Madhubala

Rowdy Rajyam|
1994

Amar|
1954
Amar
1954 | 137 min
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.
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Insaan Jaag Utha|
1959
Insaan Jaag Utha
1959 | 135 min
Gauri lives in a small village along with her father and a younger brother. She notices a stranger lurking around her house, who subsequently introduces himself as Ranjeet. Gauri and Rajneet become friends and soon both fall in love with each other. Ranjeet starts working for the Government, which is in the process of building a dam where Gauri also works. What Gauri doesn't know is that Ranjeet wants to retrieve the suitcase of gold that he had buried in Gauri's front yard years ago; the very same gold that he was caught smuggling five years ago.
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Howrah Bridge|
1958
Howrah Bridge
1958 | 118 min
Prem's struggling brother disappears with a family heirloom to sell it for profit. After learning his brother has fallen prey to smugglers, Prem teams up with a dancer to find his brother's killers and retrieve the stolen family heirloom.
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Passport|
1961
Passport
1961 | 135 min
After recovering illegal diamonds, the police carry out rapid investigation to locate the mastermind behind the smuggling The police trace the location to a jewelry shop owned by Bhagwandas. When Mr. Bhagwandas is questioned, he denies having any link to the diamonds and asks his accountant to go to the Police Station and file a statement to this effect. But soon the accountant is murdered and the police must now determine who the murderer is and crack the case before its too late. Shekhar, who has fallen in love with Bhagwanda's daughter, Rita sets out to solve the diamond smuggling ring and unmask the notorious criminal masterminds behind it.
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Kal Hamara Hai|
1959

Dulari|
1949
Dulari
1949 | 133 min
Prem Shankar is the son of a rich businessman whose parents want him to marry in a rich family. Prem loves a gypsy girl Dulari (who was kidnapped by gypsies in her childhood) but her father orders him not to marry her. Prem, however, disagrees and leaves the house to marry Dulari. He brings Dulari to his other house to marry. The gypsy Sardar's son also wants to marry her and kidnaps her again. He also loots Dulari's real father and ties him to his backyard. Another gypsy woman Kasturi (Geeta Bali) gets to know Dulari's truth and frees her father. Prem after fighting frees Dulari again. His mother brings both back homes, but his father refuses to bless them. Another gypsy, who knows Dulari's truth and has her childhood photo comes to Prem's house. They all realize, Dulari is the daughter of a friend of Prem's friend, another businessman. Dulari is reunited with her family. And she and Prem get blessings of their elders
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Barsaat Ki Raat|
1960
Barsaat Ki Raat
1960 | 142 min
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.
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Raj Hath|
1956
Raj Hath
1956 | 136 min
The king of Jagmer, Maharaja Daljeet (Sohrab Modi), sends a marriage proposal to the king of a neighboring city, Sultanpur. In the proposal, Maharaja Daljeet asks to marry his daughter, Raja Beti (Madhubala), to Kumar (Pradeep Kumar), the son of the king of Sultanpur (Ulhas). The king of Sultanpur strongly rejects the proposal and states that the long term rivalry between the two empires is the reason for his refusal; he is injuriously disrespected by the messenger, Sabgram Singh (Murad). Later, the king of Sultanpur also says that Daljeet has conspired against his empire and by proposing the marriage he wants to take revenge. The disrespectful behavior of the king of Sultanpur makes Daljeet angry, and he orders preparations for a war against Sultanpur. Daljeet also provokes his daughter to take vengeance against the king of Sultanpur for the insult. The fortress of the king of Sultanpur is well known for a trap in which troops flounder. Daljeet learns of a map of the fortress, which will help troops navigate across the trap. While retrieving the map from the enemy camp, one of the Daljeet's important soldiers is caught and killed. Daljeet realizes the task is full of risk so he invites the bravest soldiers in the kingdom to try, but they all refuse. After the denial of the brave soldiers, Juhi (Kammo) and Raja Beti accept the task and dress up as men to infiltrate the enemy camp.[5] After much hardship they, at last, get the map. While returning in disguise as a shepherdess, Raja Beti meets Kumar. Kumar on his first meeting begins to fall in love with her, but he is unaware that the shepherdess is actually the princess of Jagmer.[5] Raja Beti gives the map to Daljeet. When everything is planned and the army is ready for the war, Daljeet orders an attack on Sultanpur. Raja Beti decides to take revenge for the insult by killing the king of Sultanpur's son, Kumar. But in the combat zone, she finds herself in love with Kumar and unable to kill him. Although Kumar knows that the shepherdess is really Raja Beti, he doesn't stop loving her. Kumar asks his father for permission to marry Raja Beti, and after a long disagreement, Kumar's father agrees. But now, Daljeet refuses the proposal and shows disrespect. However, Daljeet soon realizes that Raja Beti is in love with Kumar and promises to allow the marriage. Daljeet overlooks past rivalries and asks the king of Sultanpur that the marriage go ahead. At last, they marry.[5] Later, Daljeet regrets his action as he broke a royal promise and bowed down to fulfill Raja Beti's wishes. Out of extreme repentance, he commits suicide.
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