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1. Dakshayagnam (I) (1962)
157 min | Drama, Musical
When the king Daksha's daughter Sati marries Shiva against his wish, he performs a yagna to insult Shiva. So, Sati jumps into the fire and dies. Knowing this, Shiva becomes furious and decapitates Daksha.
Director: Kadaru Nagabhushanam | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, Devika, S.V. Ranga Rao, Kannamba
Votes: 46
2. Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
131 min | Drama
In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar, Murad
Votes: 2,247
3. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama, Musical
A lowly servant, Bhootnath gets close to the wife of his employer and narrates her story through his eyes and perspective.
Director: Abrar Alvi | Stars: Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Rehman Khan, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 1,853
4. Majhli Didi (1967)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
Bipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini, and her husband, Navinchandra. Things are delicate even after ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Lalita Pawar, Sachin Pilgaonkar
Votes: 116
5. Sudigundaalu (1968)
136 min | Drama
A judge defends two people who murdered his own son which puts everyone to shock.
Directors: Adurthi Subba Rao, K. Viswanath | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vijayachander, Ram Mohan, Pushpavalli
Votes: 53
6. Main Chup Rahungi (1962)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Family
Gayatri, daughter of a poor labourer, falls in love with a rich businessman. But the relationship sours and she is left pregnant with his baby. She keeps the identity of the father a secret.
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Meena Kumari, Raj Mehra, Babloo
Votes: 89
7. Chitralekha (1964)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When Aryaputra Samant Bijgupt ignores Yashodhara and continues to frequent Rajnartaki Chitralekha, Yashodhara's father, Mrityunjay, approaches celibate Yogi Kumargiri, who reprimands ... See full summary »
Director: Kidar Nath Sharma | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Mehmood
Votes: 93
8. Benazir (1964)
158 min | Drama, Romance
Anwar lives with his brother, Nawab, the Nawab's wife, and their child, in a wealthy upper class neighborhood. Anwar is in love with Shahida, and would like to marry her. The Nawab has a ... See full summary »
Director: S. Khalil | Stars: Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 46
9. Foot Path (1953)
148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
To get rich quickly, a Journalist becomes a black-marketeer.
Director: Zia Sarhadi | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Ramesh Thapar, Anwar Hussain
Votes: 79
10. Tamasha (1952)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
Dilip, spoilt and careless grandson of wealthy Rai Bahadur, is in love with film actress Nayantara and wants to marry her. However, Nayantara wants to marry him only for his wealth. Rai ... See full summary »
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Bipin Gupta, Kaushalya
Votes: 53
11. Char Dil Char Rahen (1959)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama
Three young man Govinda,Dilwar and Jhonny waiting at the crossroads for their lovers.Govinda was prevented from marrying Chavi as she is untouchable and driven out from village Govinda then... See full summary »
Director: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Ajit Khan, Shammi Kapoor, Meena Kumari
Votes: 58
12. Mere Apne (1971)
Not Rated | 164 min | Drama
Anandi Devi is an old widow living in her village she is bought to the city by her distant relative Arun. Anandi Devi realizes that Arun and his wife wanted to keep her as a maid following ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Sumita Sanyal
Votes: 660
13. Dil Ek Mandir (1963)
148 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Dr. Dharmesh (Rajendra Kumar) and Sita (Meena Kumari) are in love, and hope to marry on Dharmesh's return from abroad. When Dharmesh returns, he is devastated to find that Sita has married ... See full summary »
Director: C.V. Sridhar | Stars: Meena Kumari, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar, Mehmood
Votes: 160
14. Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama
Rajni, a dusky, uneducated girl, is deceptively married off to Ram, son of a wealthy father. Although loved by all, a conniving relative sows the seeds of suspicion in the minds of the family members.
Director: A.C. Trilogchander | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, S.V. Ranga Rao, Balraj Sahni
Votes: 30
15. Baiju Bawra (1952)
165 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In Mughal Emperor Akbar's court, young musician Baiju challenges maestro Tansen to a musical duel in order to avenge the death of his father, which he holds Tansen responsible for.
Director: Vijay Bhatt | Stars: Meena Kumari, Bharat Bhushan, Surendra, Kuldip Kaur
Votes: 427
16. Buddimantudu (1969)
187 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A devout priest is thrown into public conflict against his atheist brother.
Director: Bapu | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vijaya Nirmala, Sobhan Babu, Nagabhushanam
Votes: 24
17. Dushmun (1971)
Not Rated | 177 min | Drama
A truck-driver accused of killing a man is sentenced to providing for the family of his victim. His interactions with the victim's village, as well as that person's widow and orphan, is the story.
Director: Dulal Guha | Stars: Meena Kumari, Mumtaz Askari, Rajesh Khanna, Kumari Naaz
Votes: 261
18. Gazal (1964)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Agra-based atheist and revolutionary poet/editor of Inquilab, Ejaz, falls head-over-heels in love with Naaz Ara Begum after he hears her sing, and then ends up losing his job. With the ... See full summary »
Directors: Madan, Ved | Stars: Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt, Rehman Khan, Rajendranath Malhotra
Votes: 57
19. Abhilasha (1968)
141 min | Drama, Romance
A soon-to-be-married army officer faces rejection after he finds he was adopted as a child.
Director: Amit Bose | Stars: Meena Kumari, Nanda Karnataki, Sanjay Khan, Rehman Khan
Votes: 34
20. Parineeta (1953)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Romance
Love blossoms between the son of wealthy man and his middle class neighbor. But their romance is put to the test both by a feud between the families and by the entrance of a rival for the girl's affection.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Asitbaran, Sheila Kashmiri
Votes: 174
21. Kinare Kinare (1963)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Romance
An ailing woman unknowingly falls for an escaped convict.
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Chetan Anand, Kammo
Votes: 60
22. Mem Sahib (1956)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy woman chooses her own mate and refuses to marry the man chosen by her deceased father.
Director: R.C. Talwar | Stars: Meena Kumari, Shammi Kapoor, Pratima Devi, Gani
Votes: 48
23. Sanam (1951)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sanam is a love story in which Yogen (Dev Anand), a poor unemployed young man, comes across Sadhana (Suraiya) and Rani (Meena Kumari).
Director: Nandlal Jaswantlal | Stars: Dev Anand, Suraiya, Meena Kumari, K.N. Singh
Votes: 28
24. Baharon Ki Manzil (1968)
Not Rated | 160 min | Mystery
Meena Kumari wakes up thinking she is Radha. Everyone around her, Subodh Rai, daughter Nalini, friends, and society believe she is Nanda. 16 years before, the date of the film, SS Fort ... See full summary »
Director: Yakub Hasan Rizvi | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Rehman Khan, Farida Jalal
Votes: 71
25. Miss Mary (1957)
164 min | Comedy
R.K. Raju, a private investigator is assigned the task of locating the missing daughter of a wealthy Hindu couple. His investigation take him to different locales, and he comes across Miss ... See full summary »
Director: L.V. Prasad | Stars: Meena Kumari, Kishore Kumar, Gemini Ganesan, Jamuna
Votes: 50
26. Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959)
Drama, Family
A pregnant Ratna loses her husband, eventually gives birth to a son, Raju, in a hospital where she is treated by renowned Dr. Anand. Four years later, Anand re-enters their lives and starts... See full summary »
Director: Devendra Goel | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Meena Kumari, Mumtaz Begum, Edwina
Votes: 46
28. Pakeezah (1972)
147 min | Musical, Romance, Drama
In Lucknow at the turn of the century, a dancer and courtesan believes that her pure soul and body will enable her to find true love and honor.
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Veena
Votes: 1,809
29. Sanjh Aur Savera (1964)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Family
Dr. Shankar Chaudhry lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay with his widowed mom, Rukmini, and younger sister, Manju. His mom would like him to get married to Ambala-based Advocate ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Mehmood, Shobha Khote
Votes: 63
30. Baadbaan (1954)
Drama, Family
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Usha Kiran
Votes: 24
31. Savera (1958)
Crime, Drama
Kundan ( Ashok Kumar ) is a medical student but just before getting the degree he got implicated in a murder charge and cannot finish his degree and takes the wrong path of crime. His ... See full summary »
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Bipin Gupta, Leela Mishra
Votes: 18
32. Aarti (1962)
Not Rated | 156 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Aarti (Meena Kumari) is a dedicated and hard-working doctor, who believes that her skills should be used for the welfare of patients only. In contrast her fiance, Dr. Prakash (Ashok Kumar) ... See full summary »
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 87
33. Yahudi (1958)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A vengeful Jew adopts an abducted Roman child, who grows up and unknowingly falls in love with a Roman.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Nigar Sultana
Votes: 282
34. Zindagi Aur Khwab (1961)
Romance
The story is about Shanti, an orphan whose stepmother tortured her and finally married her off to Shankar, a criminal many years her senior. Shankar murders Chandabai, a Mujrawali, and ... See full summary »
Director: S. Bannerjee | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Meena Kumari, Jayant, Agha
Votes: 39
35. Bandish (1955)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Mahender has been responsible for the upbringing of Tomato, a young child at a very early age. Now Mahender's health is getting worse, and he is afraid his ill-health may be contagious and ... See full summary »
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Daisy Irani, Bhanu Bannerjee
Votes: 32
36. Satta Bazaar (1959)
Drama
Widower Ramesh lives a comfortable lifestyle with his daughter, Kala, but is advised to re-marry so that Kala can get the love and caring of a mother, so he re-marries Jamuna. But Kala ... See full summary »
Director: Ravindra Dave | Stars: Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahni, Johnny Walker, Suresh
Votes: 28
37. Chadarangam (2020–2022)
Drama
Various powerful politicians compete against a renowned celebrity to take control of the political affairs of their state
Stars: Sunaina Yella, Meka Srikanth, Meena Kumari, Pallavi Gowda
Votes: 45
38. Azaad (1955)
163 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now ... See full summary »
Director: Sriramulu Naidu S.M. | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pran Sikand, Raj Mehra
Votes: 177
39. Chand (1959)
149 min | Drama
Chand is a social drama dealing with the story of a childless couple with Balraj Sahni and Meena Kumari in lead roles. Mr. Kapoor (Balraj Sahni) who is a married to Kamla (Pandari Bai) ... See full summary »
Director: Lekhraj Bhakri | Stars: Balraj Sahni, Manoj Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pandari Bai
Votes: 16
40. Lal Haveli (1944)
Drama, Romance
Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her marriage with Jawahar, son of a rich man.
Director: K.B. Lall | Stars: Surendra, Noor Jehan, Ulhas, Maya Banerjee
Votes: 19
41. Chandan Ka Palna (1967)
166 min | Drama
Ajit lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets with beautiful Shobha and both fall in love with each other. Ajit's mom is delighted and agrees to meet with ... See full summary »
Director: Ismail Memon | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Mehmood, Mumtaz Askari
Votes: 53
42. Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956)
151 min | Drama
Amar and Malti, two orphans, lead a harmonious life with their son, Raja. However, Amar gets murdered and circumstances force Malti to marry Amar's boss, Prakash, which is not accepted by Raja.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sunil Dutt, Jeevan Dhar
Votes: 63
43. Madhosh (1951)
Drama, Family, Musical
Director: J.B.H. Wadia | Stars: Meena Kumari, Manher Desai, Usha Kiran, Rajan
Votes: 19
44. Daaera (1953)
139 min | Drama
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Meena Kumari, Nasir Khan, M. Kumar, Roopmala
Votes: 50
45. Leatherface (1939)
166 min | Action, Adventure
In this stunt-film, Hero Samar (Jairaj) singlehandedly takes on the might of the oppressive state led by the warlord chief (M. Zahoor). He falls in love with the chief's sister Ila (Mehtab)... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Bhatt | Stars: Paidi Jairaj, Miss Mehtab, Shirin Banu, Jal Writer
Votes: 13
46. Farishta (1958)
Crime, Drama, Family
Director: Ravindra Dave | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Anita Guha
Votes: 8
47. Purnima (1965)
Not Rated | 120 min | Family, Romance
Orphaned Purnima lives a poor lifestyle with her maternal uncle and cruel aunt. She is in love with Prakash and both plan to marry soon. when she goes to meet Prakash at his place of ... See full summary »
Director: Narendra Suri | Stars: Dharmendra, Meena Kumari, Mehmood, Anita Guha
Votes: 52
48. Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
163 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A criminal young man decides to reform himself for a left away widowed woman. But their relationship faces challenges.
Director: O.P. Ralhan | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Shashikala Jawalkar, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 285
49. Bahu Begum (1967)
167 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy husband to pretend that all is well to keep the family's honor intact.
Director: M. Sadiq | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 86
50. Halaku (1956)
122 min | Adventure, Drama, Musical
Halaku (Pran), the powerful emperor of Iran, rules the country wisely and with an iron hand. When he comes upon one of his subjects, Niloufer (Meena Kumari), he stakes his claim on her and ... See full summary »
Director: D.D. Kashyap | Stars: Meena Kumari, Ajit Khan, Pran Sikand, Veena
Votes: 53