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1. Aham Brahmasmi (2019)
105 min | Action
International brand ambassador of Sanskrit, Megastar Aazaad created a mega movie titled Aham Brahmasmi to project, promote and protect the oldest ancient Language of the world, Sanskrit ... See full summary »
Director: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad | Star: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad
Votes: 12
2. Agnishwar (1975)
62 min | Drama
A patriotic doctor lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal.
Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Madhavi Mukherjee, Asitbaran, Subrata Chatterjee
Votes: 132
3. Amar Prem (1972)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,964
4. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor
Votes: 55,308
5. Aradhana (1969)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Arun meets Vandana during a vacation and very soon they secretly get married. Arun is an Air Force pilot and dies in a crash, leaving pregnant Vandana heartbroken--and unable to prove that ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Farida Jalal
Votes: 2,014
6. Baisakhi Megh (1981)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Mohit Moitra is a leftist worker and convicted for Kakdwip Sarajantra Mamla. He always fights for the human rights. He also remembers that he was a committed freedom fighter. Once he didnâ&... See full summary »
Director: Utpal Dutt | Stars: Utpal Dutt, Sumitra Mukherjee, Rabi Ghosh, Shobha Sen
Votes: 17
7. Bahu (1955)
Drama, Family
Directors: Shakti Samanta, Chaman Lal Pahwa | Stars: Karan Dewan, Usha Kiran, Mehmood, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 13
8. Rudaali (1993)
128 min | Drama
In a small village in Rajasthan, India, a woman named Shanichari was born - so named, as shortly after her birth her father died; & her mother, Peewli, ran away with a rich lover, the owner... See full summary »
Director: Kalpana Lajmi | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Dimple Kapadia, Raj Babbar, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 586
9. Ananda Ashram (1977)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Family
A wealthy man from upper-class lineage marries a Christian violating his father's family prestige.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 184
10. Kati Patang (1970)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, Family, Musical
A runaway bride promises her dying widowed friend that she will assume her identity and look after her infant child.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,160
11. Achena Atithi (1997)
156 min | Drama, Musical
Prem and Pooza loves each other but they shouldn't marry each other because a priest suggest that Pooza is cursed and whoever will be her husband will die in one year. So Prems Grand father... See full summary »
Director: Ashim S. Samanta | Stars: Suman Ranganath, Rohit Roy, Sharad S. Kapoor, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 38
12. Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)
139 min | Drama, Romance
Sujit started having mental problems when he was six years after visiting his dad, Ajit, at a mental asylum. Thereafter he kept on getting into trouble, and even ran away from the orphanage... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra, Helen
Votes: 96
13. Baadbaan (1954)
Drama, Family
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Usha Kiran
Votes: 24
14. Hill Station (1957)
Romance
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Shyama, K.N. Singh
Votes: 19
15. Devdas (II) (2002)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance
Devdas (Prasenjit Chatterjee), a village Zamindar's son enjoys a lovely childhood with his childhood friend Parvati ( Arpita Pal), who belongs to a middle class family. Devdas and Parvati ... See full summary »
Directors: Ashim S. Samanta, Shakti Samanta | Stars: Prasenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Pal, Arpita Chatterjee, Indrani Haldar
Votes: 108
16. Charitraheen (1974)
100 min | Drama, Family
The movie is about an innocent Sharmila Tagore, who meets Sanjeev Kumar and they fall in love with each other. A twist in the story happens and he gets married to another girl (Yogeeta Bali... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar, Yogeeta Bali, Madan Puri
Votes: 87
17. Asha-o-Bhalobasha (1989)
Not Rated | 127 min | Romance
Thakur family had a reputation of their kind heart and helpfulness. Bijoy and his sister was the only living member of the family. Bijoy was a popular figure of that area for his helpful ... See full summary »
Director: Sujit Guha | Stars: Prasenjit Chatterjee, Dipika Chikliya, Poonam Dasgupta, Sripradha
Votes: 24
18. Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977)
128 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to Mumbai to become a superstar. When he reaches Mumbai his whole world turns upside down. ... See full summary »
Director: Govardhan Asrani | Stars: Govardhan Asrani, Bindiya Goswami, Satyendra Kapoor, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 76
19. Balika Badhu (1976)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set against the backdrop of a quaint village in British-ruled India, this exquisitely crafted social drama revolves around teenage couple Amal and Rajni. Their marriage is conducted with ... See full summary »
Director: Tarun Majumdar | Stars: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Rajni Sharma, Govardhan Asrani, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 336
20. Ek Raaz (1963)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy
Beena lives a wealthy lifestyle in scenic Ooty, India, along with her widowed mom, cousin Sushma, and maternal uncle, Khushalchand Peshawari. Her marriage has been arranged in her childhood... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Jamuna, Pran Sikand, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 38
21. China Town (1962)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A Darjeeling-based singer is asked to impersonate and take over the life of a Calcutta-based China Town gangster.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Shakila, Helen, Madan Puri
Votes: 248
22. Amanush (1975)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family
A village youth falsely implicated in a conspiracy is imprisoned and can't prove his innocence to his beloved. Devastated, he takes to alcohol.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Prema Narayan, Anil Chatterjee
Votes: 284
23. Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Not Rated | 168 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A rich young man woos a proud girl against her father's wishes.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Pran Sikand, Nasir Hussain
Votes: 574
24. Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Family, Musical
A village girl falls in love with the newcomer Ranjeet without knowing that he is there to get the smuggled gold that he buried in her front yard many years ago.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Madhubala, Nasir Hussain, Madan Puri
Votes: 56
25. Howrah Bridge (1958)
Not Rated | 153 min | Musical, Thriller
Prem Kumar, a businessman from Rangoon, travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderer and recover a priceless family heirloom.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, K.N. Singh, Om Prakash
Votes: 257
26. Jaali Note (1960)
155 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inspector Dinesh goes undercover in order to infiltrate a gang that is counterfeiting banknotes. In the course of his investigation he becomes romantically entangled with a female reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Dev Anand, Madhubala, Kundan, Harbans Darshan M. Arora
Votes: 122
27. Sheroo (1957)
Drama, Family
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Anoop Kumar, Kuldip Kaur
Votes: 17
28. Anurodh (1977)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Family
A rich businessman disapproves of his son's passion for singing. This leads to friction between them, causing the boy to leave home. He adopts a new identity when he becomes a popular singer.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 212
29. Anuraag (1972)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
A noble & philanthropic grandfather is confronted with his worst fears at the fag end of his life! Barely coming to terms with loss of his son, he's shattered to learn that his grandson has blood cancer! Bereavement again? Why me?
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 155
30. Aar Paar (1985)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action
Ghonsyam,a troubled fisherman meets a twistic tale which surrounds agony and love
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Rozina, Utpal Dutt, Nuton
Votes: 64
31. Lakhon Ki Baat (1984)
136 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. His brother-in-law, a lawyer by the name... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Farooq Shaikh, Anita Raj, Anjali Vyas
Votes: 149
32. An Evening in Paris (1967)
Not Rated | 168 min | Musical, Romance, Thriller
After being left brokenhearted several times, wealthy, beautiful Deepa travels to City of Love Paris to live in her palatial house and meets Shyam (Sam), an Indian who is fascinated by her ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Sarita, K.N. Singh
Votes: 397
33. Mehbooba (1976)
134 min | Drama, Romance
A singer by profession, Suraj (Rajesh Khanna) gets stranded in resthouse in the coutnryside during a rainstorm. While there he experiences ununsual feelings, as if he has been there before.... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 187
34. Awaaz (1984)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Advocate Jayant defends his clients and gets them off the hook, even if they are guilty. However, when his wife is raped by the son of a gangster he has been defending, he vows to take revenge.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Prada, Rakesh Roshan, Suresh Oberoi
Votes: 68
35. The Great Gambler (1979)
161 min | Action, Crime, Romance
After unwittingly using his skills to obtain military secrets, a gambler is pursued by a police officer who happens to be his doppelganger.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra
Votes: 730
36. Ajanabee (1974)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Romance
Pregnant Reshmi decides not to have the baby after she wins a beauty pageant. But her husband Rohit doesn't agree, so she walks out of the marriage. Now, Rohit must try to win her back.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 231
37. Jaane-Anjaane (1971)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama
Laxmi Prasad finds an abandoned baby and decided to keep him. She and her husband Shankar named him Ramu. Shankar wants him to gamble and indulged in bootlegging. He grows up to become a criminal.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Leena Chandavarkar, Sandhya Roy, Vinod Khanna
Votes: 51
38. Aamne Samne (1982)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Johny lives a dual life--as a popular starlet and an international criminal wanted by the police for a number of criminal activities. He meets his lookalike Gopi, who comes from the village... See full summary »
Director: Ashim S. Samanta | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Bindiya Goswami, Kamal Kapoor, Dinesh Thakur
Votes: 78
39. Detective (1958)
114 min | Mystery
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Mala Sinha, Johnny Walker, Daisy Irani
Votes: 19
40. Singapore (1960)
135 min | Crime, Thriller
When his employee disappears in Singapore, Shyam travels from India to investigate the absence and becomes entangled in a deadly plot.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Padmini, Maria Menado, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 94
41. Palay Khan (1986)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Thriller
The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave freedom fighter is Palay Khan, who owes ... See full summary »
Director: Ashim S. Samanta | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon, Farha Naaz, Anupam Kher
Votes: 76
42. Dushman (1990)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Drama
Rakesh (a nickname "Bullet"), appeared the tool in hands of experienced gangsters, rises, not knowing that, on a way of the father which has decided to take justice in own hands and to revenge for family tragedy.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 70
43. Khwab (1980)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pratap travels to Mumbai for better career opportunities. He gains success and falls in love with the daughter of his boss. On the day of his engagement, Pratap gets arrested for a murder.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Yogeeta Bali, Birbal, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 45
44. Issi Ka Naam Dunia Hai (1962)
130 min | Drama, Music
Motiram, a textile mill worker, has lost his wife and he marries Radha, despite protest from his children Raja and Asha. Radha starts playing a step mother, as a result both children run ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Shyama, Mehmood, Sahira
Votes: 10
45. Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)
Not Rated | 136 min | Musical, Romance
Gopal and Seema are two small children who live in a small town in India. Gopal lives with Bansilal, whom he believes is his father; the much wealthier Seema lives with her dad Rana, who ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Manoj Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz Askari, Pran Sikand
Votes: 77
46. Ahankaar (1995)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Prabhat loses his voice in a freak accident while trying to save his stepmother. However, this sacrifice and many others go unappreciated by a family largely filled with selfish and unethical people.
Director: Ashim S. Samanta | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Mamta Kulkarni, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 69
47. Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981)
Not Rated | 142 min | Romance, Thriller
Rajini, a blind woman, marries Abhijit, an inspector, after he puts a violent thug named Kaliram behind bars. However, their married life later turns into a nightmare when Kaaliram is released.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 379
48. Le Chal Apne Sang (2000)
Romance
Director: Vijay Kondke | Stars: Nishant Malkani, Alok Nath, Raza Murad, Beena Banerjee
Votes: 15
49. Geetanjali (I) (1993)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
Respected City-College, Professor Sagar Bhardwaj, moves from Bombay to a scenic hill-town, Nilaghari, to complete his college project. While there he resides with his sister, her husband ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Vijay Arora, Amita Nangia
Votes: 55
50. Alag Alag (1985)
174 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Two people from different strata in society, Chandni and Neeraj will do anything to get there obligations carried out. While Chandni always dreams of a luxurious life, Neeraj wants some of ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Tina Ambani, Sushma Seth
Votes: 109