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Dinesh Hingoo
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Dinesh Hingoo, born Dinesh Hingorani, is a Bollywood actor who has played mainly comic roles. Hingoo, who has appeared in about 296 films, from Taqdeer (1967) to Be Careful (2010), is known for his unique laughter and Parsee accent. He has played bit-parts in the films Humraaz, Baazigar, No Entry and Judaai, and has acted in television serials on Indian public broadcaster, Doordarshan
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Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2002
6.2Karan plans to cheat Raj, a businessman, by getting his lover Priya married to Raj so that they can claim his wealth. However, when Priya falls in love with Raj and leaves Karan, he seeks revenge.
Humraaz
2002
7.0Chanda's parents disapprove of her boyfriend Ranga and want her to marry Prasad. Ranga is accused of having an affair with Sita. Chanda faces turmoil in her life.
Wafadaar
1985
10.0Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic and womanizing husband is arrested for killing a bodyguard of a Courtesan and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is then accused of luring men into her house and is asked to move on. Homeless, on the verge of starvation, she is unable to feed her family, and Usha passes away. She decides to become a widow, gets shelter, a job, and has Shrikant enrolled in a hostel. Then her luck changes when she is adopted by wealthy J.S. Archarya, and gives birth to Kirti. She explains her situation to Archarya, who wills her his entire estate and subsequently passes away.
Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche
1985
7.1Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.
Hera Pheri
2000
9.5Wagle Ki Duniya (literally: 'Wagle's World') was a popular sitcom on Indian television that originally aired between 1988 and 1990. It was directed by Kundan Shah and was based on characters created by noted cartoonist R. K. Laxman, especially "the common man" about the issues of common middle-class Indian man. It starred Anjan Srivastav as a bumbling salesclerk in a multinational company and Bharati Achrekar as his wife. The series was a hit and made Anjan Srivastav a household name.
Wagle Ki Duniya
1988
Film credits
2000s · 14 titles
6.2Karan plans to cheat Raj, a businessman, by getting his lover Priya married to Raj so that they can claim his wealth. However, when Priya falls in love with Raj and leaves Karan, he seeks revenge.
Humraaz
2002
7.1Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.
Hera Pheri
2000
5.6Radha and Suraj have been friends since childhood. Gopal has been in love with Radha ever since they spent a few years together as kids. Years later, Gopal's guardian proposes to Radha a marriage with Gopal, and she accepts.
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
2002
6.9Raju, Shyam and Baburao are living happily after having risen from rags to riches. However, they lose it all after falling victim to a chit fund scam due to their greed for more money. Soon, they find themselves in new mess and encounter eccentric and dangerous characters in their quest for a shortcut to riches again.
Phir Hera Pheri
2006
6.0Kishan has always been faithful to his wife, Kaajal, who constantly suspects him of having affairs. Meanwhile, Kishan's friend Prem frequently cheats on his doting wife, Pooja, without getting caught, incurring the disapproval of Kishan and photographer Sunny. Tired of listening to his moralistic pals, Prem introduces Kishan to Bobby, an attractive escort.
No Entry
2005
5.2DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by none other than his father-in-law, who is also a very high ranking policeman. Then all of a sudden, Raj finds out that many policemen would like to see Khan go free. He discusses this issue with his father-in-law, and to his surprise, does not find any support from him. Disagreements and arguments ensue, and as a result, his father-in-law gets killed. The Police suspect Raj of killing him, they begin the process of arresting him, he runs away, while Khan is all set to get freed to do whatever he likes.
Indian
2001
4.8Anand Pawar (Kunal Khemu) and Raj Chopra (Paresh Rawal) are perhaps the two most extreme individuals that have walked the city of Mumbai. While Anand is an idealist chartered accountant, Raj is an idle film producer.
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge
2009
5.9Two petty thieves Tara and Sitara get on the bad side of two wanted criminals, namely Panther and Cobra.
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah: By Hook or by Crook
2003
7.0Inspector Abhay Pratap Singh is a young, honest and diligent police inspector, serving with Bombay Police, and comes from a respectable family, which consists of sister Anu; mom Sushma; and dad, Awadesh, who is also the Commissioner of Police. Abhay has long suspected Mahendra Pratap Rana of being a criminal don, who also has links with terrorists, but thus far has been unable to gather any material evidence for the police to lay charges. The Commissioner is unable to accept his son's word, as Mahendra is well-known, influential, and wealthy. Abhay continues to pursue his investigation despite of warnings from his superiors, and is ultimately suspended from duty. Now even after suspension, Abhay has come to know that the life of Coloney Krishnakanth is threatened by Mahendra, and reaches out to his dad, who will not have anything to do with him anymore. It will upto Abhay to save the life of Krishnakanth, against all odds that are stacked up against him.
Kranti
2002
7.8Wealthy Rajiv Sinha and middle-classed Amar Saxena are two childhood friends, with similar likes, and tastes. Their similar habits lead them to being in love with the same woman - Seema, who loves Amar, and is willing to marry him no matter what. Rajiv attempts to offer money to Sapna's guardian so that he can marry her, in vain though. When Rajiv attempts to convince Amar that Sapna is being brought up by a prostitute by the name of Ratnabai, Amar is adamant, and marries Sapna, and takes her home to his brother and his family, where they are not welcomed, and asked to leave. Rajiv and Amar stop seeing each other, and regard each other as bitter enemies. Amar and Seema manage to exist, with Amar going on to become a successful prosecution attorney. Then they get the news that Rajiv has been charged with killing a young woman named Neelam Mehta. Amar is delighted for he will be given a chance to teach Rajiv a lesson, and possibly sentence him to death.
Karobaar
2000
5.6Akelinder or Bhangari Dada (Kader Khan) has a shop at Chor bazaar which he runs illegally, he lives with his wife and only daughter Kiran (Raveena Tandon). Bhangari wants his daughter to be married to a gangster, so he begins his search. He finds Shakti dada (Shakti Kapoor) and wants him to be married to Kiran but Kiran already loves Raj (Govinda), a wealthy man who has no links to crime. But in order to satisfy her dad, she persuades Raj to pose as a Gangster for time being. For this they search a Trainer called Subramaniam (Johnny Lever), who teaches Raj to act as a Gangster. Finally Raj becomes successful posing as a gangster but Bhangari's dad (Kader Khan) somehow appears and doesn't want Kiran to marry to a gangster. Will Raj be able to clean his image?
Akhiyon Se Goli Maare
2002
5.0A brainless bimbo is mistaken as a famous miserly millionaire's mistress, the scandal is lapped up by the press and all hell breaks loose. To make matters worse, the millionaire's lazy, clueless son is romantically involved with the girl.
Kis Kis Ki Kismat
2004
4.0Bangkok-based con-man, Jai, steals cars, and cons residents. While flirting with a girl in a bar, faces-off with her brother and his friends, and a male, Veeru, comes to his assistance. Both become close and eventually inseparable friends. Their friendship ends abruptly after Veeru reveals his true identity and arrests Jai. Neither are aware that they have a common enemy in Tejpal - who is determined to do away with both of them once and for all.
Jai Veeru
2009
5.4It is about a man who falls for a woman involved in a major heist leading to betrayal, revenge, and a tragic ending.
Fida
2004
1990s · 30 titles
6.5A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
Baadshah
1999
6.5Breaking conventional barriers, a poor, disabled orphan befriends the son of a wealthy businessman. However, their friendship is put to the test after both friends fall in love with the same woman.
Saajan
1991
6.6Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
1994
6.9A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover's ulterior motive.
Baazigar
1993
6.1Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.
Aatish
1994
4.5The story is about a father's love for his children and how money drives the children to selfishness. Dhaniram distributes his property equally among his children only to find himself all alone. His twin brother, Maniram along with his lawyer, Batliwala come to his aid and convince him to remarry, making his young wife Bharati his beneficiary.
Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka
1992
6.5When Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered, the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged step-son, Sahil. Now Sahil must prove his innocence and find out who the real killer is.
Gupt: The Hidden Truth
1997
6.4An idealistic journalist (Devgan) gets weary & tired of witnessing the reign of crime, police corruption & injustice in his city & decides to wage a one-man war against the psychotic king maker 'Tau' played by the legendary Amrish Puri. His journey costs him his limbs & loved ones as he goes on a vigilante style brute fest right into the lair & dark world of the two faced Tau & his cronies. Death & Destruction follow the war path.
Divya Shakti
1993
6.0The Dhanrajs are blessed with a daughter. However, during childbirth, Dhanraj's wife dies and he blames his daughter for his wife's fate. He refuses to see her face and remarries. His daughter, Laxmi, grows up to be a beautiful woman who's ignored by her father and abused by her stepmother. The only person who stands by her is her half-brother. Laxmi soon gets married but fate seems to hold nothing new for her. She has a loving relationship with her husband, but her mother-in-law couldn't stand her and she too physically abuses her.
Saajan Ka Ghar
1994
5.6Virendra is a spoiled young man newly enrolled in the Indian army. Major Jasbir Singh Rana, a tough disciplinarian, is in charge of transforming him into a brave soldier and a noble man.
Major Saab
1998
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
5.8Two brave and smart young men: namely Police inspector Prabhat Singh (Sunny Deol) and a reformed criminal Akash Bhardwaj (Chunkey Pandey) is sent to the African country of Kenya in order to apprehend the underworld criminal Azghar Jhorat (Amrish Puri). He is a criminal in India but his whereabouts is known in Kenya. While in Kenya they reaches up with a stern Kenyan police officer who is of Indian origin Surya Pratap Singh (Naseeruddin Shah), it is his duty to make Prabhat and Akash abide by the Kenyan laws but to capture Azghar both is forced to break the laws and gets into confrontation with Surya where a misunderstood is created. Will Akash and Prabhat be able to fulfilled there duties towards there country or will they leave there mission half way and run like cowards?
Vishwatma
1992
6.1A man meets and falls in love with a beautiful woman. However, due to his violent background, her parents are against the relationship. After the couple shows no signs of breaking up, her mother has the man arrested.
Love
1991
5.6In order to attain wealth and a luxurious life, a greedy wife sells her husband to a rich woman. However she realizes that with a luxurious life, she has to pay a heavy price for this decision.
Judaai
1997
4.0Mamtaram lives a comfortable life with his only son, Suraj. Mamtaram is a miser. Period. He would do anything to procure money and wealth at any cost. And he would like Suraj to get married to a wealthy girl so that she can bring in a sizable dowry. His hopes rise sky high when he finds out that Suraj has fallen in love with a rich young woman named Roshni, the only daughter of Shakuntaladevi.
Aa Gale Lag Jaa
1994
6.3Sultan (Shakti Kapoor) adopted an orphan and named him Badshah (Akshay Kumar). Badshah grows up to be a criminal and his life was made difficult by Inspector Pradhan (Ashish Vidyarthi). Badshah's sidekick is Abdul (Ashutosh Rana). The only hope in Badshah's life is Sapna (Karisma Kapoor), whom he incidentally met. But circumstances lead Badshah to commit murder in public. During this experience, a child clangs to him and he took the child to Sapna. Before he could explain anything, Pradhan gets there and Badshah had to escape. He changed his name to Babu Lohar and becomes a blacksmith and loving father, to give the child a good future. However, after 7 years, he sees Abdul and Sultan again. Pradhan is still after him. When the child's parents find out about him, they ask Babu to return their child. Will he let the child go? Will the child go with his parents?
Jaanwar
1999
5.1Anita (Madhuri Dixit) is a model, and Ajay Sharma is a photographer, both work for the same agency. Ajay has fallen in love with Anita, and thinks that she is also in love with him. But Anita only takes him for a friend. She gets engaged to Vikram (Jainendra), and the marriage is to take place soon. Ajay still believes that Anita loves him, and he also starts making preparation for his marriage with Anita. Anita must now take appropriate steps to stop Ajay's obsession with her, before the matter gets out of hand.
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin
1990
7.6Raj Malhotra lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets Priya Bhatia, who works with a real estate agency, and instantly falls in love with her.
Daraar
1996
5.2Film about a wealthy, religious man and his daughter who was talked into marrying another wealthy man.
Janam Kundli
1995
5.9Ashok Bansal has a traumatic childhood which teaches him that money matters most to people, even more than their kids. Ashok starts hating poor people & starts working hard to get out of poverty, at the expense of his own family. However, Ashok’s life changes forever when Munna enters his life.
King Uncle
1993
5.8Vishwanath is a multi-millionaire industrialist, who lives in a palatial house, with his only chid, a son named Vijay. Vijay has been literally born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and indulges in life's temptations and weaknesses to the extreme. Vishwanath would like his son to get married and be responsible. Vijay agrees to get married on condition that his future bride sign an agreement that the marriage is on a trial basis for one year, and thereafter is Vijay does not fall in love with her, the marriage gets annulled. Vishwanath asks his personal assistant, Megha, to quit her job and marry Vijay, but Megha refuses. Megha comes from a poor family, consisting of her mom, two other sisters, and one brother. Written by Shrikant
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
1999
6.2A wealthy collegian falls in love with an heir apparent, but her domineering cousin orders her to end the affair.
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
1998
5.4Saajan is a college youth, enjoying his life, meets with Kajal the girl of his dreams at a brothel. Kajal is an innocent victim of Dhanraj, who runs this brothel. Saajan eventually falls in love with Kajal, but this love affair is not acceptable to the society, which includes his parents Mr. and Mrs. Sood. Saajan's dad Col. Sood wants his son to join the Indian army. On the other side, this relationship of love is also not acceptable to Dhanraj, since he doesn't want any of his brothel girls to go into normal respectable society. Trapped between both, Saajan, along with his friends, rescues his love from the brothel. But the question remains: Will Saajan's parents accept him along with Kajal or Will Dhanraj's evilness overcome the couple's love?
Baaghi: A Rebel for Love
1990
6.4A trio of cons, tired of small jobs, get together to con a rich, widowed woman, desperately seeking her long-lost grandchild and sole heir. The trio obtain jobs at her estate and set off their plan.
Khel
1992
7.0Yogi Joshi (Kamal Sadanah) is the hardworking middle class student who goes to college with the traditional Pooja (Ayesha Julka), who is the daughter of a single-father. Pooja has been in love with Yogi for quite some time, but Yogi seems to see her as a good friend. Yogi's father (Bharat Kapoor) works at the factory owned by the successful Indu Singh (Amrita Singh). Indu admits her daughter into the same college as Yogi and Pooja. She is a trustee of the college and is assured by the Principal that Kajal is in good hands. Kajal (Divya Bharti) goes to college and tries to park in Pooja's spot, but Pooja cuts her off. The two get in an altercation and to show Pooja how much power Kajal has, she drives her jeep into the corridors of the college and stops right in front of Pooja and her friends, including Yogi.
Rang
1993
5.0Sanju, a con-man and petty thief, gets in the bad books of Jogia Seth and ends up owing him money. In order to get the money, Sanju decides to pose as a member of the Shastri family, so that he can gain their confidence and help himself to their wealth. But fate has something else in store for Sanju.
Khoobsurat
1999
6.5Bright students Ravi, Adi and Surya are angry when they find out that their high school marks are just below the cutoff mark to get an entrance to the college of their choice. Out of frustration, Ravi twangs his guitar during his grandfather's classical music lesson. The old man, instead of getting angry at this behavior, challenges the boys first to a musical contest and then to a cycle tour to Kanyakumari. These challenges test the young kid's minds, characters and endurance.
Triyatri
1990
5.8Mistaken identity leads to laughs in this comedy starring Govinda as a hotel waiter named Raja who sets out to find a rich woman to marry. Sapna (Raveena Tandon) catches his eye, but she believes Raja is Rahul Saxena (also Govinda), a suave playboy and Raja's spitting image. When the error is revealed, she conspires with Raja and a friend to kidnap the real Rahul and send Raja to take his place. Simran and Arunai Irani co-star.
Anari No. 1
1999
8.0Living in a Chawl in Dongri, Bombay, Vikrant Narayan Singh dreams of being wealthy, romances Mona, the only child of widower & Retired Colonel Suryadev Singh, and sends money to his village-based widowed mother. While celebrating Mona's birthday at Hotel Sea Princess, he is humiliated and assaulted by J.D. Chaudhary and Monty Nagpal and decides to file a police complaint. It is this decision that will not only change his life forever but also alienate him from Mona, as well as compel him to join the underworld headed by Monty's dad.
Apmaan Ki Aag
1990
6.2Suraj, who is a police officer, discovers that Yash, his friend's father, runs an illegal business. He must now convince Yash to make his father mend his ways or face criticism from his superiors for not confronting him.
Auzaar
1997
1980s · 15 titles
7.0Chanda's parents disapprove of her boyfriend Ranga and want her to marry Prasad. Ranga is accused of having an affair with Sita. Chanda faces turmoil in her life.
Wafadaar
1985
10.0Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic and womanizing husband is arrested for killing a bodyguard of a Courtesan and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is then accused of luring men into her house and is asked to move on. Homeless, on the verge of starvation, she is unable to feed her family, and Usha passes away. She decides to become a widow, gets shelter, a job, and has Shrikant enrolled in a hostel. Then her luck changes when she is adopted by wealthy J.S. Archarya, and gives birth to Kirti. She explains her situation to Archarya, who wills her his entire estate and subsequently passes away.
Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche
1985
Adopted by a gangster named Prem, young Govinda grows up to be a hoodlum and extortionist. His life changes when he falls for a courtesan named Reshma, throwing him into conflict with Prem and his goons. But Reshma must also choose when a wealthy man, Jamnadas, shows up claiming to be her father and will only let her move in with him if she agrees never to see Govinda again.
Dard-E-Dil
1983
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
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
7.4The lives of friends Namdev, Raghu, Damu and Jaggi take a turn for the worse when they win a lottery. Raghu and Damu murder Jaggi and frame Namdev who later returns to seek revenge.
Naseeb
1981
6.0After his parents are killed, Mahesh's life is ruined as he gets imprisoned and separated from Mohini, who suffers due to her cruel father. Mahesh returns to save Mohini and settle old scores.
Tezaab
1988
7.0Indu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle class life despite of spiraling inflation and costs of living. Their love and respect for each other is put to the test when Shekar's parents, and his unmarried sister decide to move in with them in their tiny apartment. Shekar's income is not enough to take care of their extended family, and to make matters worse, Shekar loses his job. Indu and Shekar decide that Indu must find employment, which she does, much to the dismay of her in-laws. Things get worse when Shekar's dad, Raghunath, witnesses Indu in the company of a male in a fancy restaurant, and thinks that she is having an affair. When told about this incident, Shekar shakes his head with disbelief, then changes his mind when he finds out that Indu has not only being going out with another male, but also with her boss, Mr. Dutt. Shekar must now make a decision about Indu, a decision which may well bring their marriage to an end.
Humkadam
1980
5.6Rana Vikram Singh has two sons, police officer Rajesh and fun-loving playboy Amar. Rajesh has gone through a traumatic experience of losing the girl he loved when she succumbed to drug addiction. He vows to fight this menace.
Janbaaz
1986
8.0Frame By Frame of a Murder Plot , unraveled by a boxing champion , played by Mithun , who is the brother of Ramesh Deo ,the Union Leader killed.
Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
1987
9.0When his car breaks down, Amitabh Bachchan finds himself in a busload of students. Shortly, the students, debating heatedly whether man is greater or a woman, put the question to their esteemed guest.
Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara
1987
4.7A dysfunctional family is in turmoil after the son of a mild-mannered man accuses his wife of having an affair.
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani
1988
8.3Arjun Srivastav clears things up with Krishna Prasad Saxena, a guilt ridden lawyer who prosecuted him for a crime he did not commit, and team up with him to take revenge on the real culpritswith with the help and support of Arjuns fiancée Sangeeta.
Jung Baaz
1989
7.0An ungrateful, greedy son throws his aged parents out of the house. Years later, he meets the same fate when his son decides to teach him a lesson.
Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni
1989
4.9Ram and Avtar are both childhood best friends. The difference between the two friends is that Ram would willingly make priceless sacrifice for his friend; the time when both are separated is when Ram goes abroad to further his studies. In the mean while Avtar takes up employment in an organization run by Sangeeta. Avtar is romantically attracted to Sangeeta but Sangeeta falls in love with Ram; when Ram gets to know that Avtar is in love with Sangeeta he decides to sacrifice his love for his friend sake by getting Avtar married to Sangeeta. But one of Sangeeta's enemies Gundappaswami is willing to expose Ram and Sangeeta's relationship to Avtar.
Ram-Avtar
1988
Series credits
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2002
9.5Wagle Ki Duniya (literally: 'Wagle's World') was a popular sitcom on Indian television that originally aired between 1988 and 1990. It was directed by Kundan Shah and was based on characters created by noted cartoonist R. K. Laxman, especially "the common man" about the issues of common middle-class Indian man. It starred Anjan Srivastav as a bumbling salesclerk in a multinational company and Bharati Achrekar as his wife. The series was a hit and made Anjan Srivastav a household name.
Wagle Ki Duniya
1988
4.5Kader Khan comedy show.
Hasna Mat
2001

