Sadhana Shivdasani
Actor · 1941 – 2015 · Karachi, British India [now Pakistan]
Sadhana Shivdasani, known mononymously as Sadhana, was an Indian film actress active between 1960 and 1981. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Indian cinema. Popularly known as "The Mystery Girl" for playing mysterious women in films like Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) and Mera Saaya (1966), Shivdasani ranked as the highest-paid actress in the country from mid-1960s to early 1970s. Sadhana was also noted for her exquisite beauty and trend-setting fashion statements.
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Movie10.0DramaTwo friends, one rich and one poor, are torn apart by love, jealousy, and the Partition of India. Misunderstandings separate them, but years later, a hidden act of sacrifice leads to forgiveness and reunion.
Abana
1958 · 1 votes
Movie9.0Ashok 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 that his dad has been taking bribes, he leaves home angrily. Ashok and he disagree on a number of issues, mainly involving honesty, and both agree to meet each other after a period of three years, and see what life has had an effect for them.
Sachaai
1969 · 1 votes
Movie7.0RomanceDramaAfter completing his medical studies, Gopal (Rajendra Kumar) takes a break and goes on holiday in Kashmir. There he meets with Usha (Sadhana) and both fall in love with each other. Back home, Gopal has a close friend, Ramesh (Feroze Khan), whose dad (Brahm Bhardwaj) wants him to marry Usha as an arranged marriage. Ramesh likes Usha and is willing to marry her. In the meantime, Gopal finds out that Ramesh is going to be married to Usha and decides not to pursue his romance with Usha. When Ramesh and Gopal's sister, Sarla (Nazima) convince Gopal that Usha only loves him, he reveals a dark secret to them, which may convince them that he is not right for Usha.
Arzoo
1965 · 3 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceAnita is a weird girl, who either loses her memory or pretends to not remember.
Anita
1967 · 1 votes
Movie7.5RomanceDramaThe story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
- 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
Movie9.0Amar Doraiswamy is the only child of multi-millionaire shipping company owner who lives in a palatial house in Goa, India. Amar introduces a close, but poor friend, Ram, to his father, who employs him conditionally. Amar falls in love with a woman named Sushma Rai, and asks Ram to pen a love letter and poem for her. Sushma gets to read the letter and the poem, and thinking that Ram is Amar, falls in love with him. She meets him, and he is also unknowingly attracted to her, both feel that they are inseparable soul-mates. Then Ram gets a shock when he finds out that Sushma is Amar's intended and decides to stay away from her. But Sushma has other plans, for she intends to marry Ram at any cost, not realizing that by doing this, she is placing not only Ram's life, but also the lives of two other individuals, namely Uma Devi and Lalit, in jeopardy.
Ishq Par Zor Nahin
1970 · 1 votes
Movie7.6MysteryThrillerOne stormy night, a doctor offers a ride to a ghostly woman he meets on the side of the road. Later, he discovers his intended bride is identical in appearance to the ghost. Who was she and why does she haunt him?
Woh Kaun Thi
1964 · 10 votes
Movie7.0ActionDramaThe film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta (Sadhana) meets Nita (also Sadhana) in prison. Nita has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer which leads her to her brother Johnny's (Sunil Dutt) gang.
Geetaa Mera Naam
1974 · 2 votes
Movie7.0ComedyChanda, unconscious for three days goes home only to realize a stranger by the name Rajkumar claims to be her husband and calls her by the name of Rekha. Will Chanda be able to solve this mystery?
Dulha Dulhan
1964 · 1 votes
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.
Movie8.0DramaFamilyTale of one child with two fathers, one who gave birth to him and another who raised him.
Movie7.6DramaMysteryA lawyer's wife dies in his arms. Yet, another woman - identical in appearance and accused of aiding a gang of bandits - claims to be the lawyer's wife. A courtroom drama ensues.
Mera Saaya
1966 · 7 votes
Movie7.7MysteryActionAn army officer loses his memory, falls for a married woman, then regains part of his memory but forgets her.
Ek Musafir Ek Hasina
1962 · 3 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.
Movie6.8DramaFamilyBalraj Sahani plays a professional Artist with wife Achala Sachdev and son Manoj Kumar caught in the trap of Rehman and Shashikala who for the payment of a large Life insurance policy frame him in the murder of Rehman - who escapes to a world of crime after becoming a dead man for the world.
Movie6.7DramaRomanceArun begins hating Kavita when he loses his scholarship due to a misunderstanding with her. But after his new fiancé asks Kavita to write Arun letters on her behalf, Kavita falls in love with him. An accident intertwines their futures.
Prem Patra
1962 · 3 votes
Movie9.0CrimeDramaBrothers Moti and Raja share a joint household until Moti's wife gets Raja thrown out.
Chhote Sarkar
1974 · 1 votes
Movie6.5Udharchand Shikarpuri is a homeless man who lives in Bombay albeit under the roof of multi-millionaire Seth Kalidas, who six months away in his palatial house in Mussoorie. For the 4th time in his life, Udharchand 'moves' into Kalidas's Mansion along with his dog, Chicko. He meets and befriends two other homeless men, Raju and Vijay, and invites them to live with him. Shortly thereafter, one night the trio find that a female thief has broken into the mansion, they confront her, find out her name is Roopa, feel sorry for her, and invite her to also live with them. Subsequently, Raju's wife, Kiran, his son, and sister, Rita also move.
Dil Daulat Duniya
1972 · 2 votes
Movie6.0ThrillerDramaReeta Mehra gets a job at a department store to support her ailing mother. After she refuses sexual favours to an important business partner, her boss Sohanlal has her framed for shoplifting. When Reeta gets out of prison, her mother has died. She meets Heeralal, who has also been cheated by Sohanlal, and together they work out a plot for revenge. Reeta is to marry Sohanlal's son and then reveal her history, disgracing Sohanlal's name. Things quickly become more complicated than anticipated.
Intaquam
1969 · 2 votes
Movie6.3DramaWhile studying in Aligarh Muslim University, Anwar Hussain Anwar falls in love with a veiled woman and is unable to get her out of his mind. En route to Lucknow, they meet with Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi, and subsequently meet with him a few days later so that he can use his influence to secure an editor's job for Anwar with a magazine. Nawab then asks Anwar to teach his sister, Husna, some poetry, to which he agrees, and eventually finds that she is the very same veiled woman. Both fall in love with each other and the Nawab approves of this alliance, even though Anwar lives a poor lifestyle. The formal engagement ceremony takes place and arrangements are made for the wedding to take place soon. The heavily indebted Nawab does not realize that soon he will find Anwar in the company of a lowly courtesan, Najma; and pressure will be brought on him to get Husna to marry wealthy Munne Raja - who is all set to auction the former's mansion as well as belongings.
- Movie9.0CrimeDrama
Based on novel by Munshi Prem Chand. Believing himself to be a suspect for embezzlement in British India, a man must testify against non-violent freedom-fighters.
Gaban
1966 · 3 votes
Movie7.0RomanceComedyRohit, Whiskey, and Kumar (Rajendra Kumar, Rajendra Nath, and Prem Chopra respectively) are childhood friends. While travelling to his estate in the company of Whiskey, Rohit meets with beautiful Neena (Sadhana), and falls in love with her. Subsequently, he meets with her father (Raj Mehra) where they are properly introduced, and she too falls in love with him. Unknowingly, Kumar also sends his proposal for marriage to Neena, but Neena rejects it. Kumar is offended and shortly before the marriage of Neena and Rohit, molests Neena. Rohit and Kumar become enemies, have a fight and Kumar loses sight in his left eye. Feeling that she is not worthly of Rohit anymore, Neena refuses to marry Rohit. Will Rohit and Neena ever get together again? Will they continue to be haunted by Kumar?
Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee
1971 · 3 votes
Movie6.7DramaPrince Bhanu Pratap and his friend, Kapil, decide to dress incognito and mingle with the general public and find out if anyone is conspiring to dethrone the king; what they find out will change their lives, and endanger the lives of their loved ones.