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Gulzar

Gulzar

Sampooran Singh Kalra known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist, musician, composer and film director. Born in Jhelum District in British India (now in Pakistan) his family moved to India after partition. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirdaar in 1993. He also wrote the theme song for Motu Patlu, an Indian animated sitcom.

Gulzar also wrote poetry, dialogues and scripts. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 20 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.

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O'Romeo (2026)

What fate awaits a stonehearted gangster and bloodthirsty womaniser when true love claims him, helpless and unguarded? A gang war that shakes the entire underworld and crime syndicate to their very roots. A forbidden love; the tale of an unrequited passion ...

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Gustaakh Ishq (2025)

On a pursuit to save his father's printing press in the heart of Purani Delhi, a man becomes a disciple of a revered poet and falls in love with his daughter. Torn between his love and honoring his mentor, he must make a choice that could change his life f ...

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Sam Bahadur (2023)

Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. ...

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Khufiya (2023)

When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death. ...

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8 A.M. Metro (2023)

Two strangers inadvertently bump into each other in the metro and strike up an unlikely friendship, and in the process find themselves and each other. ...

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Fursat (2023)

A young man unearths an ancient relic that lets him peek into the future. In his obsession to control what lies ahead, he risks losing all that matters most in the present. ...

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Kuttey (2023)

A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortunately, all of them have the same plan. Bullets... Blood... Betrayal... It's every man for himself... All th ...

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Cirkus (2022)

Two sets of identical twins are accidentally separated at birth. Several years later, when they are coincidentally in the same town, there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding when people mistake them for each other. ...

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Darlings (2022)

Badru hopes her volatile husband will reform if he stops drinking. But when his rage goes too far, she and her mom boldly, albeit clumsily, seek revenge. ...

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Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga (2022)

Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration, it is a story of Gangaram, a patriarch of a farmer ...

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1232 KMs (2021)

Weeks after the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, seven migrant labourers, on the verge of starvation, decided to go to their village just like millions of others. ...

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Chhapaak (2020)

A true story based on acid attack survivor Malti's (Laxmi Agarwal) grueling and glorious journey from her medical treatment, court proceedings leading to her emotional healing. ...

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The Sky Is Pink (2019)

The 25-year-old love story of a couple is told through the lens of their teenage daughter after she is diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. ...

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Raazi (2018)

An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ...

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Aami (2018)

Aami is a biopic based on the life of the renowned poet and author Kamala Das, who was fondly referred by her pet name Aami. The film mainly deals with two relationships the writer had - with the husband and after his demise, with a suitor from a different ...

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Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017)

light comedy depicting prevalent social evils, general apathy of people and resolve of some to fight improve the life and surrounding around them. ...

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Rangoon (2017)

Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there. ...

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Ok Jaanu (2017)

Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart. Will ambition prevail over matters of the heart? ...

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Dear Zindagi (2016)

Kaira, a young girl, faces problems in her relationships. She meets Dr Jehangir, who helps her resolve her issues with her parents and get a new perspective on life, which leads to her following her passion and an improvement in her love life. ...

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Mirzya (2016)

Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's. ...

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Talvar (2015)

A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter. ...

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Drishyam (2015)

When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot. ...

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Kill Dil (2014)

Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev and Tutu - roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji gave them shelter and nurtured them to kill! All is normal in their lives until destiny throws free-spirited Disha into the mix. What ...

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Haider (2014)

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate. ...

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Masoom (2014)

Teenage friends get excited and confused about sex in their adolescence. However, a lack of proper education and guidance leads them to early childbearing. ...

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Noukadubi (2011)

Rameshchandra Chaudhry, a lawyer by profession, is in love with Hemnalini, and is displeased when he finds that his father wants him to marry Sushilla, the daughter of a widow. He initially refuses despite of his father disowning him, but changes his mind ...

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7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of times as each of her husband's die mysteriously. ...

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Raavan (2010)

A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her. ...

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Raajneeti (2010)

It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this ...

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Ishqiya (2010)

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow. ...

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Kaminey (2009)

Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head. ...

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Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish (2009)

When a sex worker hires a gay songwriter to care for her disabled son, the ensuing bonds that form offer a complex portrayal of love and family. ...

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Firaaq (2009)

Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional ...

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Billu (2009)

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention. ...

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Yuvvraaj (2008)

Two estranged brothers (Salman Khan, Zayed Khan) must learn to work together to claim their rightful share of an inheritance left solely to their eldest sibling (Anil Kapoor). ...

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". ...

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The Blue Umbrella (2007)

Young Biniya lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in the mountainous and snowy region of Himachal Pradesh in India along with her widowed mom and wrestler brother. She entertains various tourists, and while doing so with some tourists from Japan, trad ...

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Guru (2007)

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India. ...

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Jaan-E-Mann (2006)

Agastya a NASA scientist comes in search of his crush Piya. In order to make her fall for him, he gets Suhaan to help this out. However, everything goes well till a shocking past stands in front of them, turning their lives upside down. ...

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Omkara (2006)

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimat ...

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Pinjar (2003)

In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. ...

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Maqbool (2003)

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family. ...

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Saathiya (2002)

A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - but that's just the beginning of their story. ...

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Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002)

Three friends, who have known each other for a long time, decide to enter a singing and musical competition. The events that lead to this competition, and their personal lives, including their romantic ties, is the theme of this movie. Included are popular ...

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Fiza (2000)

In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him. ...

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Swapno Niye (1999)

Swapno Niye is a 1999 Indian Bengali film, directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri. ...

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Rockford (1999)

The movie chronicles the arrival of a (Hindu) student to a strict all-boys Christian boarding school in India and his assimilation into the school. The change is quite dramatic to the protagonist and there are a lot of events that could look extremely abus ...

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Hu Tu Tu (1999)

Panna is the only daughter of politician Maltidevi. Panna is very critical of her mother, when she decides to separate from her dad, and asked Chief Minister Sawantrao Gadre to move in with them, for political reasons. Sawantrao has been using Maltidevi to ...

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Dil Se.. (1998)

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help. ...

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Satya (1998)

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang. ...

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Chachi 420 (1997)

In order to see his little girl more often, a divorcee disguises himself as an old lady and gets a job as his own daughter's caretaker. A Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil film "Avvai Shanmugi," which is itself a remake of the Hollywood film "Mrs. Doubtfire. ...

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Maachis (1996)

A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots. ...

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Mammo (1994)

Mammo is an account of a certain period in the life of Riyaz, a teenager who lives with his grandmother Fayyazi as they get a visit from his grandma's sister Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali, commonly known as 'Mammo'. ...

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Maya Memsaab (1993)

A frustrated housewife whose marriage to an average man does not meet her expectations enters into an affair with a younger man. Of course, there are no easy escapes from reality. ...

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Rudaali (1993)

Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women w ...

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1992)

This is a biographical film on Bhimsen Joshi who is undoubtedly the singer of this century. An exponent of the Kirana Gharana he is equally at ease with lighter varieties such as 'Bhajans' and stage shows. His guru's have taught him not to be gimmicky and ...

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Lekin... (1990)

Samir Niyogi lives in India and is assigned by the Government to travel to Rajasthan, evaluate a princely castle that once belonged to Raja Param Singh, take stock of all items, the condition of the building, and report back to the Government. Enroute to h ...

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Mirza Ghalib (1988)

This is the about the most admired poet in the History of Urdu and Persian writings, Mirza Ghalib. ...

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Libaas (1988)

The film is about married couples of urban India having extramarital relations and adultery. Based on Gulzar's own story "Seema", the film portrays the relationship between a theatre director, Sudhir, who neglects everything but his work and is struggling ...

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Ijaazat (1987)

An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past. ...

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Ek Pal (1986)

A young woman, ignored by her husband, decides to spend time with the young man who had previously wooed her. ...

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New Delhi Times (1986)

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppre ...

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Blind Alley (1984)

Based on Bengali story "Ghar Bari" by Dibyendu Palit, a former revolutionary who has deserted the movement lives in fear of running into old colleagues. Meanwhile he pushes his wife into modelling, and later seamier projects, with tragic consequences. ...

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Hip Hip Hurray (1983)

A computer engineer, Sandeep Chowdhary waiting to start his first job, takes up a temporary job as sports instructor in a school at Ranchi ...

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Sadma (1983)

A head injury causes a woman to regress to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher. A Hindi remake of the 1982 film "Moondram Pirai" by the same team. ...

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Masoom (1983)

A loving husband and father's joyful family life is rocked to its core upon the discovery that he has a young son borne from a past extramarital affair. ...

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Zara Si Zindagi (1983)

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living. ...

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Namkeen (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. ...

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Angoor (1982)

Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. Based on William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy Of Errors'. ...

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Naram Garam (1981)

An impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart. ...

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Swayamvar (1980)

Durgadevi rules her household with her brother, Makhanlan, and treats daughter Shanti worse than she treats servants; her other daughter is Roopa. When the younger women are approached for marriage, Durgadevi refuses. ...

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Khubsoorat (1980)

Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her daughter-in-law's free-spirited sister comes over to stay for a few days, things in the Gupta family start to chang ...

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The Jewelled Lamp (1979)

Ratnadeep revolves around a person who was fed up with his job and to get out of that situation, he applied for two months leave. The story follows when on the last day of his job he found the dead body of a man belonged to very rich family and the body re ...

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Griha Pravesh (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 back from his forbidden lover. ...

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Meera (1979)

Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her to face many hardships. ...

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Gol Maal (1979)

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious. ...

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Kitaab (1977)

Director Sampooran Singh Gulzar's insightful comic drama aims to capture the unique perspective of childhood. ...

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Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (1977)

When Ravi gets a job as a post officer in a village, he falls in love with Mohini, not knowing she loves another ...

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Kinara (1977)

Aarti, a dancer, is grieving over the death of her lover, Chandan. She is befriended by Inder who eventually falls in love with her. But a revelation about their connected past leaves them in shock. ...

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Jallian Wala Bagh (1977)

The whole film is a story about Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. ...

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Uyarnthavargal (1977)

A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairment. ...

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Gharaonda (1977)

A story of a young, middle-class urban working couple wanting to get married and their tribulations in finding a house in the city of Mumbai. ...

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Unakkaga Naan (1976)

Best friends Raja and Ramu decide to oppose the union leader of Raja's mill when he creates problems. However, they face several obstacles in their attempt to stop him. ...

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Mausam (1975)

A doctor learns he fathered a child years earlier and tries to save her from a life in prostitution. ...

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Faraar (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 they resolve this relationship? ...

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Khushboo (1975)

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has his name tattooed on her arm. But fate has other plans - both are separated. Kusum thinks that Brindavan h ...

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Chupke Chupke (1975)

Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver. ...

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Aandhi (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 chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers, she and he fall in love; get married in a small marriage ce ...

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Cinema Paithiyam (1975)

A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life, she insists on marrying her favourite hero. The kind-hearted hero agrees to help the family. ...

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Jeevan Sangram (1974)

Arjun is part of a group of independence fighters in 1914, during a mission in Kolkatta he is seen by the police and during his escape he is saved by Amba, a village girl. But is there time for love when the country's freedom is at stake? ...

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Namak Haraam (1973)

Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a rift between the two friends. ...

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Achanak (1973)

Dr. Chaudhary must perform multiple surgeries on Major Ranjeet Khanna, who was shot by the Police while trying to escape from custody after killing his wife, Pushpa, and her lover, Prakash. Chances of Ranjeet's recovery are very slim, if he does recover, h ...

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Sabse Bada Sukh (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 share tales, mostly about women, sex, and playboy magazines' pictures. A Bollywood movie director is shooting ...

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Parichay (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 hidden deep inside them. ...

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Koshish (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 fullest despite their handicaps. ...

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Guddi (1971)

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra. ...

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Mere Apne (1971)

Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemployed youth. These gangs are headed by two former friends turned foes in a time when society, politics and e ...

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Anand (1971)

Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon learning of his impending death determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest. ...

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Anubhav (1971)

Newspaper editor Amar (Kumar) grows distant from his wife Meeta (Tanuja) because his new assistant is her former lover Shashi (Thakur). ...

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Bilambita Loy (1970)

A promising artist and a singer fall in love in college and get married against their families' wishes. The singer soon begins performing to support her husband and becomes nationally renowned. On the other hand, the artist fails to earn a livelihood and b ...

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Oos Raat Ke Baad (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 him. He then rejected her. ...

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Khamoshi (1969)

Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cared for, pouring out her love and affection, leaves the hospital, as she had been unable to keep he ...

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Sunghursh (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 the legacy. When his son protests, in a fit of rage, Bhavani gets Shankar killed and passes the buck to h ...

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Aashirwad (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 Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar. ...

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Sannata (1966)

Kunwar Vijay Singh is found murdered and and from that time on a mysterious light can seen in a nearby fort while in the forest the haunting moan of an unknown woman is heard. ...

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Bandini (1963)

In 1930s British-ruled Bengal, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convicted murderer with past connections to a freedom fighter. ...

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Kabuliwala (1961)

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners. ...

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Movies Starring Gulzar (9)

Roots (2017)

This documentary explores the rich heritage of Indian classical music and the reasons behind its modern decline in popularity ...

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Kaagaz Ki Kashti (2016)

Documentary on the life of ghazal samrat Jagjit Singh, who changed the landscape of Indian Music. ...

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Celluloid Man (2012)

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant. ...

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Raincoat (2004)

Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living. ...

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Griha Pravesh (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 back from his forbidden lover. ...

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Jallian Wala Bagh (1977)

The whole film is a story about Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. ...

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Chala Murari Hero Banne (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 Mumbai his whole world turns upside down. Fortunately he finds a friend in Mr Dubey who also is a struggler to ...

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Parda (1949)

Razia and Aslam grew up as friends and that deepened into love at maturity. Unfortunately, Aslam was from a wealthy family and Razia from a poor one and Aslam's father disapproved. Instead, he arranged marriages to different partners for both of them. Our ...

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Prem Nagar (1940)

Prem Nagar is a small, happy and contented village somewhere in India. A tiny spark of anger flared up a misunderstanding, a quarrel, jealousy, and greed: So grew envy. This envy burst out into a flame and the flame nearly destroyed the whole village. ...

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