When Ashok Mehra loses his wife to a complicated childbirth, he accepts fate and continues to flourish in his successful business even as his young daughter Mini grows up, missing out on a mother s love. As fate would have it, a struggling couple comes to depend on him for their expenses when the wife, Radha who is very similar in her looks to Ashok s late wife is appointed as Mini s governess. Radha s invalid husband develops feelings of extreme jealousy in the meantime and the film progresses to a dramatic yet beautiful climax when one of the two men would make the ultimate sacrifice. more»

Pyarelal, a successful artist returns home to discover that poverty has destroyed his family! Guilt-ridden and devastated, will he be able to set things right? more»

The story features a number of innovative themes while maintaining the basic form of a love story. It has particularly strong female characters who are independent-minded and choose their own loves and destiny. Conflicts are not so much between the wishes of the parents and children about whom the children will marry, as is a common theme in Indian movies, but on the more complex level of conflicts among the main characters and the duplicitous signals men and women send each other. The movie glorifies the lives of "singing girls" not often regarded highly in Indian society. Although it is set with Muslim characters, the movie seamlessly shows the universality of sensual love. more»

Raju, a courageous and spirited young man is a caregiver to four young orphans, Shamili, Shalini, Richard and Rishi. He works as a local tour guide in a picturesque hill station. Complications arise when one of the children gets injured accidentally and, on suggestion of an ayurvedic guru, Raju sets out to the Himalayas to find a cure on the banks of the river Manasa Sarovar. However, in the parallel world, a celestial being Lord Indra s daughter Indraja happens to visit the Manasa Sarovar. She accidentally drops her ring, which is her key to enter Heaven. Raju finds this ring and wears it, unaware of its divine power. Because Indraja is unable to enter Heaven, Brihaspathi, the Deva-guru, allows her to go back to Earth to retrieve it before the next Kartik Poornima. Anxious that she s unaware how to live amongst people on Earth, Indraja decides to travel to Raju's hometown. But will she be able to get her ring back in time? more»

It's the story of a fastidious king Balbir Singh (Ashok Kumar) of Himmatpur whose stern, high handed behaviour leads to a breakdown in communication with his four children; eldest daughter Hemalata (Nanda), younger daughter Ashalata (Tanuja) and sons Pratap (Rohit Kumar) and Rajendra (Deven Verma). His intimidating commands lead to a partial paralysis of Hemlata's lower limbs as also a simmering discontent amongst other descendants. After numerous attempts fail to cure Hemalata, the king hires a new doctor Sanjay (Sunil Dutt) who, contrary to expectations, is not just young and handsome but also against silly protocols that hamper laughter, fun and frolic. Dr. Sanjay's experimentations provide greater mobility and joy to youngsters, giving them a fresh lease of life and a much needed voice of rebellion. Transcending normal barriers of doctor-client confidentiality, Sanjay and Hemalata fall in love and the romance enable her to walk in double quick time on her feet! Initially reluctant, the king awakens to a new dawn of freedom and humbly accepts not just their relationship but also Ashalata's betrothal to social activist (Soodesh Kumar), who defeats him in a general election. more»

Shankar, who saw his poor father die a disappointed death, works very hard & goes on to become a mill owner while his brother Madhu prefers to run their father's old tea stall. more»