bicycle rickshaw for a living in a town in India, prays to Bhagwan Shri Kishan, and lives ... view
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Doctor
1974
Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely ... view
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Anand/Dr.Kriparam/Sarang/Swami Rahasyanand/Gorakh/Dhanraj/Phool Kunwar/I.G.P.Sher Singh
Original title: आप की कसम
1974
Rajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend Sanjeev Kumar enters their lives. She is unable to ... view
Character:
Mohan
1974
Havaldar Ratan is a rookie at the local police station, and is assigned duty on foot patrol on Manoranjan Street, a notorious red-light area, on the v ... view
Character:
Constable Ratan 'Sheru'
1974
Rajan, incurs losses as Chander, a man who he helped, prospers. His mansion is sold out to Chander, who holds parties at the house. Rajan dislikes thi ... view
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Rajan 'Rajju' 'Boss'
1974
Inder and Rama fall in love with each other but due to a twist of fate, Inder marries someone else. However, things take an unexpected turn when Inder ... view
Character:
Indrajeet "Inder" Mukharjee
1974
This is a story of feudalism in it's raw state. The tonga and a certain simplicity of the village folk is exploited by the Jagirdar and his cohorts. U ... view
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Dr. Shyam
1973
One condition prevents young Leena (Leena Chandravarkar) from receiving her inheritance: She's unwed -- and until she marries, her uncle won't relinqu ... view
Character:
Sushil Kumar
Original title: Agni-Rekha
1973
Suresh's (Sanjeev Kumar) wife dies due to some illness leaving behind her mother (Durga Khote) and two children, Chunnu and Munni. Time passed kids gr ... view
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1973
A self proclaimed misogynistic writer rescues an injured woman who suffers from amnesia but claims to be his wife. In the process of finding out her r ... view
Character:
Devendra Dutt
1973
Dr. Rekha admits a patient, Sunil, in her mental hospital and soon, he responds to the treatment and recovers. They fall in love with each other but e ... view
Character:
Sunil
Original title: பாரத விலாஸ்
1973
A couple share a house with other three tenants who hail from different parts of the country. However, an unexpected turn of events changes the couple ... view
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Hindi actor
1973
Two lookalike men Kamal a kind hearten and Rocky a fearless henchmen working for gangster.Rocky tries to take identity of Kamal where he will to prove ... view
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1972
Village born Lalloo re-locates to Bombay, and returns a wealthy man. He goes to meet his friend, Shankar alias Bhompu, and together they meet and shar ... view
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Narrator
Original title: सीता और गीता
1972
Long-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive money-grubbing aunt. Meanwhile, her long-lost twin sister Geeta grows up t ... view
Character:
Ravi
Original title: परिचय
1972
An unemployed young man (Jeetendra) takes a job to tutor unruly grandkids of Rai Sahab (Pran) and brings out respect, appreciation and hard work hidde ... view
Character:
Nilesh
Original title: कोशिश
1972
A romantic drama which tells the story of a 20 year relationship between Hari and Aarti - a deaf-mute couple who try to live their lives to the fulles ... view
Character:
Hari Charan Mathur
1972
Social film dealing with the topics of child marriage and widow remarriage. ... view
Character:
Shekhar
1971
Dharam Singh is a honest farmer in rural India, and lives with his sister, Bela, who is now of marriageable age. One day both brother and sister witne ... view
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1971
Sandhya (Tanuja) suffers from recurring nightmares in which she is stalked by a hideous, deformed witch. Eventually she begins to see the witch even w ... view
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Original title: همای سعادت
1971
Aram falls in love with a beautiful dancer Shirin. Due to her dubious profession, Aram and his brother Naser decide to lie about her origins to their ... view
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Naser
1971
Sudhir goes to take care of his family business in Goa. He is attracted to Maria, a mysterious woman who meets him in an old graveyard. ... view
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Police Inspector (Special Appearance)
Original title: अनुभव
1971
Newspaper editor Amar (Kumar) grows distant from his wife Meeta (Tanuja) because his new assistant is her former lover Shashi (Thakur). Amar cannot ac ... view
Character:
Amar Sen
1971
Hit by endless misfortunes, the orphaned siblings Deepak and Laxmi struggle to make a life for themselves ... view
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1971
Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He is studying Medicine in the city, is in love with h ... view
Character:
Dr. Sunil 'Sonu'
Original title: दस्तक
1970
Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former ho ... view
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Hamid Ahmed
Original title: खिलौना
1970
Thakur Suraj Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife; three sons - Kishore, his wife Laxmi & two children Pappu and Laali; Vijaykamal, & Mohan; ... view
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Vijay Kamal Singh
1970
Kashiram lives a poor lifestyle in a small village along with his wife, Chanda. When his father-in-law falls ill, Chanda and the children travel by bo ... view
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1970
A young woman recounts her transformation, involving her parents, brother, sister-in-law, classmate, professor, and cycle waala who was in love with h ... view
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1970
Vijay had a wife and baby daughter and a very happy home, however he felt he was not prosperous enough and in his search to make money he found himsel ... view
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1969
Twin sisters get separated at birth when their boat capsizes in a river during a storm. ... view
Character:
Jai
Original title: उस रात के बाद
1969
Old Thakur Sunder Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) is haunted by a past indiscretion. In his youth he fell in love with a village girl and she became pregnant by ... view
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Thakur Sunder Singh
Original title: सत्यकाम
1969
Follows Satyapriya Acharya, an idealistic young engineer raised on strict moral principles, who enters post-Independence India determined to live by t ... view
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Narendra 'Naren' Sharma
1969
Jeevanlal lives in a small village in India with his wife, Sita, a son, Dharmchand and daughter, Meena, and makes a living by stealing which causes gr ... view
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1969
Gangaram, a farmer, has two younger step-brothers, Moti and Shivram. Supported by Gangaram, Moti has gone to Calcutta to be a lawyer, while Shivram is ... view
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1969
Ashok and Kishore are two roommates living in a hostel. While Ashok takes to crime and dishonesty, Kishore is honest to a fault. When Kishore finds th ... view
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Original title: संघर्ष
1968
Bhavani Prasad is a powerful thug, who masquerades as a priest. His son Shankar refused to follow his path so he wants his grandson Kundan to carry on ... view
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Dwarka N. Prasad
1968
Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok Kuma ... view
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Doctor Biren
1968
Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyl ... view
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Dr. Ashok
1968
Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyl ... view
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Original title: अनोखी रात
1968
A young woman agrees to marry a much older man in order to save her grandfathers home. ... view
Character:
Baldev 'Baldeva' Singh
Original title: शिकार
1968
An estate manager discovers his employer dead and a mysterious woman unconscious after a car accident, and must collaborate with a police inspector to ... view
Character:
Police Inspector Rai
1968
After abandoning Gauri, his wife who is visually impaired, Sanjeev goes on a hunting trip and is presumed dead. He returns months later to find that h ... view
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Original title: नौनिहाल
1967
The Principal of New Era High School in Panchgani finds an orphan, Raju, who had lost his parents to plague, brings him home, and enrolls him in the s ... view
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1966
Gauri (Nanda) belongs to a woman's group, but does not welcome certain changes being imposed on the group by Lali (Shashikala). Lali has already influ ... view
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Amar
Original title: स्मगलर
1966
A respected officer keeps a gangster's money box, leading to his arrest, dismissal, and jail time, and then joining the same gangsters. ... view
Character:
Mohan
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1966
Ali Baba finds a cave of treasures belonging to a gang of bandits. When the bandits realize there have been intruders, they seek revenge. Ali Baba mus ... view
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Ali Baba
1966
Kalapi is a 1966 Indian Gujarati biographical film directed by Manhar Raskapur, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Padmarani, Aruna Irani, Nutan, Pranlal Kharsan ... view
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1966
Swash buckling, and daring Ashiq Hussain is a caring and helpful person. He meets with the Shehzadi Ruksana and both fall in love with each other. But ... view
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Ashiq Hussain
1965
Twin princes separated at birth must foil an assassination attempt and take their rightful places as rulers of a kingdom. ... view
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Original title: Aao Pyaar Karen
1964
Aao Pyar Karen is a movie directed by R. K. Nayyar featuring Joy Mukherjee, Saira Banu. ... view
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Hari
1960
Satyendra's family is shocked and dismayed when he is arrested for theft - but he is actually covering for his brother, who he believes to be the real ... view
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