Madhubala
Actor · 1933 – 1969 · Delhi, British India
Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi; February 14, 1933 – February 23, 1969) was an Indian film actress who is often regarded as the "Marilyn Monroe of India". The highest-grossing star of the 1950s, she was active between 1942 and 1960. She is also considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have worked in the industry and is highly regarded as "The Venus of Indian Cinema" and "The Beauty with Tragedy". Her performance as the alluring court dancer Anarkali in the historical epic Mughal-E-Azam (1960) cemented her status as an iconic and irreplaceable figure in Indian cinema.
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Movie7.0RomanceMusicA delicately nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience that rocks it. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, in love with and engaged to an educated, socially-conscious young woman, rapes a poor local village milkmaid. The rest of the story deals with the aftermath of this tragic event, with all the inevitable undercurrents of guilt, penitence and pervasive heartbreak that stem from it.
Movie10.0A spiritual journey of a young shepherd boy named Dhanna. Despite facing skepticism and challenges from his family and the local Zamindar, Dhanna's unwavering devotion to God leads him to perform miracles and ultimately triumph over adversity, showcasing the power of pure faith.
Dhanna Bhagat
1945 · 1 votes
Movie8.0HistoryDramaMumtaz Mahal tells the story of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, tracing their deep love, her death during childbirth, and his grief that leads him to build the Taj Mahal in her memory.
Mumtaz Mahal
1944 · 1 votes
Movie7.5RomanceA peasant and his followers take up banditry and rebellion in response to unjust taxation from wicked deputies of the King. Robin Hood style.
Badal
1951 · 2 votes
Movie8.0DramaMusicImpoverished singers Uma and her brother Babul are discovered by Nirmal. Uma becomes a star and marries Nirmal, but his insecurity leads him to abandon her and their daughter, Manju. When he finds Uma back on stage, he abducts Manju. After years, the family reunites, and Uma returns to a homemaker role.
Basant
1942 · 2 votes
Movie8.0In 1940s British Bombay, the idyllic marriage of instructor Amar and singer Sheela Rani is upended when Amar's best friend, Mohan, a fugitive freedom fighter with a massive bounty, seeks refuge in their flat. The immediate political tension gives way to personal agony as Amar’s jealousy ignites over Sheela and Mohan's growing bond. Driven by toxic suspicion, Amar abandons his life to spy, forcing him toward a devastating, calculated choice between loyalty to his friend and country, or the dark allure of the colonial reward.
Aparadhi
1949 · 1 votes
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When an airplane brings ex-dacoit Rangooni (Pradeep Kumar) from Singapore to Bombay, Inspector Mehra (Raj Mehra) looks upon Rangooni's return with well-founded suspicion. His arrival in Bombay disturbs the activities of a gang of jewel-theft specialists, led by man-about-town-Ramesh (Anwar Hussain). Manju (Madhubala), daughter of Bahadur Sunderdas, who has encountered Rangooni many times, is excited by the prospect of getting the dacoit arrested and hopes to get a lot of publicity by so doing.
Police
1958 · 1 votes
Movie8.0To escape an arranged marriage, a dreamer flees to Bombay, only to become obsessed with a lifelike statue of a beautiful woman that magically comes alive, leading everyone—including the law—to believe he has gone completely mad.
Nazneen
1951 · 1 votes
Movie5.5DramaRomanceA doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.
Nirala
1950 · 2 votes
Movie9.0DramaRomanceKeshav, an alcoholic, swears off alcohol after his father's death. He loves Kamala, whose father gets him a job and fixes a marriage date. But, the marriage is cancelled when he starts drinking again.
Sharabi
1964 · 1 votes
MoviePoetry. Multimedia. This follow-up to Downing's 2005 collection DARK BRANDON is the filmic flip-side of that book's dizzying convergence of visual culture and syntactic shock. Drawing on 1960s Bollywood, 1980s Public Access poetry television, poorly rendered nature-documentary graphics, and other heights (and depths) of the moving image, these films, collected here, remain nothing less than poetry.
Dark Brandon
2008
Movie7.0DramaHorrorIn this loose adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, childhood sweethearts Kamla and Shankar are separated and grow up in different worlds. The girl is brought up to be a priestess, while the boy becomes a dejected thakur, turned vindictive by life's injustices. Fate inevitably brings them together again, but Kamla does not know about her beloved's secret.
Sangdil
1952 · 2 votes
Movie8.0Living a life of privilege in post-colonial India, wealthy young Prem Shankar faces a crisis when his businessman father insists on an arranged marriage to a rich family's daughter. While juggling the affections of his close friend Kasturi, Prem falls desperately in love with the free-spirited gypsy woman, Dulari. When his enraged father issues an ultimatum—never see Dulari again or forfeit his inheritance—Prem must confront the agonizing choice between his duty to his privileged family and the true, forbidden passion of his heart.
Dulari
1949 · 1 votes
Movie7.5While assisting the Bombay Police in arresting diamond smugglers, Shekhar (Pradeep Kumar) suspects Bhagwandas (Nazir Hussain) who owns a jewellery shop. Soon, he discovers that Bhagwandas is the father of Rita, his love interest (Madhubala).
Passport
1961 · 2 votes
Movie8.0DramaA spoiled heiress scorns all suitors until a welfare officer's blunt honesty forces her to confront her arrogance. A misunderstanding nearly derails their engagement, sending her on a journey of regret and redemption to reunite with the man who changed her.
Phoolwari
1946 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaKal Hamara Hai is a 1959 Indian Hindi film, directed by S.K. Prabhakar and produced by K. Amarnath. The film stars Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, and Jayant in lead roles. The film has a musical score by Chitra Gupta.
Kal Hamara Hai
1959 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceIn the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.
Movie9.0A young lad, separated at a young age from his parents takes on the life of petty crime and ends up in jail. On his release he comes across a friend in a train, and at the friend's request sets upon to trace his two daughters; he meets them and falls in love with one of them. But the police are on his trail due to a stolen necklace belonging to none other than his birth mother.
Boy Friend
1961 · 1 votes
Movie5.1ComedyRomanceA young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.
Movie8.0DramaFamilyGauri lives with her crippled ex-army dad and brother. One day she notices a man calling himself Ranjeet lurking around their house. What she doesn't know is that Ranjeet is here for a reason--the suitcase of gold he had buried in Gauri's front yard.
Insaan Jaag Utha
1959 · 1 votes
Movie8.0RomanceWhen a spoiled heiress runs away from her father's yacht to marry her wealthy fiancé, she is forced to rely on a cynical, jobless newspaper reporter to get her across India, inadvertently falling in love with him during their misadventures on the road.
Nadaan
1951 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThis documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through many interviews with his family members and colleagues and observes his work through the use of extensive film excerpts. The documentary was produced by the British television network Channel 4 producer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
In Search of Guru Dutt
1989 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaA heartwarming tale of good-samaritanism: A poor but large-hearted young man gives shelter to three helpless, forlorn people in his home--an abandoned railway coach. However, tensions arise in the group when he marries one of the inmates, a destitute young girl, since one of the other inmates loves her too. The group breaks up and the coach is abandoned. Time passes, fortunes turn, and penitence brings the group back together.
Rail Ka Dibba
1953 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceLeela is a beautiful young lady who wishes to marry her sweetheart and poor artist Shyam. By chance, Leela meets Sita, a Rani whose son falls instantly in love with Leela, leaving the young lady with a life-changing dilemma.
Aaram
1951 · 1 votes