Bani Das

Super Nani|
2014
Super Nani
2014 | 133 min
Super Nani is the story of Bharti Bhatia (Rekha) whose every waking hour is devoted to looking after the smallest need and praying for the betterment of her family comprising of her corporate czar husband (Randhir Kapoor), a son who is a wannabe stock market bull, a daughter-in-law who aspires to be the next soap-opera queen and a daughter with ultra modern values. She selflessly performs her duties only to get ridiculed, humiliated and treated like a door-mat by her family. An exciting tale begins when Mann pays a surprise visit to his Nani, Bharti Bhatia, in India. Opposite to his expectations of seeing a strong lady who holds command in life, he sees a soft and dormant lady who is commanded by all. This annoys him. So he decides to make his Nani's sad boring life turn into a fun roller coaster ride. A failed photographer cum film maker, who had come to India with a hope to transform himself into a successful person, he decides to first transform the life of his inspiration, Bharti Bhatia. He dresses her up, makes her realize she is stunning, clicks her pictures and circulates them in various ad agencies. By doing this he wants to re-invent the real Bharti Bhatia, the one who never gave up. He makes her realize, that the age of 60 is not the end of life, in fact it's a new beginning. This way, a dormant Bharti Bhatia gets a new awakening in life. As a result, the family which hid her face from the world, abandoned her from various social events, is today the face seen in every household and is the reason for various social events. The lady who once used detergent powders in her kitchen is today the face of that detergent brand in every kitchen. It's a treat to watch how this sudden transformation from an ideal Indian housewife into an ideal household products' brand ambassador makes the ever-embarrassed husband into a possessive one and makes the "mom you don't interfere" kind of a daughter into a "mom what should I do now" kinds. It is surely a true inspiration for all the women to watch and learn how an ordinary their-like lady who danced around for her family makes her entire family dance around her as a super model of the ad world. 'Super Nani' gives a strong message to all the women that their power lies within themselves; all they need to do is discover and use it. The journey of Bharti Bhatia is definitely a one to be experienced, as the fun, laughter, tickles, and tears of happiness will leave you with a light heart and a changed mind.
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Mani Kanchan|
1992
Mani Kanchan
1992 | 134 min
Mani Kanchan is a film about a brother-sister duo name Kanchan and Mani. They face hardships after their father remarries. Unable to pay a huge amount of debt, the father fixes his well-educated daughter s marriage to the mentally unstable son of the money lender. The brother-sister duo flees from their house and move to Kolkata to start a new life but the sister gets kidnapped. How they fight everyone forms the crux of the story.
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Bandini Kamala|
1982
Bandini Kamala
1982 | 119 min
Ranju is married to Moni. Moni is a simple girl with beauty beyond words. Ranju belongs to a high class zamindar family and lives in a palatial home with his huge family. Moni being an extremely nice person befriends every individual in the family. Everybody adores her. Her happy days are however numbered as she discovers a thread of lies, conspiracy and murder in the family. Desperate alcoholic housewives, perfectly normal and healthy wives married away to mentally deranged men just to save the family s honor etc. She realizes that the goddess Laxmi is kept as a prisoner in the temple so that the family s wealth remains intact. After hearing this story her physical and mental health starts detoriating. She feels she can hear the silent crying of a girl that she believes was coming from inside the temple. She finally makes up her mind to break the lock and set the Goddess free. However she is caught in action by her great mother in law and beaten up nearly killed. She however survives and runs away to save her life. Her husband and her sister-in-law convince her to return back and live a life of indifference like they had been living over the years. Bound by the ties of love and commitment she returns back to her family.
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Thotalo Pilla Kotalo Rani|
1964

Super Nani - Russian|
2014

Super Nani - Swahili|
2014

Rani Aur Lalpari|
1975
Rani Aur Lalpari
1975 | 135 min
Rani is a child who is being brought up by her mother, Kamla, as her dad has gone out of the town on business. Both mother and daughter live with their cruel and selfish relatives. One day Kamla gets the news that her husband is returning, and she is overjoyed. This joy turns to sorrow when she finds out that he has passed away in an accident. Shortly, thereafter she too passes away, leaving poor Rani at the hands of the cruel relatives. Rani loves her parents, as they are her world, and she undertakes a journey into the netherworld to try and bring her parents back to life. This movie also features the story of Cinderella and Gulliver's Travels, in two songs.
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Rambo Raja Revolver Rani|
1996