Mirza Ghalib, 1954 Director: Sohrab Modi Music: Ghulam Mohammed Lyrics: Mirza Ghalib, Shakeel Badayuni Starring: Suraiya, Bharat Bhushan, Nigar Sultana, Durga Khote, Murad, Mukri, Ulhas, Kumkum Playback: Suraiya, Talat Mahmood, Mohammad Rafi, Sudha Malhotra, Shamshad Begum This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.
Dillagi, 1949 Director: AR Kardar Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni Starring: Suraiya, Shyam, Sharda, Shyam Kumar, Amar, Shyama Suraiya at her absolute peak of popularity.
A social drama and commentry on a woman's honour and its fragility. Dev Anand's early movie.
This is Part 1 of the 2-part Howrah Bridge, the 1958 Indian film starring Madhubala... Director: Shakti Samanta...................... Music: OP Nayyar................................... Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi......................... Starring: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, K.N. Singh, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Dumal, Kammo, Sunder
Main Wohi Hoon, 1966.. Director: A. Shamsheer.. Music: Usha Khanna.. Lyrics: Asad Bhopali.. Playback: Krishna Kalle, Mahendra Kapoor, Usha Khanna, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi.. Cast: Feroz Khan, Kumkum, I.S. Johar, Bela Bose, Lata Sinha, Madan Puri, Murad, Johnny Whiskey.. Young and beautiful Asha Rai lives a wealthy life-style with her dad, Dhyanchand, in a palatial house. She has three suitors who are anxious to get a place in her heart and marry her. One is Jagdish, a wealthy businessman; the second is Rajan, another wealthy man, heir to a vast estate; and the third is Vijay, who has just found employment as an Engineer. When Asha selects Vijay to be her life-partner, her father opposes this, as he would like his daughter to be financially happy, especially with a young man like Jagdish, who he approves of. When Asha maintains that she only loves Vijay, he invites him to his house, and thereafter Dhyanchand's dead body is found. The prime suspects are Asha's three suitors, with Vijay leading this list as he has the motive as well as he was last seen with the deceased. Watch how events unfold when the police are involved and how they conclude their investigation.
Dil Deke Dekho, 1957 Director: Nasir Hussain Music: Usha Khanna Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Playback: Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Usha Khanna Starring: Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Sulochana, Raj Mehra, Randhir, Malka, Rajendra Nath Neeta is a heiress, the only daughter of U.K. based Industrialist, Jagat Narayan. She is of marriageable age, and is presently wooed by Kailash, Chandra, and Raja. She prefers Chandra over Kailash and Raja, but subsequently changes her mind and falls in love with Raja. Things take a dramatic turn when Jagat and Neeta find out that Raja is not who is claims he is. When Raja defends himself, and calls himself Roop, his very own mother denies this claim, and instead states that Chandra is Roop, her only son. Raja alias Roop must now make attempts to prove himself, and realizes that this is indeed an uphill task.
Dil Deke Dekho, 1957 Director: Nasir Hussain Music: Usha Khanna Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Playback: Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Usha Khanna Starring: Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Sulochana, Raj Mehra, Randhir, Malka, Rajendra Nath Neeta is a heiress, the only daughter of U.K. based Industrialist, Jagat Narayan. She is of marriageable age, and is presently wooed by Kailash, Chandra, and Raja. She prefers Chandra over Kailash and Raja, but subsequently changes her mind and falls in love with Raja. Things take a dramatic turn when Jagat and Neeta find out that Raja is not who is claims he is. When Raja defends himself, and calls himself Roop, his very own mother denies this claim, and instead states that Chandra is Roop, her only son. Raja alias Roop must now make attempts to prove himself, and realizes that this is indeed an uphill task.
This is Part 2 of the 2-part Howrah Bridge, the 1958 Indian film starring Madhubala... Director: Shakti Samanta...................... Music: OP Nayyar....................................... Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi......................... Starring: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, K.N. Singh, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Dumal, Kammo, Sunder
Bombai Ka Babu Part1............................. Director: Raj Khosla................................ Music: S.D. Burman................................ Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri....................... Film: Bombai Ka Babu, 1960.................... Starring: Dev Anand, Suchitra Sen, Jeevan, Nasir Hussain, Achala Sachdev
Intequam (Intaquam), 1969 Director: R.K. Nayyar Music: Laxmikant, Pyarelal Lyrics: Rajendar Krishan Playback: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi Cast: Ashok Kumar, Sadhana, Sanjay Khan, Rehman, Helen, Rajendra Nath Humiliated and falsely imprisoned, Reeta Mehra (Sadhana) swears to take revenge against Sohanlal (Rehman). Upon her release she finds out that her ailing mother (Leela Chitnis) has passed away, and this adds fuel to her vengeance. She then meets with Heeralal (Ashok Kumar), who was a former business partner of Heeralal, who went to jail to save him, and as a result had to serve a lengthy jail sentence. Upon his release, he finds out that Heeralal had not kept his promise to look after his wife and child. Heeralal coaches Reeta on how to go about their vengeance - their target is the only son of Sohanlal - Rajpal (Sanjay Khan); make him fall in love with Reeta; get them married and then extract vengeance from Sohanlal. But fate has something else planned for this group of people.
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