Movies by Naseeruddin Shah
As part of the cast:
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7 Khoon Maaf (2011)
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham …
Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Spiced liberally with black comedy, this Bollywood drama from director Vishal Bhardwaj follows the lethal love life of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, who marries numerous men -- only to find…
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar …
Directed by: Zoya Akhtar
Three best friends set off on an adventurous road trip/bachelor party in Spain after one of them becomes engaged. Along the way, they learn some lessons about themselves and each other that…
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Raajneeti (2010)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar …
Directed by: Prakash Jha
When the American-educated scion of a powerful Indian family returns to the subcontinent to safeguard his family's political influence, his first taste of power starts him down the…
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Peepli Live (2010)
Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Onkar Das, Raghuvir Yadav …
Directed by: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui
When indigent farmers Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuvir Yadav) stand to lose their land over a loan they can't repay, a government official comes up with a modest proposal: Commit…
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That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiya …
Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Director Anurag Kashyap helms this realistically gritty Hindi-language thriller set in the bowels of modern-day Mumbai, the desperate story of a young woman (Kalki Koechlin) who's…
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Ishqiya (2009)
Cast: Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Abhishek Chaubey
On the run from their boss (Salman Shahid), thieves Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) look up an old friend for help -- and find his widow, Krishna (Vidya Balan), instead.…
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Bolo Raam (2009)
Cast: Rishi Bhutani, Krishan Khatra, Padmini Kolhapure …
Directed by: Rakesh Chaturvedi
Charged with killing his mother, Archana (Padmini Kolhapure), young Raam (Rishi Bhutani) stops speaking. Investigating police officer Indrajeet Singh Rathi (Om Puri) must determine whether…
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Red Alert: The War Within (2009)
Cast: Sunil Shetty, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sameera Reddy …
Directed by: Anant Mahadevan
In desperate need of cash to fund his children's education, penniless farm worker Narasimha (Sunil Shetty) takes a job working as a cook for the terrorist Naxalites and increasingly…
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Today's Special (2009)
Cast: Aarti Mann, Dean Winters, Kevin Corrigan …
Directed by: David Kaplan
After he gets passed over for promotion, haute cuisine sous chef Samir quits to pursue his dream of cooking in Paris, but an emergency forces him to take over his family's shabby Indian…
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Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008)
Cast: Imran Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Manjari Fadnis …
Directed by: Abbas Tyrewala
This romantic comedy centers on peace-loving Rajput Jai (Imran Khan, in his film debut) and spitfire beauty Aditi (Genelia D'Souza), complete opposites who can't see what their…
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Mithya (2008)
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Iravati Harshe …
Directed by: Rajat Kapoor
An aspiring actor with big dreams, VK (Ranvir Shorey) lands the role of a lifetime when he's enlisted by gangsters to impersonate the rival crime boss they've just murdered. Taking…
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Bombay to Bangkok (2008)
Cast: Lina Christianson, Naseeruddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade …
Directed by: Nagesh Kukunoor
Shankar (Shreyas Talpade) is struggling to make ends meet when a mobster's men accidentally leave a bundle of money in the restaurant where he works. When the thugs come looking for the…
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Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Genelia D'Souza, Manoj Joshi …
Directed by: Priyadarshan
When he's not busy keeping his widower father, Janaradhan Wishvanbhar Rane (Paresh Rawal), out of trouble with his prankster best friend, Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna) works tirelessly in his…
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A Wednesday (2008)
Cast: Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill …
Directed by: Neeraj Pandey
This action-packed drama takes place over the course of four tension-filled hours on a Wednesday afternoon in Mumbai, India, beginning with a threatening phone call to police commissioner…
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Firaaq (2008)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval …
Directed by: Nandita Das
In the wake of a devastating riot in Gujarat, India -- a tragedy that killed 3,000 Muslims -- a handful of ordinary people grapple with the repercussions and attempt to rebuild their lives.…
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Maharathi (2008)
Cast: Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri …
Directed by: Shivam Nair
Driven mad by his scheming wife, Mallika (Neha Dhupia), faded film director Mr. Adenwalla (Naseeruddin Shah) commits suicide and issues an unusual challenge to her: Prove the death was a…
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Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Dino Morea …
Directed by: Sanjay Gupta, Hansal Mehta, Sudhir Mishra …
Seven different filmmakers collaborate on this short film anthology, which explores the complexities inherent in modern relationships through diverse tales of love and loss, honor and…
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Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
Cast: Shaan, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali …
Directed by: Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor makes his cinematic debut as a writer, producer and director with this award-winning Pakistani drama about the complexities of living as a young Muslim in a pre- and post-Sept.…
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Shoot on Sight (2007)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Brian Cox, Om Puri …
Directed by: Jag Mundhra
To defuse public outrage at the shooting of a Muslim man suspected of terrorism, Scotland Yard assigns Muslim police commander Tariq Ali (Naseeruddin Shah) to investigate. As Ali works the…
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Iqbal (2006)
Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Naseeruddin Shah, Prateeksha …
Despite being deaf and mute, Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade) is determined to make the prestigious Indian cricket team. Drawing on his natural talent, he practices day and night, helped by local…
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Banaras (2006)
Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia …
Directed by: Pankaj Parashar
Confronted by the force of social disapproval, a young woman makes a desperate choice in this probing film that digs deep into human relationships. When Shwetambari (Urmila Matondkar), a…
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Being Cyrus (2006)
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia …
A reclusive sculptor (Naseeruddin Shah) presides over a Parsi family full of secrets and lies. But when a charming stranger named Cyrus (Saif Ali Khan) becomes a houseguest, the family's…
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Mixed Doubles (2006)
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Koel Purie …
Directed by: Rajat Kapoor
Sunil (Ranvir Shorey) and Malti (Konkona Sen Sharma) have been happily married for a decade, but their life has become dull, especially in the bedroom. In an effort to add some spice to their…
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The Great New Wonderful (2006)
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tony Shalhoub, Will Arnett …
Directed by: Danny Leiner
New York City a year after the 9/11 tragedy is the setting for Danny Leiner's drama portraying five stories of vastly different lives in the same uncertain surroundings. A psychologist…
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Omkara (2006)
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor …
Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Shakespeare meets Bollywood in director Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of the Bard's Othello. Set amidst the outlaw world of an Indian village, Omkara tackles the play's…
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Krrish (2006)
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, Priyanka Chopra …
Directed by: Rakesh Roshan
In this action-packed sci-fi sequel to Rakesh Roshan's Koi ... Mil Gaya, Krrish (Hrithik Roshan) is an orphan being raised in the country who grows up to discover he has superhero…
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Valley of Flowers (2006)
Cast: Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah, Milind Soman …
Directed by: Pan Nalin
Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï and Naseeruddin Shah head the cast in this spellbinding allegorical yarn about daring Himalayan highwayman Jalan (Soman) and his gang, whose fortunes…
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Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)
Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta, Kay Kay Menon …
Directed by: Chandan Arora
No one is more surprised than short-statured Mithilesh when gorgeous Veena agrees to marry him. But insecure Mithilesh seethes every time a man talks to Veena, and things get even worse when…
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Main Hoon Na (2004)
Cast: Farah Khan, Sunil Shetty, Sushmita Sen …
Major Ram Prasad Sharma yearns to see project Mission Milaap come to fruition and usher in an era of peace between two warring countries. But the evil Raghavan will do anything to stop the…
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Asambhav (2004)
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah, Mukesh Rishi …
Directed by: Rajiv Rai
Bollywood travels to the Alps in this thriller about Aadit Arya (Arjun Rampal), a ranking officer in the Indian army sent to go undercover in Switzerland to spy on enemy forces bunking in the…
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Cast: Sean Connery, Shane West, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian-era literature, including Allan Quatermain, Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer and Captain Nemo, band together to do battle…
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3 Walls (2003)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla …
Directed by: Nagesh Kukunoor
Chandrika (Juhi Chawla) is currently filming a documentary about three death row convicts. Wracked with conflicting feelings about the subject of her movie, she plumbs the psyches of three…
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Encounter: The Killing (2002)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Tara Deshpande …
Directed by: Ajay Phansekar
While trying to avoid their imminent arrests, three young mobsters end up dead after a shootout with police in director Ajay Phansekar's gritty crime drama. When no one shows up to claim…
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Rihaee (2002)
Cast: Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Naseeruddin Shah …
As in many small towns, the men leave to find work in the big cities, while the women are left behind to tend the home. But when the men's escapades with prostitutes are exposed, the…
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Guru Mahaaguru (2002)
Cast: Mukul Dev, Ashutosh Rana, Ravi Kissen …
Directed by: Alok Srivastava
After literally being torn apart as children, brothers Ajay (Mukul Dev) and Gautam (Ashutosh Rana) are leading separate adult lives but are both in search of the same thing: their…
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Vijay Raaz …
Directed by: Mira Nair
As the monsoon rains loom in director Mira Nair's romantic drama, Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) and his extended family reunite for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter…
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Tune Mera Dil Le Liya (2000)
Cast: Raveena Tandon, Naseeruddin Shah, Danny …
Directed by: B.B. Bhalla
After his wife passes away giving birth to their only child, wealthy Raja (Danny Denzongpa) raises his son, Vijay (Rahul Roy), by spoiling him rotten. When a grown Vijay decides to marry…
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Kasam (2000)
Cast: Sunny Deol, Chunky Pandey, Neelam …
Directed by: Shibu Mittra
When a police officer turns up dead, his wife vows to track down the killer through her sons. She sends one son to the army and the other to a trucker's family, hoping their life skills…
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Sarfarosh (1999)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre …
Directed by: John Matthew Mattan
After terrorists kill his brother and leave his father paralyzed, Ajay (Aamir Khan), a young medical student, leaves school to join the Indian Police Service. This political drama provides a…
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Dand-Nayak (1998)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Indra Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka …
Directed by: Sikander Bharti
Trouble brews for overly enthusiastic police officer Vishal Choudhary (Naseerudin Shah) after he arrests falsely accused Suraj (Manik Bedi). Determined to get back at Choudhary, Suraj and his…
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China Gate (1997)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Amrish Puri …
Directed by: Raj Kumar Santoshi
One of the most expensive Bollywood epics ever made, China Gate is India's homage to The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. Ten former army officers court-martialed in disgrace see…
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Daava (1997)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon …
Directed by: Sunil Agnihotri
The Chamunda brothers are underworld kings. One of the brothers is shot in a clash with the police and a bloody war begins.
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Himmat (1996)
Cast: Anand, Sudesh Berry, Suresh Chatwal …
Directed by: Sunil Sharma
When Indian secret agent Ajay (Sunny Deol) goes on holiday, leaving a fellow agent in charge of a nuclear project, little does he suspect that he'll never see his colleague again, or…
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Rajkumar (1996)
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Reena Roy …
Directed by: Pankaj Parashar
After corrupt Prime Minister Man Singh (Naseeruddin Shah) murders her husband -- and lays the blame on the king -- angry Rani Maa (Reena Roy) vows to even the score with the monarch in this…
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Takkar (1995)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunil Shetty, Sonali Bendre …
Directed by: Bharat Rangachary
This action thriller stars Sunil Shetty as Ravi, a photographer who's about to get married to Mohini (Sonali Bhendre). When a corrupt police officer named De-Costa (Naseerudin Shah)…
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Mohra (1994)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty …
Directed by: Rajiv Rai
Vishal Agnihotri (Sunil Shetty) has been sentenced to death for killing the four college kids who murdered his wife (Poonam Jhawer) when a journalist (Ravseena Tandon) decides to take his…
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Naajayaz (1994)
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Mahesh Bhatt
Raj Solanki (Naseeruddin Shah) lives in Bombay, where he is the don of crime. But his connection to the man who wants to bring him down, Jay Bakshi (Ajay Devgan), shocks everyone, including…
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Sir (1993)
Cast: Pooja Bhatt, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Mahesh Bhatt
Pooja (Pooja Bhatt) is an outcast at her university. Besides mocking her stutter, her classmates ostracize her because her father (Paresh Rawal) is a well-known criminal. But Pooja's…
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Police Public (1990)
Cast: Kabir Bedi, A.K. Hangal, Raj Kumar …
Directed by: Prem Chopra
In this film based on a true story, dedicated Inspector Khan (Kabir Bedi) investigates the apparent suicide of a young woman whom he believes was actually a murder victim. But while…
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Tridev (1989)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff …
Directed by: Rajiv Rai
Police inspector Karan Saxena (Sunny Deol) works hard to curtail illegal weapons trading, the main source of Bombay's growing terrorism. Vexed by Karan's activities, notorious…
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Pestonjee (1988)
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Cyprus Dastoor, Dady Dustoor …
Directed by: Vijaya Mehta
Extrovert Pesi (A. Kher) and shy Piroj (Shah) are both in love with Jeroo (Azmi). Pesi marries her and also draws close to the widowed lawyer Soona (K. Kher). Piroj is transferred away from…
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The Perfect Murder (1988)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgård, Amjad Khan …
Directed by: Zafar Hai
Bombay inspector Ghote (Naseeruddin Shah) investigates the attempted murder of a powerful businessman's secretary in this mystery. Ghote sets out to find the attacker, but runs into…
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Hero Hiralal (1988)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Sanjna Kapoor, Deepa Sahi …
Directed by: Ketan Mehta
Heartbroken by his unrequited love, Hero Hiralal (Naseeruddin Shah) resolves to end his miserable life -- until publicist Rani Sitara Devi hears of his plight and proposes a scheme. In a last…
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Jalwa (1987)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Saeed Jaffrey, Pankaj Kapoor …
Directed by: Pankaj Parashar
On a crusade to fight drugs, dedicated cop Kapil suspects he may be in over his head. As he works his way up the chain, from street dealers to ever larger suppliers, Kapil discovers that the…
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Karma (1986)
Cast: Dilip Kumar, Nutan Behl, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Subhash Ghai
When a dangerous terrorist escapes from prison to carry out acts of violence, a determined jailer recruits a trio of death-row inmates and trains them to track him down. Once they find the…
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Trikal (1985)
Cast: Neena Gupta, Anita Kanwar, Leela Naidu …
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
The story begins in the present with Ruiz Pereira returning to Goa for his first visit in 24 years. Pereira decides to visit the Souza-Soares family, a prominent Brahmin Catholic family with…
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Party (1984)
Cast: Vijaya Mehta, Om Puri, Amrish Puri …
Directed by: Govind Nihalani
In this film based on Mahesh Elkunchwar's highly regarded Marathi-language play, socialite Mrs. Damyanti Rane (Vijaya Mehta) hosts a party, a literary soiree of sorts. A prestigious…
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Lorie (1984)
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Farouque Shaikh, Swaroop Sampat …
Directed by: Vijay Talwar
A woman desperate to have children resorts to kidnapping in this drama starring Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh. Geeta (Azmi) married a man (Shaikh) her parents disliked and conceived a child…
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Katha (1983)
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval …
Directed by: Sai Paranjape
Unable to profess his love, Rajaram secretly pines for his neighbor Sandhya. When Rajaram's charming friend Bashudev visits, he immediately sets his eyes on the beautiful Sandhya, and…
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Bazaar (1982)
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Smita Patil
Sarju (Farooq Shaikh) and Shabnam (Supriya Pathak) are in love, but their hopes for marriage are shattered when Shabnam's father promises her to a wealthy man -- prompting Sarju to…
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Umrao Jaan (1981)
Cast: Rekha, Farooq Shaikh, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Muzaffar Ali
Director Muzaffar Ali gives a lavish treatment to this legendary tale from 19th-century India, starring Bollywood legend Rekha as a young woman sold into a brothel who emerges as the cultured…
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Chakra (1981)
Cast: Smita Patil, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Ranjeet Chowdhuri …
Directed by: Rabindra Dharmaraj
Benwa (Ranjit Choudhary) and his mother, Amma (Smita Patil), live in destitution in the slums of Bombay. Amma longs to be in her lover's arms in a home of her own, blessed with an…
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Hum Paanch (1980)
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah …
Directed by: Bapu
Based on a popular Mahabharata legend, Hum Paanch is the first Hindi film for acclaimed director Bapu and a remake of director Puttanna Kanagal's Paduvarahalli Pandavara. In this feudal…
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Junoon (1978)
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal …
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Soldier Javed Khan (Shashi Kapoor) becomes enamored with Ruth, the daughter of an English widow, and renounces his military duty to pursue his beloved. After he's forced back into battle…
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Bhumika (1976)
Cast: Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anant Nag, Amol Palekar …
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Keshav takes Usha to Bombay on a quest to realize her dream of being in the movies. But it's not long before Usha becomes the darling of Bollywood -- and the target of exploitation from…
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Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (2006)
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayesha Takia …
Directed by: Naseeruddin Shah
Fate steps in to link the lives of four strangers as they make their way to the United States for various reasons. Tilottima (Konkana Sen Sharma), a newlywed, can't wait to reunite with…