Sanjeev Kumar Classics
Sanjeev Kumar won 2 National Award and was nominated for 14 Filmfare Awards, thrice as Best Supporting Actor and the remaining as Best Actor. He won the awards twice as Best Actor and once as Best Supporting Actor.
He is the 3rd Actor after Ashok Kumar and Utpal Dutt to win National Award in Hindi Cinema and among first five Actors to win in Pan India.
He is also the only Actor with 2 National Award till 1983 in Hindi Cinema. He shared it with Naseeruddin and Om Puri till his death.
His 9 Roles in Naya Din Nai Raat remained a Record till 2008 when Kamal Hassan broke it by enacting 10 roles in Dasavataram.
He was directed by Satyajit Ray in Shatranj Ke Khilari that was screened in Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Bear. It was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.
He is the 3rd Actor after Ashok Kumar and Utpal Dutt to win National Award in Hindi Cinema and among first five Actors to win in Pan India.
He is also the only Actor with 2 National Award till 1983 in Hindi Cinema. He shared it with Naseeruddin and Om Puri till his death.
His 9 Roles in Naya Din Nai Raat remained a Record till 2008 when Kamal Hassan broke it by enacting 10 roles in Dasavataram.
He was directed by Satyajit Ray in Shatranj Ke Khilari that was screened in Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Bear. It was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.
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- DirectorRaj MarbrosStarsSanjeev KumarBalraj SahniIndrani MukherjeeThe Principal of New Era High School in Panchgani finds an orphan, Raju, who had lost his parents to plague, brings him home, and enrolls him in the school. Raju notices that while every student has parents and visitors, he has no one to call his own. He gets distraught and is assured by the Principal that he does have a relative in Chacha Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister). Raju believes him, and when he finds out through his teacher, Uma, that Nehru will be delivering a speech in Chowpatty, Bombay, he sneaks off in the trunk of a car. Upon arrival he faces harsh realities, his money is almost stolen, and he is befriended by a cynical deranged male, who tells him that Nehru is now a speech-prone politician and is unable to hear what the common citizen has to say. He also tells him that Nehru has left Chowpatty and is at the Government Bungalow. Both take a cab there, but are told that Nehru has departed for Delhi. Raju attempts to go to Delhi but is abducted by Ustad Mansharam and forced to beg on the streets along with a blind beggar, Kavita, who lives with a child, Rani. When Ustad's men blind Rani, Raju attempts to run away with her, but abandons her and sneaks abroad a Delhi-bound train. Upon arrival, he passes out on the street due to exhaustion and hunger and is rescued by a kind-hearted resident who also summons the Principal, Uma, and Uma's fiancé, Rakesh. Together they prepare Raju to meet with Nehru and impress upon him that the very people who are supposed to protect the most vulnerable are, in fact, exploiting them. Will Raju be able to take this message to Nehru?This film was the first film of Saawan Kumar as producer and the first film of Sanjeev Kumar as lead actor.
Saawan Kumar had changed the name of Haribhai to Sanjeev Kumar. - DirectorAsit SenStarsSanjeev KumarZaheedaTarun BoseIn order to save her grandfather's mansion, Rama agrees to marry a much older male, Madanlal, who decides to sell some artifacts to prospective wealthy buyers, including Mr. and Mrs. Rai. The sale is hampered by heavy rains and the entry of a traveling painter-singer, Awara, as well as four bandits, including Baldev Singh, who is wanted by the police for the brutal murder of his wife.Awards
Filmfare Best Art Direction (black & white)- Ajit Bannerjee
Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award (black & white) - Kamal Bose
Filmfare Best Screenplay Award- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award- Anand Kumar - DirectorAtma RamStarsAsha ParekhDharmendraSanjeev KumarManager Ajay Singh find out that a man by the name of Naresh is murdered and inform police inspector Rai, but all evidences are tampered with at the crime scene and as a result the murderer became difficult to trace. From here on Ajay's life takes a new turn in trying to find the culprit who have murdered Naresh, in the process he meets a young woman, Kiran who have some crucial evidences that might lead Ajay to the culprit who have murdered alcoholic and womanizer Naresh.Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Won
- DirectorKolli PratyagatmaStarsSanjeev KumarAjit KhanMukriMark Twain's story "The Prince and the Pauper" is transplanted to an Indian setting with all of the essential elements intact.Sanjeev Kumar's first Double role.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarSanjeev KumarSumita SanyalShivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to the chagrin of his wife, who shuns them and only tolerates them as long as they continue to pay taxes. When Shivnath steals money to help dwellers, Leela has the huts burnt down, and forbids him from seeing Neena ever again. Hurt and confused, Shivnath flees to Bombay, where he befriends a man named Mahadev and makes some money entertaining young children, including a girl named Neena. When Neena passes away, Shivnath returns to Chandanpur only to find the village in ruins, and Rukmini, the daughter of Baiju, abducted and being held by Ramdas, Leela's Munim. Shivnath tracks Ramdas down, kills him, and is subsequently arrested and sentenced to prison for 14 years. He passes his time writing poems for Neena and hopes to see her one day when he gets released. Years later, he does get to see her in the prison yard along with her fiancé, Dr. Biren, who is the doctor attached to the prison, but finds that she loathes convicts. He hides his real identity from her, and she subsequently warms up to him and even talks with him about her dad. He also finds out that she is to be married soon. A day before her marriage, Shivnath has a stroke and is hospitalized. The next day he is told that the rest of his term has been pardoned and he is free to leave when he recovers. Shivnath insists on leaving immediately. Seriously ill, and facing the risk of being shunned by everyone will Shivnath make it to Neena's wedding in time?The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsSunil DuttNutanSanjeev KumarOrphaned Sanjeev lives with his comically parsimonious paternal uncle, Maniram, who offers to look after him on the condition that a contested Last Will and Testament, will benefit him. When the Court rules otherwise, Maniram stops all support for Sanjeev, who then borrows money from his close friend, Sunil, to complete his education. Then Maniram arranges Sanjeev's marriage with a young woman named Gauri, the only daughter of millionaire Ram Prasad. Sanjeev agrees to this marriage, gets married, and thereafter leaves as he finds out that Gauri is blind. Maniram gets Sunil to convince Sanjeev to return to his wife, so Sunil and Sanjeev go on a hunting trip, where Sanjeev is attacked by an enraged elephant, thrown off a cliff, and believed to be dead. But he survives, and several months later, returns to Maniram's house, where, to his horror, he finds that Sunil has taken over his identity and is now living with Gauri. Watch closely as an enraged Sanjeev decides to find out what really happened after his accident, and the circumstances that made Sunil live with Sanjeev's wife.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarDharmendraSharmila TagoreThe tale begins in the final days of the British Raj in India. A cohort of engineering students graduate a few months before Independence. Satyapriya and Naren are among the graduate engineers. The principality of Bhawanigarh is run by a cruel, dissolute man, Vikram Singh, who knows his days of absolute power are numbered. Satyapriya Acharya finds employment in Bhawanigarh, the meets and marries Ranjana under peculiar circumstances. This creates huge issues in his family, particular his grandfather who raised him. Orthodoxy of the teacher clan of the Acharyas precludes admission of Ranjana into the household. Satyapriya is the epitome of integrity, refuses to utter any untruth; as a consequence, he and his family face difficulties. It takes a death in the family to bring a reinterpretation of tradition and relationships.The movie won National Film Award For Best Feature Film in Hindi.
The film was remade in Tamil as Punnagai (1971) by K. Balachander. - DirectorAtma RamStarsSanjeev KumarPadminiJeevan DharA beautiful street dancer Bijli is in a gang of petty thieves. Sachin is the heir to a heritage household but due to the death of his parents lands up in a orphanage. In the orphanage when the children are ill -treated by the manager, his royal blood automatically singles him out to take cudgels for the rest of the children. He dares to challenge the Orphanage manager and is severely beaten and reprimanded. Meanwhile the servant woman (midwife) who had helped to deliver him, and who stole his mother's bangles and other proof of his royal lineage is on her death bed. She summons the orphanage manager and gives him the proof of Chanda's birth to atone for her sins before dyeing. But the orphanage manager plays mischief and along with the adopted son of the royal grandparents plans to eliminate Chanda. Chanda runs away and joins a petty thieves gang by chance, but is unable to adapt himself to their ways. Soon during a robbery escapade in his own home he ends up in his original house. There, through many twists and turns of destiny -he is able to contact his real grandparents, and also reform all the gang of small time thieves.Neeraj was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1969 for "Kal Ka Paiya"
- DirectorDulal GuhaStarsNanda KarnatakiJeetendraSanjeev KumarThis is the story of three brothers Gangaram, Moti and Shiv. Story revolves around Moti who is now an advocate in the big city owing to loan which his brother Gangaram took for his education mortgaging his agricultural land and the relation unfolds between them when moti comes back to his village to and with a surprise.
- DirectorChander VohraStarsSanjeev KumarMumtaz AskariDurga KhoteAt the request of a wealthy man, a courtesan agrees to help heal his mentally disturbed son by pretending to be his wife. Her efforts only earn her abuse and wrath at the hands of most family members.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
Remake of Engirindho Vandhaal of Sivaji Ganesan. - DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsJeetendraTanuja SamarthAnjali KadamDesperate to earn money to support his extended family, Mohan becomes entangled in a web of deceit when he tells a lie in order to obtain a secretarial job in the city with the wealthy Mr Rai. He says he isn't married. But he is. Mr Rai has a daughter with a heart condition. She's confined to a wheelchair but Mohan has more than a mild therapeutic effect on her and she is soon up and running - running after him. Meanwhile, back in the village, the money he has been sending home is being filched by his greedy sister. Soon, mother, wife and a flock of children come looking for him and Mohan finds himself leading a double life in an increasingly desperate effort to avoid all parties learning the truth.
- DirectorRajinder Singh BediStarsSanjeev KumarRehana SultanShakeela Bano BhopaliTells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali singer, Shamshad. Men still come to the door in the hope of seeing Shamshad and do not seem too put out by seeing Salma despite her protestations. The couple struggle to live within the bounds of their own moral code while the earnings of prostitution seem to be flaunted around them. Hamid gets more and more angry and seemingly unable to reconcile his morality with the immorality of the world and at one point beats his wife and then rapes her making her into a 'whore' of his fantasy. The story here bears resemblance to the later 'Ek Chadar Maili Si' by the same director and seems to explore the complex world of women and sexuality as viewed by Indian men: mother, goddess, whore. This film also explores the ethos of prostitution in its reality and as a metaphor for the outside world.National Film Award for Best Actor – Won
- DirectorKolli PratyagatmaStarsSulochana ChatterjeePratima DeviBaby GayatriKashiram, shattered by the death of his children in an accident, resorts to alcohol to numb his pain. When the police find an intoxicated Kashiram with a dead body, his life takes a drastic turn.Sanjeev Kumar delivers yet another powerful performance.
- DirectorBasu BhattacharyaStarsSanjeev KumarTanuja SamarthDinesh ThakurMeeta Sen (Tanuja) and Amar Sen (Sanjeev Kumar) have been married for several years. Due to Amar's hectic work schedule, the couple have not had children, as there was no time for intimacy. Meeta decides to take matters into her own hands, gets rid of the servants, save for Hari (A.K. Hangal), and decides to run the household on her own. This gets the couple to be closer, and eventually they do get intimate. And then Meeta's old flame Shashi Bhushan (Dinesh Thakur) not only re-enters Meeta's life, but also gets employed in the same organization as Amar, throwing their marriage again in jeopardy.The film was the first part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Avishkaar (1973) and Griha Pravesh (1979);
- DirectorTapi ChanakyaStarsWaheeda RehmanSanjeev KumarSudesh KumarDeepak and his sister Laxmi struggle to survive due to lack of money till they meet Krishna. However, things take a drastic turn when Deepak's wife Krishna dies leaving behind a child.
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarJaya BachchanGovardhan AsraniA speech and hearing-impaired couple persists through unforgiving obstacles to be accepted by society and live a life of dignity.National Film Award for Best Actor – Won
BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi)
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated - DirectorRamesh SippyStarsDharmendraSanjeev KumarHema MaliniLong-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive money-grubbing aunt. Meanwhile, her long-lost twin sister Geeta grows up to be a gutsy street performer. One day, the girls unintentionally swap places.It became a cult film in the Soviet Union when it was shown there
- DirectorRaja NawatheStarsSanjeev KumarLeena ChandavarkarNazimaThe story is about a rich spoiled girl who does not want to get married and hires a husband.It was one of the best known films with Sanjeev Kumar in a comedy role (others being Vidhaata, Seeta Aur Geeta, and Angoor).
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsSanjeev KumarLeena ChandavarkarPadma KhannaDr Rekha admits a patient, Sunil, in her mental hospital and soon, he responds to the treatment and recovers. They fall in love with each other but everything is not as it seems to be.This is considered one of the best crime thriller film made in Bollywood.
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsSanjeev KumarJaya BachchanIftekharA writer rescues a young woman lying injured on the road. She awakens with amnesia, but insists that she is the writer's wife. Is she the victim or the perpetrator of a devious plot?The movie was remade in Telugu in 1977 as Kalpana.
- DirectorShammi KapoorStarsShammi KapoorSanjeev KumarZeenat AmanAfter getting fired, a police officer connects with a prostitute he met on the job in a red-light district and sets out to keep her off the streets.Manoranjan is perhaps the only Hindi movie where prostitution was presented as a 'fun' activity without moralising and the lead actress sleeps with men other than the hero and is not an issue.
For 1974 the film in India was a revolution, and was panned by the critics and the audience due to the sense of immorality. - DirectorJ. Om PrakashStarsRajesh KhannaMumtaz AskariSanjeev KumarRajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend Sanjeev Kumar enters their lives. She is unable to convince Rajesh Khanna that she loves only him. He leaves her, not knowing that she is pregnant with his child. Depressed and confused, Rajesh Khanna becomes a homeless wanderer, while Mumtaz remarries to provide a secure home for her child. Many years later, the truth dawns on him as he turns up, a broken man, at his own daughter's wedding.The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Vaazhve Mayam (1970), directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, where the ending was different
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsSanjeev KumarJaya BachchanSunderSushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who admits her in his mental hospital; a dreaded bandit who has killed his tormentor, cut him into pieces and fed them to birds, and who still on a killing spree; Pandit Gorakhnath who lives a double life - as a priest and as a smuggler; a leper Dhanraj, who once was a very wealthy man, but is now shunned by everyone; a transvestite stage actor; and a hunter who saves Sushma's life by shooting dead a man-eating lion. As things spiral out of control for Sushma, there is yet one more male she has to meet, and it is this meeting that will change her life even more.Played 9 different characters.
Remake of Navarathiri of Sivaji Ganesan. - DirectorShyam RalhanStarsSanjeev KumarYogeeta BaliVinod KhannaChowkidar in English is "watchman" or in looser terms, custodian of village security.......... Rural India in the 'seventies still had a dynamic that traces its roots to hereditary large land ownership called Jagir; and the master of the Jagir is called Jagirdar...... Typically the Jagirdar had wealth, guns and thugs to enforce his will on the people of the village...... Typically the Jagirdar owned everything that he casts his eyes on, including nubile women of the village..... His silky partner in crime is usually the money-lender who smoothly extracts property, jewellery and other assets from the simple farmers, or for that matter share-croppers, when their crops fail, or some other event upsets their precarious financial condition................ This is a story of feudalism in it's raw state. Since this film is a product of the seventies, horse drawn carts (tonga) and a certain simplicity of the village folk is exploited by the Jagirdar and his cohorts..... In comes the only son of the money-lender, a doctor (Sanjeev Kumar)who initially obtains goodwill by curing people, and providing financial assistance for recovery....... But then the long arm of the Jagirdar, his ability to incite the villagers develops the plot of the movie....... With his thugs,he is able to frame the Chowkidar, the doctor and threaten the well being of two women......... The Jagirdar has to deal with the sins of his father, and will he be able to be a man, acknowledge the crime of his father is the story that is pretty much worth a watch.
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsSanjeev KumarSharmila TagoreVinod MehraA kind-hearted business tycoon, whose daughter was killed in an accident, takes a liking to an employee's daughter.A remake of the 1971 Kannada film Kasturi Nivasa.
The film stresses the principle that "life is to give—not to take". - DirectorShakti SamantaStarsSharmila TagoreSanjeev KumarYogeeta BaliThe 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). After a long time he meets Sharmila, who has changed and became a prostitute. And in time of crisis, she helps him.It is a remake of Bengali movie "Kalankito Nayak"(1970) starrer Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee and Aparna Sen.
- DirectorB. PadmanabhamStarsSanjeev KumarLeena ChandavarkarJohnny WalkerMadhav is a soft-spoken man who commits a crime to help his family and is sent to jail. When he released he is given a shop by a benefactor who wants to help him start a new life. He moves to Sonpur and falls for the bold and vivid village belle Imli. After being forced to abscond town, his elder brother Lakhan - a specialist in trashing up people, takes control.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsSanjeev KumarDharmendraAmitabh BachchanAfter his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
- DirectorGulzarStarsSuchitra SenSanjeev KumarOm ShivpuriHotel manager J.K. (Sanjeev Kumar) works there. One day, he bravely steps in to save Aarti, the drunken daughter of a politician (Suchitra Sen). Aarti and J.K. have a small ceremony to celebrate their marriage after falling in love. The married pair decides to separate after a few years because of several issues. Aarti and J.K. eventually cross paths again when she has achieved political success. Both of them sense a connection despite their distance, but Aarti is reluctant to speak up for fear of having her reputation ruined and endangering her profession. However, when the opposing party conducts a rally to disparage and humiliate Aarti Devi, When she gets there, she informs the populace and voters of her decision to leave her husband and family in order to serve this nation's citizens. The public respects her and is deeply moved by her voice and selflessness. J.K. arrives there as well and offers her support; she is overjoyed and moves on. She is elected and goes on to have a fulfilling life.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Won
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarSharmila TagoreOm ShivpuriA medical student, Amarnath meets and falls in love with the daughter of a herbal medicine healer, Chanda while preparing for his exams in Darjeeling. He returns to Calcutta to sit his exams. Fast forward two decades Amarnath sets out to search Chanda. His encounter and involvement with a prostitute, Kajli has far reaching implications for both of them. How did Kajli, whose mother wanted her to become a doctor end up in a whorehouse. The three way relationship between the madam of the whorehouse, Kajli and Amarnath comes to a head when in a humane moment the madam gives away a fortune. What does Kajli have to do to restore her relationship with Amarnath?Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsAshok KumarSanjeev KumarSulakshana PanditAfter a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he imagined.The movie marked the acting debut of singer/actor Sulakshana Pandit.
- DirectorJ. Om PrakashStarsAshok KumarSanjeev KumarRakesh RoshanAjay Verma is a major in the Indian army, and is principled, dedicated, and honest. His family has arranged his marriage with beautiful Sheetal, and both are to be married soon. Shortly before their marriage, Pakistan declares war and attacks India, and Ajay and all other soldiers are recalled to duty. Ajay meets with an old friend, Sunil, on the warfront. During a quiet break they talk about life at home, and Ajay's forthcoming marriage. Then Sunil is wounded, and brought in the barracks. Ajay goes through his belongings, and gets a shock when he sees Sheetal's photograph in Sunil's wallet.Only Movie of Sanjeev Kumar based on War.
- DirectorGovind SaraiyaStarsDheeraj KumarAlkaMohan ChotiThe story of a newlywed bride who becomes a widow on her wedding night and the struggles she faces in her life.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsSanjeev KumarLeena ChandavarkarDanny DenzongpaSunil an womanizer and spoil brat inherits the wealth of his dead uncle Kailash Kapoor.He meets with a beautiful Rita and falls in love with her once while he and Rita are attacked by goons where he gets saved by Vicky who becomes one of his close friend.Inspector Dinesh always has the feeling that Kailash death is suspicious due to Sunil's lifestyle and keeps on his investigation.During one of Sunil's party arrives a village belly Malti whose daughter of his driver Ram Charan,Sunil hates Malti but his mother wants him to marry someone like her.Sunil's mother trains Malti and makes her a modern girl but Sunil is quick to recognize her and falls in love with her but finds from Ram Charan that Malti is not his daughter and that Vicky and Rita are not whom they claim.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsMala SinhaSanjeev KumarVinod MehraRaghu Shukla lives in a small town in India with his wife, Sarojini; two sons - Naresh and Ramesh, who are married to Sudha and Shobha respectively, and altogether have three children, an unmarried daughter, Seema, who is away studying in a hostel, and a nephew named Prabhu. When the time comes for Raghu to retire, his sons and daughter-in-laws are thrilled as he will get his retirement savings. But all are disappointed when Raghu pays off his debts instead and decides to live as a dependent on his sons. Naresh decides to move out to Bombay, and informs them that he can only take Sarojini with him, while Ramesh says his income can only accommodate Raghu. In this way, Raghu and Sarojini are separated. Sarojini re-locates to Bombay where she will eventually be treated as a maidservant, and live a life confined in the four walls, while Raghu will be dependent for all his needs on Ramesh and Shobha. When Seema comes for a visit, she witnesses her parents' plight and decides to take an extreme step to alleviate their sufferings - a step that will send shock waves to Ajay, her boyfriend, as well as the rest of the Shukla family.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsSanjeev KumarSrividyaAshok KumarFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Won
- DirectorK.S. SethumadhavanStarsSanjeev KumarUtpal DuttDavid AbrahamAnand Narayan comes from a poor family, which consists of his wife, Gayetri, daughter, Kamla, and two sons Madhu and Govind. Through hard work, Anand starts on his way to success. He meets with Nekiram, who becomes his business partner, and also his samdhi (in-law) as his daughter is in love with Madhu. Both get married in a simple ceremony. After this marriage, both Nekiram, and Anand and his family work hard at preparing food in a small dhaba, which soon grows into a restaurant, then a larger fancier restaurant, finally a five star hotel. Now Anand and his family are all wealthy and live in a palatial home. Anand gets to talking to Bhagwan Shri Kishan, who regularly visits him and asks about him and his family. Anand proudly takes all the credit, and asks Kishan to accompany him to see his success and his hotel. Bhagwan Kishan declines, but agrees do so later. Things don't go quite as well for Anand, when he finds out that Nekiram has been cheating him. Nekiram leaves the house, but Madhu accompanies him. Then Anand finds that Govind has been squandering money and time on women and alcohol; and to top his disappointment Kamla gets pregnant. When Bhagwan Kishan comes to visit Anand again, he admits that he is a failure, his health is poor, and his family are all strangers to him. Lord Kishan advises Anand that this is his life and he must learn from the Mahabharat, and that every life is a struggle, which is confused by relations and near and dear ones, and also by one's ego. Once the ego is removed, then only one can see clearly. But will Anand be able to understand and carry out what Lord Kishan is asking him to? Or will end up taking the blame, like he took the credit, upon himself?Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
Remake of Kaliyuga Kannan. - DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSanjeev KumarSaeed JaffreyShabana AzmiIn 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.It was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.
- 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.Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Nominated
- 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!Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
- DirectorS. RamanathanStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiRakesh RoshanTony's daughter Mary gets intimate with a college friend. When he refuses to marry Mary even on Tony's insistence, he is killed by mistake. Shortly after this, the police come looking for Tony, to charge him with murder, and Tony disappears. Mary gives birth to a daughter, Lily, and lives with Dr. Shambhunath and his wife. Years later, Tarun Kumar enters Mary's life and identifies himself as Tony. Mary is delighted and relieved. Unfortunately for Tony, Police Inspector Lawrence also recognizes him, and it is then Tony must decide to run away again or face arrest and imprisonment.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
Remake of Gnana Oli of Sivaji Ganesan. - DirectorAnil GangulyStarsShashi KapoorSanjeev KumarRakhee GulzarDr. Sunil Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti. Although they have been married for several years, they do not have any children. Aarti did get pregnant once, but failed to conceive. Aarti decides to travel to take a break in their Khandala bungalow, which is also in the neighborhood of Aarti's sister Vidya, her son, Raju and her husband's house. Since her bungalow is being decorated by Vinod, whom she remembers as her fellow collegian, both spend considerable time together. When Vinod finds out that Aarti is basically alone most of the time, he proposes to her - but Aarti rejects him, a physical tussle ensues, Aarti grabs a revolver, a shot is fired, Vinod falls down the stairs and dies. Vidya assists Aarti in disposing off his body. A few days later, Sunil joins them in Khandala and brings home a male who claims that he has lost his memory - the male is none other than Vinod - and Sunil's diagnosis is that Vinod will gradually regain his memory. Watch what happens when Vidya and Aarti find out and the steps they take to prevent this from happening.It was remade in Kannada as Avala Hejje(1981) & Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu(1982).
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsSanjeev KumarJeetendraVinod MehraOur story has three married couples: One couple, who are happily married, are Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar) and his wife Mary; the second couple are Geeta (Shabana Azmi) and Vinod (Vinod Mehra), who live in Vinod's mom's house. Their's is an unhappy marriage with Vinod spending a lot of time with Leena (Prema Narayan), and frequenting late and all-night parties. His wife patiently awaits his return every night; And the third couple is that of Shobha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Vicky Kapoor (Jeetendra), their's is a seemingly "happy" marriage, with Shobha being a very jealous and possessive woman. One day when she sees her husband and Radha (Tanuja) together, she thinks they are having an affair, and starts to ask questions. Suddenly their lives are turned upside down, when Vinod decides to leave the house; Shobha leaves her husband; and Tripathi tries to make amends but looks like these two couples are unable to compromise and adjust to married life.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsSanjeev KumarVidya SinhaAshok KumarGauri and Prakash are in love and get intimate. Their ways are separate, and Prakash must marry Renuka, as she meets his family's approval. Gauri gets pregnant as a result of this intimacy, gets ill, and is hospitalized. It is here that the truth surfaces about Gauri and Prakash, as details are revealed of their past birth, in which they were lovers - Gangadhar Upadhyay, and Gauri, and Kalavati (presently Renuka). During this previous birth too, Gauri gets pregnant, gets ill, and passes away, because of Kalavati's interference. The child in her womb does not survive, and as a result Gangadhar also gets killed. In this birth, the only way Prakash can survive is after someone who loves him sacrifices their life for him. And that person cannot be Gauri, as her death will leave to the death of the child in her womb, and subsequently to Prakash's death. Renuka is now prepared to kill Gauri so she can get Prakash all to herself.
- DirectorRajkumar KohliStarsSunil DuttSanjeev KumarShatrughan SinhaA remote mountainous region is terrorized by a legendary monster that regularly abducts newlywed brides and kills them.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsSanjeev KumarRakhee GulzarAmjad KhanWidower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a widow, who also lives in a small apartment with three children, two sons and a daughter, Komal, who is about to get married. Then rumors spread abound that Maya and Jairaj are having an affair, and this adversely affects Komal's marriage, leaving her angry and confused. Jairaj and Maya's attempts to pacify their respective children that they are husband and wife, is of no avail, as they are convinced that Maya and Jairaj are having an illicit affair. The only solution to end this dilemma is for Jairaj and Maya to get married, and live together as a family, but will their children and the community accept them as husband and wife?
- DirectorBasu BhattacharyaStarsSanjeev KumarSharmila TagoreSarika ThakurAmar and Mansi meet through their respective families and have an arranged marriage. Amar, a book-keeper, is very thrifty, intends to save money so that they can buy their very own flat, and both to live as frugally as possible. Mansi soon gives birth to a baby boy, Bablu. Then Sapna joins Amar's firm and is asked to sit in this room, as her youth and beauty has led to distraction in the workplace. Amar reluctantly agrees to share his room with her, and is soon drawn toward her and they often go out together after work. Sapna would like to marry Amar, and asks him to tell his wife, so that the couple can separate. Amar does so, and Mansi agrees to separate on the condition that he introduces Sapna to her, and Amar agrees to do so. Watch how a pensive Mansi goes through the rest of the day - which may well culminate in her losing out to a much younger and attractive woman - a day that may change her life forever.The film was the last part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav (1971 ) and Avishkaar (1973);
- 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.This film is a remake of 1978 Kannada film Paduvaaralli Pandavaru, directed by renowned director Puttanna Kanagal which was also remade by Bapu earlier in Telugu as Mana Voori Pandavulu (1978).
Only Film where 4 National Award Winning Actors - Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Nasiruddin Shah came together. - DirectorP. Sambasiva RaoStarsShashi KapoorSanjeev KumarMoushumi ChatterjeeThe second wife of kind-hearted,and generous Amirchand Bhargav is Durgadevi Bhargav (Nadira), who is exactly the opposite of her late husband. She rules over her household, alongwith her brother, Makhanlal (Madan Puri), with an iron hand, and also over her step-daughter, Shanti (Vidya Sinha), who she treats worse than her servants. Due to her brutality, there is always a dearth of servants in her household, and hence most of the work must be done by Shanti. Her other daughter is Roopa (Moushumi Chatterjee), is bad-tempered and spoiled. When a former employee of Amirchand, Ratanlal (Shreeram Lagoo) approaches Durgadevi for marrying her two sons to her two daughters, she humiliates him and turns him away. Unperturbed by this, he asks the assistance of his two sons, Ram (Sanjeev Kumar) and Laxman (Shashi Kapoor), so that the marriages can take place, and at the same time Durgadevi and Makhanlal be taught a lesson. Both the sons readily agree to do this, and Ram goes to Durgadevi household as a servant to woo Shanti; while Laxman poses as a wealthy playboy to woo Roopa. But Makhanlal and his wife, Jwala (Shashikala) want Roopa to marry their jailbird son, Chander (Ranjeet), and will not stop at anything, including abducting Durgadevi herself, to pave their way to wealth.
- DirectorK. BapaiahStarsSanjeev KumarJeetendraZeenat AmanA wicked stepmother and her brother attempt to kill her stepson but he survives, and years later re-enters their lives. On the other hand, a smuggler assumes the identity of an honest man who looks like him, in order to evade the police.
- DirectorRahul RawailStarsSanjeev KumarRandhir KapoorPoonam DhillonSinger Chandermohan is born in a well-off family and is the only child. Since he is of marriageable age, both he and his parents want him to get married. But since he was born with a strong & adverse influence of Mars (Mangalik) during his birth his horoscope has not been compatible with any suitable woman. On his friend's Gafoor's, who has two wives, advice he re-locates to Bombay, sings at the Tejpal Auditorium, meets and falls in love with wealthy Asha, who lives with her widower dad, ironically named Colonel Mangal Singh and her paternal grandma. Mangal would like Asha to get married to an army officer. His attempts fail and Asha and his mom convince him to let Asha, who is also Manglik, get married to Chandermohan. He reluctantly falls in line with them, but then a series of events makes everyone change their mind about Chandermohan, namely a fake astrological chart that shows he is not Manglik, and his accusations about Mangal, who he alleges is leading a double life, romancing, wooing, and having a child with wealthy Nisha, Nirmala from Jeevan Saathi matrimonial bureau and Rina respectively, apart from being an alcoholic, robbing Chandermohan, stealing from his own house, and exhibiting goon-like behavior. Hilarious chaos results as Mangal's mom and daughter attempt to figure out why Chandermohan is spreading these tall tales about their son and father respectively.
- DirectorMadhu M.StarsSanjeev KumarMoushumi ChatterjeeArun GovilOne day while travelling on the BEST bus in Bombay, Raja produces a 100 rupee note to buy a 50 paisa bus ticket, and is made fun of by the bus conductor, and asked to leave the bus. Asha, who is travelling on the same bus, pays for his fare, and he tells her that he will re-pay this loan after he gets some change. He does not get the change, and instead loses the 100 rupee note, but makes his way into Asha's heart. Both fall in love, and get married. They live in harmony for several years, and become proud parents of two children. With their growing family, Raja's income is just not enough to make ends, and Asha decides to get a job. Raja decides to stay at home and look after the household chores, and the kids. What happens is that there is chaos at work for Asha, and at home for Raja, with alround hilarious results.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsSanjeev KumarRekhaMoushumi ChatterjeeAfter the passing away of her parents, Mangala moves in with her maternal uncle, his wife, and five cousins, who all live a poor lifestyle in a small town. She has a sweetheart in Anoop and hopes to marry him someday. When Anoop hesitates, her marriage is arranged elsewhere, however, on the day of the marriage, the groom meets with an accident and passes away. Her aunt quickly gets her married to a singer named Anand. After the marriage, Mangala is shocked to find that Anand is blind and detests him. When she finds out that he cares for her, she changes her mind and falls in love with him. Then Anoop re-enters her life, Anand finds out, and drives her out. Mangala returns home to her aunt, but she refuses to accept her. Then Mangala finds out that Anand has become a famous singer as well as an alcoholic. She goes to his house in Bombay, gets herself hired as a servant, calls herself Daasi, and pretends to be dumb so that Anand cannot hear her voice and recognize. Eventually she settles in, Anand is pleased with her work, but she also finds out that he hates Mangala; then publicly announces that he is going to marry a dancer by the name of Tara; Tara, catches her stealing a necklace, and to complicate matters even more - Anoop re-enters their lives again.
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarMoushumi ChatterjeeDeven VermaBased on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsTom AlterHarbans Darshan M. AroraBirbalWhen Kunal decides to avenge Abu Baba's death, he discovers his grandfather's true identity and the reason behind his father's death.Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Nominated
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarSharmila TagoreShabana AzmiNamkeen revolves around Jugni, a folk theatre dancer who lives with her three daughters in a remote village, and how their lives change when a truck driver, begins living with them as a tenant.The film won the National Film Awards in 1983 for Best Audiography for Essabhai M. Suratwala. At the 30th Filmfare Awards, Namkeen won Best Story and Best Art Direction, while Waheeda Rehman and Kiran Vairale both received Best Supporting Actress nominations for their performances in the film.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsSanjeev KumarAmitabh BachchanVinod MehraHari R. Srivastav lives a middle-class life in rural India with two step-brothers, Govind and Rajesh. Circumstances compel him to get married to Seema, who dislikes Govind and Rajesh. When Hari goes to Bombay to study law to become a lawyer, she manages to get rid of the two children, who find their way to Bombay, become beggars, then are rescued by a devout Muslim, Rahim, who looks after them like his own children, Farida and Anwar. 20 years later, Hari, Govind and Rajesh are re-united in a Courtroom - where Hari is the Judge; Rajesh is accused of embezzling money from his father-in-law, Verma, and of drug-dealing and smuggling; while Govind, a taxi-driver, prone to physical violence - is accused of killing Verma!!!It was remade in Tamil as Padikkadhavan and in Telugu as Driver Babu.
- DirectorVijay ReddyStarsSanjeev KumarRakhee GulzarRakesh RoshanA rich and wealthy couple, Shankarlal and Parvati (Sanjeev Kumar & Raakhee) are appalled at the problems of the world, especially in households, so they decide to try and make things right - one household at a time. They first go the household of alcoholic Rajesh (Rakesh Roshan); his domineering mom (Lalita Pawar); and uneducated wife, Veena (Deepti Naval). Their second task takes them to the household of Vishwanath Gupta(A.K. Hangal); his son, Madhu (Amol Palekar) who has taken to drinking; and his attractive, outgoing, and wealthy wife, Aruna (Sarika). The couple go to work on these families to turn them around and improve and better their relations with each other.It was remake of Tayaramma Bangarayya, a 1979 film starring Sowcar Janaki as Tayaramma and Kaikala Satyanarayana as Bangarayya, which was later remade in Tamil as Sathya Sundharam with Sivaji Ganesan in lead.
- DirectorShakti SamantaStarsSanjeev KumarRati AgnihotriArun GovilWhile most of his countrymen are busy protesting the British rule, Thakur Jaswant Singh chooses to live a carefree life. He hires a personal photographer who soon becomes the reason for his downfall.The movie is based on the 1972 Bengali movie Stree.
- DirectorJag MundhraAmbrish SangalStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiRajesh KhannaProf Saxsena and Dr Gupta are friends living in Los Angeles USA. Dr Gupta decides to marry an indian girl, so they plan to visit Bombay, India, to select a suitor.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsSanjeev KumarFarooq ShaikhAnita RajFreelance 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 of Prem Sagar, decides to capitalize on this accident, and to sue Alok's employer for a large sum of money, so that they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives. He explains his plan to Alok, and asks the rest of the family also to go on with this charade - with hilarious results - that will change their lives forever.Only Film of Sanjeev Kumar by Basu Chatterjee.
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsSanjeev KumarKamal HaasanPoonam DhillonAfter the passing of his father, an unemployed slacker-trouble-maker faces many challenges and humiliation when he goes to live with his married sister and her family.It is only film where 2 National winner - Sanjeev Kumar and Kamal Hassan came together.
- DirectorP. MadhavanStarsSanjeev KumarRekhaPrem ChopraPeturam is an overweight, albeit sensitive young man, who is head over heels in love with beautiful Radha, the sister of Tej Singh, and would like to marry her. When he proposes to marry her, Tej makes fun of him, asks him to gather together at least 10 lakh rupees before he can even be considered as a prospective groom. Crestfallen, Peturam re-locates to Bombay city, where he starts to work driving a taxi, and buying lottery tickets, all quite in vain, as he finds himself quite far away from his target of 10 lakh rupees. Then one day he meets with a Bollywood film-maker, who decides to give him a chance in movies. The movie turns out to be a success, making Peturam, who is now known as Ram Kumar, a millionaire overnight. Pleased with his success and ensuring that he has more than enough to satisfy Tej Singh, Ram triumphantly returns to his home-town in his chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz - only to find out that Radha has already been married to a man named Aloknath Gupta, and is soon to bear his child. Watch how a devastated Ram Kumar attempts to put the remainder of his life together - in a career that he never wanted in the first place.Remake of Raman Ethanai Ramanadi of Sivaji Ganesan
- DirectorBharat RangacharyStarsZeenat AmanAmol PalekarUtpal DuttMr. Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle in a mansion named 'Ashiana' on 10th Road, Juhu, Bombay, with his only relative, a niece by the name of Nisha, who is unmarried and runs the family's business that faces strong opposition from Khanna Group of Industries. Singh would like to see her get married but she hates wealthy men. So her uncle finds a poor man, Ajay Srivastav, but subsequently finds out that Ajay is already married and also has 3 daughters; then he decides to get Nisha married to a TV repairman, Yeshwant Bhosle, who ends up being a multi-millionaire after his invention is marketed; then he wants her to get married to Viju Guide, a Hyderabad-based Tourist Guide, who finds buried treasure and also ends up a multi-millionaire; then he wants her to get married to a motor mechanic, Prakash, who, in turn, ends up being the only son of wealthy builder, Jayant Amar Nath, and ends up getting married to his sweetheart and neighbor, Rosy. Finally Nisha meets her ideal match in Rukhtapur-based Suraj Singh, a wedding singer/dancer, and gets married to him - not realizing that Suraj is not who he claims to be and she is merely a pawn in a charade that has been created especially to pull wool over her eyes.Sanjeev Kumar had completed his entire shooting and dubbing before his death, but he did not see The release of this film.
This film was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee's formal assistance Bharat Rangachari and produced by Nitin Manmohan. - DirectorR.K. NayyarStarsSanjeev KumarRanjeeta KaurShatrughan SinhaA blind man plans revenge on his adulterous wife.... by murder. A taut thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.The film released two months after Sanjeev Kumar's death and was the first of his several posthumous releases.
This movie has been adapted from an American TV movie In Broad Daylight (1971), directed by Robert Day.
The movie was remade in Kannada in 2008 as Sanchu. - DirectorM.N. YasinStarsSanjeev KumarSmita PatilShakti KapoorBhoop Singh is a honest man who works for Lakhsmi Singh, and lives with his wife, Devi, and sister, Sundari. He saves his hard-earned money with Lakhsmi, and when the time comes for Sundari's marriage & dowry, he goes to take his money, only to be humiliated by Lakhsmi. Sundari's marriage gets canceled, she kills herself, and Bhoop in turn kills Lakhsmi, subsequently takes to a life of crime, amasses a huge fortune, gives birth to a daughter, Nisha, and ends up in jail after double-crossing his partner-in-crime, Vikram Singh. He instructs his wife to bring up Nisha, as a widow. In prison, Bhoop meets with a honest man, Jaswant Singh, who has come to the city to look for his estranged brother. Bhoop asks Jaswant to look after his wife and daughter - not realizing that he may have made another mistake as Jaswant has an alias - that of bandit Dhurjan Singh, and is also the brother of Vikram Singh.It stars Sanjeev Kumar and Smita Patil.
The film was completed and delayed for several years. Sanjeev Kumar died only two months before its release. It also featured a song performed by Mohammed Rafi who died 6 years earlier. - 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?Starting production in 1963, the film had a long and troubled history and was released over 23 years later in 1986.
The Director and the lead actors could not see the film. - DirectorRaman KumarStarsSanjeev KumarShatrughan SinhaSmita PatilA pregnant woman is abandoned by her truck-driver lover.
- DirectorWasi KhanPrayag RajStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiShashi KapoorThe film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.The film is based on a true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.