Farida Jalal

Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. While pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, Ali Shah composes poems and listens to music, secluded in his palace... (imdb)

An unemployed youth (Kamal) dreams of living well. One evening, he finds a drunken industrialist (Sameer Khakkar) passed out in a gutter, and takes the opportunity to switch places with him. He finds love, intrigue, and the good life in his new home, Pushpak, a hotel where the industrialist was booked in. A silent masterpiece. (imdb)

S.P. Sharma lives a middle-class lifestyle in Delhi, India, along with his wife, and son, Devdhar. His wife passes away, and Sharma re-marries Sitadevi when Devdhar is only 3 years of age. Sita cares for him as if he were her own, even after giving birth to a son, Akash, and daughter, Anjali. Now Sharma has passed away, while all 3 children have matured... (imdb)

Raj and Priya are newly married. Priya is heavy with children, but due to unexpected circumstances, she loses her child and is unable to conceive again. Enter Madhoo, a prostitute who is willing to become surrogate mother for the couple. Their relationship becomes entangled with love triangle when Madhoo falls in love with Raj. (imdb)

Shahrukh Khan plays the roles of Bablu and Mannu. Bablu wants to become a great chef and win the heart of Sonia(Juhi Chawla) while mannu is a criminal who wants revenge. Lily (Sonali Bendre) plays mannu's love interest. When mannu finds out that bablu is his look-alike, he tries to kill bablu and take over his life so that he can escape the law. (imdb)

When Kajal (Sridevi) marries Raaj (Anil Kapoor), an Engineer by profession, she and her dad (Kader Khan), automatically assume that he is rich, wealthy, and corrupt. But that is not the case. Raaj does not have an air-conditioner, a car, nor even a refrigerator... (imdb)

Yashvardhan Raichand lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Nandini, and two sons, Rahul and Rohan. While Rahul has been adopted, Yashvardhan and Nandini treat him as their own. When their sons mature, they start to look for suitable brides for Rahul, and decide to get him married to a young woman named Naina... (imdb)

While returning home from the marriage of her friend, Ritu Pereira, Neha Verma, an air hostess, witnesses the brutal death of Superintendent of Police Jaidev Singh, at the hands of several persons. She accidentally drops her identification card, which is located by the police, and she is brought in for questioning. She is able to identify the killer, who turns out to be Samrat Singhania, the son of a prominent Minister in the state's ruling party... (imdb)

A story about a girl named Priya (Preity Zinta) who is the apple of her parents' eyes. She defied the Indian culture when she got pregnant out of marriage by Saif Ali Khan. She decided not to abort but to give birth to the child. Her childhood friend (Chandrachur Singh) who is secretly in love with her helps her. (imdb)

Raj Verma lives with his widowed and ailing mom in an Indian city. He is unemployed and is looking for employment so that he can get medical treatment for his mom. One day he comes to the rescue of a multi-millionaire industrialist, Laxminarain Jetley... (imdb)

Forced into marriage with a mentally deranged man, Yashoda (Farida Jalal) gives birth to a child, only to have her husband kill himself and the child, leaving her devastated and alone... (imdb)

Zubeida is a Muslim actress, who's career aspirations are thwarted by her film-producer father (Puri) who looks down upon a woman in acting. He arranges her marriage to her friend's son, but that breaks up after the birth of her son... (imdb)

Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is an orphan and lives with his little brother and his foster family. He meets Sonia (Amisha Patel) and they are attracted towards each other. Sonia invites him on a cruise with her and due to a freak accident they are separated from the main ship... (imdb)

Bombay's Senior Police Inspector, Samar Singh, tenders his resignation when he finds out that Kashinath Trivedi, who is known to have connections with the underworld, has won the election. This news does delight Kashinath Trivedi, and his men, which include notorious gangster Zafar Supari. But there is a catch, as there are two honest police inspectors who prove to be thorns on their sides... (imdb)

The Kapoor family are very rich Indians who live in India and want their eldest daughter, a girl named Sanjana, to get married to an American-Indian businessman named Prem. Prem is welcomed, and after a few misunderstandings, both Sanjana and Prem fall in love with each other. Then chaos descends upon the Kapoor family when they find out that the boy named Prem is a fake... (imdb)

Bhagat was born in British India during the year 1908. As a child he witnessed numerous atrocities committed on fellow Indians by their British rulers, who came to trade under the guise of the East India Company, but ended up controlling most of the nation, and permitting tyrants such as General Dyer to massacre thousands of innocent men, women and children in Jallianwala Baug... (imdb)

Sapna lost her parents as a child and has been raised by her three, very different, very overprotective uncles. The man Sapna marries must live up to their collective standards, a nearly impossible feat. When Sapna announces that she's in love with a man named Raja, whom she met while touring Europe, they naturally reject him. Sapna and Raja must now find a way to end up together--*with* everyone's blessing.

Ravi Khanna (Amitabh Bachchan) has everything going for him - a happy family, a good job and the love of his life, Neelu (Parveen Babi). When he suddenly gets diagnosed with brain tumor and gets told that he has only 6 months to live, so that his family can go on even after his death, he decides to take the responsibility of a murder that he hasn't committed to collect the reward money of Rs. 500,000 which the victim's brother had announced for the person who can help catch his brother's killer.

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. The two meet on a month long Eurotrip, and what began as pranks and fun and games, ends in love. But by the time they realize it, it is already too late, as Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. (imdb)

Rahul and Anjali were best friends at college. Anjali realizes that she has fallen for Rahul but is too late, since Rahul has already fallen for Tina. Heartbroken, Anjali leaves and Tina and Rahul get married. They soon have a daughter, but Tina passes away due to complications during her pregnancy. The daughter is named after Anjali. Through reading the letters that her mom left for her, Anjali learns that Tina knew that Anjali was in love with Rahul and she vows to bring them together again.

On a visit to scenic Agra, Pooja (Kirti Reddy) meets with a reknown artist, Kabir (Abishek Bachchan). Kabir is instantly attracted to Pooja, and thinks that Pooja is also attracted to him. But Pooja is only attracted by his talent. (imdb)

The setting is the city of Lucknow in northern India, where Islamic culture flourished. Two of the three best friends who live in this city have unknowingly fallen in love with the same woman named Jameela. Aslam and Nawab are the two friends caught in this love triangle, and the friends will have to make sacrifices for each other. (imdb)

The story of four lovers: Rahul, Ajay, Pooja, and Nisha. This Yash Chopra fantasy explores romance as the days go on, and who live in a really nice dream house while their dreams come true.

A man meets with assorted characters in a nursing home after being diagnosed with cancer

When Vandhana discovers she is pregnant by her lover Arun they decide to marry in a secret ceremony. But tragedy follows soon afterwards and Vandhana is forced to defend her reputation. (Radio Times)

Dharam Singh is a honest farmer in rural India, and lives with his sister, Bela, who is now of marriageable age. One day both brother and sister witness a murder, and haul the killer to the... (imdb)

With their respective children's' marriages about to take place, two middle-aged single parents fall in love. (imdb)

Although well qualified, Ram Chand is unable to obtain suitable employment, and works as a peon in an organization. One day he meets with Ravi Chand, who is on the verge of committing ... (imdb)

After a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he imagined. (imdb)

Aryan, a boxer, and his coach Ranvir Singh. Aryan dreams of winning a national award, but ends up in love with Neha and they end up married and with a child. This forces Aryan to looks for a job of a sports commentator which again puts him in touch with his former coach. Who invites him back to the ring and to fulfill his long cherished desire of winning the national award at which point his wife leaves him. (imdb)

Disowned by his parents at a young age Pratap Narayan Tilak ended up in a small time village controlled by underworld dons and some very powerful and influential politicians. Lazy, alcoholic and unemployed Pratap being influence by a journalist called Mega Dixit attempts to make people of that community independent and beneficiary. Because of state owned members and some members from within the police force, Pratab is forced to take the law into his own hands creating more chaos in his society. (imdb)

Raja is a poor man who lives in India. He meets with a very rich girl, and both fall in love with each other. The girl's name is Aarti, who lives with her step-mother, who is very cruel, father and and step-cousin, who oppose her having any contact with Raja. But Aarti is stubborn, and gets married to Raja. After their marriage, her step-mother, father and step-cousin pretend to accept them, but actually are planning to bring an end to their relationship. (imdb)

Mistakenly appointed as a college professor, happy-go-lucky Raja finds the rich girl of his dreams - but must confront a look-alike con man named Rocky to win her father's approval. The plot thickens when Raja pretends to be Rocky, and Rocky pretends to be Raja. But both does not know that this mistake will engulf them for years to come. (imdb)

Customs Officer Bharat Srivastav lives a middle-class life with his sister Rajni; wife Sangita and a small son. Rajni is soon to get married to Inspector Gautam. He is known for his unorthodox methods of apprehending smugglers, and it is these methods that land him in trouble with the Shikari brothers (Tejaa, Dharma, Tinnu, Chinnu and Pappu). (imdb)

The story follows a young man (Bobby Deol) who flees India and arrives in Australia seeking vengence for something that started in India. In Australia he meets and falls in love with the daughter of a rich and powerful man(Suresh Oberoi). The story keeps the covers on Bobby Deols plan until the end when everything is revealed as to why he is a SOLDIER. (imdb)

Anand Kishore (Ajay Devgan), his wife, Kavita (Mahima Chaudhary), and only child, a daughter, Neha (Akshita Garud), live a happy and serene life in Delhi, India. The peace and quiet of this happy family is disrupted when a mysterious woman begins to secretly meet Neha who develops an instant fondness for her. The woman, Nandita (Kajol), is revealed to be Neha's biological mother merely wanting to see her daughter. (imdb)

Bollywood musical remake of Luc Besson's groundbreaking 'The Professional.' Jeeva is India's deadliest assassin. He never had a reason to care until now. Kiran is a troubled teenage girl orphaned by corrupt killer cops. Jeeva must protect Kiran and avenge the murder of her family even if it means going to war with the entire city. (imdb)

Indian army Major Jaidev Rajvansh lives a wealthy lifestyle in India. He is in love with and expected to get married to Anjali. Before the marriage could take place, Jaidev is assigned to rescue a politician, which he not only does so, but also apprehends his abductor, and returns home triumphantly as a national hero. (imdb)

ACP Arjun Singh and his brother-in-law, Tayaji are with the police force but when Tayaji is killed on duty Arjun's family are devastated by his death. His wife Rukmani, daughter Kajal and son Rahul are shattered by his death and soon Arjun is fearful that the same person that killed his brother-in-law will come after him or his family. His new partner, Karan Singh is quite controversial in his methods of getting justice and can at time break the rules. (imdb)

Raj Goyal (Akshaye Khanna) is a renowed and successful attorney. At a musical party he is introduced to Sargam (Urmila Matondkar) by Ashwin Mehta (Vijayendra Ghatge). The next day Ashwin is murdered. Sargam approached Raj to defend the accused, Tarang Bhardwaj (Ajay Devgan). Raj reluctantly accepts, and with the help of a psyciatricist is able to prove that Tarang is innocent. But is Tarang really the person who gives the impression? (imdb)

Anita is the daughter of the Home Minister, and a key kidnapping target for Kashmiri terrorists led by Jalali, who are trying to negotiate the release of their leader. After repeated attempts are foiled by Anita's security chief, the terrorists decide to use his son Ajay as a way to get to Anita. Little do they know, Ajay is the terminator himself and will kill everybody. (imdb)

Raj Chaudhary attends college and works part-time at Kartar Singh's garage to earn a living, here is where he learns different arts how to design fustic engines and cars. One day while returning home from college, Raj passes by a junk yard, saw a wrecked car and took a liking to it, brought it and bring it home. Raj spent hours and hours designing the wreck and eventually restores it to a car, with the latest technology systems, makes it look new and shiny. (imdb)

Appalled at the manner lawyers treat less affluent people, Vikram Saigal decides to do something for the poor, who have a legal cause of action, but are unable to afford a lawyer. He discusses this with his girlfriend, Rithika Sanyal, and together they come up with several ideas to raise money to create an organization to help the poor get legal aid at no or reasonable cost. When this plan fails, Vikram decides to rob a bank, but Rithika does not support him, and they split up. And then Rithika (imdb)

Ajay Verma is a major in the Indian army, and is principled, dedicated, and honest. His family has arranged his marriage with beautiful Sheetal, and both are to be married soon. Shortly before their marriage, Pakistan declares war and attacks India, and Ajay and all other soldiers are recalled to duty. Ajay meets with an old friend, Sunil, on the warfront. During a quiet break they talk about life at home, and Ajay's forthcoming marriage. Then Sunil is wounded, and brought in the barracks. (imdb)

Daydreamer Rajaram lives a poor lifestyle in a village in India along with his aunt and an unmarried sister, Malti, who has mortgaged their shanty house with Sukhi Lala so that she can educate Rajaram in Bombay. Rajaram pretends to be wealthy in order to get married to his sweetheart, Nisha Sharma, much to the chagrin of her dad who wants her to get married to a boxer, Ranjeet Gupta. (imdb)

Ravi (Rajesh Khanna) accidentally lands a job as postman in a remote village after being an unemployed college graduate for some Time. He meets a variety of people as he fits into rural life, including Mohini (Hema Malini). He mistakes her affection for something more, and falls in love, while she is still waiting for a somewhat philandering Army officer with whom she has had a fling with when his battalion is training near her village. (imdb)

Chandini comes to India to attend Veer's sisters wedding. In those four days, she wins everyone's heart. (imdb)

A suspended cop ends up in Calgary searching for a criminal, where he falls in love with daughter of a successful Indian businessman and a protective father who takes a while to accept his future son-in-law. (imdb)

A Playboy's past catches up with him, when he wants to get married. (imdb)

Ajay comes from a decent middle class family consists of his parents and sister. He goes out into the outside world and ended up in a night club and meets with super star and dancer name Manorama and is attracted to her at that very moment and leaves to spend time with her in her hotel. After a couple of days he goes home and find that his whole family has been murder. Alone, feeling lifeless and sad Ajay decides to work for underworld don and criminal name Roopesh Singh on a negative part. (imdb)

A doctor must operate on a convicted murderer who is destined for the gallows. Running parallel to the medical drama are flashbacks to the events that led the highly-respected army officer to commit murder. (imdb)

Vinod Joshi lives a middle-class existence with his wife, Meena, and a young son. He would like to improve upon his living conditions and ensure that his child enjoys life thoroughly. One day Vinod returns home in a bloodied state, and tells Meena that there has been a homicide at his place of work, and a large amount of money has been stolen. The police are called in to to investigate, and as a result a fellow-employee by the name of Subramaniam is arrested and sentenced to jail. (imdb)

Bhima, a strong and brave youth, according to an oath given to his mother renounces violence. This makes him suffer humiliation and indignity at the hands of Sambha - a gang leader. Finding that Sambha killed his child at the hands of his henchmen, Bhima takes up to arms to bring down Sambha. (imdb)

The D'Souza and the Chaddha families are neighbors and have been good friends for as long as they can remember, and despite their diverse religion and cultural beliefs, celebrate Diwali and Christmas with cheer and gusto. Then Anjali Chaddha and Steven D'Souza fall in love, and this brings an end to the friendship. Anjali and Steven elope, marry, and re-locate to another place, leaving the two families to live with bitterness the rest of their lives. (imdb)

When an honest school teacher testifies in a rape case against a prominent businessman's son, he is psychologically tortured and forced to commit suicide. His young son then takes the law into his own hands in order to avenge his father. (imdb)

Captain Ranvir is assigned the task of apprehending two terrorists named Shaka and Dara. Upon arrival in the region, he meets with and falls in love with Radhika, the daughter of Rajasaheb, who also is a Mantri. The latter approves of him, and arranges his wedding with his daughter. Before the engagement could take place, Ranvir finds out that he has a rival in Shaka, who was in love with Radhika before, and is all set to prevent this marriage at any and costs. (imdb)

Vishal Chaudhry is the second son of Assistant Police Commissioner of Police, Ramakant Chaudhry. His eldest son, Vikas, was killed by unknown elements, who are still at large. Ramakant is honest and dedicated, and in a corrupt city, is considered a major liability. Vishal is hot-tempered, and this often leads him into fist fights. (imdb)

A soon-to-be police officer takes a path of crime after his father gets attacked by hoodlums. (imdb)

Bindra lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his step-brother, Jagjivandas, in India. Their late father had employed, Pratap Chand, who they fully trust. Bindra re-locates to Africa to look after their family's business. (imdb)

Citizens of a notorious locality unite against a daylight murder and ensuing injustice. (imdb)

While being chased by security guards, three men crash into a wall and are transported back to the 10th century, straight into the palace of Emperor Babushah himself. (letterboxd.com)

Storyline Laila, brought up in a brothel, is a cabaret dancer in Digvijay Singh's five star hotel. On day her dying mother informs her that Laila is her adopted child. Laila is aided by Karan in her search for the mother. Her search leads her to Razia, who divulges that eighteen years ago, there were three naughty little girls in her college Barkha, Salma and Raj. They were in love with their boyfriends and one of them delivered a baby girl. (imdb)

Shyam Benegal directed this intense film, which centers on an Indian woman's attempts to visit her sister in Bombay after becoming a Pakistani citizen. (rottentomatoes.com)

Raja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents coldness and neglect. Shortly after finishing school he meets Bobby, the 16-year-old daughter of a poor Christian fisherman. They fall head over heels for each other, but they'll need everything they have to defend their love as their families won't accept them marrying each other... (imdb)

Devi is a young woman who lives in a village in India with her widowed mother, Jamuna. She meets with the local doctor, Shekhar, both fall in love with each other, and get married. This marriage does not meet with the approval of Shekhar's elder brother, and his widowed mother-in-law, who. along with an unmarried daughter, Shobha, are living with him after the demise of the eldest daughter. She also does not approve of this marriage as she wants Shekhar to marry Shobha....

Sagar is a young man who lives with his mom, Saraswati, a college-going brother, Vishal, and a school-going sister, Chutki, in a town in India. His father had abandoned them years ago and his whereabouts are unknown. Also unknown to his family, Sagar uses different disguises to steal money and jewelry from Dhaniram Koilewala, and an illicit liquor supplier, Pascal.

Orphan Chander Prakash is employed as a menial laborer in a timber mart; he meets with wealthy Chandni only to fall in love with her and the marriage is arranged with the blessings of Chandni's parents. Unfortunately on the day of the marriage Chander meets with a vehicle accident and is believed to be dead but in reality, he is rescued from drowning by a gypsy, Henna Khan... (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Abhimanyu Singh a.k.a Abhi (Sidharth Malhotra) comes from a middle-class family, is there on a scholarship, and wants to achieve great heights of success and prosperity; the first step to which will be the Student of the Year trophy. Rohan Nanda a.k.a Ro (Varun Dhawan), is the son of a business tycoon, who grapples with a complex relationship with his father and knows that winning the Student Of the Year trophy will bag him the approval that he subconsciously craves for. (Wikipedia)

Nihal Singh is a teen from Chandigarh who loves to build complicated gadgets to learn what is behind science. He has a brilliant mind and dreams of studying at an elite science institute. When he is accepted into his dream college in Mumbai, he discovers college is a whole new world, new people and new challenges. (wikipedia.org)

Accused of theft, Ram Singh abandons his wife and relocates to the city with his son Vijay. Years later, while on his deathbed, Ram Singh tells the truth to Vijay, who vows to set things right. (imdb)

Mahesh Chopra lives a middle-classed lifestyle with his Government-employee dad, and mom, Shanti, in Government quarters in Bombay. Here he is enrolled in an Arts college, and is in love with wealthy Kiran Mehta, much to the chagrin of her businessman dad. He successfully graduates, and his dad wants him to carry on and get a post-graduate degree. Before he could do so, his dad retires, they are forced to vacate their apartment, and move into slums, where Mahesh's life spirals out of... (imdb)

Burma-based widow, Parvati, along with two sons, Prem and Rajesh, re-locates to Bombay to live with her late husband's friend and widower, Sewakram, and his two daughters, Shanti and Durga. He returns some cash and jewelery to her that was entrusted to him, and she re-locates to live in a big bungalow. Shortly thereafter, Prem and Rajesh get married to Shanti and Durga respectively. The entire family live harmoniously until Parvati is told by Mrs. Pereira that Prem has been physically... (imdb)

A daughter from a secret wife returns home. But is she whom she claims to be? (imdb)

The film propounds the futile search for wealth in big cities when nature has so much to offer through its bounty in villages. (imdb)

An assortment of characters living near Juhu, Chowpatty, meet, share comic, romantic, and fight scenes. This movie is remebered for the reverse casting as main heros such as Dharam and Sanjeev have wee bit roles, whereas the wee bit character roles usally played by Mohan Choti, and Farida Jalal, are the main characters. (imdb)

Ajit a notorious gang leader falls in love with a gorgeous girl Sonali accidentally. However, his life turns complicated as an enemy tries to kill him. Sonali believes Ajit is killed. She marries another man, but he returns for revenge. (imdb)

Thakur Jaswant Singh rules over the region with a iron hand. He has no pity or empathy for the poor, all he is interested in is their money, their women, and alcohol. After the passing away of his dad, he assumes total control over the region, and increases the taxes. One day while walking across the hallway, he trips over the wet floor, and falls down. He gets up angrily and assaults the old woman, Ramvati, who was washing the floor. His abuse is interrupted by the arrival... (imdb)

For the well-being of her children, a destitute widow is forced to marry a man she dislikes.

A man and woman are in love with each other but cannot pursue their relationship due to the feud between their families. In order to save his love, he decides to reunite the families. (imdb)

Unorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit, and gets thrown out of his home by his elder step-brother. (imdb)

The story revolves around how different people in the family adjust to the magical powers of naani and her daughters, who use their magical powers for their needs. (imdb)

Three generations of the Diwan clan live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the Mumbai suburbs. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs as their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents, and in-laws. A distinctive feature of this show is its fast-speaking characters. (imdb)