
Acting
Shubha Khote
Born
1940-08-30 (86)
Place of birth
Mumbai, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
Shubha Khote is an Indian film and television actress. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling.
Known for
10.0Zabaan Sambhalke is a Hindi sitcom. An engineer Mohan Bharti is forced to teach Hindi at a language school. His students are people from all corners of the country and the world, exchanging cultures and lost in translations. It is the Indian version of the British sitcom Mind Your Language (1977).
Watch Your Tongue
1993
5.2Sanjana is a vivacious young woman who lives life on her own terms. She becomes upset when her mother, Susheela, arranges for her to meet a boy as a potential marriage prospect.
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2003
6.0Deepak, an ordinary young man with a big heart, and Aarthi, an attractive, middle class girl.
Sirf Tum
1999
6.8A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Toilet: A Love Story
2017
9.0At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and their house burns down. She is shunned since then by children her age as well as their parents. Her dad brings her up with a lot of love, and even arranges her marriage with a young man, whose mother, uncle and nephew approve of Chhaya. But when the uncle finds out about Chhaya's past, they reject her. This news kills her dad, and Chhaya re-locates to live with her friend, Leela Lal, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her husband, Murari, and her mother-in-law, who is very superstitious and never lets Leela out of her sight. Murari and Leela introduce her to Prakash, an airline pilot, and both eventually fall in love with each other. When Prakash takes her with him to meet his mom, Chhaya finds out that she is the same woman who rejected her and abruptly leaves without meeting anyone.
Ardhangini
1959
6.5A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.
Koyla
1997
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
6.8A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Toilet: A Love Story
2017
6.5An ensemble film set on the deserted highway between Mumbai and Goa and revolves around incidents that take place in one night to four sets of travelers. It is essentially a dark film, in which, each character is an anti-hero who has a dark mysterious interconnection between these stories that unfolds in a non-linear format. Each story varies from the other in its humor or less a similar motive - money
The Film Emotional Atyachar
2010
2000s · 3 titles
5.2Sanjana is a vivacious young woman who lives life on her own terms. She becomes upset when her mother, Susheela, arranges for her to meet a boy as a potential marriage prospect.
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2003
7.6A miscreant who commits a misdemeanor is sentenced to do community service in an old-folks home.
Shararat
2002
Namdev has a business that supplies material for the last rites.Out of frustration of being mistreated by his wife and the society, he attempts suicide. However just in time, a restless soul saves his life in exchange of giving him dignity.
Chalta Hai Yaar
2005
1990s · 9 titles
6.0Deepak, an ordinary young man with a big heart, and Aarthi, an attractive, middle class girl.
Sirf Tum
1999
6.5A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.
Koyla
1997
5.9One-time rival collegians, Vikas Sabkuchwala and Sunil, are now friends and in love with sisters Ayesha and Mamta Vidrohi, who they would like to marry. But their politician father wants a size-able dowry as well as well-placed sons-in-laws, and refuses to have to do anything with them. The foursome get together and arrange the fake kidnapping of the sisters so as to extort a large sum of money from Vidrohi. Things go completely out of control and awry, when Vikas and Sunil find out that the kidnapping has taken place - not by them - but by notorious international terrorist and seemingly invincible Colonel Chikara.
Waqt Hamara Hai
1993
10.0From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Antarnaad (Hindi: अंतरनाद) ("Inner voice") was a 1991 Hindi drama film made by Shyam Benegal, based on the Swadhyay Movement by Pandurang Shastri Athavale. • The film is an empowering and thought-provoking Hindi film that traces the journey of a young woman who finds her purpose in life through social work and spirituality. Inspired by a spiritual leader, she embarks on a path of self-discovery and growth. Directed by acclaimed director Shyam Benegal, Antarnaad, released in 1991, is a timeless classic that highlights the importance of social work, spirituality, and personal growth. Watch this inspiring film to explore the depth of human emotions and the power of inner transformation.
Inner voice
1991
6.8Separated at birth, Kishen and Kanhaiya grow up in different worlds, one in opulent luxury, the other in poverty. Fate reunites them as they fight together to end injustice.
Kishen Kanhaiya
1990
9.0Premi loved Lailajaan and one day he finds out that she works at a brothel. Later Premi finds out that Lailajaan was an ordinary dancer and he tries to win her back.
Teri Payal Mere Geet
1993
6.8A daughter returns to her deceased father's estate. She discovers that her uncle, who looks after the estate, has been embezzling her father's money.
Ek Ladka Ek Ladki
1992
6.1Nita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her mom and dad in Bombay, India, and works as a Surgeon in a hospital. She is of marriageable age, & is in love with a struggling Musician/Singer named Ravi, much to the chagrin of her mom, who wants her to marry someone who is wealthy. One day a badly wounded male is admitted into the hospital, is pronounced dead, but recovers, and with Nita's help recuperates and is discharged. He visits Nita's home, introduces himself as wealthy Vikram Chauhan and asks her parents for the hand of Nita, who immediately accept. But Nita wants to marry Ravi and plans to elope with him. On that fateful day, Ravi fails to keep his appointment and a heartbroken Nita decides to get married to Vikram. The marriage takes place with great pomp and ceremony. When Ravi attempts to re-enter Nita's life, she forbids him. Little does she know that Ravi's plans had been sabotaged by none other than Vikram - who is in reality a human during daytime...
Junoon
1992
3.8Single and lusty Asha's (Rekha) affairs with three men (Randhir Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, Jeetendra) lands her with a baby-girl, and she must relocate to distant Mauritius to start life anew. She makes up a story about her husband, Mr. Brittania, while admitting her daughter in school, heroically saving lives of numerous Indians and being unable to save himself. Now Asha has a grown up daughter, Jiya (Sanober Kabir). She finds out that Jiya wants to marry Mrs. Chaudhary's (Shashikala) grandson, Raj (Rahat Khan). Asha's three beaus also contact her one by one that they will be coming, with their respective wives and families to tow, to visit Mauritius. Asha's past is now coming back to haunt her, and Asha must use all her wits to see herself through this crisis.
Mother
1999
1980s · 21 titles
6.6When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.
Coolie
1983
8.0Prem Kapoor is a businessman who lives in a small town with his wife, Bhavna, who is a Judge, and two children, Sunil and Babli. One Sunday, he gets a visitor by the name of Prakash Dutt, who has brought a letter from a woman named Sneh who lives in Bombay, has known Prem for the last seven years, and wants to urgently meet with him. Prem departs for Bombay, meets with Sneh and finds out that he is the father of a seven year old boy, Bittu, who is Sneh's son, as a result of intimacy shared between them over seven years ago. Sneh has been diagnosed with cancer and is not expected to live long, she wants Bittu to be taken care of, and Prem agrees to do so. He takes Bittu home with him, while Sneh goes to America for treatment. It is here that Prem will be confronted by Bhavna on one hand, his children on the other, and a blackmailer who wants a huge sum of money to keep the truth about Sneh and Prem's affair from Bhavna and the children.
Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka
1983
7.4The lives of friends Namdev, Raghu, Damu and Jaggi take a turn for the worse when they win a lottery. Raghu and Damu murder Jaggi and frame Namdev who later returns to seek revenge.
Naseeb
1981
6.9Manu and Kanu are two con-men and petty thieves who work alone and are not known to one another. They individually decide to work for underground criminal Don "K.K.", and K.K. accepts them....
Do Qaidi
1989
9.0When his car breaks down, Amitabh Bachchan finds himself in a busload of students. Shortly, the students, debating heatedly whether man is greater or a woman, put the question to their esteemed guest.
Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara
1987
Subhash, a young man, returns to his village only to find it in miserable conditions due to two tyrannical rulers. When he tries to help the villagers, the rulers send a henchman to deal with him.
Mahaguru
1985
4.3Jyoti wins the trust of the wealthy Madan and is given full control of his household. However, when his son Vijay sexually molests and marries Jyoti, differences arise between the housekeeper and employer.
Himmat Aur Mehanat
1987
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Do Dilon Ki Dastaan
1985
7.5Vijay Choudhury lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Laxmi, and step-brother, Ravi. Although Vijay and Laxmi have been married for several years, they have no children, and as a result Laxmi is shunned and humiliated in the entire town of Madhopur, despite of the fact the Vijay is the Chair of the Village Panchayat. After Ravi completes his M.A., he falls in love with the only daughter, Lalita, of Milawatram and Bandharlekha. Since the Choudhurys and Milawatram do not get along, both anticipate problems from both sides. They do overcome these problems, get married, and Lalita proves to Vijay and Laxmi that she is here to be one of the Choudhury family member. Soon Lalita and Laxmi both get pregnant, and it is here that the family will be subjected to a trauma as only one woman will be able to give birth to a child. Watch what happens when a son is born and resultant anxiety that will end up tearing this family apart.
Swarag Se Sunder
1986
8.0A love story between a Tamil man a North Indian woman, who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When they admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.
Ek Duuje Ke Liye
1981
7.5Gangvaa embarks on a quest for revenge against a crooked landlord after he orders the death of his father for reporting his crimes to the police and getting him arrested.
Gangvaa
1984
10.0Sharda, a nurse and single mother, raises her daughter Swati as an independent, articulate young woman. Swati is a strong advocate of women's rights in a society where there is significant male domination. Swati deals with eve teasers firmly, sometimes with considerable force. When a married friend of hers gets raped in the presence of her husband, she acts as a counsellor and helps them adjust to the reality of a society that blames the victim and not the rapists. Swati takes on a huge transformation when she meets a political activist and falls in love with him. She embarks on a project of matchmaking for her mother and engineers a wedding with a widower who has a grown-up daughter.
Swati
1986
6.0Widowed Dinanath Kumar lives a poor lifestyle in Poona with two sons, Rajeev & Sanjeev; daughter, Payal; and widowed sister, Kalawanti. He has great hopes for Rajeev who he has got educated, but is very disappointed with Sanjeev, who works as a Garage Mechanic with Tahir Khan, and is always disruptive and in trouble. Matters rise to such an extend that the Police arrest Sanjeev for setting fire to the house of Premnath and nearly killing him.
Main Awara Hoon
1983
8.5Justice M.K. Roy is a traditional and orthodox gentleman, who is unable to understand nor appreciate the carelessness of today's youth. He has brought up his daughter, Shobha, with these same traditions, and he hopes to get her married in a good household. To his shock and dismay, Shobha is in love with Ramesh Saxena, an unemployed youth, who has no respect for tradition. Justice Roy is opposed to any alliance with Ramesh in any way whatsoever, until and unless Ramesh gets a suitable and respectable job, and learns to respect tradition. Ramesh does get a job with a textile mill, and gets a bonus payment, which is to be presented to him in an open ceremony, presided over by Justice Roy. When the bonus payment is being handed over to Ramesh, a woman comes forward and claims that Ramesh is her husband, who had abandoned her soon after their marriage.
Ulta Seedha
1985
7.0Anju lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Dhanraj, on a privately owned island. She studies in a hostel, plays on the football team, but is known for getting into fights with other girls, rather then taking part in this sport. But before that could happen, six men men who had duped by Dhanraj several years ago, arrive on the island incognito, enlist the assistance of the island's native people, led by Heera, who have been oppressed by Dhanraj and Captain Ashok, to recover their loot and kill Dhanraj and Anju. It is here that Anju will find out that the reason Shekhar accompanied her was not because he loves her, but for quite some other unknown and devious reason.
Choron Ki Baaraat
1980
4.4Nisha believes she is happily married until she discovers that her successful businessman husband, Kabir, has been having an affair with her cousin, Indu. Distraught, Nisha abandons her husband and newborn daughter and leaves for the city, where she finds love in the arms of a sensitive writer, Alok. But Nisha's past soon catches up to her and forces her into a soul-searching decision over whether or not to return to her family and old life.
Aakhir Kyon?
1985
8.0When Raja discovers his face is identical to a wealthy and successful doctor he manages to take his place, but soon he discovers that success is no guard against problems.
Hum Dono
1985
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Rajlakshmi
1987
7.6Shekhar and Pooja are in love, but cannot get married until Shekhar's family demands an unaffordable dowry to seal the deal.
Mohabbat
1985
6.0Unaware of her brother Raghunandan's evil plans, Laxmi ill-treats her stepchildren, causing them to run away. What follows after is a young girl’s transition to a woman battling for survival, her brother’s education, and to reconcile with her long lost family.
Maa Beti
1986
8.0While returning home via train, Purnima gets sexually assaulted by a stranger, keeps it to herself, but her parents eventually find out and the shock kills her dad. Since it was too late to abort the baby boy, her mother gives it away to a stranger. Purnima gets married to her sweetheart, Vijay, a Chief Engineer, but ironically the very same child ends up in their care, and they name him Rajan. Years later, Purnima gives birth to Aman. The two boys grow up, siblings rivalry prevails to such an extent that eventually they end up falling in love with the same woman, Meena. Things keep on getting complicated so much so that a member of their family ends up getting killed, and another getting arrested.
Mazloom
1986
1970s · 7 titles
7.6A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Gol Maal
1979
7.6Shekhar is new to the block and it doesn't take long before the street noise and the children playing nearby push his tolerance to the limit. To the rescue comes Mili, who has the exact opposite disposition. While Shekhar may be at a loss over what to do with her at first, he eventually falls in love.
Mili
1975
7.5Preeti, a wealthy woman, is in an intimate relationship with Prem, but her father disapproves and devises a plan that leads to their breakup. Years later, Preeti is reunited with Prem in a completely different situation.
Aa Gale Lag Jaa
1973
9.7Lakhipur is a small community along the river bank of Ganga, where Sonu lives with his ailing mother. One day he rescues a woman named Geeta and brings her home with him. He and his mom look after her while she recuperates and find out that she comes from a wealthy family. When she gets better, he takes her home, only to find out that she is no longer welcome there by her paternal uncle and his wife, Ramkali.
Naiyya
1979
4.7Sagar Singh is a businessman who lives in scenic Simla with his widowed mom; brother, Bipin, his wife, Urmila; sister, Prema; and brother, Kishan. When he returns from USA, he meets with Prema's music teacher, Savitri C. Thakur, and falls head over heels in love with her. The Singhs approve of Savitri and soon the couple are married. What Sagar does not know is that Savitiri loves another man by the name of Manohar Dhani, who is the local tourist guide, but cannot marry him, as according to an astrology professor her husband is fated to die within the first 40 days of her marriage. She keeps her affair a secret from Sagar, but Manohar shows up - and he makes his intentions quite clear from the beginning - that he is here to marry Savitri, by hook or by crook, even if he has to kill Saga
Badaltey Rishtey
1978
7.5After helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only way to save his wife and child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity.
Benaam
1974
8.0Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma, Sachin, and Keshto Mukherjee play other roles in the movie. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman.
Arjun Pandit
1976
1960s · 10 titles
7.3An impoverished farmer struggles to buy a cow. Based on Munshi Premchand's novel "Godaan".
Godaan
1963
6.7A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
Kanoon
1960
8.0When Sita’s husband, Ram, is diagnosed with cancer, their lives are thrown into a tailspin—only to be further complicated when his treating physician turns out to be Dharmesh, Sita’s former lover.
Dil Ek Mandir
1963
9.0Rich man's son Rajesh loves Savita, daughter of a teacher he got fired. She helps him excel in college. They marry against his father's wishes. Their friend Jivan creates problems between them, leading to separation.
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
1963
7.0Shankar Chaudhry, a wealthy man gets married to Maya assuming she is the daughter of Ambala-based Advocate Madhusudan. He is shocked to realize that Maya and her brother Prakash have cheated him.
Sanjh Aur Savera
1964
6.5Wayward, brash, and disobedient Mohan (Shammi Kapoor) is sent by his angry dad Diwan Badriprasad (Ulhas) to a retired army captain Dayaram (Om Prakash) to learn some discipline and respect. But Mohan asks his friend Anokhe (Mehmood) to switch places with him, and Anokhe agrees to do so. Mohan meets with Meena (Mala Sinha), who lives with her blind dad (Manmohan Krishan). Anokhe is welcomed as Mohan by Captain Dayaram and his daughter Malti (Shubha Khote) in their household. Eventually both Malti and Anokhe fall in love. Things start to get even more muddled when Captain Dayaram finds out that Anokhe is married to another woman, and that Anokhe drives a rickshaw. The police are notified and they are asked to arrest Mohan - they arrest 3 Mohans. Who is the real Mohan?
Dil Tera Diwana
1962
6.3A mother and daughter create bitterness, hatred, acrimony and discord in a wealthy family.
Gharana
1961
7.0Drama about a large Indian family coping with revelations about the fathers past.
Grahasti
1963
6.2Shekhar is a Lothario. He's also the son of the Public Prosecutor. After his philandering has exhausted his parents' patience, he takes a fancy to Saradha and contrives to put her in a compromising position. She cannot escape from marrying him after her father accepts the Public Prosecutor's proposal of a union between their offspring. Shocked by his bride's contempt for his behaviour, Shekhar resolves to wait until his wife accepts him of her own volition. When she contracts pneumonia he gains the opportunity to win her love. However, an encounter with an old flame lands him in jail and Shekhar finds himself facing his father across a courtroom, charged with murder.
Hamrahi
1963
9.0Ramdas is a trusting individual, and trusts everybody around him. When times turn bad for him, he entrusts the life of his son, Bansi, to his trusted employee, Ronaklal, and departs. He regularly sends money to Ronaklal to provide for the upkeep of his son, but Ronaklal uses this money to educate his son, Deepak, keeps Bansi uneducated, and makes him do a lot of manual work. Years pass by, Ronaklal is now crippled, and is dependent on Bansi, as Deepak has left him, got married to a wealthy girl, and lives with his in-laws. Ronaklal is unable to show his face to Ramdas, and avoids him, and Bansi has grown up without knowing who his real father is. Will Ronaklal be able to tell Ramdas the truth when he returns, or will be just let Deepak be the sole heir to all the estate and the property?
Bharosa
1963
1950s · 7 titles
9.0At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and their house burns down. She is shunned since then by children her age as well as their parents. Her dad brings her up with a lot of love, and even arranges her marriage with a young man, whose mother, uncle and nephew approve of Chhaya. But when the uncle finds out about Chhaya's past, they reject her. This news kills her dad, and Chhaya re-locates to live with her friend, Leela Lal, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her husband, Murari, and her mother-in-law, who is very superstitious and never lets Leela out of her sight. Murari and Leela introduce her to Prakash, an airline pilot, and both eventually fall in love with each other. When Prakash takes her with him to meet his mom, Chhaya finds out that she is the same woman who rejected her and abruptly leaves without meeting anyone.
Ardhangini
1959
6.7Rajendra makes a meager existence supporting his younger brother and sister and vows not to marry until they have settled. However, when his sister loses her sight, his grand plan is threatened.
Chhoti Bahen
1959
8.0An incompetent lawyer gets evicted, dons the guise of an old man to gain accommodation, falls for the owner's daughter, then faces numerous life-changing challenges.
Paying Guest
1957
9.0Gopal's sister believes that she knows what is best for him. But a series of events causes turbulence in the family.
Didi
1959
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
7.5Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the man it belongs to. Impressed by his honesty, the man employs him to work in his office as a clerk.
Anari
1959
7.0Ajit is a poor farmer who has mortgaged his land with Zamindar Haridas. Ajit gets in the bad books of Haridas, and as a result he loses his house and property, on the very day of his sister's marriage. Ajit loses his temper and assaults Haridas, and as a result is arrested and imprisoned. His sister, Parvati, on her own now, gets molested, but is rescued in the nick of time by Haridas' son, Dr. Manohar, who eventually marries her, much to the anger of his dad. When Ajit is released from prison, he comes to Haridas' house with a sharp knife, bent on vengeance at any cost, not knowing that his sister is married in this family.
Barkha
1959

