
Acting
Shammi
Born — Died
1931-01-31 — 2018-03-06
Place of birth
Bombay - Maharashtra - India
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63 titles
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7.2Dekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most popular comedy Hindi sitcom created, developed, edited, directed and line produced by Aanand Mahendroo, produced by Jaya Bachchan, starring, Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, Vishal Singh, Nattasha Singh lead roles. It premiered on Doordarshan's metro channel, on 6 May 1993 until 1997. Subsequently, there have been several re-runs on DD National, Sony TV, and SAB TV till 2005. It is considered as a classic, among Indian television shows.The story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs. Their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents and in-laws. A distinctive feature of this show were its fast speaking characters.
Dekh Bhai Dekh
1993
Sunita, an air hostess and Poonam, an ad executive stay together in Mumbai in a rented apartment. Their lives take interesting turn when they start sharing the flat with a struggling actor Kumar and a small time broker Sudhir.
Idhar Udhar
1985
6.9A poor young woman, who dreams of Bollywood fame, is caught in a love triangle between her childhood friend and a famous actor.
Rangeela
1995
8.5Muqaddar ka Faisla, is the story of Pandit Krishna Kant. A poor, but extremely honest, upright, God-fearing man, who refuses to compromise on his principles.
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
1987
5.0When ad agency executive Pooja (Kirti Reddy) attends a wedding and meets lovable but broke Kabir (Abhishek Bachchan), it's love at first sight -- but only for Kabir. Pooja heads back to her fast-track life and gets in dutch with the head honcho for prolonging her vacation. To save her job, a co-worker explains Pooja's delay with a phony story about her engagement to Kabir, and all's well till she meets her dream man: the boss' son (Sanjay Suri).
Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
2000
4.5Suraj is the adopted son of a wealthy hotel owner who is haunted by memories of his birth mother's rejection. He befriends Raja not knowing that he is in fact his younger brother and even gives up his love Sapna to Raja. Through Raja he is reunited with his birth mother and it is revealed that she was raped by a criminal who fathered Suraj. After many fights, flying bodies, car chases, and broken glass, Suraj eventually exacts revenge on his birth father and dies happily in his mother's arms.
Karz: The Burden of Truth
2002
Film credits
2000s · 6 titles
5.0When ad agency executive Pooja (Kirti Reddy) attends a wedding and meets lovable but broke Kabir (Abhishek Bachchan), it's love at first sight -- but only for Kabir. Pooja heads back to her fast-track life and gets in dutch with the head honcho for prolonging her vacation. To save her job, a co-worker explains Pooja's delay with a phony story about her engagement to Kabir, and all's well till she meets her dream man: the boss' son (Sanjay Suri).
Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
2000
4.5Suraj is the adopted son of a wealthy hotel owner who is haunted by memories of his birth mother's rejection. He befriends Raja not knowing that he is in fact his younger brother and even gives up his love Sapna to Raja. Through Raja he is reunited with his birth mother and it is revealed that she was raped by a criminal who fathered Suraj. After many fights, flying bodies, car chases, and broken glass, Suraj eventually exacts revenge on his birth father and dies happily in his mother's arms.
Karz: The Burden of Truth
2002
5.0Sidhant De, Rrutu Joshi Two people who have never met in Life before are chosen to play the biggest game show ever 'HUMDUM', It's a game of love and money. 5 Rounds and 1 big final to get 10 Crores (100 Million) and all they have to do is? Not fall in love!
Hum Dum
2005
5.3Raju meets Urmila in New Zealand. They have a fast romance and things are going well until Raju must make a trip back to India...
Kunwara
2000
9.0Rishi Oberoi is the only son in the Oberoi family, who are wealthy and own a palatial home. Rishi is a womanizer, and often drinks. One day he comes across an attractive young lady, who he later comes to know as Chandni Gupta. Chandni is not impressed with Rishi's advances, and ignores him. Chandni is employed with an organization, and is in love with her co-worker, Mohan Sachdev. When Mohan and Chandni plan to marry, they are met with opposition from Mohan's parents, and as a result Mohan marries someone else. Rishi comes to know about this and offers to console Chandni as a friend. It is now up to Chandni to decide if she would prefer a womanizer and a former admirer as a friend.
Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke
2001
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 · 14 titles
6.9A poor young woman, who dreams of Bollywood fame, is caught in a love triangle between her childhood friend and a famous actor.
Rangeela
1995
6.4Raja lives a poor lifestyle along with his dad, Hazariprasad and mom. He attends college where he has several run-ins with wealthy fellow-collegian, Madhu Mehra. Matters escalate to such an extent that she accuses him of sexually molesting her. When his dad comes to know, he decides to seize this chance to get rich quickly, masquerades as a wealthy businessman, approaches Mr. Mehra, and arranges for their children to get married. Murphy's law prevails at the time of the engagement - changing everyone's lives forever.
Dil
1990
6.1A wealthy businessman's traditional family celebrate their togetherness when his three sons get married, but slowly find themselves growing apart after a misunderstanding.
Hum Saath Saath Hain
1999
5.5A down and out actor,Deepak Bakshi,sees a woman getting attacked. He lands himself into trouble with the police as he is now a suspect for murder.
Pehla Nasha
1993
6.4A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
Agneepath
1990
6.8Inspector Dev Kumar and Gaurav alias Guru are childhood friends. The problem is that while Dev Kumar is with the police, his dad, Parshu Ram, works with the underworld, and is the right-hand man of Kakhan, a criminal don, who is also Guru's dad. When Inspector Khan is assigned the case of apprehending Kakhan, his first suspect is none other than Dev himself, and Dev must prove to Khan that he is earnest, and will not hesitate to arrest Kakhan. It remains to be seen if Dev will really apprehend his friend's dad, or just play around without really getting anywhere.
Gurudev
1993
6.0Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.
Hum
1991
6.4Mr Bechara is a shy printer who, since the passing of his wife, has been taking care of his infant son. However, his simple life is blown apart by the arrival of the unorthodox techniques of one Dr Dayanand.
Mr. Bechara
1996
8.5Mahesh Bhatt's Bollywood drama about living on borrowed time stars Pooja Bhatt as Pooja, a gregarious young woman whose world is turned upside down when she learns she has only six months to live. Romance blossoms when Pooja meets the fugitive Suraj (Vivek Mushran), who staged a daring escape from death row so he could care for his ailing mother. But with Pooja terminally ill and Suraj on the run, does their love stand a chance?
Saatwan Aasman
1992
NRShabnam is an ambitious girl who wants to be a dancer. Her mother was also a great dancer but her father Tony is against it. Then comes Rahul in her life like a storm with a proposition to allow Shabnam to take part in dance competitions.
Shabnam
1993
6.1Baadshah Khan falls in love with Benazir, a member of a rival clan who has defeated him in a game of buzkashi. Benazir will not marry him unless he brings back the head of her father's killer, Habibullah, from India. He is successful, but he must return to India. He is then tragically separated from Benazir through a series of incidents that are only resolved years later with the arrival of his daughter, Menhdi, and his release from prison.
Khuda Gawah
1992
9.7Trinetra is the story of revenge of a son, who lost his honest father, to a group of evil minds. It is the story of a son's infinitive love for his mother, who lost her husband. It is the story of a son's revenge on his father's killers.
Trinetra
1991
NRAfter a woman conceives out of wedlock, she kills herself in shame. The woman's sister then vows revenge. She uses magic to become the host body for her sister's dead baby, but the child turns out to be a demon driven to kill.
Amavas Ki Raat
1990
A deadly family feud sparked by an accidental killing and complicated by intertwined court trials, romances, and revenge.
Qurbani Jatt Di
1990
1980s · 15 titles
8.5Muqaddar ka Faisla, is the story of Pandit Krishna Kant. A poor, but extremely honest, upright, God-fearing man, who refuses to compromise on his principles.
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
1987
6.6An engineer's dream of making the perfect train for Indian Railways is given hope when the company commissions his prototype. After years dedicating himself to his dream, his family has suffered, but now he hopes to make it all up to them with the train's triumphant inaugural journey. However, an embittered fellow employee has other ideas.
The Burning Train
1980
7.0Kusam Desai moves from Pune to Bombay with her new husband and family friend Vimal, who does not live up to her expectations. After discovering Vimal's love with Sapna, they must use the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 in order to obtain a divorce, which is culturally stigmatized.
Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
1982
5.8Kalpana, a compulsive liar, believes that lying is justified for a good cause. However, trouble comes knocking on her door when she arranges dates for her siblings by lying.
Jhoothi
1985
5.0Sunny, a fashion photographer, gets embroiled in an unnecessary controversy when two of his model friends are murdered. When his girlfriend is made the next target, he strives to save her.
Karishmaa
1984
5.5Anand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at Roopsagar Clothing Store, he meets one of the Sales Clerks', Sharda, and falls in love with her. Shortly thereafter he proposes to her, she accepts, and both marry at the Registrar of Marriages. Sharda is shown around Anand's house, and the guest-house which houses his ex-convict father. Sharda soon settles in, establishes a Devi Maa Durga Mandir, but will find her life turning upside down when she discovers a deadly secret from Anand's past.
Red Rose
1980
6.9The semi-autobiographical film was written by Mahesh Bhatt about his extramarital relationship with actress Parveen Babi.
Arth
1982
4.0A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them.
Tawaif
1985
7.0When Sanam's family opposes to her relationship with Karan, they elope together. Karan's friend, Uncle Joe, saves them from the goons who hunt them down and suggests them to take a holiday.
Jawaani
1984
7.4Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. Based on William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy Of Errors'.
Angoor
1982
6.5Hearts collide when the conniving Jaggan (Prem Chopra) convinces Kishan (Amol Palekar) that his wife, Shanti (Rakhee Gulzar), is having an affair with his brother Shambhu (Rajesh Khanna). Of course, all this is done so that Kishan will marry Jaggan's cousin Tulsi (Rekha) according to Jaggan's master plan … even though Tulsi would much rather marry Shambhu. Confused? Don't worry. So are these weary lovers!
Aanchal
1980
8.0Brothers Dharam and Govinda live with their widowed mother. Dharam marries Pavitra while her lookalike sister falls in love with Govinda and this creates a misunderstanding between the brothers.
Mera Lahoo
1987
9.0Two outlaws get in over their heads when they're suddenly entrusted with the care of a wealthy child. Beseeched by a dying man to look after the young Munni, the pair uncovers a puzzle when they try to locate her kin and collect a reward.
Bombay 405 Miles
1980
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
6.8When Avinash, a lecturer, punishes some of his students for misbehaving, they turn his life upside down by abducting and molesting his blind sister in order to get even with him.
Insaaf
1987
1970s · 4 titles
4.9Inspector Raj Singh's father was killed by Shankar and his men for gold. Years later he locates them but also finds that he has a step brother Suraj who works for Shankar now known as Devi Dayal.
Lahu Ke Do Rang
1979
7.0Shyam is an honest and dedicated CBI Officer. He is assigned to a series of crimes involving a crime syndicate who, amongst other things, use disappearing ink on cheques issued to jewellers. With no clues left behind, Shyam is under pressure to put a stop to these crimes, as well as apprehend their perpetrators.
The Train
1970
NRSandhya (Tanuja) suffers from recurring nightmares in which she is stalked by a hideous, deformed witch. Eventually she begins to see the witch even when awake, tormenting her even further. At a party, Sandhya mistakes a beggar for the deformed creature of her dreams. She stabs the woman and is forced into an asylum for the criminally insane where she meets with a tragic death. Mourning their loss, Sandhya’s uncle (Tarun Bose), fiancé (Sanjeev Kumar) and best friend (Bela Bose) begin to see her ghost roaming about. Is it their imagination? Or has Sandhya returned to haunt them?
Purani Pehchan
1971
8.0Two close friends, Vimla and Chhaya, part ways when their friendship turns bitter. Years later, when Chhaya is arrested for a crime, Vimla, a lawyer, faces a moral dilemma.
Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
1970
1960s · 14 titles
6.0A rich girl marries a doctor. Differences crop up between the two and starts to snowball wherein she returns to her father's house. Months later she returns only to find he is in love with a nurse.
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
1960
3.0Childless farmer Ram Dayal comes across an abandoned child, who had landed from a spaceship, takes him home to his wife, where they decide to adopt him and name him Jaikumar. When he grows up he excels in wrestling, overcoming even much older children. Then he uses his powers to discover buried treasure, which his foster father donates to the Government. Years later, Jaikumar has re-located to Bombay where he works as a Journalist with a publication called 'Azad Desh'. Using his super-powers, he is able to unearth a number of criminal conspiracies and makes phone calls as 'Mr. Superman' to Inspector Dilip Desai. Then a series of robberies take place and the police are notified by victim/complainants that the culprit is none other than the masked caped crusader himself. Watch what impact this has on Jaikumar's credibility with the police and public on one hand and with gangsters on the other.
Return of Mr. Superman
1960
6.3Widowed Radha lives in rural India in the 1960s, along with two sons: Bharat and Puran. While she would like to educate her sons and ensure that they lead good lives, she cannot do so on her own, and must sacrifice the career of one son so that the second can achieve this goal. Bharat sacrifices everything to educate his brother Puran. However, Puran turns into a greedy man and gets involved in drug trafficking in order to make money.
Upkar
1967
7.0Wild ape man Zimbo (Azad) is captured by hunters and forced to join the circus, where he falls in love with the trapeze artist (Chitra).
Zimbo Comes To Town
1960
10.0Sent to Boarding School at a very young age, Mala returns home to Delhi after 10 years to find that everything has changed. Her widowed mom has re-married wealthy Khemchand, and all of the family, which consists of sister, Shashi; brother, Deep, and a younger brother, Munna, live in a palatial house. Khemchand does business illicitly as an insurance broker, when the government decides to nationalize insurance companies, he is arrested and sentenced to 7 years in jail. His entire family is thrown out on the street.
Ishaara
1964
5.4After returning from overseas, heiress Rita is stressed out and needs to go someplace to unwind. She chooses Kashmir and, upon arrival, rents a houseboat from the owner, Raja. After a few misunderstandings, they are attracted to each other and soon fall in love. This romance is not looked upon favorably by Raj Bahadur Chunilal, Rita's dad, as he would prefer his daughter marry a suitor he has chosen for her: Kishore. Rita dislikes Kishore and will only marry Raja; the wily Raj Bahadur devises a plan that will let him keep the cake and eat it too.
Jab Jab Phool Khile
1965
5.5Twin princes separated at birth must foil an assassination attempt and take their rightful places as rulers of a kingdom.
Nishan
1965
NRRam Narain has always been a womanizer and an habitual alcoholic. Even after his marriage to Achala, he has not changed his habits, but got even worse and is now in debt. One night in a drunken stupor, he falls down the stairs and passes away, leaving Achala and her young son, Shyam, to face life by themselves. Achala takes help of her friend, Noormohammed, and both go and live with him and his daughter, Salma. Years pass by, Shyam and Salma have both grown up. Shyam is a top-scoring student in college, and has even obtained a scholarship. He has many admirers, and one of them is rich and wealthy, Rekha Rai. One day Shyam finds out that elderly Noormohamed is still doing manual work to support them, and he decides to take over, dropping out of college. He runs into problems; Rekha is to marry Deepak; and unable to find a solution to them, he takes to drinking, just like his dad, little realizing that this will only lead him to the path of self-destruction.
Reshmi Rumal
1961
10.01966 film starring Sanjeev Kumar, L. Vijayalakshmi and Sheikh Mukhtar
Badal
1966
7.0Amar and Prem, college friends, and Asha and Shobana form friendships. Marriages are arranged, but dowry demands a US ticket. Prem returns, becomes office predator, and Asha endures harassment to pay off debts.
Doli
1969
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 diamond thief hides his loot on an innocent child, but the child turns out to be an adult posing as a youngster to purchase a half-priced train ticket. Now, the thief will have to outwit the eccentric in a series of wacky misadventures.
Half Ticket
1962
5.2Taking place almost entirely over the course of one stormy night, a woman is terrified when an accused murderer escapes from a mental hospital and seeks refuge in her home.
Ittefaq
1969
8.0Ranjan (Abhi Bhattacharya) is the only son of a very wealthy man, and is in love with Chanda (Chandabai) who he once accidently ran over with his car. This love affair is not known to Ranjan's dad, who wants him to marry Lata (Geeta Bali) who is a simple yet pretty village girl. Ranjan reluctantly agrees to marry Lata. And on the marriage night makes it clear to Lata that he has married her to please his dad; and even introduces Lata to his true love Chanda, and asks Lata to keep this secret from his dad. Meanwhile back in the village everyone thinks that Lata is happily married. Another fellow villager, Rashad (Sunder), a struggling and unsuccessful poet, comes to the big city and tries to con a wealthy blind woman into making her believe that he is her long lost son, as he himself can be rich and marry his love, Geeta (Shammi) who is Lata's sister. Will Ranjan finally accept Lata as his lawful wife, if so what will happen to Chanda?
Bade Ghar Ki Bahu
1960
1950s · 5 titles
7.0Two lovers Ratan and Reshmi are torn apart by Reshmi's scheming, cruel brother, Anand. After the death of his father, Anand banishes Ratan from the house and gets Reshmi married to his wealthy friend.
Malhar
1951
A man's pursuit of a luxurious life and creative ambition leads to a mysterious death, forcing him to face the dark consequences of his divided loyalties.
Akash
1953
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
7.0In this loose adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, childhood sweethearts Kamla and Shankar are separated and grow up in different worlds. The girl is brought up to be a priestess, while the boy becomes a dejected thakur, turned vindictive by life's injustices. Fate inevitably brings them together again, but Kamla does not know about her beloved's secret.
Sangdil
1952
A 1955 Hindi film directed by O.P. Dutta.
Lagan
1955
Series credits
7.2Dekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most popular comedy Hindi sitcom created, developed, edited, directed and line produced by Aanand Mahendroo, produced by Jaya Bachchan, starring, Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, Vishal Singh, Nattasha Singh lead roles. It premiered on Doordarshan's metro channel, on 6 May 1993 until 1997. Subsequently, there have been several re-runs on DD National, Sony TV, and SAB TV till 2005. It is considered as a classic, among Indian television shows.The story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs. Their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents and in-laws. A distinctive feature of this show were its fast speaking characters.
Dekh Bhai Dekh
1993
Sunita, an air hostess and Poonam, an ad executive stay together in Mumbai in a rented apartment. Their lives take interesting turn when they start sharing the flat with a struggling actor Kumar and a small time broker Sudhir.
Idhar Udhar
1985



