Usha Kiran

Acting

Usha Kiran

Acting credits

Mansala Pankh Astat poster
NR

A poet and a nurse's relationship is put to the test when it is revealed that the latter was actually born to a Dalit and raised by a Brahmin. Does the poet find in him to stand up to society when it comes to action more than words, and how does the nurse make peace with her own newly learned identity?

Mansala Pankh Astat

1961

Mili poster
7.6

Shekhar 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

Chupke Chupke poster
7.2

Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.

Chupke Chupke

1975

Gehra Daag poster
8.0

While defending his sister's honor, Shanker kills a man. His ashamed family say he is away in Africa, while he spends the next ten years in prison. What happens when the truth comes out, can he ever find forgiveness or acceptance?

Gehra Daag

1963

Bawarchi poster
7.1

Desperate for a cook, the disgruntled Sharmas are relieved when a multi-talented man, Raghu, takes up the job. However, when all seems well, the family jewels disappear and so does Raghu.

Bawarchi

1972

Baadbaan poster
7.0

An orphaned boy from a fishing village, adopted and educated by a wealthy family, must choose between his sophisticated wife and a new love in his rural birthplace as he dedicates his life to uplifting his long-lost community.

Baadbaan

1954

Kalpana poster
6.6

A writer goes to a film producer with a story in the hope of selling the idea for a film. As he explains it to the producer, scenes from his dance movie come to life.

Kalpana

1948

Daag poster
7.5

Shankar and Paro love each other, but their relationship is strained by his drinking problem and Paro's sudden wealth.

Daag

1952

Kanyadaan poster
NR

An ahead of its times Marathi classic about a father-in-law fighting his own wife and society in getting his widowed daughter-in-law remarried to a man she's fallen for.

Kanyadaan

1960

Madhosh poster
6.5

Two warring families in the town of Sajalpur find their generational conflict tested when the arrogant son of one, Raya, falls truly in love with Soni, the daughter of the other, forcing him to confront his reckless nature and sparking a dramatic rivalry with a woman from the jungle also captivated by him.

Madhosh

1951

Samraat poster
8.0

Ram and Raju are hired to find out the truth about a smuggling racket aboard a sunken ship. But, a rift creates between them due to a new job.

Samraat

1982

Dost poster
9.0

The film is a social drama that explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the moral complexities of the time. While detailed plot synopses of 1950s "B-movies" can sometimes be elusive, Dost is characterized by the typical emotional storytelling of the era, often centering on family dynamics or star-crossed relationships.

Dost

1954

Jai Mahalakshmi poster
8.0

Considered a curse by her cruel in-laws, a desperate woman attempts to take her own life until a priest intervenes, revealing that her continuous, unwavering devotion to the Goddess Mahalakshmi is the only key to changing her fate and restoring her prosperity.

Jai Mahalakshmi

1951

Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere poster
10.0

Panchu Kumtekar lives a near-destitute lifestyle in Bombay along with his school-going brother, Shiri. He makes a living as a con-man, gambling and picking pockets with the assistance of another poverty-stricken male, Choti. He has a friend in Ashok who sells Cavendar cigarettes on busy streets by wearing stilts. One day, Ashok meets a maidservant, Sonu Mangeshkar, and they fall in love. Shiri is unable to pay his fees, and is expelled from school, but a local prostitute, Prema, comes to his assistance, much to the initial displeasure of Panchu. But he changes his mind eventually and accepts her help. In time, they fall in love and get married. Ashok is then employed as a boxer by Sonu's employer, starts earning enough money to support them all, and even moves into a three bedroom apartment, while Panchu decides to become honest and finds work as a peon. Film starring Balraj Sahni, Kumkum and Sushil

Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere

1960

Parivar poster
7.0

A joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionls, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others businessmen. They are a happy family, living and sharing each other's joys and sorrows. Then one day, an arguement breaks out over a glass of milk, and the entire family is thrown into chaos, and the only resolution seems to be nothing but dividing the entire property amongst the brothers and their respective families.

Parivar

1956

Dushman poster
10.0

Encouraged by his mother, Ram's early entry into petty thievery makes him a criminal as he grows older. While evading the law, he meets Sheila, a CBI officer's sister, and gets married to her.

Dushman

1957

Lal Kunwar poster
8.0

At midnight, a village magistrate (Jairaj) turns into a fanged killer in this cross between The Wolfman and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Lal Kunwar

1952

Kabuliwalah poster
NR

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners

Kabuliwalah

Musafir poster
7.0

The stories of three sets of people, linked by their connection to an old suburban house in Calcutta- An orphaned young woman who desperately wants her husband to make up with his estranged parents so that she may belong to a family once more, a wayward young man desperate to find a job to support his aged father and his widowed sister-in-law, and a shadowy neighbourhood ‘madman’

Musafir

1957

Nazrana poster
8.0

Raj (Raj Kapoor) and Vasanti (Vyjayanthimala) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love letter he sent her. Later on, realizing her mistake, Vasanti apologizes to him and the two fall in love. Vasanti's elder sister, Geeta (Usha Kiron), supports the family by stitching clothes. Raj rents the room upstairs in their house. He falls ill and in nursing him, Geeta falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanti, who decides to sacrifice her love for the sake of her sister and convinces Raj to marry Geeta. Raj initially neglects Geeta. On finding out, Vasanti writes to him that their sacrifice, made for Geeta's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geeta. Raj relents and marries Geeta and they have a son. Vasanti joins them and Geeta suspects that there is something on between Raj and Vasanti and makes Vasanti leave the house.

Nazrana

1961

Aulad poster
10.0

A poignant family drama that explores the sacrifices, burdens, and profound emotional ties of parenthood, revolving around the central theme of a couple's complex relationship with their offspring.

Aulad

1954

Bahurani poster
7.5

Amit wants to marry a modern woman but his parents get him married to a village girl, Madhuri. When Amit refuses to accept her as his wife, Madhuri reinvents herself as Malathi and re-enters his life.

Bahurani

1989

Badshah poster
10.0

A King (Badshah) betrays the gypsy woman he loves to marry a Princess, triggering a chain of events that leads the King's hunchback slave to seek revenge and ring the bell of justice.

Badshah

1954

No artwork available
7.7

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners.

Kabuliwala

1961