Anoop Kumar

Acting

Anoop Kumar

Born — Died

1926-03-24 — 1997-09-20

Place of birth

Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

Anoop Kumar, born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films Kalyan was born into a Hindu Bengali Brahmin family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar (now in Madhya Pradesh). His father Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhya) was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy family. Anoop Kumar was the second youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Kishore Kumar (the youngest).

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 9 titles

Amar Prem poster
7.0

A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.

Amar Prem

1972

Anmol Tasveer poster
8.0

Anmol Tasveer is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Satyen Bose.

Anmol Tasveer

1978

Majboor poster
7.2

A terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custody and searches for the real killer.

Majboor

1974

One Better Than the Other poster
9.0

A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different

One Better Than the Other

1976

Chori Mera Kaam poster
5.9

Thieves Bholanath and Sharmili run away with a manuscript containing stealing tips and sell it to Parvin, an unscrupulous publisher. However, when the book becomes a huge hit, they fall into trouble.

Chori Mera Kaam

1975

Victoria No. 203 poster
6.0

Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.

Victoria No. 203

1972

Do Anjaane poster
5.5

A man (Amitabh Bachchan) is found wounded on railway tracks and when he awakens he has no memory of who he is and doesn't remember anything about his life.

Do Anjaane

1976

Rakhi Aur Hathkadi poster
7.0

When Thakur Virendra Singh's wife firstborn child is still born, Janaki, who used to be a tawaif, gives up her newly born son to the grieving mother. The two families' fates get entangled yet again when Virendra Singh's second son falls in love with Janaki's daughter.

Rakhi Aur Hathkadi

1972

The Royal Hunt poster
7.0

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.

The Royal Hunt

1977

1960s · 9 titles

Mahabharat poster
8.0

A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.

Mahabharat

1965

Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai poster
8.0

Ravi, a fireman, falls in love with Roopa, a simple village girl. The couple is happy in their new relationship until Jagirdar, who also loves Roopa, tries to separate them.

Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai

1967

Kashmir Ki Kali poster
5.3

A rich young man woos proud girl against her father's wishes.

Kashmir Ki Kali

1964

Junglee poster
6.0

A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mother could understand his new lease on life.

Junglee

1961

Dil Aur Mohabbat poster
10.0

Widowed by the sudden passing of his wife, Superintendent of Police, Choudhry, brings up his son, Rajesh, on his own, teaches him all known good values, and when he grows up sends him to College in Bombay, and remits money to him regularly. Choudhry would like to transfer to Bombay Police, so that he can be close to his son, and then one day out of the blue, his transfer is approved, and a delighted Choudhry writes to his son to pick him from the railway station. Upon arrival in Bombay, he does not find his son at the Railway Station, but when browsing through a newspaper he sees his son's photograph - wanted for the murder of a card-sharp. Shocked and dismayed, Choudhry attempts to piece his life together and attempts to find Rajesh before the City Police do - for he may well face the death sentence. Choudhry does find him, but only after Rajesh is accused of killing a woman named Kishori, and this time Choudhry is quite sure that there is no hope for Rajesh.

Dil Aur Mohabbat

1968

No artwork available
10.0

Shanta, a widow who wants to question the orthodox society, falls in love with Shekhar, a poet. In her quest to fight the system, Shanta's father-in-law, a retired judge, supports her.

Bahu Beti

1965

Bheegi Raat poster
8.0

A struggling artist accidentally kills a man on a "wet night." Unbeknownst to him, a wealthy witness falls for his sister. Their love blossoms, but the hidden truth of the murder threatens to unravel everything, forcing them to confront a dark past that could shatter their future.

Bheegi Raat

1965

Jhumroo poster
8.0

Anjana lives a wealthy lifestyle with her dad, Dwarka Nath, in a hilly region in India. When she returns home after several years, she finds that her dad has become more strict and a disciplinarian, and even has his erring employees and villagers flogged. Then she meets with local villager, Jhumroo, and both fall in love with each other. Jhumroo takes her home to introduce her to his mom, Kamla, who approves of her instantly. When Dwarka comes to know about this, he is enraged, and quickly announces her marriage with his Manager, Ramesh. Jhumroo is heart-broken and goes to meet with Anjana, who does tell him that she loves him, but must obey her father. What Jhumroo and Anjana do not know is that she is not Dwarka's daughter, but is the daughter of Kamla, and abducted at a very young age.

Jhumroo

1961

No artwork available
NR

A movie stunt-man is recruited to impersonate a look-alike mentally unstable heir to a vast estate.

Krorepati

1961

1950s · 3 titles