Sohrab Modi
Mirza Ghalib|
1954
Mirza Ghalib
1954 | 138 min
The movie is based on the life of well-known poet Mirza Ghalib. He is a poet in the Royal court. There comes a point where he feels that his poems are being unappreciated by the royal court. This leaves him baffled. His life changes when he falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudhvin who is awe with his poetry.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicSheesh Mahal|
1950
Sheesh Mahal
1950 | 130 min
An old feudal aristocrat, Thakur Jaspal Singh (Sohrab Modi) lives with his two daughters, Ranja (Naseem Banu) and Nalini (Pushpa Hans), and son Balram in a grand mansion called Sheesh Mahal. He maintains his long family ancestry and honor, citing the valor of olden days. His way of life far exceeds the money he has. His children try to warn him regarding his excessive spending but his feudal mindset refuses to let others see that they are in dire straits. They finally have to sell their mansion to a former worker, Durgaprasad (Mubarak), who is now rich. They settle in a small hovel-like place. The brother finds work in the factory but meets with an accident where his leg is amputated. Desperate Ranjana finds work as a maid to Roopa (Nigar Sultana) Durgaprasad s daughter. Jaspal Singh refuses Durgadas when he comes to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage to his son Vikram (Jawahar Kaul) claiming that Durgadas may have bought the Sheesh Mahal but he's still a laborer compared to the aristocratic family. Balram argues with his father about keeping up false pretenses. Sundarmukh (Pran) who was to marry Ranjana but has broken the engagement because they are poor, comes and tells Jaspal that his daughter, in the guise of working at Durgadas' house is having an affair with his son. Jaspal is furious and rushes to kill Ranjana to avenge the Rajput honor. At the Sheesh Mahal, Durgadas stops him with a lecture on different warriors and honour. Jaspal falters and falls down the steps. Before he dies he blesses the union between Ranjana and Vikram.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicKundan|
1955
Kundan
1955 | 150 min
Thakur Shamsher Singh lives a wealthy life that is funded chiefly by criminal activities such smuggling and dealing in drugs. He has never been arrested as he has several high-ranking politicians and Police Officials on his 'payroll'. When an Editor of a newspaper exposes him, he has the entire family ruthlessly killed. When he finds out that Superintendent of Police Kundan Singh has been transferred from Delhi especially to apprehend him, he initially befriends him, but when he finds out that Kundan cannot be brought, he concocts a devious plot that will ensnare Kundan, his wife, Parvat, pet dog and monkey - so that he can continue to remain the uncrowned king of the underworld.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicEk Nari Ek Brahmachari|
1971
Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari
1971 | 151 min
Raisaheb Surajbhan Chaudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in a palatial mansion with his wife of 30 years, Rajlaxmi, and two sons, Rajkumar, who has been married to Shyama for several years; and Mohankumar who is studying in an out f town college. Surajbhan is disappointed with Rajkumar as he has as yet not produced an heir to his family. To make matters worse Mohan, a devout worshiper of Lord Bajrangbali, has taken a vow of celibacy and refuses to get married. Things change dramatically when a young woman named Neena, along with her son, enters the Chaudhary household claiming that Mohan had married and abandoned her. She goes through a number of medical tests which determine that the child is actually an heir of the Chaudhary family. Now Surajbhan and Rajlaxmi want Mohan and Neena to get officially married, much to Mohan's chagrin. Things get complicated when Surajbhan finds out that the child is actually Rajkumar's, and that Neena may have been pulling wool over all their eyes.
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Subtitles:English, ArabicYahudi|
1958
Yahudi
1958 | 150 min
Yahudi is a dramatic film directed by Bimal Roy starring Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi and Nigar Sultana in the lead roles. Hated as a community, Jewish trader Ezra and his people are always at the receiving end of the wrath of their Roman rulers. But as fate would have it, Ezra ends up raising a Roman aristocrat s young child as his Jewish daughter. Matters take a turn for the tragic, when a visiting Roman prince falls in love with her.
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