Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema, known for a number of films, including Anari, Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Majhli Didi, Chaitali, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, Kissi Se Na Kehna, and Namak Haraam. Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema"

  • Title: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
  • Popularity: 1.826
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1922-09-30
  • Place of Birth: Calcutta - India
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  • Also Known As: Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae, Hrishikesh Mukharji, Hrishi-da, হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়, ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ, ऋषिकेश मुखर्जी, ഋഷികേശ് മുഖർജി, ਰਿਸ਼ੀਕੇਸ਼ ਮੁਖਰਜੀ, இருசிகேசு முகர்ச்சி, हृषिकेश मुखर्जी, Хришикеш Мукерджи
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee Movies

  • 1973
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    Namak Haraam

    Namak Haraam

    6.2 1973 HD

    Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a...

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  • 1975
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    Chupke Chupke

    Chupke Chupke

    7.118 1975 HD

    Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling...

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  • 1975
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    Chupke Chupke

    Chupke Chupke

    7.118 1975 HD

    Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling...

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  • 1979
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    Gol Maal

    Gol Maal

    7.382 1979 HD

    A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

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  • 1971
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    Anand

    Anand

    7.008 1971 HD

    Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon...

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  • 1971
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    Anand

    Anand

    7.008 1971 HD

    Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon...

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  • 1988
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    Namumkin

    Namumkin

    1 1988 HD

    Namumkin is a 1988 Bollywood mystery film, telling the story of an Asian family exiled from Idi Amin's Uganda.

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  • 1961
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    Char Diwari

    Char Diwari

    1 1961 HD

    Sunil leads a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mother, and two school-going siblings, Anu and Tikku. He gets married to Lakshmi, who soon gets...

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  • 1959
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    Anari

    Anari

    7.2 1959 HD

    Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet...

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  • 1980
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    Khubsoorat

    Khubsoorat

    6.2 1980 HD

    Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her...

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  • 1972
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    Bawarchi

    Bawarchi

    6.8 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1972
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    Bawarchi

    Bawarchi

    6.8 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1983
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    Kissi Se Na Kehna

    Kissi Se Na Kehna

    6.2 1983 HD

    Kailashpati is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of...

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  • 1983
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    Rang Birangi

    Rang Birangi

    5.2 1983 HD

    Sparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to...

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  • 1983
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    Rang Birangi

    Rang Birangi

    5.2 1983 HD

    Sparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to...

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  • 1960
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    Anuradha

    Anuradha

    5.9 1960 HD

    There are moments in our lives when our whole being is put to the test. Our ideals, our ambitions, are forgotten and we crave for escape. Escape...

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  • 1960
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    Anuradha

    Anuradha

    5.9 1960 HD

    There are moments in our lives when our whole being is put to the test. Our ideals, our ambitions, are forgotten and we crave for escape. Escape...

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  • 1953
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    Two Acres of Land

    Two Acres of Land

    7.9 1953 HD

    An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being...

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  • 1973
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    Abhimaan

    Abhimaan

    7.1 1973 HD

    A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and...

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  • 1961
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    Mem-didi

    Mem-didi

    4.8 1961 HD

    Memdidi tells a simple and endearing story of Mrs. Roy (Memdidi), who moves in as a new neighbor to the two local tough guys, Bahadur Singh (David)...

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  • 1961
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    Mem-didi

    Mem-didi

    4.8 1961 HD

    Memdidi tells a simple and endearing story of Mrs. Roy (Memdidi), who moves in as a new neighbor to the two local tough guys, Bahadur Singh (David)...

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  • 1981
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    Naram Garam

    Naram Garam

    6.2 1981 HD

    Ramprasad, a young man, lets his lover, Kusum, and her father stay at his boss's house. However, they find themselves in trouble when Kusum is...

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  • 1961
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    Gunga Jumna

    Gunga Jumna

    5.6 1961 HD

    Widowed Govindi lives a poor lifestyle in Haripur along with two sons, Gungaram and Jumna. While Jumna is studious, Gungaram is the opposite, but has...

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  • 1962
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    Aashiq

    Aashiq

    1 1962 HD

    When Pratap learns that his fiancee is in love with his younger brother, Gopal, he steps aside and arranges for them to get married. However, he soon...

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  • 1962
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    Aashiq

    Aashiq

    1 1962 HD

    When Pratap learns that his fiancee is in love with his younger brother, Gopal, he steps aside and arranges for them to get married. However, he soon...

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  • 1969
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    Pyar Ka Sapna

    Pyar Ka Sapna

    1 1969 HD

    In order to study abroad in Great Britain, Ramesh agrees to marry a village girl named Sudha, but refuses to love her. Heartbroken, Sudha tries to...

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  • 1972
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    Sabse Bada Sukh

    Sabse Bada Sukh

    1 1972 HD

    Village born Lalloo re-locates to Bombay, and returns a wealthy man. He goes to meet his friend, Shankar alias Bhompu, and together they meet and...

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  • 1972
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    Sabse Bada Sukh

    Sabse Bada Sukh

    1 1972 HD

    Village born Lalloo re-locates to Bombay, and returns a wealthy man. He goes to meet his friend, Shankar alias Bhompu, and together they meet and...

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  • 1961
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    Chhaya

    Chhaya

    6 1961 HD

    Young and attractive Sarita Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Jagatnarayan in a palatial house with her aunt, Rukmani;...

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  • 1966
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    Biwi Aur Makan

    Biwi Aur Makan

    6 1966 HD

    Four young men re-locate from a village in India, to a big city. While attempting to access accomodation, they are repeatedly told that rooms will...

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  • 1953
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    Two Acres of Land

    Two Acres of Land

    7.9 1953 HD

    An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being...

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  • 1973
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    Namak Haraam

    Namak Haraam

    6.2 1973 HD

    Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a...

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  • 1968
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    Aashirwad

    Aashirwad

    8.5 1968 HD

    Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok...

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  • 1966
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    Anupama

    Anupama

    6.5 1966 HD

    Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose) is a workaholic, whose life changes dramatically after his wife dies upon giving birth to their daughter Uma (Sharmila...

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  • 1985
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    Jhoothi

    Jhoothi

    4.5 1985 HD

    Kalpana, a compulsive liar, believes that lying is justified for a good cause. However, trouble comes knocking on her door when she arranges dates...

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  • 1962
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    Asli Naqli

    Asli Naqli

    5.5 1962 HD

    Renu lives a poor lifestyle with her family. Shattered and devastated with the deaths of her father and brother, Renu decides to take up the mantle...

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  • 1977
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    Alaap

    Alaap

    8.5 1977 HD

    Dedicated to the memory of the great singers K. L. Saigal and Mukesh, this charming and unpretentious film offers a palate-cleansing change from the...

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  • 1977
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    Alaap

    Alaap

    8.5 1977 HD

    Dedicated to the memory of the great singers K. L. Saigal and Mukesh, this charming and unpretentious film offers a palate-cleansing change from the...

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  • 1966
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    Anupama

    Anupama

    6.5 1966 HD

    Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose) is a workaholic, whose life changes dramatically after his wife dies upon giving birth to their daughter Uma (Sharmila...

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  • 1969
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    Pyasi Shaam

    Pyasi Shaam

    1 1969 HD

    Raja, a middle-class man in Bombay, and his friend Ashok arrange Laaj's marriage to Ravi, an orphan. Ravi disappears, and Raja refuses to marry...

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  • 1967
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    Majhli Didi

    Majhli Didi

    6 1967 HD

    Bipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini, and her husband,...

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  • 1998
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    Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate

    Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate

    7.6 1998 HD

    Abhyankar rules his family in an orthodox manner. Fearing his wrath, his daughter concocts a scheme whereby her father would approve of her lover....

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  • 1983
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    Achha Bura

    Achha Bura

    1 1983 HD

    Shekhar and Birsingh are bosom pals. They come to stay at a small chawl where an angry woman confronts them. But when their hatred turns into love...

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  • 1983
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    Achha Bura

    Achha Bura

    1 1983 HD

    Shekhar and Birsingh are bosom pals. They come to stay at a small chawl where an angry woman confronts them. But when their hatred turns into love...

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  • 1971
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    Buddha Mil Gaya

    Buddha Mil Gaya

    5.8 1971 HD

    Two unemployed slackers, Bhola and Ajay come across a newspaper advertisement about a missing elderly gentleman, whose estate is worth millions. They...

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  • 1973
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    Abhimaan

    Abhimaan

    7.1 1973 HD

    A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and...

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  • 1975
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    Mili

    Mili

    7.3 1975 HD

    Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while...

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  • 1959
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    Anari

    Anari

    7.2 1959 HD

    Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet...

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  • 1982
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    Bemisal

    Bemisal

    1 1982 HD

    When two twin brothers Sudhir and Adhir get orphaned upon the death of their father, Magistrate Chaturvedi adopts them and brings them up like his...

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  • 2001
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    Daman

    Daman

    3.7 2001 HD

    The Saikia family are an extremely wealthy family in Assam. The two sons of the family are Sanjay (Sayaji Shinde) and Sunil Saikia (Sanjay Suri). The...

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  • 1971
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    Anand

    Anand

    7.008 1971 HD

    Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon...

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  • 1965
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    Do Dil

    Do Dil

    1 1965 HD

    Manu is the princely heir to the kingdom ruled over now by Ranimaa. He likes to know what his going on, and changes his princely get-up, and dresses...

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  • 1966
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    Gaban

    Gaban

    10 1966 HD

    Based on novel by Munshi Prem Chand. Believing himself to be a suspect for embezzlement in British India, a man must testify against non-violent...

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  • 1957
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    Musafir

    Musafir

    1 1957 HD

    The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.

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  • 1958
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    Yahudi

    Yahudi

    5.7 1958 HD

    In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - and she grows up without learning her true...

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  • 1971
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    Guddi

    Guddi

    5.6 1971 HD

    A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and...

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  • 1969
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    Satyakam

    Satyakam

    7.5 1969 HD

    Circa British Rule in India, Satyapriya Archarya lives a modest yet noble lifestyle with his grandfather, Satyasharan. His mother passed away while...

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  • 1979
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    Jurmana

    Jurmana

    7.3 1979 HD

    Amitabh Bachchan plays a rich playboy who makes a bet with his friend, Vinod Mehra, which costs an innocent girl, Rakhee Gulzar, her honor. Kicked...

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  • 1986
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    Jiban

    Jiban

    1 1986 HD

    A terminally ill man sets out to live his last days to the fullest. His doctor undergoes metamorphosis due to his optimism and decides to write a...

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  • 1974
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    Phir Kab Milogi

    Phir Kab Milogi

    1 1974 HD

    Sapna, the daughter of a wealthy businessman likes Rajesh, a simple man. Her father wants her to marry Randhir, a notorious womanizer and drunkard....

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  • 1983
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    Sadma

    Sadma

    7.3 1983 HD

    A head injury causes a woman to regress to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher. A Hindi remake of the 1982...

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  • 1971
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    Anand

    Anand

    7.008 1971 HD

    Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon...

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  • 1971
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    Guddi

    Guddi

    5.6 1971 HD

    A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and...

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  • 1972
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    Bawarchi

    Bawarchi

    6.8 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    Guddi

    Guddi

    5.6 1971 HD

    A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and...

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  • 1965
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    Do Dil

    Do Dil

    1 1965 HD

    Manu is the princely heir to the kingdom ruled over now by Ranimaa. He likes to know what his going on, and changes his princely get-up, and dresses...

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  • 1953
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    Parineeta

    Parineeta

    6.5 1953 HD

    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...

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  • 1953
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    Two Acres of Land

    Two Acres of Land

    7.9 1953 HD

    An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being...

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  • 1957
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    Musafir

    Musafir

    1 1957 HD

    The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Musafir

    Musafir

    1 1957 HD

    The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.

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  • 1970
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    Dastak

    Dastak

    1 1970 HD

    Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former...

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  • 1979
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    Gol Maal

    Gol Maal

    7.382 1979 HD

    A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

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  • 1973
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    Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz

    Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz

    1 1973 HD

    The killings committed near an old mansion are thought to be the work of the ghost of a woman who was murdered there by a wealthy landowner; but the...

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  • 1975
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    Chaitali

    Chaitali

    1 1975 HD

    Based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Bengali writer Ashapoorna Devi

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  • 1969
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    Pyar Hi Pyar

    Pyar Hi Pyar

    8.3 1969 HD

    At an orphanage, Kailashnath identifies Vijay as his biological son and takes him home. Years later, a man named Ashok arrives and claims to be...

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  • 1958
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    Lukochuri

    Lukochuri

    1 1958 HD

    Shankar and Buddhu are identical twins. Shankar, unbeknownst to Buddhu, has found love with a painter; Buddhu meanwhile falls in love with the...

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  • 1958
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    Madhumati

    Madhumati

    7 1958 HD

    Two men take shelter in a derelict mansion situated in the countryside during a storm. One of the men suddenly becomes aware that he once visited...

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  • 1954
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    Naukari

    Naukari

    6.2 1954 HD

    The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in...

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  • 1998
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    Chitrashalabham

    Chitrashalabham

    6 1998 HD

    Sandeep, a doctor, meets Devan, who is a dying patient. He gets inspired by Devan and decides to give him the best in his last few days.

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  • 1978
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    Naukri

    Naukri

    3 1978 HD

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

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  • 1977
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    Kotwal Saab

    Kotwal Saab

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1964
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    Sanjh Aur Savera

    Sanjh Aur Savera

    1 1964 HD

    Shankar Chaudhry, a wealthy man gets married to Maya assuming she is the daughter of Ambala-based Advocate Madhusudan. He is shocked to realize that...

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  • 1968
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    Chotto Jigyasa

    Chotto Jigyasa

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    Dweepu

    Dweepu

    1 1977 HD

    Chandran has struggled long to find a job. Eventually, he gets a job aboard a ship that's sailing to the Andamans.

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  • 1974
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    Nellu

    Nellu

    1 1974 HD

    On his pilgrimage to a temple to immerse the ashes of his mother in the sacred river, Rakhavan befriends a tribal family. He comes across the lives...

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  • 1952
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    Maa

    Maa

    1 1952 HD

    Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan)....

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  • 1954
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    Biraj Bahu

    Biraj Bahu

    6 1954 HD

    Nilambhar Chakravorty belongs to a poor family, and lives in a joint family with his married brother, Pitambar, unmarried sister, Punnu, and wife,...

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  • 1968
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    Aashirwad

    Aashirwad

    8.5 1968 HD

    Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok...

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  • 1968
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    Aashirwad

    Aashirwad

    8.5 1968 HD

    Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok...

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  • 1968
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    Aashirwad

    Aashirwad

    8.5 1968 HD

    Aashirwad is a 1968 Bollywood film. Produced by N.C. Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok...

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  • 1975
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    Mili

    Mili

    7.3 1975 HD

    Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while...

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Mili

    Mili

    7.3 1975 HD

    Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while...

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Khubsoorat

    Khubsoorat

    6.2 1980 HD

    Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her...

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  • 1976
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    Arjun Pandit

    Arjun Pandit

    1 1976 HD

    Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma,...

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