Aawaz

Jai Tilak belongs to a Rajput clan loyal to the kind and just king. However, the Maharaja's wicked son Shamsher Singh usurps the throne by killing the king. Jai meanwhile clashes with the haughty princess Rajshree, sister of Shamsher Singh as he tames her wild stallion. Falling in love with her, he resolves to tame her as well. Mangala, a fellow clanswoman, too, loves Jai. Shamsher kidnaps her and tries to rape her causing her to fall to her death. In retaliation Jai kidnaps Rajshree. Eventually, Rajshree falls in love with Jai. It also turns out that the king is alive after all. Jai, a now reformed Rajshree and the loyal clansmen help defeat Shamsher and restore the king to the throne. more»

After her husband is disfigured in a horrific accident, Radha (Nargis) single-handedly raises her two children, Ramu (Rajendra Kumar) and Birju (Sunil Dutt), under the threat of financial ruin and sexual advances from a moneylender. Years pass and Ramu grows to be a dutiful son while Birju becomes a rebel. Radha, caught between her son and the honour of her community, is faced with the most painful decision of any mother's life. Finally to preserve the honour of the village, Radha puts an end to Birju's rebellious activities by doing something that would be every mother's nightmare. more»

Chander and Lata were childhood friends in Jahanabad, Lata being the daughter of a rich family whereas Chander was the son of a poor, widow mother. Lata's parents didn't like Renu being friends with Chander. Renu's family gets transferred to Bombay. At the time of departure, Renu gifts her watch to Chander as a memento. They grow up. Chander goes to Bombay to search Lata. Chander's rich friend Prakash opens a shop for Chander where Chander can earn his livelihood by repairing musical instruments. Prakash's mother doesn't like Prakash spending money on Chander. Lata has turned a writer, her work published under the nickname of "Renu" aka "Renuka Devi", Chander becomes a fan of her work. Basanti is Lata's friend. In one of her novels, Lata writes the story of Childhood friendship of Chander and Lata. Chander reads it and writes a letter to Renu (Lata) to find out how she knows of this story and if she knows Lata, then helping him to find Lata. Reading that letter, Basanti forces Lata to call Chander to meet plotting that Basanti will meet Chander as Lata. Basanti meets Chander there and falls in love with Chander. Chander was carrying the watch gifted by Lata to him all the time, that he looses when Basanti meets him and Basanti locates it. Seeing the watch, Lata recognizes it and recognizes Chander. Basanti feels hurt and blames Lata that she was knowing that Basanti was in love with Chander even then Lata didn't tell her that Chander is the same guy who Lata herself is in love with. Lata tells her that she herself was not aware. Lata's parents contact Prakash for marrying Lata. When Chander Comes to know of it, under the lifetime of obligations of Prakash, he lets go of his love. Chander's mother dies. Prakash gets married to Lata; Chander walks off into the sunset followed by Basanti. more»

Dilip saves Neeta when her horse veers off control. A friendship develops between the two and when her father passes away she makes him a partner in the family business that she inherits. Very soon Dilip falls in love with her. However, it turns out that Neeta is in love with and engaged to Rajan. She marries him once he returns from abroad. When Dilip declares his love for her on her wedding night, she tells him that she has always looked upon him as a friend and nothing more. Rajan soon begins to suspect Neeta of infidelity. Things come to a head as there is a violent clash between the two men, where one of them gets shot by Neeta and is tried for his murder. more»

A nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, engaged to an educated, socially-conscious young woman, succumbs to a weak moment and 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. more»