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Jaali Note (1960)
Character: Renu
High-minded and hardworking Inspector Dinesh Kumar (Dev Anand) is assigned to crack the case of a notorious band of counterfeiters. Risking life and limb in pursuit of the criminals, he goes undercover to infiltrate the gang and bring them to justice. Along the way, he finds romance with a beautiful journalist (Madhubala) and makes a shocking discovery that resonates with personal meaning.
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Passport (1961)
Character: Rita
While assisting the Bombay Police in arresting diamond smugglers, Shekhar (Pradeep Kumar) suspects Bhagwandas (Nazir Hussain) who owns a jewellery shop. Soon, he discovers that Bhagwandas is the father of Rita, his love interest (Madhubala).
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Saiyan (1951)
Character: Saiyan
A love triangle, the story revolves around two brothers (Ajit and Sajjan), both in love with an orphan girl (Madhubala), who is given shelter by their family.
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फागुन (1958)
Character: N/A
The new owners of Deepak Mahal meet with its caretaker, Mattu, who narrates the story of its' former owners: Bijondra - the only child of a wealthy Hindu Brahmin Zamindar; and Banani - the only child of a single father, Banjara Sardar Tinkari. Starting with the move to evict the Banjaras from his father's property, flute-playing Bijondra meets with and falls in love with pretty dancer, Banani - leading to being asked to leave by his enraged father; while Banani's father plans her marriage to Banjara Madhal.
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Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)
Character: N/A
After falling in love with a girl seeking shelter in a rain, he goes to find the girl. Includes the classic song Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai
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Dulari (1949)
Character: Shobha/Dulari
Living a life of privilege in post-colonial India, wealthy young Prem Shankar faces a crisis when his businessman father insists on an arranged marriage to a rich family's daughter. While juggling the affections of his close friend Kasturi, Prem falls desperately in love with the free-spirited gypsy woman, Dulari. When his enraged father issues an ultimatum—never see Dulari again or forfeit his inheritance—Prem must confront the agonizing choice between his duty to his privileged family and the true, forbidden passion of his heart.
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Aparadhi (1949)
Character: Sheela Rani
In 1940s British Bombay, the idyllic marriage of instructor Amar and singer Sheela Rani is upended when Amar's best friend, Mohan, a fugitive freedom fighter with a massive bounty, seeks refuge in their flat. The immediate political tension gives way to personal agony as Amar’s jealousy ignites over Sheela and Mohan's growing bond. Driven by toxic suspicion, Amar abandons his life to spy, forcing him toward a devastating, calculated choice between loyalty to his friend and country, or the dark allure of the colonial reward.
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Boy Friend (1961)
Character: N/A
A young lad, separated at a young age from his parents takes on the life of petty crime and ends up in jail. On his release he comes across a friend in a train, and at the friend's request sets upon to trace his two daughters; he meets them and falls in love with one of them. But the police are on his trail due to a stolen necklace belonging to none other than his birth mother.
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Dark Brandon (2008)
Character: (archive footage)
Poetry. Multimedia. This follow-up to Downing's 2005 collection DARK BRANDON is the filmic flip-side of that book's dizzying convergence of visual culture and syntactic shock. Drawing on 1960s Bollywood, 1980s Public Access poetry television, poorly rendered nature-documentary graphics, and other heights (and depths) of the moving image, these films, collected here, remain nothing less than poetry.
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Naata (1955)
Character: N/A
A woman describes the relationship between her sister and a postmaster
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ज्वाला (1971)
Character: Rajkumari Jwala
Jwala (transl. Flame) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and produced by M. V. Raman and written by Chandliyan. It stars Madhubala (in her final, posthumous film appearance) and Sunil Dutt, with Sohrab Modi and Pran in pivotal roles. The film's music was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan.
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Dhanna Bhagat (1945)
Character: Young Munni (as Baby Mumtaz)
A spiritual journey of a young shepherd boy named Dhanna. Despite facing skepticism and challenges from his family and the local Zamindar, Dhanna's unwavering devotion to God leads him to perform miracles and ultimately triumph over adversity, showcasing the power of pure faith.
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Nazneen (1951)
Character: N/A
To escape an arranged marriage, a dreamer flees to Bombay, only to become obsessed with a lifelike statue of a beautiful woman that magically comes alive, leading everyone—including the law—to believe he has gone completely mad.
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Police (1958)
Character: Manju
When an airplane brings ex-dacoit Rangooni (Pradeep Kumar) from Singapore to Bombay, Inspector Mehra (Raj Mehra) looks upon Rangooni's return with well-founded suspicion. His arrival in Bombay disturbs the activities of a gang of jewel-theft specialists, led by man-about-town-Ramesh (Anwar Hussain). Manju (Madhubala), daughter of Bahadur Sunderdas, who has encountered Rangooni many times, is excited by the prospect of getting the dacoit arrested and hopes to get a lot of publicity by so doing.
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Kala Pani (1958)
Character: Asha
Based on A.J.Cronin's 'Beyond This Place', this movie narrates the story of an untiring crusade for justice. A young man, learning about his father's wrongful implication in a fifteen-year-old murder, vows to bring the true criminals to justice and release his innocent father from 'kaala paani' (life imprisonment), for which he enlists the help of a press reporter, a retired police inspector and an unwitting prostitute who happens to possess some key evidence.
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Rail Ka Dibba (1953)
Character: Chanda
A heartwarming tale of good-samaritanism: A poor but large-hearted young man gives shelter to three helpless, forlorn people in his home--an abandoned railway coach. However, tensions arise in the group when he marries one of the inmates, a destitute young girl, since one of the other inmates loves her too. The group breaks up and the coach is abandoned. Time passes, fortunes turn, and penitence brings the group back together.
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Hanste Ansu (1950)
Character: N/A
Usha, a well-educated girl, is married to Kumar by her drunkard father. Being illiterate, Kumar gets jealous of Usha's education and her frank nature. He abuses her and she leaves their home and begins to battle for women's right. She gives birth to a son and starts to work in a factory, where male workers start to dominate her.
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Amar Prem (1948)
Character: N/A
Amar Prem is a movie directed by N.M. Kelkar featuring Madhubala, Alka Rani.
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Chittor Vijay (1947)
Character: Sobhagya Devi
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: Chanda
A teacher falls in love with a wealthy girl but decides to go away from her to earn money.
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सिंगार (1949)
Character: Sitara
A couple's marriage begins troubling after the doctor carries an extramarital affair with a dancing girl.
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Neki Aur Badi (1949)
Character: Soshila
A wealthy man forces his wife and their new-born daughter, Soshila, out of the house because he had hoped his wife would deliver a son. Years later, Soshila and her boyfriend, work for her father and attempt to win her father's affections.
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यहूदी की लड़की (1957)
Character: The Jew's Daughter
Yahoodi Ki Ladki (The Jew's Daughter) is a Hindi drama film directed by S.D. Narang, starring Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar as leads. The film became a silver jubilee hit on its release in January 1957.
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Phoolwari (1946)
Character: Mangli (as Baby Mumtaz)
A spoiled heiress scorns all suitors until a welfare officer's blunt honesty forces her to confront her arrogance. A misunderstanding nearly derails their engagement, sending her on a journey of regret and redemption to reunite with the man who changed her.
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हाफ टिकट (1962)
Character: Asha/Rajni Devi
A diamond thief hides his loot on an innocent child, but the child turns out to be an adult posing as a youngster to purchase a half-priced train ticket. Now, the thief will have to outwit the eccentric in a series of wacky misadventures.
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Baghi Sipahi (1958)
Character: N/A
A Roman military commander falls in love with Ranjana, a devout Christian. The Roman Empire's atrocities toward the Christians prompt the commander to become a rebel soldier to protect the Christian community from the Roman Emperor.
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In Search of Guru Dutt (1989)
Character: Self (archive footage)
This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through many interviews with his family members and colleagues and observes his work through the use of extensive film excerpts. The documentary was produced by the British television network Channel 4 producer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
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Badal (1951)
Character: Ratna
A peasant and his followers take up banditry and rebellion in response to unjust taxation from wicked deputies of the King. Robin Hood style.
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Nadaan (1951)
Character: Usha
When a spoiled heiress runs away from her father's yacht to marry her wealthy fiancé, she is forced to rely on a cynical, jobless newspaper reporter to get her across India, inadvertently falling in love with him during their misadventures on the road.
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महलों के ख़्वाब (1960)
Character: Asha
After winning a lottery, Asha and Bela round up a holiday to find suitable husbands. But they end up being framed for stealing a precious necklace.
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Basant (1942)
Character: Manju (uncredited)
Impoverished singers Uma and her brother Babul are discovered by Nirmal. Uma becomes a star and marries Nirmal, but his insecurity leads him to abandon her and their daughter, Manju. When he finds Uma back on stage, he abducts Manju. After years, the family reunites, and Uma returns to a homemaker role.
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മൂടൽമഞ്ഞ് (1970)
Character: Syamala
The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and P. J. Antony in the lead roles.
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Aaram (1951)
Character: Leela
Leela is a beautiful young lady who wishes to marry her sweetheart and poor artist Shyam. By chance, Leela meets Sita, a Rani whose son falls instantly in love with Leela, leaving the young lady with a life-changing dilemma.
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Khazana (1951)
Character: N/A
A renowned but solitary singer discovers the true treasure of life when a forbidden romance with a wealthy patron's daughter forces her to choose between the glittering promise of fame and the genuine wealth of love.
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Naqab (1955)
Character: Yasmin
Naqab is a 1955 Indian Hindustani-language fantasy film directed by Lekhraj Bhakhri. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Madhubala, Ajit and the film revolves around a damsel in distress who receives help from her fiance and his sister.
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Shirin Farhad (1956)
Character: Shirin
A Princess is forbidden to see her childhood sweetheart and forced to marry an emperor.
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Dil Ki Rani (1947)
Character: Raj Kumari Singh
A comic tale of a poet and his fan both in love with each other and relentless efforts by his would be father in law to not let them marry each other. Instead, he wants his daughter to be married to the poet's friend.
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Bahut Din Hue (1954)
Character: Chandrakanta
Kidnapped by a villainous sorcerer, young mother Balanagamma (Pushpavalli) remains in captivity for more than 12 years, spurning her captor's sexual advances with claims of being in the midst of a long-term penance ritual. In her absence, her son has grown to adulthood -- and is determined to rescue his missing mother.
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Neel Kamal (1947)
Character: Ganga
A military coup leads to two outcast princesses falling for the same rakish artist.
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Nirala (1950)
Character: Poonam
A doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.
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Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)
Character: N/A
Gauri lives with her crippled ex-army dad and brother. One day she notices a man calling himself Ranjeet lurking around their house. What she doesn't know is that Ranjeet is here for a reason--the suitcase of gold he had buried in Gauri's front yard.
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Mumtaz Mahal (1944)
Character: Jahanara Begum
Mumtaz Mahal tells the story of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, tracing their deep love, her death during childbirth, and his grief that leads him to build the Taj Mahal in her memory.
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Gateway of India (1957)
Character: Anju
The happenings of one night. A young heiress, on the run from her murderous uncle, roams the streets of Bombay where she runs into a series of shady characters. To escape from them, she makes a rendezvous with all of them to meet her early next morning at the Gateway of India, which also happens to be the locale for some covert criminal activity involving her uncle, the idea being to nab the crooks red-handed.
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Beqasoor (1950)
Character: Usha Devi
When Brijmohan moves out with his ailing mother due to a family dispute, he comes across a runaway woman on his quest for a new job. What follows is the journey and trials and tribulations of these two strangers as they traverse, courtship, marriage and family politics.
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मुगल-ए-आज़म (1960)
Character: Anarkali
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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Ek Saal (1957)
Character: Usha Sinha
The father of a dying woman pays a con artist to make his daughter's final year a happy one.
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अमर (1954)
Character: Anju Roy
A 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.
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हावड़ा ब्रिज (1958)
Character: Edna
Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom.
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मिस्टर अॅन्ड मिसेस '५५ (1955)
Character: Anita Verma
A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.
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महल (1949)
Character: Kamini/Asha
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
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Sharabi (1964)
Character: Kamala
Keshav, an alcoholic, swears off alcohol after his father's death. He loves Kamala, whose father gets him a job and fixes a marriage date. But, the marriage is cancelled when he starts drinking again.
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Raj Hath (1956)
Character: N/A
A stubborn emperor plans to wage war against another who had humiliated him and his daughter.
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Jhumroo (1961)
Character: Anjana
Anjana lives a wealthy lifestyle with her dad, Dwarka Nath, in a hilly region in India. When she returns home after several years, she finds that her dad has become more strict and a disciplinarian, and even has his erring employees and villagers flogged. Then she meets with local villager, Jhumroo, and both fall in love with each other. Jhumroo takes her home to introduce her to his mom, Kamla, who approves of her instantly. When Dwarka comes to know about this, he is enraged, and quickly announces her marriage with his Manager, Ramesh. Jhumroo is heart-broken and goes to meet with Anjana, who does tell him that she loves him, but must obey her father. What Jhumroo and Anjana do not know is that she is not Dwarka's daughter, but is the daughter of Kamla, and abducted at a very young age.
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Do Ustad (1959)
Character: Madhu Sharma
Two rival career-criminal brothers recollect their lives in a Courtroom in which one is about to be convicted for murder.
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
Character: Renu
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
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Sangdil (1952)
Character: Kamla
In this loose adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, childhood sweethearts Kamla and Shankar are separated and grow up in different worlds. The girl is brought up to be a priestess, while the boy becomes a dejected thakur, turned vindictive by life's injustices. Fate inevitably brings them together again, but Kamla does not know about her beloved's secret.
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तराना (1951)
Character: Tarana
After a plane crash, Dr. Motilal (Dilip Kumar) is left stranded in a small village, where he is given shelter by a blind old man called Surdas and his playful, young daughter Tarana (Madhubala). During the course of his stay, Motilal falls for the charms of the innocent Tarana.
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Kal Hamara Hai (1959)
Character: Madhu/ Bela
Kal Hamara Hai is a 1959 Indian Hindi film, directed by S.K. Prabhakar and produced by K. Amarnath. The film stars Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, and Jayant in lead roles. The film has a musical score by Chitra Gupta.
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