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Jamshedji

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16 titles

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1930s · 10 titles

Noorjahan poster
7.0

This silent historical drama chronicles the life of Mehr-un-Nissa, who rises from humble beginnings to become the powerful and influential Empress Noor Jahan, wife of Mughal Emperor Jehangir. The film explores her intelligence, beauty, and significant role in shaping the Mughal Empire.

Noorjahan

1931

Sitara poster
10.0

A fiery rivalry across two generations of gypsies sparks when a scorned love leads to tragedy. Decades later, a free-spirited young woman, unknowingly caught in the ancestral feud, must reconcile her wild heritage with bourgeois life when a passionate abduction reveals her true lineage and destiny.

Sitara

1939

Ghar Jamai poster
7.0

Mafatlal, an unemployed wanderer, is kicked out of his home with a mission: get rich. He chases a "resident son-in-law" ad, plots lawsuits, and even fakes being a station-master, enduring robbery along the way. Ultimately, he's chosen by Heeralaxmi, a woman with "advanced views." The film is packed with quirky women campaigning on bizarre platforms, a comedy subtly exploring male anxieties in the face of female liberation.

Ghar Jamai

1935

Indira M.A. poster
10.0

A girl with an MA from Oxford rejects an 'idiot' chosen by her alcoholic father, and falls for the playboy.

Indira M.A.

1934

Dhanwan poster
7.0

Film starring Rattan Bai and Hafisji.

Dhanwan

1937

Madhuri poster
9.0

The Gupta period depicts battles between Ujjain and Kanauj kingdoms, featuring Amber, Prince Tikka, and Madhuri, who defeats Kanauj's commander and rescues Amber.

Madhuri

1932

Society's Mistake poster
9.0

Unusually violent film for its time advocating widow's right to remarry.

Society's Mistake

1934

Do Ghadi Ki Mauj poster
NR

Hero Kishenprasad is an upright engineer with a large family, including his wife Lakshmi, mother Valibai, sister Asha and son Bachoo. He gambles away his happiness and is about to be jailed for embezzlement when he is saved by an honest fellow employee, Hamid, who takes the blame. The villains are his secretary Kassum and Sukhlal, a rich man who wants to marry Asha. When his advances are spurned, he alleges that he had an affair with Kisheprasad's wife, Lakshmi.

Do Ghadi Ki Mauj

1935

Saubhagya Sundari poster
8.0

A silent film adaptation of the popular Gujarati play, the story follows Saubhagyasinh, the lost son of a king, who falls in love with Sundari after saving her. Their romance is challenged by Sundari's manipulative step-mother, Kumati, with Saubhagyasinh's friend Madhavsinh assisting

Saubhagya Sundari

1933

My Man poster
8.0

In a Rajput-style court, the king's younger wife, Taramati, is condemned for infidelity, and her son Chandrakumar is sent away. The king's elder wife has twins: Princess Chanda and the deceitful Jaisingh, who is later revealed to be an imposter. The romantic outlaw Rohil helps restore order to the kingdom, delighting Princess Chanda. It is eventually discovered that Rohil is the long-lost son of the good chief Sajjan Singh. The film features elaborate scenes of a tiger hunt and a cheetah taking away an infant Rohil.

My Man

1934

1920s · 3 titles