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Elan (1947)
Character: Javed
Javed is a poor student who falls in love with Nazparvar. Circumstances force her to marry his cruel cousin instead. Years later, Javed becomes a lawyer and must defend Nazparvar in court when she’s accused of murdering her husband, confronting their shared past and the quest for justice.
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Lal Haveli (1944)
Character: Anand
Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her marriage with Jawahar, son of a rich man.
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Chand Chakori (1946)
Character: Birju
A street singer and a flute seller fall in love, only to be separated by jealousy and circumstance. Years later, a twist of fate reunites them, one famous and the other struggling, forcing them to overcome misunderstandings for a second chance at love.
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Garib (1942)
Character: Sharad
An unemployed graduate uses his charm to help a blind beggar. He then falls for a rich heiress and convinces her industrialist father to open a factory for the poor. It's a success, but a jealous fiancé tries to shut it all down and frame our hero. Can truth prevail and save the struggling community from returning to poverty?
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Vish Kanya (1943)
Character: N/A
An Indian film drawing on the ancient concept of the "poison maiden." It depicted a mysterious and dangerous woman whose very touch or presence could be lethal.
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Bhartrahari (1944)
Character: N/A
A mythological and devotional drama based on the life of Bhartrhari, a legendary king who renounced his throne and worldly life to become an ascetic and poet, known for his philosophical and moral verses. The film explored themes of renunciation, spiritual enlightenment, and the transient nature of worldly pleasures.
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Parinde (1945)
Character: Ashok
In the midst of war, teacher Ashok falls for Shyama, but their love is tested when he joins the air force and faces a cunning love rival and wartime profiteers. As misunderstandings and deceptions mount, can their love survive the chaos of war and betrayal?
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Deccan Queen (1936)
Character: Inspector Suresh
Corrupt trustees attempt to eliminate Lala Niranjanmal's heirs; the daughter is jailed while the son becomes a penniless wanderer. Released, the daughter becomes the enigmatic Deccan Queen, a vigilante. The plot thickens when Vrinda, an insurance clerk, is revealed to be the Queen's double. Both Vrinda and the Deccan Queen fall for Inspector Suresh, leading to a complex love triangle, especially when the Queen impersonates Vrinda, demanding an immediate marriage to Suresh.
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Jagirdar (1937)
Character: Jagirdar
The follow-up to Manmohan (1936) again starred Surendra and Bibbo. She is Neela, he plays Jagirdar Surendra. They secretly marry and have a child. When Jagirdar is presumed dead in a shipwreck, the child is considered illegitimate. The poor peasant Shripat (Pande) helps Neela by marrying her and raising her son Ramesh (Motilal). The husband eventually returns and violently quarrels with Shripat about who ‘owns’ Neela. When the villain Banwarilal kills Shripat, the husband is framed for the killing. The real problem, however, is the son’s rejection of his father, solved when together they face the gangsters in Narayanlal’s (Yakub) den.
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Gramophone Singer (1938)
Character: Sundardas
Thakur’s music-dominated debut tells of a love triangle involving the famous gramophone singer Sundardas (Surendra) who is happily married to Mohini (Prabha), and the even more popular singer Tilottama (Bibbo), who falls in love with Sundardas’s voice and wants them to sing a duet and have an affair. Ghosh Babu (Advani) is the manager of the record label.
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Alibaba (1940)
Character: Alibaba
Alibaba and his son live with his rich brother Cassim. Marjina and Zabba are two slave girls who work in Cassim's house. Marjina and Alibaba's son are in love with each other. Zabba is in league with Abu Hassan, who is the leader of a gang of thieves. Alibaba finds the thieves' cave and becomes rich. Cassim's wife insists on knowing the secret of his wealth. Alibaba tells his brother who goes to the cave but can't get out as he's forgotten the magic words. The thieves find him and kill him. Alibaba and his son find Cassim and bring his body back for burial. Abu Hassan finds out about Alibaba, and the story then follows Marjina outsmarting Abu Hassan, who comes visiting as a merchant.
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औरत (1940)
Character: Ramu
Radha is a resolute mother, who strives hard against poverty and a lecherous money lender to feed her two sons who grew up with contrasting temperament.
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Chittor Vijay (1947)
Character: N/A
Chittor Vijay is a 1947 Hindi language film directed by Mohan Sinha, featuring Raj Kapoor and Madhubala in the lead roles.
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परदेस (1950)
Character: (as Surender)
A teacher falls in love with a wealthy girl but decides to go away from her to earn money.
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Adha Din Adhi Raat (1977)
Character: Police Commissioner
Gopal is constantly haunted by the tragedy that took place in his childhood. His youthful elder sister Sita and his younger brother Jagan were abducted by villainous Gulshan and his men. Gopal's mother dies with this shock, before innocent Gopal's eyes. This tragedy leaves a deep and an unerasable scar on Gopal's heart and mind. Revenge becomes his motto.
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Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962)
Character: N/A
Shanker and Rita's marriage is finalized by their elders in their childhoods, however, after growing up, Shanker loves Shobna. Shanker is told to marry Rita instead, and he does so. The marriage is rocky as Rita does not pay attention to her husband and son. Then Shobna re-enters their life.
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1857 (1946)
Character: Aslam
Historical fiction drama set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the First war of Independence.
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Anokhi Ada (1948)
Character: Professor Nath
A traumatized beautiful woman loses her memory in a train accident.
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Hindustan Hamara (1950)
Character: N/A
Though times have changed, Ram still uses old ways of farming due to a drought in the village. His brother, Bala, goes to Bombay to earn his living. Mahadev, a Zamindar in the village, eyes Usha, the lover of Bala. Due to the drought, the crops fail in the village, and Shikh Sahib, a social worker, comes to help the farmers, and shows them new ways of farming. Ramu goes to Bombay to take a loan for cooperative farming and asks Bala to turn back to the village, but he refuses. [The film is a socio-economic study of post-independence India, blending documentary elements with narrative storytelling. The film is often described as a "simple story woven into the documentary design" and features actors like Prithviraj Kapoor and Dev Anand.]
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What the Law Will Do (1984)
Character: N/A
Advocate Gautam Mehra lives in Bombay with his wife, Anju, and a daughter, Rakhsa. One day while returning from court he sees a woman being molested. He stops, phones the police, and then tries to stop the molester, in vain, though as he gets attacked and loses consciousness. But the police do arrive and arrest the molester. Raghuvir's attempts to convince Gautam to change his testimony are in vain. Gautam goes on to testify against Raghuvir Singh, and gets him sentenced to seven years rigorous prison.
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मुगल-ए-आज़म (1960)
Character: Tansen
In 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.
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36 Ghante (1974)
Character: Ajit and Himmat's Step-father
Three jailed convicts, Himmat, his brother Ajit, and Dilawar Khan break out of prison and take over the household of Editor Ashok Rai. The convicts will continue to hold the family hostage until their associate, Kamini contacts them in person.
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वक़्त (1965)
Character: Mr. Khanna
A businessman's family is torn apart by an earthquake and reunited years later in a courtroom where father and sons stand opposed in the roles of accused, lawyer, and witness.
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গুমনামি (2019)
Character: N/A
Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated. It is a dramatization of the hearings where an investigative journalist supporting the Gumnaami Baba theory locks horns with the official lawyer who supports the plane crash theory. In their clash, the Death in Russia theory also comes up.
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Baiju Bawra (1952)
Character: Sangeet Samrat Tansen
During the reign of Akbar the Great, a young singer sets out to avenge his father's death and challenges the killer to a musical duel.
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Anmol Ghadi (1946)
Character: Chandrabhan 'Chander'
Childhood 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.
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राहु केतु (1978)
Character: Seth Jamunadas
Concerned over the rising death of low-caste people in a remote town in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns this task to Inspector Ravi Kapoor and instructs him to go incognito to investigate these deaths. Upon arrival, Ravi is received by Collector Rahu Nath, to whom Ravi introduces himself as a Horticulturist. Thereafter Ravi lives in a small house that was owned by a man named Mohandas, who had died under mysterious circumstances. Mohandas' children, Tulsi and her brother live there now. Ravi and Tulsi fall in love with each other, Ravi offers them all possible protection if Tulsi and her brother help him with the investigation, to which Tulsi agrees. Before Ravi could take any steps he is arrested by the local Police Inspector Thakur and lodged in a cell. And the only way he can get out by revealing his identity - which can seriously jeopardize the entire investigation.
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