Leela Chitnis
Actor · 1909 – 2003
Movies23
Movie7.2DramaMusicA 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.
Movie6.6DramaRomanceRajeev falls in love with Roopa, a beautiful singer who hides the fact that half her face is disfigured. However, he soon discovers her secret after marriage and begins to ignore her.
Movie9.0DramaA celebrated melodrama. A bank employee who steals money to buy medicine for his dying wife is caught, jailed and dies of shame.
Movie6.7CrimeDramaA businessman's family is torn apart by an earthquake and reunited years later in a courtroom where father and sons stand opposed in the roles of accused, lawyer, and witness.
Movie6.7DramaBipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini, and her husband, Navinchandra. Things are delicate even after both women give birth to two children each. Then Hemangini testifies against Navinchandra in Court, leading to the division of the property. Things got worse by the arrival of Kadambini's orphaned school-going step-brother, Kishan, who is beaten and abused by not only by Kadambini and Navinchandra, but also by their overweight son. When Hemangini objects to Kishan's ill-treatment, Bipin takes the side of the rest of the family, and may probably force her to abandon Kishan to his fate or divorce her.
Movie10.0Directed by D.D. Kashyap. With Shekhar, Geeta Bali, Begum Para, Leela Chitnis.
Naya Ghar
1953 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaFamilyAn orphaned boy from a fishing village, adopted and educated by a wealthy family, must choose between his sophisticated wife and a new love in his rural birthplace as he dedicates his life to uplifting his long-lost community.
Baadbaan
1954 · 1 votes
Movie8.0A great drama of life & humanity that's exploring profound human experiences and societal themes
Rekha
1943 · 1 votes
MovieDramaRomanceWhen mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers in this lesser-known English-language version of R.K. Narayan's classic.
The Guide
1965
Movie7.3DramaShankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs
Movie10.0DramaModi's first psychodramatic role as a liberal man becoming a tyrannical jailer. He loses his wife to a lover who then goes blind. The jailer locks up his wife, Kanwal, in their own home, forbidding any contact with their child, Bali. Later the jailer himself falls in love with a blind woman.
Jailor
1938 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0Comedy
Raja's frequent brush with crime forces his sister Rani to disown him, and she decides to work in Dr. Mohan's house. However, Dr. Mohan finds out the truth about Rani and her brother.
Man-Mauji
1962 · 1 votes
Movie10.0Beena, a young village girl and Nirmal love each other. When Suresh decides to create rift between them, things begin to challenge both Beena and Nirmal.
Bandhan
1940 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyRomanceChildren are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
Dil Hi To Hai
1963 · 1 votes
Movie5.5DramaHistoryThe story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
Movie10.0RomanceDramaSunil leads a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mother, and two school-going siblings, Anu and Tikku. He gets married to Lakshmi, who soon gets pregnant. Anu graduates from school and each of the family make individual sacrifices so that she can attend college. During Diwali, Lakshmi falls down the stairs, is hospitalized, has a miscarriage, and will never be able to conceive. Sunil decides to keep this a secret from the rest of the family, but subsequently confides in his mother. When Lakshmi finds out she wants him to re-marry, but he refuses. Then Tikku is sent to live with his maternal uncle for a few days. Shortly thereafter the family will be faced with three crises as Anu prepares to elope with a wealthy fellow collegian, a death, and a theft.
Char Diwari
1961 · 1 votes
Movie6.7RomanceDramaA tourist guide meets an unhappy married woman who wants to take up dancing. With his motivation, she becomes a successful dancer but success corrupts the man's mind.
Guide
1965 · 40 votes
Movie6.0DramaTo better himself, a spoiled prince temporarily assumes a commoner's identity. But he soon learns his palace has been gifted to his father's new wife.
Prince
1969 · 6 votes
Movie10.0DramaRomanceChildhood sweethearts Vijay and Rajni are separated when Rajni moves to Calcutta with her grandmother.
Movie5.8FamilyAfter Mahesh abandons Meena and their baby, she is compelled to desert the child to fend for himself. However, he gets adopted by a kind Muslim man and grows up to soon cross paths with his past.
Movie6.9CrimeRomanceAn honest bank manager is arrested for embezzlement on the eve of his marriage. After his release, he seeks out his fiancee and decides to take revenge on his colleagues, who falsely implicated him.
Jeevan Mrityu
1970 · 4 votes
Movie6.0DramaRomanceAnand, the grandson of a rich businessman, walks out of his home to avoid an arranged marriage. But his grandfather goes to great lengths to bring the boy back, even if it means exploiting the sore spots of Anand's newfound lady love.
Movie8.0ActionAdventureThe story follows a brave man who rescues a sweet girl from criminals, and they fall in love. An incident causes trouble, leading to consequences for the family and the criminals.