Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance competition, win it, and be crowned the Bharat Natraj. While Girdhar can do a solo dance number, he is also required to dance the Shiv-Parvati Tandav dance with a female partner. Mangal Maharaj would like Roopkala to be his partner, but ends up being disappointed with her. Now with only a year left for the Utsav, he chances upon talented dancer and singer, Neeladevi, and recruits her. He subjects her to strenuous training and he is pleased with her performance. Then he finds out that Girdhar and Neela have fallen in love with each other, and their involvement is interfering with their performance. Unhappy with Neeladevi, he dismisses her, and sets forth to look for another dancer. The question remains: Will he be able to find another one, train her, and make her compete just in time for the Utsav, or will he lose this opportunity altogether and ...
Tired of his life, a boat man gets hit in the eye by a bullet, blinding him by a young lady. They soon fall in love each other, but this is not liked by the older lady as she wants young to marry another man.
In 'Do Ankhen Barah Haath,' a prison warden decides to reform six violent convicts by taking them out of the prison environment and bringing them to a farm. Through an experimental farming project, he hopes to instill in them values like hard work, discipline, and nonviolence. As they work together, the convicts face various challenges and undergo a transformation. The story explores the themes of idealism, redemption, and the power of second chances.
Pinjra (1972) is a drama movie that tells the story of a tragic love affair in a village. The movie explores themes of self-destructiveness, redemption, and the consequences of tragic events. The plot revolves around a village school teacher who falls in love with a woman with a disfigured face. Their love faces several obstacles, including a murder, a courtroom drama, and ultimately, a tragic event that leads to their separation and the teacher's suicide.
Vasudeo Deshmukh gets married on his mother's insistence without seeing the girl. Gaura, a famous dancer is on the same train as Vasudeo's. As fate has it, Gaura becomes Vasudeo's wife.
Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he finds out his mystery woman is Ksama, a servant in his parents' house, everything is thrown into turmoil. Will Ramesh accept Ksama? Will they get married? Love may just conquer all in this classic Bollywood melodrama.
Angara and Vikram fall in love despite their family being from different clans and having a feud.
During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague, and is captured by a Japanese platoon...
Faced with extreme patriarchal laws in an ancient seaport kingdom and denied the legal custody of her infant son, a young woman becomes a pirate declaring war on the state's tyrannical minister of justice.
Ladki Sahyadri Ki is a 1966 bilingual social drama starring Shalini Abhyankar, Sandhya, Vatsala Deshmukh and others. Rani is asked to join a theatre troupe but her family does not allow girls to work. The village temple needs to be repaired and to help pay for it, she takes it on. She gets into trouble when the stage-owner makes advances towards her and she snubs him. This man is responsible for the temple repair work and he stops it out of spite. Can she make sure the temple is restored?
Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli is a 1971 Bollywood movie that revolves around a film star and his romantic journey. The story is filled with musical numbers, drama, and emotions.
Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna on everything. But Jamuna does not agree that Diwakar lives out of sheer poetry in a fantasy world and the real world less and less responsible. Diwakar goes so far that he is a fantasy woman in his wife's body creates what he calls Mohini. Diwakar will soon become a recognized poet and Jamuna gives birth to a boy. Unfortunately, the happiness does not last long: Diwakar loses his job because of a critical songs against the British. Now he can no longer feed his sickly father nor his son, who is starving. All this makes Jamuna angry, but above all Diwakars growing obsession with Mohini. As Jamuna decides to live apart from Diwakar, it is destroyed internally and no longer capable of proof. Jamuna slowly realizes that she can not live without Diwakar and forgives him.
Padosi is a drama movie released in 1941. It tells the story of neighbors and their relationships. The movie explores the ups and downs, conflicts and bonds among the characters living in a neighborhood.
An exploitation film primarily culled from footage of a Hindi film titled "The Journey of Dr. Kotnis." Producer Lloyd Friedgen added real and staged footage of wartime atrocities.
Ayodhyecha Raja (1932) is a historical drama that portrays the story of the king of Ayodhya. The movie delves into the challenges he faces and the decisions he makes during his reign. It explores themes of power, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Neera (Apte) is trapped into marrying an old widower Kakasaheb (Date). He is a progressive lawyer with a son and daughter of Neera's age. Neera refuses to consummate the union claiming that while suffering can be borne, injustice cannot. Neera faces many hurdles including her mother-in-law and a lascivious stepson Pandit (Nene).
Amar Bhoopali is a captivating movie that tells the story of an Indian musician who achieves fame and faces challenges in his personal and professional life. It revolves around his journey through various ups and downs, including his romance, the impact of war, and his love for Marathi music.
Thakur ( is a proud and dignified man with an only daughter, Chanda who is of marriageable age. His wife and he receive a suitable proposal from the house of a lawyer and his wife. They accept this proposal, and make it clear to the lawyer that he is unable to afford any dowry, to which the lawyer agrees. The groom, Suraj, accepts the bride without any dowry. Then Chanda's mother-in-law gets agitated over the lack of dowry and starts harassing Chanda. The lawyer dies suddenly during a court case, and Chanda is blamed for his death. Eventually Chanda is thrown out of the house, and Suraj is unable to do anything. At this point in time, Thakur decides to sell everything and give it all to Chanda's mother-in-law, who is now planning to get Suraj married again. But will this gesture resolve Chanda's problems?
Indrasabha is a musical romance film based on a play. It tells the story of love and drama that unfolds within an extravagant palace.