80s Hindi Movies Rated 4, 3 and 2 Stars in Chanchal Chhaya
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- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsRaj BabbarDeepak ParasharGovardhan AsraniAfter an unsuccessful marriage, Niloufer gets married to Haider, an editor, and eventually falls in love with him. However, soon her marriage bliss ends when her ex-husband Wasim returns in her life.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh SharmaRomesh SharmaStarsShashi KapoorSharmila TagoreOm PuriWhen a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppress his story.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorEsmayeel ShroffStarsRajesh KhannaShabana AzmiSiddharthArun takes on the responsibility for the care of his step-mother (Sujatha) and step-sisters on the death of his father. Losses in business result in the sale of their palatial home, and Arun together with his wife (Neema - Shabana Azmi) move to a smaller house. Tensions escalate between Neema and Sujatha, even as Arun struggles financially to meet the needs of his family. Things come to a head when she sees her husband eating sweets from the hand of a beautiful woman doctor in a restaurant. Neema leaves her matrimonial home together with her son Abhinandan. Neema sells her jewelry to support her brother's education, without any return on her investment. She and Abhinandan live a life of genteel poverty on the charity of another brother. Divorce court judgment leaves Arun dissatisfied and resentful and he does not meet his son for years. Meanwhile, Neema feeling wronged and cheated by Arun thinks he has remarried and has a new child. The thread of the story begins to unravel when Abhinandan comes to Bombay for higher education. Does Abhinandan hate his father? Does he ride his Rajdoot-Bobby motorcycle from Bombay to Nasik? What happens when Neema and Arun come face to face, after many years in common grief, worry and concern for the well being of a loved one is to be watched.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh TalwarStarsShashi KapoorRakhee GulzarRekhaSharda and her sister Poornima alias Nima live with their widowed father. Since both have come of age, he first arranges Sharda's marriage with a businessman named Balraj Kohli. Subsequently, Poornima also marries a wealthy young man. But fate has other plans for Nima, for her husband tragically passes away in an accident, leaving her widowed. When Sharda sees her sister in a widow's garb, she loses her mental balance and is institutionalized in Pune Mental Hospital. After approximately 14 years, an inmate strikes Sharda on her head, she loses consciousness for several days. When she regains her senses, she remembers everything that happened 14 years ago, but is unable to recollect her life in the mental hospital. Her treating psychiatrist is ready to discharge her to the care of her husband and her family. Sharda comes home, everything is about the same, except that her son, Sagar, has grown up and is about to be engaged to Sarita Sethi, and Nima still wears a widow's garb. A few months later Sharda sees Nima clad in a colorful saree, wearing a bindiya with sindoor in her forehead, and starts suspecting that everything is not it seems to be. She then finds out that Balraj had re-married and also has a son from his second marriage named Babbu. As details come flooding into her she experiences wild paranoia, is unable to trust anyone, as no one is what they claim to be, and she feels alone, lost, helpless, and distrustful. The rest of the family hover around - waiting to see what the new outcome is to be with Sharda and her struggle to fit into a family that has not been her's for 14 years.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorMuzaffar AliStarsRekhaFarooq ShaikhNaseeruddin ShahIn Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It is here Amiran will be re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary. She has many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sultan and his father. The young Nawab is smitten by Umrao's beauty and her poems, but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother's choice, leaving behind a heart-broken and devastated Umrao, who seeks solace in the arms of Faiz Ali and finally elopes with him, only to find out that he is a wanted bandit, and is shot down and killed by guards. Umrao re-locates to Kanpur where she establishes herself as a Poet and dancer, but is hunted down by brothel-keepers, Gohar Mirza and Husseini and brought back, where she is told that she must marry Gohar. Watch what Umrao does to escape from being married against her will, and her attempts to try and find her way back to her parents.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorVinod PandeStarsMarc ZuberShabana AzmiParveen BabiSunil Verma is the head of an advertising agency, and lives with a middle-class life with his wife, Shobna. Although Sunil gets to meet many beautiful women during the course of his employment, he has never really had an affair with anyone, and kept his relationship on a professional level. That is until he meets ravishing Kiran. Sunil has an affair with Kiran, and eventually divorces Shobna. It is said that the lives of models and actresses are quite shallow and superficial, but Sunil feels that with Kiran it is different. But when one is exposed to attractive people, both male and female, will Kiran feel the same about him after a few months' relationship?
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsNaseeruddin ShahShabana AzmiJugal HansrajA happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsRati AgnihotriMithun ChakrabortyRekhaMalati (Rati Agnihotri), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Ray (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Ray (Danny Denzongpa). After dating each other for some time, she finds that she is pregnant. When Suresh refuses to marry Malati, and she decides against aborting the baby, her parents throw her out and disown her. Left alone, she decides to take Suresh to court. She is supported in this fight by Shakuntala (Rekha), a lawyer who works for woman's rights, who also has an illegitimate daughter from Dayashankar Ray. The case gets much publicity and public support, and the judge rules in Malati's favor. At this point however, Malati refuses to marry Suresh and decides to raise the child on her own. In the meantime, Shakuntala dies of a heart attack, and Malati promises her to take care of her daughter, and carry on Shakuntala's work. Years later Suresh and his wife (Ranjeeta), now married for some years and still childless, run into Malati again. It turns out that she has been raising her son all by herself, and he has turned out to be a very talented and well-adjusted young and smart boy.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorJag MundhraStarsShabana AzmiDeepti NavalMarc ZuberAn ambitious journalist buys a girl from a village in rural India to expose the existence of flesh trade and embarrass the political elite.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsSudha ChandranShekhar SumanAruna IraniClassical dancer Sudha Chandran lost her leg in an accident but her spirit of being a dancer never died.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorSukhwant DhaddaStarsHema MaliniRishi KapoorPoonam DhillonRani, a loving wife, lives a peaceful life with her husband Trilok, a horse carriage driver. However, Rani's life takes a new turn when Trilok is killed.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsSmita PatilNaseeruddin ShahOm PuriIn colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, and to the subedar himself. The town's teacher, who follows Gandhi, and a few women, led by the mayor's wife, protest ineffectually against this village-approved rape. The stage is set for a final confrontation.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanAmala AkkineniTinnu AnandAn unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarRekhaRakesh RoshanA strict matriarch's regimented household is upended by the arrival of a spunky relative who challenges the rules.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsVinod MehraShabana AzmiSarika ThakurHoping to impress his National Bank co-worker Sudha, Shankar recounts his story, right from his birth, as the lowly son of a servant in a once-wealthy Nagpur-based family consisting of Madhu, her brother, Sunder, and her widowed mother, who struggle to make ends meet. Then she meets Ram Nath, both are attracted to each other and Ram proposes. Madhu conditionally accepts, and moves in with him to live with his parents, and sister, Sharda. They continue to struggle so much so that Madhu aborts her child, while Sharda gets married to wealthy Velaytiram. Things continue regressing financially and Madhu's family moves in to live with the Naths. Both Sharda and Madhu become pregnant at the same time and give birth to a boy and girl respectively. After Madhu's mom becomes seriously ill; Ram is unable to repay a loan he had taken to pay for Sharda's marriage; while funds are needed to continue the education of both Sunder and Shankar, misunderstandings crop up, and Ram gives an ultimatum to Madhu - abandon her family and re-locate with him and his parents to Bombay or else he will take their daughter and leave Madhu behind.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorVinod PandeStarsSuresh OberoiDeepti NavalPradeep VermaKalpana has been married to movie actor, Mahender Kumar for years where he keeps himself occupy with his acting career as well as pleasure and has little or no time with her. When they moves to Britain for a movie shoot; Kalpana finds her self getting attracted to a struggling student, Vimal, who also doubles as an artist. This behavior not only seriously impacts her marriage life but crumbles it as time progresses.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsShabana AzmiAmol PalekarGirish KarnadThis is a story of two lawyer brothers, their half brother, their wives and children. Siddheshwari, wife of the eldest brother has left the operational details of the household to Sheela, wife of the half brother Chander. Chander is a happy go lucky musician, who fails in successive business ventures. Sheela ensures that the household runs smoothly, while Siddheshwari is the fount of love and affection in the joint household. When brother Harish and his spouse Nayantara rejoin the household, sparks fly. Sheela is accused of misappropriating assets, and the couple are exiled and humiliated by Harish and Nayantara. Will Sheela and Chander's integrity and love be acknowledged? Will the joint family survive the stress of greed and envy?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsZeenat AmanRaj BabbarDeepak ParasharRamesh, a businessman, is arrested for molesting Bharati, a beauty queen. She is later accused of murdering him and arrested. The events that unfold show what compelled her to do so.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorBapuStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiMithun ChakrabortyWealthy, lecherous Zamindar Thakur Vir Pratap Singh lords over a small region in rural India, mercilessly killing anyone who opposes his rule. He gets the male villagers addicted to gambling and sexually molests the female villagers under false pretenses. When the same happen to Sundariya, which results in her losing her mental balance, her two brothers form a gang which includes three other male members from the village to put an end to the tyrannical rule of the Thakur.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRajendra Kumar TuliRahul RawailStarsKumar GauravVijayata PanditDanny DenzongpaVijay is a wealthy Builder who loves Suman while Ram a civil engineer also loves Suman who were college friends,Vijay gets jealous of Ram and Suman's friendship and leaves her marrying another women while Ram marries Suman.Ram and Suman give birth to a girl Pinky while Vijay's wife passes away after giving birth to Bunty,years later Bunty and Pinky meet each other and are complete strangers and get in tiff .Bunty elopes from house when Vijay wants him to become a Builder rather then a Pilot,while Pinky elopes as her parents want her to get married they meet again but Hawaldar Sher Singh is assigned the task of arresting them.Bunty and Pinky fall in love with each other during the time and go to a remote village and live happily away from everyone but their happiness is short lived.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmol PalekarSwaroop SampatUtpal DuttAn impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSatyen BoseStarsAlankar JoshiKomal MahuvakarSurinder KaurA girl who is passionate about dance is ill treated by her relatives. She runs away from home to pursue her dream and overcomes many obstacles to become an accomplished dancer.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanRati AgnihotriMadhaviThe cross-cultural romance between Vaasu and Sapna meets heavy opposition from their family, who vow to stop their union at any cost. As the star-crossed lovers forbidden love ensues, nothing will prepare them for their tragic destiny.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRabindra DharmarajStarsSavita BajajArun BakshiSuresh BhagwatAmma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. Amma re-locates to a shanty slum near Dharavi, Bombay, where Benwa grows up and shines shoes for a living. Amma is sexually active with Looka, a hoodlum and extortionist who shows up once in while, and also has a steady relationship with trucker, Anna. Both Looka and Anna are unaware of each other. Looka gets Benwa married to Amli from a nearby slum & Anna gets Amma a much better shelter. All seems to be going well until the Police come looking for an injured Looka, when he robs a pharmacy in order to get medicines for himself. Watch what happens when the Police arrive and find a visibly pregnant Amma with Looka, and the impact this will have on her relationship with Anna.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorS.V. Rajendra Singh BabuStarsJeetendraHema MaliniOm ShivpuriSushil Kumar lives a middle-class lifestyle in Riksapur in the District of Bhagalpur, located in a country called Mundustan, along with his widowed mom, Kamini, an unmarried sister, Shobha, and his pregnant wife, Sunita. Shobha falls in love with a wealthy man named Kumar, introduces him to her family, gets their approval and gets married. Shortly thereafter she disappears, and the Kumar family realize that Shobha has been abducted by her husband, who belongs to a gang of of women-kidnappers. Sushil is determined to find her whereabouts, gets a job with the Police as a Sub-Inspector, does his work honestly and diligently and is publicly honored. Thereafter he is assigned by CBI Officer Sangram Singh to a secret mission to locate and apprehend smugglers, thieves, and women abductors, which can only be done after he dons the guise of jailed gangster Kanwar Lal, his look-alike. Sushil accepts this assignment in the hopes of being re-united with his sister - not knowing that he is putting not only his very own life but also the lives of Sunita and Kamini in serious danger.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsRajesh KhannaDharmendraHema MaliniUnable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his title and kingdom to the Government. It is in this background that Police Superintendent Dhirendra Singh assumes his duties. When a conflict arises between Jaipal and himself, he is transferred to another town. His father, Thakur Ram Avtaar, wants him to marry a childhood friend, Janki, the daughter of Thakur Pratap Singh. When he meets her, he falls in love with her, not knowing that she has given her heart to Manu Pratap Singh, with whose family there is animosity as Pratap's sister had eloped with a male from their family, & was killed at the hands of Pratap. An enraged Pratap, when he finds out about Janki's affair, has her married to Dhirendra. On the day of the marriage, Jaipal's nephew abducts Janki, but is shot dead by Manu. A pregnant Janki goes to live with Dhirendra, while Manu is sentenced to prison for life. An angry Jaipal kills Manu's dad, Thakur Sangram Singh, and sets fire to their house. Then Jaipal sets his eyes on young Kamli, who is Bhanu Pratap Singh's, Manu's brother, sweetheart, gets her pregnant, but refuses to marry her. Kamli, shamed at this, refuses to meet Bhanu. When Bhanu finds out that Jaipal had killed his dad and set fire to their property, he becomes a bandit with several other townspeople, and calls himself Bhavani. Years later, Manu is released from prison for good conduct, decides to make a living as a bounty hunter, hunting down, killing bandits and collecting rewards from SP Dhirendra. The story reaches a climax when Manu goes to hunt down Bhawani, not knowing that it is his own brother; while Jaipal kidnaps Dhirendra's son and holds him for ransom. The question remains will Manu hunt down Bhanu, and will Dhirendra compromise his position for a child that is not his own?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsRekhaAmol PalekarRaj BabbarAn overwhelmed Mr. Shrivastav is unable to shoulder the responsibility of raising and looking her his wife, two daughters, and one son, he leaves home, and decides to be a celibate hermit. The son, Ashok, is an unemployed alcoholic, unable to find employment, and prefers gambling, and living on the earnings of his sister, Sangeeta. His family had hoped that getting him married, would make him responsible, in vain though, and to make matters worse he gets intimate with his wife frequently, which results in her giving birth to children, who all add to the financial burden of this household. Geeta is the second daughter, who is widowed, and is now living with her family. Sangeeta is the only one employed, and carrying the responsibility of this family on her shoulders. When her father returns home, she hopes to resign from her job, and marry her sweetheart, Prem, but alas, the father again leaves them, and Sangeeta returns to her employment. Complications arise when Geeta falls in love with Prem, and Sangeeta decides to get them married. The family rent out a room to a struggling and unemployed young man by the name of Anand Bhatnagar, who is unable to pay any rent, and is secretly in love with Sangeeta. When Anand rescues Kalpana from killing herself, Sangeeta arranges their marriage. Unable to offend Sangeeta, Anand agrees to marry Kalpana. Things turn around for Sangeeta when Ashok finally quits drinking and gets a job as a waiter, and her boss, Kanwal, proposes marriage to her. Sangeeta is all set to resign from her job, get married, and live a comfortable life, not knowing that fate has something else in store for her.2 sars out of 4
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarMoushumi ChatterjeeDeven VermaBased on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSagar SarhadiStarsFarooq ShaikhSmita PatilNaseeruddin ShahA young man challenges traditional customs by standing up to the father of the woman he loves, who has promised her to a wealthy expatriate.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorAnil GangulyStarsRakhee GulzarParikshit SahniBiswajeet ChatterjeeIndu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle class life despite of spiraling inflation and costs of living. Their love and respect for each other is put to the test when Shekar's parents, and his unmarried sister decide to move in with them in their tiny apartment. Shekar's income is not enough to take care of their extended family, and to make matters worse, Shekar loses his job. Indu and Shekar decide that Indu must find employment, which she does, much to the dismay of her in-laws. Things get worse when Shekar's dad, Raghunath, witnesses Indu in the company of a male in a fancy restaurant, and thinks that she is having an affair. When told about this incident, Shekar shakes his head with disbelief, then changes his mind when he finds out that Indu has not only being going out with another male, but also with her boss, Mr. Dutt. Shekar must now make a decision about Indu, a decision which may well bring their marriage to an end.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorPrabhakar PendhkarStarsMadhu ApteAnand JoshiJanhavi Khandekar2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsDilip KumarAmitabh BachchanRakhee GulzarA scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son for the sake of his principles. This works out to devastating effect when the son grows up to be a Mafia don, and his father is assigned the job of bringing him in.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsRakesh RoshanJaya PradaTanuja SamarthSuraj has been a slacker all his adult life. He hates any kind of work - rather it's paying or volunteer. One day he gate-crashes a wedding ceremony and finds out that the groom is to live with his In-laws. To his delight, he finds out that the bride has an unmarried sister. And so Suraj starts to woo the unmarried sister, Geeta. Slowly Geeta falls in love with Suraj, and with the approval of her wealthy dad, Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi, both get married. Suraj now looks forward to an easy life at his In-laws, but that is not to be so, for Geeta wants to move out. Suraj goes along with Geeta, but then starts showing his true colors, and openly demands a share in his wealthy father-in-law's estate, even if it means taking the family to court.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorGovind NihalaniStarsShashi KapoorRekhaSupriya PathakAngad is a confused teenager trying to find himself and is caught in between the marital problems of his Maharashtrian mother Neelima and Punjabi fat.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorJ. Om PrakashStarsJeetendraReena RoyParveen BabiThe Verma family consists of Mrs. Verma, the mother; Anil, the son; and a daughter named Vinnie. Anil loves Shobha, and hopes to marry her someday. While Vinnie loves Rakesh and also hopes to marry him someday too. Shobha and Rakesh both work for JK, a multi-millionaire industrialist. Anil has to goes overseas for a year to better his prospects. He promises to stay in touch with Shobha. However, after a year when Anil returns he finds that Vinnie and Rakesh have married, and is heart-broken to find that Shobha had married JK. Dejected but not beaten, he marries another girl by the name of Sona, but is unable to get Shobha out of his mind. Sona resents this, and one day follows him, and finds him in bed with none other than Shobha.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmol PalekarParveen BabiFarooq ShaikhSparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to complications to their lives, and to the lives of his secretary and her boyfriend he has not 'scripted' ... Splendid performances by Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Parveen Babi and Farooq Shaikh, a perfectly pitched script, witty dialogue and a plethora of aptly placed film references make this a film one can watch over and over and never fail to laugh out loud.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSunil DuttStarsSunil DuttReena RoySmita PatilTime is running out for Khushbu, Ravi Sharma(Sunil Dutt)'s daughter. Her leukemia can be cured only if someone's bone marrow matches her daughter .So, he goes abroad and gets in touch with her former wife (Smita Patil).2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRahul RawailStarsShammi KapoorNirupa RoyPrem ChopraA young man (Sunny Deol) and woman (Amrita Singh) fall in love, but face obstacles from their families.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSai ParanjpyeStarsNaseeruddin ShahFarooq ShaikhDeepti NavalSecretly in love with his neighbor, a mild-mannered clerk is heartbroken when his much bolder, more charming friend wins her heart instead.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorGovind MoonisStarsSachin PilgaonkarSadhana SinghInder ThakurChandan and Gunja, who hails from a village across the river, fall in love with each other. After her sister dies, Gunja is compelled to marry her brother-in-law who is Chandan's brother.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorShiv KumarStarsBandini MishraRaj ShekharApeksha2 stars out of 4
- DirectorBhimsainStarsNishant SuriKavita ChaudharyKaran RazdanA story of a man obsessed with settling overseas to alleviate his middle-class existence. Opinions change when his rich brother who had settled in America long back, comes visiting, having lost all his values and decency.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorLekh TandonStarsRajesh KhannaRekhaRaj BabbarRadha's husband becomes disabled post a car accident. To make ends meet, she unwillingly accepts a job as a nanny at a wealthy family's house. Complications arise when she learns the family's reason for hiring specifically her.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorGovind NihalaniStarsOm PuriSmita PatilAmrish PuriA newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsAmitabh BachchanRanjeet BediC.S. DubeyStreet-wise and poor, Amar Nath makes a living selling cinema tickets and fast-food snacks (Bhel Puri) outside cinema halls. He is taken under the wing of a politician and Chair of the "Garibon Ki Party', Shankar Narayan, allowed to join the Police Academy, and returns as a Police Inspector. He falls in love and gets married to Asha, the only daughter of multi-millionaire businessman, Sitaram. When he successfully apprehends and kills a terrorist by the name of Anil Raj, he is promoted as the Assistant Commisisoner of Police. Asha shares his joy, and soon both are informed that they will soon be proud parents. Then Amar also apprehends and kills a smuggler by the Koya Koya Atachi, and gets immensely popular with the public, so much so that Shankar Narayan resigns and asks Amar to be the Chair of the political party, which Amar accepts and quits his job from the Police Force. It is then that pregnant Asha finds out that Amar is not who he claims to be but is a pawn in the hands of skilled politicians - who have been using him as their hit-man, and now are ready to use him as the Chief Minister so that they can carry on with their nefarious activities. Watch what Asha does to prevent Amar from influencing their newborn son, and from attaining power.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsRajesh KhannaShabana AzmiShatrughan SinhaRam Avtar, a barber in a small village, comes from a poor family, widowed, but has his wife's sister, Sushma, looking after him and his kids. Ram Avtar cuts, shaves, and grooms all males in his village, including Minister Digvijay Singh. When Digvijay's political party is in need of someone to stand in the forthcoming election, Digvijay recommends Ram Avtar as his choice. Ram Avtar accepts this challenge, and then begins the race of getting votes. To his surprise, he wins, and goes on to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Sushma watches from the sidelines as to how the changes affect this simple-minded and straight-forward barber.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorZaheer D. LariStarsVinod MehraShabana AzmiPrema NarayanGopika Sharma lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with her widowed mother in Bangalore. She expresses a desire to sing and is encouraged by her maternal uncle, Dubey, who takes her with him to Bombay along with her maid, Lajjo. Once there, they are molested and Dubey goes missing. They then attempt to find a decent place to live, and after many frustrations make an agreement with a single male, Kishankumar Shukla, who poses as Gopika's husband, and move into an apartment owned by Lala Dhaniram. Eventually both Kishankumar and Gopika fall in love and get married. Shortly after the marriage, Gopika finds out that Kishankumar is already married to Ujjain-based Radha, who is now deceased, has a daughter, Shashi, and decides to leave him. Kishankumar goes to Ujjain to meet Shashi and is informed that she is and his in-laws have passed away in an auto accident. He returns to Bombay, and finds that Gopika is ready to move in back with him provided he accepts her son from a previous relationship which she had not disclosed to him. Will Kishankumar accept her son?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorPankaj ParasharStarsFarooq ShaikhAnita RajRaja BundelaVijay and Nupur start liking each other after a chance meeting at a bus stop. Suresh (Sidey) is Vijay's boss' son and wants to marry Nupur but ends up liking Nupur's maid, Imarti. Sidey's father is under the influence of a pot-smoking Swami who has a terrible secret hidden from everyone.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAnupam KherRohini HattangadiSoni RazdanAn old couple lend a room on rent after recent death of the bread earner of the family, their only son. A budding actress starts living with them, who is in love with a local politician's only son. The movie shows what later ensues.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRavi ChopraStarsRaj BabbarSmita PatilRashmi ChauhanA Professor finds his life turned upside down after he decides to combat crime.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorDuraiStarsRaj BabbarSmita PatilTanuja SamarthA girl is struggling with extreme poverty and the responsibility of taking care of her siblings. She falls in love, which would cause even more tragedy to her family and to herself.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorMrinal SenStarsShabana AzmiAnnu KapoorPankaj KapurSubhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young woman, Jamini, who has had her heart broken in the past, by another visitor from the big city. Will history repeat itself, or will she find a way out of the ruins at last?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorShashilal K. NairStarsVikas AnandBharat BhushanB.L. ChopraKavita lives a poor lifestyle with her widower dad, Rai Bahadur, and her brother. They had once been wealthy, but now live in a heavily mortgaged mansion. She is in love with Advocate Sunil much to her family's displeasure as he is unsuccessful and an alcoholic. They discuss her situation with Murli, who arranges a matrimonial alliance with the Srivastav family. The Srivastavs consist of Mr. Srivastav, his wife, Shobha; a widower Advocate son, Jaswant and his daughter, Binny; and second son, Vimal, who is studying Medicine and is in love with wealthy Madhu. The Srivastav's mistakenly believe that Rai Bahadur is wealthy and force Vimal to marry Kavita. Shortly thereafter Madhu's marriage is arranged elsewhere. A few months later Vimal visits Rai Bahadur and informs him that Kavita has been missing and the Police are looking for her. A few days later a decomposed female body is found, which is positively identified as that of Kavita, and is cremated. Jaswant is able to convince the Court that Kavita had killed herself. Madhu decides to change her mind and instead gets married to Vimal. Questions that remain unanswered include why did Kavita kill herself, and what is to be Madhu's outcome in a country that on one hand takes pride in banning slaughter of cows, and on the other does nothing to prevent death of young brides under mysterious circumstances.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsAshok KumarRishi KapoorRati AgnihotriA courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsRishi KapoorKamal HaasanDimple KapadiaRaja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know that Ravi is seeing Mona, she puts pressure on Mona to give up Ravi and marry someone else.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRajeev KapoorMandakiniDivya RanaIn order to give her son a good future, Ganga sets out on a journey to Kolkata to find her husband who left her.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorChander VohraStarsRaj BabbarSmita PatilMeenakshi SheshadriKanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic and womanizing husband is arrested for killing a bodyguard of a Courtesan and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is then accused of luring men into her house and is asked to move on. Homeless, on the verge of starvation, she is unable to feed her family, and Usha passes away. She decides to become a widow, gets shelter, a job, and has Shrikant enrolled in a hostel. Then her luck changes when she is adopted by wealthy J.S. Archarya, and gives birth to Kirti. She explains her situation to Archarya, who wills her his entire estate and subsequently passes away. Years later, Geeta will face more challenges when she will be accused by Archarya's associates of having an affair with an unknown male, and also be forced to deal with Arun, who is involved with the daughter of a prostitute.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorJ. Om PrakashStarsRajesh KhannaSmita PatilRakesh RoshanNisha believes she is happily married until she discovers that her successful businessman husband, Kabir, has been having an affair with her cousin, Indu. Distraught, Nisha abandons her husband and newborn daughter and leaves for the city, where she finds love in the arms of a sensitive writer, Alok. But Nisha's past soon catches up to her and forces her into a soul-searching decision over whether or not to return to her family and old life.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorKalpataruStarsTanuja SamarthSachin PilgaonkarRaj KiranDhanraj resides with his two brothers, Chander and Ketan, his sister, Asha, and wife, Savitri, in their family home. Dhanraj wants Chander and Ketan to study and get better jobs, so he slogs away at work, and also finds part-time work to keep the in-flow to sustain his family and pay for their education. But this is not enough and a choice must be made to allow only one brother to carry on studying. Ketan feigns an illness and let's Chander continue on to become an engineer, and eventually gets married to the only daughter, Chanda, of a multi-millionaire widow. Things do not go as planned and Chanda and her mother face humiliation after humiliation at the hands of Dhanraj and his family. Chanda swears to avenge this by destroying the love that binds this family. Watch as Chanda works on each family member individually with the hopes of separating them and dividing their love - so that she can live alone with Chander.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsSunil DuttRekhaRohan KapoorA story of the blind sense of duty of the elders and the self-confidence and arrogance of the young. Both think they are right for the sake of love.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorChitrayugVijay SadanahStarsRajesh KhannaTina AmbaniZarina WahabVishal and Jyoti come from different backgrounds, but fall in love, and in spite of oppositions from both the couples' sides, are married. After marriage, they settle down to some wedded bliss, but misunderstandings create problems. These problems persist even when Jyoti gives birth to healthy baby boy, Lucky (Master Lucky). Jyoti and Vishal also own a former winning racehorse, and Vishal is a jockey, who used to ride him. Due to failing health, Vishal has been advised by his doctor not to ride anymore. Lucky grows up and his parents separate, and Lucky lives with his dad. He is brought up to think that his mom has passed away. So when Jyoti re-enters his life, she is introduced to him as "aunty". Will Lucky ever come to know of his real mother? Will Vishal ever to able to ride again? Will Jyoti and Vishal patch up their differences in the interest of their son?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsJeetendraJaya PradaVinod MehraBombay-bred Narain goes to a village, where he meets and falls in love with a village belle, Yashodra. She also is attracted to him, and both get married. After their marriage, both go to live with Narain's parents, brother, and sister-in-law, Lalita, and her son, Sonu. Yashodra gets close to Sonu, and starts to spend all her time with him. This raises some concerns with Lalita, which results in some acrimony. Tragically, Sonu passes away, leaving Yashodra devastated and depressed. She gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl, but cannot get Sonu out of her mind. Her depression gives way to insanity, as she keeps on seeing Sonu in every child, and as a result she is institutionalized. Narain has taken to alcohol in a big way and drowns his sorrows and frustrations day and night in a drunken stupor. As a result, his daughter is adopted by Lalita and his brother, without knowing who her real parents are. Years pass by, her daughter, Asha, has grown up and is herself a mother of a baby boy, and settled in the U.S.. Asha arrives in India for a visit and the entire family assembles to visit Yashodra. They find her holding a piece of log, covered in a blanket, singing to it as if it where Sonu. It is here that Asha finds out who her real parents are, and it is here that she will be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorKranthi KumarStarsShashi KapoorSharmila TagoreMeenakshi SheshadriSharda, a nurse and single mother, raises her daughter Swati as an independent, articulate young woman. Swati is a strong advocate of women's rights in a society where there is significant male domination. Swati deals with eve teasers firmly, sometimes with considerable force. When a married friend of hers gets raped in the presence of her husband, she acts as a counsellor and helps them adjust to the reality of a society that blames the victim and not the rapists. Swati takes on a huge transformation when she meets a political activist and falls in love with him. She embarks on a project of matchmaking for her mother and engineers a wedding with a widower who has a grown-up daughter.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK. AsifStarsNimmiSanjeev KumarJayantBased on the ill-fated love story of Laila and Majnu, this version shows them as inseparable childhood sweethearts, and subsequently as each others lovers. They want to get married, but as their fathers' (Emir E Basra, and Emir E Yemen respectively) are sworn enemies of each other, they are not permitted to see other, leave alone get married. Separated from each other, they long and pine for each other. Kais (Majnu's real name) has forsaken everything and roams the streets with a beggars bowl, looking all over for his Laila. He finds her and their romance is rekindled. The authorities find Kais' longing for Laila unusual as he values her love above that of Allah, he is declared insane, and people are encouraged to stone him to death. He survives and Kais' dad and mom fall at the feet of Laila's dad and beg him to permit this marriage = he reluctantly agrees - on the condition that Kais undergo a test to prove that he is not insane. Kais fails in the test, and Laila's marriage is arranged with Shehzada Ingne Salaam, who has offered Emir E Basra enough wealth to last them for centuries and generations to come. Will Laila give her consent for this marriage? What will Kais do under these circumstances?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorN. ChandraStarsSujata MehtaArvind KumarCharan RajDharampura is a city in modern secular India that is being terrorized and held at ransom by Kali Prasad, a dreaded underworld don, extortionist, who also runs his own courtroom, shielded and protected by the local M.L.A.. He does away with his opponents openly without any fear of being arrested. When Constable Karamveer arrests him, Kali gets himself released the very next day, abducts, rapes, then kills Karamveer's wife, beats him senseless, and eventually leaves him raving mad. When Durga's husband opposes him, he has him killed right in front of his wife and other city folk. When Inspector Ajay Srivastav arrests him and holds him in the lock-up, only to release him as the witness against Kali turns hostile, Ajay is hunted down and killed in broad daylight in the presence of thousands of witnesses. Only one witness comes forward to implicate Kali - her name is Laxmi Joshi, a school-teacher, the wife of Advocate Satyaprakash. Kali gives them 24 hours to withdraw the complaint. When that does not happen, the people of Dharampura will get to see Draupadi's story being re-enacted again - this time it will be Laxmi who will be publicly disrobed, and amongst the helpless spectators will be her husband.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsRekhaRaj BabbarAnupam KherDin Dayal Sharma works as a Head Clerk and lives with his wife, Godavari; 3 sons Vijay, his wife Uma; Shiva and Vidyasagar; and a daughter named Rajni. Their standard of living is middle-class and all three males contribute to this lifestyle with Vijay contributing the most as he is a Chartered Accountant. When the time comes for Rajni's marriage, she refuses to marry Jagmohan's son, and wants to marry a Christian by the name of Peter Fernandes. The marriage takes place, and she re-locates to the Fernandes' house. Shiva ends up getting married to Jagmohan's daughter, Vasanti, and the entire family is overjoyed to learn that Uma is expecting. Uma goes to live with her parents during the rest of her pregnancy, and several months when she returns home she finds that nothing is the same anymore. Vasanti has left Shiva; Rajni has separated from Peter; Vidyasagar has failed in his exams; Vijay and Din Dayal are not speaking with each other and have drawn a line, separating Vijay and the rest of the family. Watch what Uma does to reconcile the family, who are totally unaware of her ulterior motive of re-uniting everyone.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRaj N. SippyStarsVinod KhannaMeenakshi SheshadriMadhaviInspector Arjun Singh is a tough cop whose known to loose his cool on criminals due to this has been transferred many a times and also accused of custodial death.Arjun arrests a criminal Chaman Bagga for killing Karamchand but soon is transferred from the case as he misbehaves with his senior officers who favor Bagga,Arjun reaches a new place where his neighbor is Pooja and her family whose brother Raju had died in his custody.After custodial death Arjun lost his love Vidya who married a lawyer Kaul and he found solace in prostitute Seema whose also friend of Pooja.Kaul is fighting Pooja's case for Raju and asks her to keep Bagga secretly in her house as he is prime witness in Raju's case.Kaul is working for corrupt politicians who wants to save Bagga and frame Arjun.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsJackie ShroffDimple KapadiaMaster MakrandA Bollywood actor-turned-producer faces marital and financial challenges.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK.C. BokadiaS.A. ChandrashekharStarsBeena BanerjeeRamesh DeoC.S. DubeyWhile traveling Dr. Vijay Verma witness some men assaulting a laborer; he intervenes and mercilessly beat them up. A few days later he is approached by the village Sarpanch, Dharamraj and threatened not to take matters further but he ignores this. Then one morning the dead body of his assistant is found in his dispensary; the case is then called up in court where by his witness turns hostile, he is sentenced to a long jail term and his wife, Aarti is accused of having illicit relations with his deceased assistant. She is then outcast from the village by angry villagers and handed over to Bombay's police officer, Pandey who attempt to sexually molest her; when she resists her daughter is killed. A few days later she approaches Minister, Channdas for justice but to her shocked she is instead raped by the Minister. She then attempts suicide but is rescued by advocate Bharti Mathur who promises to fight her case in a court of law ensuring that justice prevails. But Bharti herself is unable to do much due to extreme pressure from her politician husband, Chunautilal. After completing his jail term Vijay's attempts to locate his wife are fertile until one day when he happens to see her in the company of Channdas. He then misunderstood this scenario - without knowing that Aarti is doing this with an ulterior motive that will benefit him and her.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsRaj BabbarSanjay DuttAmrita SinghRanjit Verma is lawyer to criminal Veljibhai who gets involved with Ranjit's brother, Ravi. Veljibhai, with the help of Ravi, tries to steal the property of Ustad Ali.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRakesh RoshanStarsRekhaKabir BediSonu WaliaA man marries a rich widow for her money and tries to murder her but she survives, gets a new face thanks to plastic surgery, and returns for revenge.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorAvtar BhogalStarsDimple KapadiaRaj BabbarAnupam KherThis Dimple Kapadia starrer, inspired by the X-rated thriller 'I spit on your grave'; centered around a woman police officer who is gang raped in gruesome fashion - her ripped off jeans flung on the fan as testimony to the ghastly act taking place below. In the film the victim's (Dimple) trust in the judicial system is shattered when despite her testimony, justice is denied to her. She decides to punish the rapists by forming a gang of wronged women and the modus operandi is to first identify the rapists, trap him and then castrate him. The film was generously sprinkled with explicit scenes falsifying the claim of the filmmaker of an anti-rape film. Watch what happens with the court case..will she get her justice?
- DirectorJoshiyStarsMammoottySumalathaSuresh GopiA journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsRakhee GulzarJackie ShroffAnil KapoorRam Lakhan is the story of two brothers who part ways due to their ideological differences, but how they come to each other's rescue as the story unfolds.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSaawan Kumar TakStarsJeetendraRekhaJaya PradaHeart specialist Dr. Shyam Verma is the only child of his widowed father Shankar. Shyam runs into beautiful Indian Airlines' Air-Hostess Radha and falls in love with her, woos her for 12 months (Barah Mahine Line Marhi...). She also falls in love with him--under the inducement of alcohol (Yeh Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai...), they get intimate, and Radha gets pregnant. Shankar passes away, but before he does, he weds Shyam to his late friend Jagannath's daughter Rukmini. A heartbroken Radha quits her job and relocated to Kahmir, where she gives birth to Dipinti. Shyam and Radha meet again several years later, Rukmani finds out, gets them to reconcile and marry, and return to their hometown of Chandigarh. Years later, 16-year-old Dipinti is in love with Amit Mehra. Amit is introduced to the Vermas and all approve of him. Their idyllic, harmonious existence is shattered when they run into strong opposition from Amit's dad, Advocate Mehra, who refuses to permit his 20-year-old son to marry the daughter of a mistress, and a woman born out of wedlock. Nevertheless, Amit does marry Dipinti, and shortly after the ceremony, Shyam, Rukmani, Radha, Amit, and Dipinti are arrested by the Police and charged under Section 496 of the Indian Penal Code. Watch what happens when the Vermas find out that their case is weak and all of them may face imprisonment for bigamy and for arranging the marriage of minors.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorMadhu TejpalStarsSumeet SaigalAnuradha PatelShashi Puri2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsRishi KapoorFarha NaazA.K. AgnihotriImran is a professional freelance photographer. He accepts an assignment from wealthy Nawab Dada Sarkar from Alipur, and travels there by train. When he alights at Alipur, he has problems getting a ride, and decides to walk. On the way there he comes across a mysterious singing woman, when he goes towards her, she disappears. Disturbed by this turn of events, he arrives at the Nawab's house, and is met by a young woman named Asiya, who looks exactly like the mysterious woman, but denies being her. Then the mystery deepens, as Imran is thrust into a nightmare where his sanity is under question, and he repeatedly keeps on seeing the mysterious, who no one else sees. Who is this other woman? Or is Imran hallucinating?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorJ.P. DuttaStarsDharmendraVinod KhannaDimple KapadiaIn India circa after the British Rule, there is a princely family consisting of Bade Thakur (Shammi Kapoor), his sons Devan (Vijayendra Ghatge), Vikram Singh (Vinod Khanna), and a third son who is a Police Officer (Mohsin Khan). Devan is threatened by the changes taking place in India, and the gradual erosion of power by princely families and zamindars. His brothers, on the contrary, accept the change. Vikram even has a lowly peasant, Sumer Singh (Dharmendra) for a friend. But fate has something else in store for these two friends. Things come to such a boil that eventually Bade Thakur may have to decide to split the estate. How will this effect the relationships of the father and the sons? Will this impact on the friendship of Sumer and Vikram?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsSrideviRishi KapoorVinod KhannaFate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorTinnu AnandStarsAmitabh BachchanShabana AzmiB.M. ShahA newspaper reporter exploits an ordinary man for few rupees to pose as a man who is fighting against the corrupt politicians and prints imaginary stories in his name to improve the circulation of her newspaper. People take him for real and he becomes a powerful leader of poor man. One day the paper prints a letter in his name that he is going to end his life fighting corruption. This puts the ordinary man in a fix. He knows that at this juncture he can't refute the accuracy of all those stories. He also realizes that he is the sole hope of millions. Finally, he buckles under moral pressure and jumps from an incomplete multi-storied building and ends his life.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorPankaj ParasharStarsSrideviSunny DeolRajinikanthTwins separated at infancy are brought up differently. One weak, one strong. One day, they end up at each others house. Their life is not the same anymore.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSooraj R. BarjatyaStarsSalman KhanBhagyashree PatwardhanAlok NathAfter Suman's father leaves her in the care of another family while he travels abroad, she falls in love with Prem. However, in order to for them to marry, Prem has to prove to Suman's father that he is not the same as his own dad.2 stars out of 4