Acting
Minoo Mumtaz
Acting credits
NRA talented Tabla player is unable to handle his meteoric rise and squanders away his talent and happiness when he finds himself falling for a danseuse even as he beats himself up for ignoring his loving wife. A tragic drama that is also a showcase for Natya Sangeet, Hindustani Classical and folksy Laavani.
Rangalya Ratri Asha
1962
5.2Maharaj Singh is a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions, and lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife, Rukmini and young son, Chimpoo. One day dacoits attack his farmhouse with a view of stealing the stallions.
Zameer
1975
7.0A pregnant Ratna loses her husband, eventually gives birth to a son, Raju, in a hospital where she is treated by renowned Dr. Anand.
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
1959
8.0Bombay Police are baffled by a series of crimes - all at the hands of arch-criminal "Black Cat" who leaves his calling card at every scene of the crime. The Commissioner assigns this matter to this best plainclothes agent, Rajan. Rajan's investigations lead him to suspect Professor Gupta, who is also the brother of his girlfriend, Nita. Rajan decides to use Nita's love for him, and spies on Gupta. When Nita finds out, she is enraged at Rajan, and blames the police who she feels are covering-up their inefficiency by making a scape-goat of an innocent man. Rajan fails to prove that Gupta is somehow involved with "Black Cat", and the Commissioner gives him a deadline. If Rajan does not apprehend Black Cat within that deadline, he may be suspended or even dismissed from the police force. With no clues whatsoever as to the whereabouts of Black Cat and it's gang, Rajan has the challenge of his life, which he may not be able to fulfill.
Black Cat
1959
7.0Kishore is a conman who has little respect for the rich. He learns that the person responsible for his friend's death is the same who led to his own father's death. He swears to bring him to justice.
Dilli Ka Thug
1958
7.0Roshan is a pickpocket whose life changes after a man he steals money from commits suicide. Driven by guilt, he sets out to repay the money to the deceased man's family.
Pocket Maar
1956
8.0A spoilt heiress runs away from home to be with the lover her family disapproves of, only to fall in love with someone else on the way.
Basant
1960
6.1Nawab sees Jameela in a market and instantly falls in love with her. The situation gets complicated when Aslam, his childhood friend, also ends up liking her.
The Full Moon
1960
5.7A newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich man. A C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder.
C.I.D.
1956
10.0Ashok returns to India after completing his studies and falls in love with Kavita. A series of unexpected events test their relationship, leading Ashok to navigate complicated situations involving love, duty, and family honor.
Preet Na Jane Reet
1966
8.0A car mechanic falls in love with a girl but discovers her father has a large debt, leading him to gamble and marry another to pay off the debt.
Aakhri Dao
1958
6.4Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom.
Howrah Bridge
1958
7.0Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film, directed by Kidar Sharma, starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar. It was based on 1934 Hindi novel by the same name by Bhagwati Charan Verma about Bijgupta serving under the Maurya Empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya (340 BCE – 298 BCE) and his love for courtesan Chitralekha. Set in the back drop of the middle age society. The portrayal of the three tools wisdom, knowledge and power become superfluous in the absence of strength of character.
Chitralekha
1964
6.3A mother and daughter create bitterness, hatred, acrimony and discord in a wealthy family.
Gharana
1961
9.0Zindagi Ya Toofan is a movie directed by J. Nakhshab featuring Nutan, Pradeep Kumar. Loosely based on Umrao Jaan Ada.
Zindagi Ya Toofan
1958
6.8The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.
Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959
10.0Mohar starring Geeta Bali and Shammi Kapoor in the lead role
Mohar
1959
8.0A dramatic case of mistaken identity when a catastrophic train wreck separates two newlywed couples. Because traditional bridal veils (ghunghat) completely hid the brides' faces, a surviving groom accidentally rescues and brings home the wrong woman.
Ghunghat
1960
10.0The relationship between two childhood friends is tested as they grow up and discoveries are made. Mirza Yusuf Changezi has known Jahan Ara since childhood, and both have been good friends. After they grow up, things are not quite the same, as Jahan Ara's dad is none other than Emperor Shah Jahan, and men are not permitted to meet with the princess under any circumstance. But Jahan and Mirza do meet secretly and promise to marry each other.
Jahan Ara
1964
6.3In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - and she grows up without learning her true identity. Years later, she falls in love with a Roman prince.
Yahudi
1958
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
9.0Halaku (Pran), the powerful emperor of Iran, rules the country wisely and with an iron hand. When he comes upon one of his subjects, Niloufer (Meena Kumari), he stakes his claim on her and wants her to be his wife, despite of his wife (Minoo Mumtaz), who opposes his marriage plans. Niloufer, who loves Pervez (Ajit), refuses to submit to Halaku, he turns his wrath on both Niloufer, Pervez, and his wife. Will Niloufer and Pervez survive the ruthless Halaku?
Halaku
1956
10.0A government contractor desires a criminal brother-in-low to marry a girl, but she has fallen in love with contractor's sobriety-conscious brother.
Bindya
1960
6.5Comedy move with Balraj Sahni and Johny Walker
Mai Baap
1957