Acting
Mumtaz Ali
Acting credits
8.0A quarrel at a birthday party ends in a guest’s death, and the son takes the blame to protect his father. Fleeing to the city, he struggles until a street dancer helps him, and the two grow close. A chance encounter between the dancer and the man’s sister sets off events involving love, misunderstandings, and the eventual unveiling of the truth.
Punar Milan
1940
1949 bollywood film.
Roshini
1949
5.5A doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.
Nirala
1950
8.0Impoverished singers Uma and her brother Babul are discovered by Nirmal. Uma becomes a star and marries Nirmal, but his insecurity leads him to abandon her and their daughter, Manju. When he finds Uma back on stage, he abducts Manju. After years, the family reunites, and Uma returns to a homemaker role.
Basant
1942
7.01952 Bollywood film.
Rangeeli
1952
10.0A lighthearted comedy film directed by P. L. Santoshi. It's described as a "flippant and clownish farce" that focuses on humorous situations, particularly involving a "boy and girl" dynamic.
Khidki
1948
8.0A struggling entertainer trying to keep his dance company afloat with the help of his four daughters. However, his wife is worried about the disrepute the profession is bringing the girls and diminishing their chances of marriage.
Shehnai
1947
7.0Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place to the men, besting all but one in the annual exams. She tied with Ramdas (Ashok Kumar). But, at the same time she is tied to the age-old culture, traditions and religion. She yearns for a husband and for motherhood. And this conflict forms the crux of the story.
Nirmala
1938
8.0An allegory of contemporary political attitudes presented in terms of differing approaches to the institutionalisation of sexuality: marriage. There are three college friends: the liberal Vijay the conservative Loknath and Jagdish, a careerist. Vijay rescues a damsel in distress and marries her. Later, his son Anand repeats his father's history by rescuing Jagdish's daughter from a bandit and marrying her, resolving the differences between the three friends.
The Rebel
1940
6.0An "untouchable" girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system and the gossip of the villagers threaten to keep them apart.
Untouchable Girl
1936
10.0Hamari Baat is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
Hamari Baat
1943
8.0Two widowed sisters thwart a love match when they try to arrange marriages for their respective children.
Prem Kahani
1937
8.3In the year 720B.C., Rustom, who reigned in Iran- Persia and was known for superhuman strength, married Tehminia, Princess of Samangan. When he moved to Samangan, Iran's enemies took advantage, attacked and imprisoned the king. As he heard the news of this rebellion, he began planning his own revolt- to free the king from his captors.
Rustom Sohrab
1967
7.0Rajan falls for the orphan Pratima, unaware of her mysterious past tied to a haunting statue. As his family pushes for a wealthy match, the truth behind the statue, a dacoit's rescue, and a hidden murder comes to light, exposing a villain and revealing Pratima's true heritage.
Pratima
1945
10.0A nationalist rural drama. The plot has Ajau and his girl friend Protima working on behalf of Indian villagers, incurring the enmity of the local zamindar and the villainous Sanatan. Ajay's relentless goodness eventually persuades the zamindar to bequeath his property to the hero, and general well-being reigns as class conflict is transmuted into class collaboration. The film includes the nationalist song 'Jai jai janani janmabhoomi' and other choruses with a similar thrust.
Janmabhoomi
1936
8.0Based in Central India, a story about struggle of a young man belonging to Bheel (an adivasi) tribe against the exploitation of his people by stronger Maratha tribe.
Izzat
1937
