Acting

Pratima Devi

Known for

Acting

Credits

59 titles

Known for

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai poster
6.0

A 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

Amar Akbar Anthony poster
6.9

Three brothers, each raised in different religious households, reunite after many years in a chance encounter. They set out to take revenge on those responsible for separating them.

Amar Akbar Anthony

1977

Pakeezah poster
6.5

A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.

Pakeezah

1972

Seeta and Geeta poster
6.9

Long-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive money-grubbing aunt. Meanwhile, her long-lost twin sister Geeta grows up to be a gutsy street performer. One day, the girls unintentionally swap places.

Seeta and Geeta

1972

Adha Din Adhi Raat poster
10.0

Gopal is constantly haunted by the tragedy that took place in his childhood. His youthful elder sister Sita and his younger brother Jagan were abducted by villainous Gulshan and his men. Gopal's mother dies with this shock, before innocent Gopal's eyes. This tragedy leaves a deep and an unerasable scar on Gopal's heart and mind. Revenge becomes his motto.

Adha Din Adhi Raat

1977

Dulari poster
8.0

Living a life of privilege in post-colonial India, wealthy young Prem Shankar faces a crisis when his businessman father insists on an arranged marriage to a rich family's daughter. While juggling the affections of his close friend Kasturi, Prem falls desperately in love with the free-spirited gypsy woman, Dulari. When his enraged father issues an ultimatum—never see Dulari again or forfeit his inheritance—Prem must confront the agonizing choice between his duty to his privileged family and the true, forbidden passion of his heart.

Dulari

1949

Film credits

1970s · 7 titles

Amar Akbar Anthony poster
6.9

Three brothers, each raised in different religious households, reunite after many years in a chance encounter. They set out to take revenge on those responsible for separating them.

Amar Akbar Anthony

1977

Pakeezah poster
6.5

A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.

Pakeezah

1972

Seeta and Geeta poster
6.9

Long-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive money-grubbing aunt. Meanwhile, her long-lost twin sister Geeta grows up to be a gutsy street performer. One day, the girls unintentionally swap places.

Seeta and Geeta

1972

Adha Din Adhi Raat poster
10.0

Gopal is constantly haunted by the tragedy that took place in his childhood. His youthful elder sister Sita and his younger brother Jagan were abducted by villainous Gulshan and his men. Gopal's mother dies with this shock, before innocent Gopal's eyes. This tragedy leaves a deep and an unerasable scar on Gopal's heart and mind. Revenge becomes his motto.

Adha Din Adhi Raat

1977

Naukri poster
4.4

A disabled man who can't support his family contemplates committing suicide. However, a mysterious figure appears who forces him to reflect on his life.

Naukri

1978

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

Sau Saal Beet Gaye poster
NR

The marriage between a Rajput and a tribal girl wreaks havoc in the local community

Sau Saal Beet Gaye

1970

1960s · 13 titles

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai poster
6.0

A 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

Jewel Thief poster
6.7

Vinay finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief. To clear his name, he joins hands with the police to impersonate the thief and catch the real culprit. When the thief decides to counter by posing as Vinay, their true identities become thoroughly muddled.

Jewel Thief

1967

Saathi poster
6.5

Dr. Ravi returns from abroad and takes up position as Chief Surgeon in a hospital. He then meets with Nurse Shanti, who lives an impoverished lifestyle with her ailing mother, and decides to perform surgery, but she passes away, and a guilt-ridden Ravi marries Shanti much to the chagrin of his mentor, Kaka, who had hoped that he would marry his daughter, Rajni. The couple then travel to Kashmir for their honey-moon, and then settle down to a harmonious relationship. Hoping to travel even more, their plans are interrupted by the hospital's head doctor, who wants Ravi to focus on cancer research. The couple drop all travel plans and immerse themselves in research so much so that Shanti herself becomes ill.

Saathi

1968

Mamta poster
4.2

The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?

Mamta

1966

Ji Chahta Hai poster
5.7

Bollywood 1964

Ji Chahta Hai

1964

Mahal poster
7.0

To pay for his sister's marriage, a brother enters into a criminal conspiracy to impersonate the nephew of a wealthy male.

Mahal

1969

Piya Milan ki Aas poster
NR

The story of Piya Milan Ki Aas revolves around a woman who gets separated from her mother while attempting to escape from their cruel landlord. She is saved by a boatman and eventually they fall in love. Their relationship gets in trouble when the same landlord returns in their lives and plans to separate them to exact his revenge.

Piya Milan ki Aas

1961

Professor poster
6.4

Sita devi is a very strict aunt for a number of young ladies, and does not allow them to fraternize with males. Along comes Pritam disguised as an elderly Professor Khanna to break every possible rule of the aunt

Professor

1962

Ghunghat poster
8.0

A dramatic case of mistaken identity when a catastrophic train wreck separates two newlywed couples. Because traditional bridal veils (ghunghat) completely hid the brides' faces, a surviving groom accidentally rescues and brings home the wrong woman.

Ghunghat

1960

Tere Ghar Ke Samne poster
5.2

Rakesh, a successful architect, falls in love with a girl: Sujata whose father happens to be his own father's business rival. Sujata's father unwittingly assigns Rakesh the contract for building his house. This sets the stage for an entertaining story about the love between two individuals and their efforts to reconcile their families.

Tere Ghar Ke Samne

1963

No artwork available
10.0

A Bollywood film.

Sarfarosh

1964

Sannata poster
9.0

Kunwar Vijay Singh is found murdered and and from that time on a mysterious light can seen in a nearby fort while in the forest the haunting moan of an unknown woman is heard.

Sannata

1966

Palki poster
9.0

Naseem lives a poor lifestyle with his widowed mom in Lucknow, India. He is well-known for his poems, and gets invited to a contest hosted by Nawab Naseemuddin who has offered a reward of Rs.5000/- to the winner.

Palki

1967

1950s · 24 titles

Nazneen poster
8.0

To escape an arranged marriage, a dreamer flees to Bombay, only to become obsessed with a lifelike statue of a beautiful woman that magically comes alive, leading everyone—including the law—to believe he has gone completely mad.

Nazneen

1951

Meenar poster
10.0

A murder had taken place. The suspect ran away and jumped into the water . When he was dragged out of waters, he was unconscious. A story of mystery and of breath-taking suspense.

Meenar

1954

Parineeta poster
7.7

In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.

Parineeta

1953

Albela poster
8.0

Artist Pyarelal lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay with his parents, sister, brother and sister-in-law. After a family argument, Pyarelal is asked to leave, and he swears only to return when he becomes a famous, wealthy man. He meets actress Asha and they fall in love. After Pyarelal starts acting in the theater, he sends money and gifts to his family, hoping that they will be pleased. Then one day he feels that he has achieved success and goes home...

Albela

1951

Mem Sahib poster
8.0

Meena, a wealthy, educated girl, has been promised in marriage to Sunder, a sheltered young man who has received an extremely traditional religious education. Displeased, Meena sets out to find a more suitable candidate, but is taken in by Manohar, a gold-digging conman. Finding Sunder to be clueless about the world, Manohar is soon manipulating him as well as Meena in his schemes to gain possession of Meena's fortune.

Mem Sahib

1956

Paigham poster
8.0

Widowed Mrs. Lal lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan; an unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. While Ram is employed in a mill, Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a Typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram. When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by Ram, who is very devoted and loyal to Sewakram.

Paigham

1959

Dilli Ka Thug poster
7.0

Kishore is a conman who has little respect for the rich. He learns that the person responsible for his friend's death is the same who led to his own father's death. He swears to bring him to justice.

Dilli Ka Thug

1958

Naya Daur poster
7.3

Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs

Naya Daur

1957

Sangdil poster
7.0

In 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

Raagini poster
10.0

Binda, an old musician in a village near Bombay, has brought up his son Rajan, in the hope that one day Rajan will become a great musician.

Raagini

1958

Inspector poster
9.0

Inspector is a 1956 Bollywood thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. It starred Ashok Kumar, Geeta Bali and Pran.

Inspector

1956

Chandni Chowk poster
7.0

A Nawab belonging to the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi gets tricked into marrying his daughter to the gardener's son.

Chandni Chowk

1954

Bandish poster
4.8

Mahender has been responsible for the upbringing of Tomato, a young child at a very early age. Now Mahender's health is getting worse, and he is afraid his ill-health may be contagious and may endanger Tomato. So Mahender decides to leave Tomato in the park near Kamal Roy, and instructs Tomato to call Kamal his dad. Tomato does so, and this results in utter chaos in the life of Kamal. He is unable to convince his lady love Usha Sen that the child is not his; and additionally Kamal is under pressure from his dad and mom to get married. Kamal begs Tomato to leave him, but Tomato refuses to do so. How will this impact on Kamal's life and relationships?

Bandish

1955

Seema poster
5.7

Gauri, an orphan, is falsely accused of theft and lands up in a reformatory run by Ashok. Due to her rebelliousness, she gets into trouble. But, gradually she comes into her own with Ashok's help.

Seema

1955

Adalat poster
3.7

Upon graduating from college, Nirmala (Nargis) takes a job in a dancing school which turns out to be a front for a brothel. When her family discovers this, they cast her out of the family.

Adalat

1958

Jogan poster
5.6

An atheist falls in love with a married devout woman who has forsaken materialistic life.

Jogan

1950

Aandhiyan poster
9.0

Ram Mohan (Dev Anand) an honest lawyer is in love with Janaki (Kalpana Kartik) the beautiful daughter of Din Dayal. Din Dayal accepts the marriage proposal. Kuber Das (K N Singh), a rich businessman has a lustful eye over Janaki. In order to marry Janaki he devises a wicked plan.

Aandhiyan

1952

Rail Ka Dibba poster
9.0

A heartwarming tale of good-samaritanism: A poor but large-hearted young man gives shelter to three helpless, forlorn people in his home--an abandoned railway coach. However, tensions arise in the group when he marries one of the inmates, a destitute young girl, since one of the other inmates loves her too. The group breaks up and the coach is abandoned. Time passes, fortunes turn, and penitence brings the group back together.

Rail Ka Dibba

1953

Sone Ki Chidiya poster
6.0

An impoverished orphan is first abused by her extended family, and then exploited after she becomes popular and wealthy.

Sone Ki Chidiya

1958

Jailor poster
8.0

A jailor is abandoned by his wife which leads to great changes in his life

Jailor

1958

Daaera poster
7.0

The narrative deals with the dreams and aspiration of a 16-old-girl, Sheetal (Meena Kumari) caught in the vortex of uncertainty and morality. Desperate for engagement with her neighbour, Shravan (Nasir Khan) who is equally drawn towards her but she is forced into meaningless wedlock with a sick old man.

Daaera

1953

No artwork available
9.0

An honest but unemployed young man, Yogen, falls for the wealthy, independent Sadhana after a chance encounter, but his desperate circumstances lead to a crime tried by Sadhana's own father, the prosecutor, creating a profound social and legal barrier to their love.

Sanam

1951

Do Raha poster
7.0

A young girl, impressed by the crystal clear ideals of a writer, falls in love with him, but ends up losing everything she hoped for as a wife.

Do Raha

1952

Damaad poster
7.0

A newly married school teacher becomes unemployed, but makes it big as singer.

Damaad

1951

1940s · 15 titles

Dulari poster
8.0

Living a life of privilege in post-colonial India, wealthy young Prem Shankar faces a crisis when his businessman father insists on an arranged marriage to a rich family's daughter. While juggling the affections of his close friend Kasturi, Prem falls desperately in love with the free-spirited gypsy woman, Dulari. When his enraged father issues an ultimatum—never see Dulari again or forfeit his inheritance—Prem must confront the agonizing choice between his duty to his privileged family and the true, forbidden passion of his heart.

Dulari

1949

Ziddi poster
7.0

Puran, a wealthy young man, falls in love with Asha, who is poor. He insists on marrying her despite his family's strong disapproval due to their class difference. The story follows his persistent efforts to overcome this opposition and marry Asha.

Ziddi

1948

Anokhi Ada poster
8.0

A traumatized beautiful woman loses her memory in a train accident.

Anokhi Ada

1948

Pugree poster
NR

An adaptation of the American film "It Happened on Fifth Avenue." Seth Kalludas, a wealthy man whose life is controlled by his daughter. His manager and friends exploit him financially. When Kalludas discovers the betrayal, he involves his manager in his own schemes to recover money. The film also explores a love triangle involving Kalludas's younger daughter.

Pugree

1948

Lahore poster
NR

Film starring Karan Dewan and Nargis.

Lahore

1949

Station Master poster
7.0

A railway employee, Kalicharan, would like Usha, the Station Master of Rangpur Railway Station's daughter, to get married to Niranjan, the DTS of Indian Railways, but Usha has fallen in love with Arun, a Guard with the Railway, wants to marry him, and refuses to marry Niranjan, who is twice as old as her and a widower as well.

Station Master

1942

Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani poster
6.2

During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague, and is captured by a Japanese platoon...

Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

1946

No artwork available
8.0

Aankh Micholi is a 1942 hindi movie directed by R. S. Choudhary, Starring Nalini Jaywant and Satish.

Blind Man's Bluff

1942

Bahurani poster
8.0

In pre-independence India, a wealthy young zamindar brings a village girl of illegitimate birth into his household after her mother’s death. As she grows up, their bond deepens into love—challenging family expectations and deep-rooted societal prejudices.

Bahurani

1940

Ishara poster
9.0

A love triangle blossoms amidst class divides when a wealthy young man falls for a poor girl, only for a traditional arranged marriage to disrupt their lives and expose the harsh realities of societal expectations.

Ishara

1943

Valmiki poster
9.0

Valmiki is a movie directed by Bhalji Pendharkar featuring Shanta Apte, Prithviraj Kapoor.

Valmiki

1946

Naatak poster
9.0

Film starring Shyam Kumar, Suraiya and Amar

Naatak

1947

Ek Din Ka Sultan poster
10.0

A commoner and a noblewoman fall in love after he saves her from a fire, but her father is against their marriage.

Ek Din Ka Sultan

1945

Doli poster
7.0

Roshan, a young man who can't see, falls for a blind beggar girl named Rani. He tries to get the money for an operation that could restore her sight, but his plan goes horribly wrong, landing him in jail. In his absence, a doctor enters Rani's life and gives her the gift of vision. After years apart, their paths cross again, but will they find their way back to each other, or has fate set them on separate courses forever?

Doli

1947

Sneha Bandhan poster
9.0

Snehalata’s life takes a dramatic turn when love, duty, and circumstance pull her between a poor orphan she once cared for and the wealthy man she marries. Her journey weaves through sacrifice, suspicion, separation, and an unexpected rise to fame, as the ties of love and family are tested across years of hardship and change.

Sneha Bandhan

1940