
Acting
Murad
Born — Died
1910-01-01 — 1997-01-01
Place of birth
India
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Known for
6.0A newly married woman begins to sleepwalk, and her husband suspects she is inadvertently connecting with a lover from a past life.
Neel Kamal
1968
6.3A series of unfortunate events cause a recent migrant into Bombay to turn to a life of crime.
Yaar Mera
1972
6.3On the run from the police, Raj seeks refuge in a house that turns out to belong to his former lover and her husband, the police officer on his case. How will they resolve this conflict?
Faraar
1975
6.5A traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart.
Deedar
1951
7.2A 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
6.6Moti is a merchant who sells jaggery in the market, with the help of an older woman, Mahjubhi, who makes exemplary jaggery. He is in love with a village girl, but cannot afford to pay the dowry/marriage expenses to her father. So he decides to marry Mahjubhi, while secretly harbouring the dream of saving enough money for dowry and marrying the village girl. After marrying Majubhi, Moti extracts a lot of work from her to this end. He eventually does collect the amount and divorces her, accusing her of infidelity. Shortly after that he marries the village girl, and goes back to his business of selling jaggery, but faces the consequence of losing Mahjubhi's jaggery.
Saudagar
1973
Film credits
1980s · 8 titles
4.2Police Inspector Ravi has been assigned the task of apprehending notorious gangster, Shera, who, however, proves to be too elusive for him. Ravi then seeks the assistance of another gangster, Raja, who is doing time in prison. Released in the custody of Ravi, who doesn't know that Raja has his own agenda behind this so-called co-operation.
Andar Baahar
1984
6.6Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocence, hangs himself, leaving behind his wife, and son, Vijay. Years later, Vijay has grown up and has joined the police force as an Inspector. Unlike his dad, he is corrupt and does accept bribes to turn a nelson's eye to crime. The City Police are assigned the task of apprehending a customed man called "Shahenshah", who operates at night and targets, tries and kills gangsters in a "Judge and Executioner "style. No one knows the real identity of Shahenshah, as he is feared by the police department, and respected by the poor and middle-class.
Shahenshah
1988
10.0Architect and Poet Salim Ahmed Salim lives in Nizamuddin, India, along with his widowed mother. He re-locates to Lucknow where he is employed with Shirazi & Company. He instructs her not to leave the house, and when she persists, he sells the house and decides to re-locate to Lahore, Pakistan. Salim attempts to stop them but Hamid assaults him and leaves him senseless. Salim does recover but takes to alcohol and a Courtesan named Phoolrani in a big way. His mother intervenes, and compels him to get married to their new neighbor's daughter, Sahira, which he reluctantly does. Now trapped in a marriage with a woman he does not love, Salim continues to frequent Phoolrani's brothel, with hopes of being re-united with his estranged sweetheart - only to find that the seemingly demure Sahira will not let go of him that easily.
Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan
1984
6.1Kaalia - A name that spells terror in the minds of people and the police, but Kaalia was not always like this. Years ago he was a mere simpleton. Living simply in a shanty chawl with his elder brother, Shyamlal, Bhabhi (Sister- in-law), whom he adored and their daughter Munni. Apart from them there is no one else in Kallu's little world until one day, an enemy in the guise of Shahani Seth appears. Shahani shatters the happiness in Kallu's life. That same day the young Kallu dies, and the dreaded Kaalia is born. Kaalia's main motive in life becomes wealth, and to destroy Shahani. This path of violence leads Kaalia to inspector Raghubir Singh's jail. Outside of jail, Shahani starts reclaiming his power, and inside jail, Kaalia clashes with Raghubir Singh.
Kaalia
1981
5.0In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. After growing to an adult and learning about his origins and powers, he goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, who has become a newpaper reporter. At the same time, Verma, Shekhar's rival for Gita's affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general super-villain. Verma has hatched at plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buying up all of the abandoned land. Will Superman/Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma's evil plan? Will he win Gita's heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret?
Superman
1987
9.7Diwan and Bhagail Singh kill Kanwar for his property. In the confusion that follows Kanwar's wife Laajvanti and her sons, Shankar and Ravi are separated. Shankar drifts around in search of his mother and Ravi. Ravi works for Diwan and loves his daughter Reeta. Shankar and Ravi are friends. Diwan and Bhagail Singh drive a wedge between them and have Shankar sent to jail on a false charge of theft.
Nishaan
1983
9.0Two outlaws get in over their heads when they're suddenly entrusted with the care of a wealthy child. Beseeched by a dying man to look after the young Munni, the pair uncovers a puzzle when they try to locate her kin and collect a reward.
Bombay 405 Miles
1980
5.3The emperor thwarts his intention of parting with his belongings to his lecherous nephew, Thakur Veer Pratap Singh and instead pledge everything to his grandson, Prince Anil. Before the Thakur can take any action on Crown Prince Anil; the emperor asks his trusted manager, Diwan Sardarilal to escape with Anil. But the Thakur catches up with the Diwan and abducts him thus he is separated from his wife and children with the crown prince losing his way in the process. Even after 20 years the Thakur is still holding the Diwan as hostage until he release information about two separate lockets which contains a secret map leading to a hidden treasure.
Locket
1986
1970s · 25 titles
6.3A series of unfortunate events cause a recent migrant into Bombay to turn to a life of crime.
Yaar Mera
1972
6.3On the run from the police, Raj seeks refuge in a house that turns out to belong to his former lover and her husband, the police officer on his case. How will they resolve this conflict?
Faraar
1975
7.2A 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
6.6Moti is a merchant who sells jaggery in the market, with the help of an older woman, Mahjubhi, who makes exemplary jaggery. He is in love with a village girl, but cannot afford to pay the dowry/marriage expenses to her father. So he decides to marry Mahjubhi, while secretly harbouring the dream of saving enough money for dowry and marrying the village girl. After marrying Majubhi, Moti extracts a lot of work from her to this end. He eventually does collect the amount and divorces her, accusing her of infidelity. Shortly after that he marries the village girl, and goes back to his business of selling jaggery, but faces the consequence of losing Mahjubhi's jaggery.
Saudagar
1973
8.0Arjun is part of a group of independence fighters in 1914, during a mission in Kolkatta he is seen by the police and during his escape he is saved by Amba, a village girl. But is there time for love when the country's freedom is at stake?
Jeevan Sangram
1974
9.0Inder and Rama fall in love with each other but due to a twist of fate, Inder marries someone else. However, things take an unexpected turn when Inder and Rama meet again after a few years.
Charitraheen
1974
9.0An apolitical poet abandons his love to become a freedom fighter — only for fate to bring them face-to-face again years later.
Prem Kahani
1975
7.5Superintendent of police, Rajesh, is asked to look after a police station in Goa, where he meets his old friend, Shekar, but soon Rajesh finds himself in a dilemma where he must re-evaluate his commitment to their friendship.
International Crook
1974
5.0Havaldar Ratan is a rookie at the local police station, and is assigned duty on foot patrol on Manoranjan Street, a notorious red-light area, on the very first day of his job. He strikes up a conversation with a good-looking young woman named Nisha, and tells her that there is a possible violation of Suppression of Immoral Trafficking Act taking place on this street. He witnesses several women soliciting men, and decides to call in the paddy wagon, and get them arrested. Alas, one of the men frequenting the prostitutes is none other than Ratan's superior officer, who immediately summons Ratan, and has him removed from service on corruption charges. Nisha takes pity on a homeless and unemployed Ratan, and asks him to live with her. He does not want her to sell her body, and so he decides to work at night, and during the day he takes on the guise of a rich Nawab and spends time with her.
Manoranjan
1974
Amar Shaheed Bhagat Singh is a biopic movie based on the life of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Bhagat Singh, the Immortal Martyr
1974
10.0After the murder of his wife, and his son's kidnapping, Dr. Vidya Bhushan decides to devote the rest of his life as a Poojary, living on the premises of a princely-donated temple, hoping ...
Khoon Ki Pukaar
1978
6.6Jeeva, the son of a elderly washer woman, is tired of the abuses at the hands of his village's leader Thakur Jaswant Singh, and vows to bring about his downfall.
Ganga Ki Saugand
1978
10.0Sunita and Jaideep meet at a car racing event and fall in love. She tells him to accompany her on a world tour but soon they become part of a conspiracy where they can't trust anyone.
Saazish
1975
10.0Inspector Verma is shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a criminal. He takes up the challenge to reform his son and make him a law-abiding citizen.
Apna Khoon
1978
7.0The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta (Sadhana) meets Nita (also Sadhana) in prison. Nita has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer which leads her to her brother Johnny's (Sunil Dutt) gang.
Geetaa Mera Naam
1974
9.0Ravi Kumar, a popular actor, gets framed and accused of killing Mani Babu, a director. He goes on the run and tries to prove his innocence.
Chakkar Pe Chakkar
1977
9.0A just king is overthrown by his brother in a coup, but little does the brother know, that his newborn son was replaced with one of the just king's.
Pap Aur Punya
1974
7.8Young history teacher Promod Sharma leaves to work at a provincial college in order to serve society honestly and selflessly. Soon he discovers that the college dormitory is run by scoundrels who secretly sell alcohol and lead students astray. Promod begins a fight against the gang leader, Rakesh.
Imtihan
1974
7.5Bombay-based Rajesh lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle with his parents, mom - a housewife and dad - a rather parsimonious businessman, named Amirchand. One day while walking on the beach, he comes across a beautiful blind girl named Shivani. He instantly falls in love with her. She also likes him, but understands that they cannot be married. Regardless of this, Rajesh asks his parents to permit him to marry her, to which his mother agrees, but his father refuses. Then Mr. Rai, Amirchand's friend, intervenes, he offers to pay for getting Shivani's eyes tested, and if she succeeds in getting her sight, then and only then can Amirchand permit his son to marry her.
Anuraag
1972
7.0Rajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend Sanjeev Kumar enters their lives. She is unable to convince Rajesh Khanna that she loves only him. He leaves her, not knowing that she is pregnant with his child. Depressed and confused, Rajesh Khanna becomes a homeless wanderer, while Mumtaz remarries to provide a secure home for her child. Many years later, the truth dawns on him as he turns up, a broken man, at his own daughter's wedding.
Aap Ki Kasam
1974
3.8Sapna lives a simple life in the slums with her hard-working mother and her alcoholic step-father. One day she catches the eye of the wealthy smuggler Heera, who tries to seduce her, then sexually assaults her. Sapna is rescued by the young taxi driver Amit and the two fall in love, but vengeful Heera is not the only challenge to the couple's love.
Kasauti
1974
5.0Rajoo (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest, naive, villager with a heart of gold. When he comes to the big city, he comes across a beautiful young girl, Sunayana (Rameshwari), who almost gets runover by a car. He assists her to her feet, and she tells him that she is blind, lives in a small tenement with a neighbourly woman everyone calls Maushi (Leela Mishra), and sell flowers for a living. Rajoo takes it upon himself to make arrangements to ensure that Sunayana can see again. He meets with all kinds of people in this process, namely a wealthy suicidal drunk, Heeramohan (Pinchoo Kapoor); Circus owner (Mukri); Lion-tamer, Shamsher (Rajendra Nath); Prisoner Jaggoo (Jagdeep); Prisoner #204 (Viju Khote). He also meets with Dr. Indrajeet (Vijayendra Ghatge) and arranges to pay him a sum of Rs.2000/- for Sunayana's cure. Dr. Indrajeet lives with his mom (Sulochana), and sister, beautiful Sushma (Gayetri).
Sunayana
1979
6.9An honest bank manager is arrested for embezzlement on the eve of his marriage. After his release, he seeks out his fiancee and decides to take revenge on his colleagues, who falsely implicated him.
Jeevan Mrityu
1970
4.4As a crazed killer blazes a trail of blood through an anxious city, a hardened cop aims to take him down by any means in this remake of Dirty Harry.
Khoon Khoon
1973
7.7Shamsher Singh plans a coup d'etat, and kills the members of the royal family, then crowns himself as king, but little does he know that the rightful heirs to the throne are still alive and plotting to recapture their heritage.
Amar Shakti
1978
1960s · 10 titles
6.0A newly married woman begins to sleepwalk, and her husband suspects she is inadvertently connecting with a lover from a past life.
Neel Kamal
1968
7.1In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.
Mughal-e-Azam
1960
A kind-hearted, widowed landlord, Thakur, lives a wealthy lifestyle with his son, Ramesh; daughter, Roopa; and an adopted child, Shankar. Ramesh hates Shankar and often abuses him. Years pass by, Thakur has passed away, and all three children have grown up. While Ramesh visits a stunningly attractive Courtesan, Tara, drinks alcohol, and continues to abuse and mercilessly beat Shankar, who bears this in silence as he and Roopa are in love with each other. When Ramesh finds out that Roopa wants to wed Shankar, he has him severely beaten and thrown off a cliff. He then arranges Roopa's marriage with another wealthy man, Satish, while he continues to romance Tara and even signs over his entire estate and home to her name.
Dil Diya Dard Liya
1966
7.0After disappearing without a trace 18 years ago, Prince Naresh (Dev Anand) returns to his village as commoner Dilip Singh, only to discover that tragedy has befallen his family and that his adversary (Premnath) is close to ascending the throne. In a triple cross, the nobleman hatches a plan to take his rightful place as the king. Saira Banu plays Naresh's love interest, and Durga Khote portrays his mother in this entertaining yarn.
Pyar Mohabbat
1966
When a CID inspector infiltrates a smuggling ring he discovers that his ex-girlfriend is involved.
Kahin Din Kahin Raat
1968
9.0Gyara Hazar Ladkian is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language romantic social drama film directed by K. A. Abbas. The film was co-produced by the poet Ali Sardar Jafri, who also helped co-write the story with Abbas. Produced under the Film Friends banner, it had music by N. Datta. The director of photography was Ramchandra
Eleven Thousand Girls
1962
8.0A spoilt heiress runs away from home to be with the lover her family disapproves of, only to fall in love with someone else on the way.
Basant
1960
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Hawa Mahal
1962
NRIndian horror movie from 1969.
Raate Ke Andhere Mein
1969
9.0Naseem 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 · 12 titles
6.5A traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart.
Deedar
1951
6.1A poor farmer conquers the love of an Indian princess, whose brother wants to kill their father to become king.
Aan
1952
7.9After falling for a cunning landlord’s scheme, a farmer (Balraj Sahni) and his young son (Ratan Kumar) travel to Calcutta in search of work to save money and reclaim their ancestral land.
Two Acres of Land
1953
Hindi film from 1955
Jashan
1955
9.0After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sunder, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him.
Azaad
1955
9.0Rajendra Mehra is the only child of Rai Bahadur Kailalshnath, and studies in a school along with Nandu, Mehmood, Chatpat, Guru, and others. He decides to go on an outing with them, incurring the anger of his dad, who at first sends his servant, Dhamu, to bring him back. When Dhamu fails, he sends Mirza Usman, and when Mirza too fails to bring Rajendra home, Kailashnath himself sets out himself, but when he reaches them, he finds that the children have already left for home. Angered at his son for mixing with poor students, he decides to remove him from the school and have him taught at home - and the person he has recruited is none other than Shaktimaan Singh - a Circus Ringmaster. The question remains will Shaktimaan be able to appropriately discipline Rajendra?
Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke
1957
7.0Classic Bollywood film about a young man whose poverty leads him to commit crimes which, in turn, lead him to harsher and harsher punishments.
Kundan
1955
7.0A fictionalized account of the life of poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, told through the lens of his ill-fated love for a beautiful courtesan he called Chaudhvin.
Mirza Ghalib
1954
6.2In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - and she grows up without learning her true identity. Years later, she falls in love with a Roman prince.
Yahudi
1958
7.5Shammi Kapoor stars as a criminal who exchanges identity with a dead man in order to start over.
Mujrim
1958
8.0A fair-minded emperor improves and introduces new laws, but ends up facing challenges when his son violates them.
Nausherwan-E-Adil
1957
7.0A delicately nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience that rocks it. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, in love with and engaged to an educated, socially-conscious young woman, rapes a poor local village milkmaid. The rest of the story deals with the aftermath of this tragic event, with all the inevitable undercurrents of guilt, penitence and pervasive heartbreak that stem from it.
Amar
1954
1940s · 4 titles
7.0A poet who has spent life in the village with his childhood sweetheart goes to Bombay to meet a fan of his who is also a popular radio singer.
Shair
1949
NRThe narrative follows the classic golden-age trope of a complicated love story. The romance between the characters played by Motilal and Suraiya is tested by rigid family hierarchies, societal expectations, and the pressures of arranged marriages
Gajre
1948
6.6Nina is a rich and spoiled girl. Dilip accidentally meets her and starts liking her, not knowing that she is already engaged.
Andaz
1949
7.7Childhood sweethearts from opposing social standings are separated when one's family moves elsewhere, leaving behind only a watch as a token of their friendship. Years later, as adults, they strive to meet again.
Anmol Ghadi
1946
