Best Hindi Movies of 1978
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- DirectorPrakash MehraStarsAmitabh BachchanVinod KhannaRakhee GulzarWhen a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
- DirectorChandra BarotStarsAmitabh BachchanZeenat AmanPran SikandDon, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanSanjeev KumarShashi KapoorAn engineer visiting a town, has a brief affair with a local girl and walks off, leaving her with a child. The son grows up to avenge his deserted mother. Vijay is the angry young man playing the son.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsSanjeev KumarVidya SinhaRanjeeta KaurAdam & Eve live a worry-free life in paradise. They are instructed not to eat an apple. One day they cannot resist the temptation, and both take a bite out of it. Nature takes offense and expels them from heaven. They are forced to live on Earth as ordinary human beings - together with the apple that has followed them. Now Adam is called Ranjeet Chaddha, a Sales Manager, and Eve is called Sharda. Both meet, fall in love, and get married. Both live in perfect harmony and soon become parents of a baby boy. Then one day Sharda sees signs of a lipstick on her husband's kerchief, when she questions, he clarifies and Sharda is satisfied with his explanation. What Sharda does not know that Ranjeet is carrying on with his pretty Secretary, Nirmala Deshpande, who he has convinced that his wife is seriously ill, is dying, and will marry her after her passing. Watch how hilarious events unfold and prove that Ranjeet is a liar and a two-timer, watch him repent... but hold it! Not for long!
- DirectorDev AnandStarsDev AnandAjit KhanPran SikandSamir Sahani lives in India with younger brother Veer wife Rama his daughter and parents.In order to support his family he works in London and dreams of bringing his family there.Samir has Mr Barns as his godfather in London and soon he purchases a pub in partnership with Gurman.British officer Martin and Indian origin officer Kashyap convince Samir to help them in taking action against illegal migrant workers.But what Samir does not know is that the racket is run by Gurman,Slivia (daughter of Barns) and Bansi.When Samir finds about it Gurman attacks him and Samir is termed missing by the cops.Veer then travels to London to find his missing brother on the flight he meets Gauri whose forced to marry Gurman.Veer saves Gauri from marrying Gurman and tries to locate Samir but the British officers ask Veer to surrender with Gauri as there is a missing complaint against her.
- DirectorK. BapaiahStarsJeetendraMoushumi ChatterjeeRakesh RoshanBelieving that Saroj is taking advantage of his younger brother, Vijay, a crime reporter, marries her and abandons her soon after. Meanwhile, Laxmi, the daughter of Vijay's mentor, secretly loves him.
- DirectorRamesh BehlStarsRakhee GulzarAmitabh BachchanRandhir KapoorAmit is employed as a lecturer within a university and wholeheartedly loves Suman opting to get marry to her soon. Their only short-coming in life is Amit's younger brother, Raju, who they allow too much liberty to spoil him which gets him into serious trouble prompting Amit to intervene which gets him killed. A guilt ridden Raju comes across Amit's look-alike, Shankar; thinking that his brother has returned; Raju attempts to make amend by bringing Shankar into Suman and his life without knowing that Shankar is a wanted criminal who is using this route to escape from the authorities.
- DirectorVijay SadanahStarsRandhir KapoorZeenat AmanAshok KumarThe theft of Devi Maa's statuette jeopardizes the lives of a noble family.
- DirectorB.R. IsharaStarsShashi KapoorRekhaPremnath MalhotraConcerned over the rising death of low-caste people in a remote town in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns this task to Inspector Ravi Kapoor and instructs him to go incognito to investigate these deaths. Upon arrival, Ravi is received by Collector Rahu Nath, to whom Ravi introduces himself as a Horticulturist. Thereafter Ravi lives in a small house that was owned by a man named Mohandas, who had died under mysterious circumstances. Mohandas' children, Tulsi and her brother live there now. Ravi and Tulsi fall in love with each other, Ravi offers them all possible protection if Tulsi and her brother help him with the investigation, to which Tulsi agrees. Before Ravi could take any steps he is arrested by the local Police Inspector Thakur and lodged in a cell. And the only way he can get out by revealing his identity - which can seriously jeopardize the entire investigation.
- DirectorSaawan Kumar TakStarsNutanVinod MehraShreeram LagooAsha lives a poor lifestyle along with her widowed dad, is in love with aspiring doctor Raj Kumar, and hopes to marry him someday. When Raj announces that he is traveling abroad to study, she decides to wait for him, but her father, on his deathbed, makes her promise to marry Simla-based Gopal Chopra, who is the son of his friend, Shyamlal, to which Asha agrees. The marriage takes place and soon they become parents of three daughters, Basanti - a tomboy, who excels in self-defense; Barkha an aspiring dancer, and Bulbul who wants to be a professional piano player and is on medication as she has a hole in her heart. Gopal gets a promotion and re-locates to Bombay but continues to remain in touch with his family. Then the past is re-visited when Raj, now a doctor, comes to live in their neighborhood. He meets with Asha, and decides to teach Bulbul piano lessons, while his brother, Advocate Anand, romances Basanti. Their idyllic lives are shattered when Raj is arrested for killing a man named Mangatram who was blackmailing Asha for hiding a secret from the rest of her family.
- DirectorSamir GangulyStarsDharmendraMoushumi ChatterjeePrem ChopraRaajkumar Kakkar, a poor young man who resembles Rana Shantidas, a wealthy man, impersonates him and enjoys his credit to have all facilities. He falls in love with Shanti, a rich girl and discloses his true identity. The rich father refuses to accept him, but Shanti marries him. Rana Shantidas, who is in fact being blackmailed by his minister, swaps places with Raajkumar. The latter finds himself the target of a bloody pot. He, however, boldly fights against all odds to help Rana Shantidas get rid of the blackmailing Diwan.
- DirectorBabbar SubhashStarsShashi KapoorHema MaliniAshok KumarInspector Verma is rudely shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a dacoit. He takes up the challenge of reforming his son and making him a law-abiding citizen.
- DirectorAshokStarsRajendra Kumar TuliShashi KapoorRakesh RoshanHiralal's gang now seeks revenge against the family of devout Harnam Prasad which comprises his wife; Kamini Kaushal as Kaushalya Prasad and three sons. They sabotage the picnic bus of his two sons, Ram and Laxman, leading it to being thrown off a cliff and burnt, wherein people assume both to be dead
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsRajesh KhannaNeetu SinghVinod MehraA young man fights spies to defend his country.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsShashi KapoorZeenat AmanKanhaiyalal ChaturvediRupa (Zeenat Aman) grew up being cursed as "unlucky" in her birth village. Her mother died during childbirth, then a kitchen accident leaves half her face disfigured. This is an artistic exploration of beauty and disfigurement, society's values, and, more importantly how a girl, teenager, and bride was treated during the times. Rajeev (Shashi Kapoor), the stereotype male engineer, falls in love with Rupa, who has a divine singing voice and the unscarred left cheek. When he sees the scarred cheek after marriage, he heads off into a tizzy and continues nightly dalliance with his mistress--the beautiful cheek. Little does he realize that his wife and mistress are two faces of the same person.