Sadat Ali
Actor
Movies5
Movie9.0An early social drama produced and directed by Sohrab Modi
Khan Bahadur
1937 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaFilm starring Mehtab and Wasti.
Movie10.0A screen adaptation of Agha Hashar Kashmiri’s Urdu play, itself based on Shakespeare’s King John. In the film (a stage-play recording), Modi plays the analogue of Shakespeare’s Hubert (named Kazal Beg), and the story follows the central events of King John.
Said-e-Havas
1936 · 1 votes
Movie9.0An early Indian film explored themes of faith, hope, societal struggles, and the role of prayer or devotion in overcoming adversity
Prarthana
1943 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaAn inheritance melodrama about Kunwar (Mahmood), the son of zamindar Himmat Singh (Sethi). Kunmar marries Shobha (Suraiya) and is disinherited, forcing him to join the army during WW2. When he is reported missing and presumed dead, a repentant Rana invites Shobha to stay with him. However, it is Kanta (Nadira), a young woman betrayed by Rana's villainous secretary Kailash (Yakub), who arrives at the house and his mistaken for Shobha. Masquerading as Shobha, who lives nearby in absolute poverty, Kanta moves in, causing a moral dilemma and generating suspense since she could be caught at any moment.