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Amar is a film of genre Musical directed by Mehboob Khan released in USA on 7 october 1954 with Dilip Kumar
Amar (1954)
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Add to a movie listAmar(Hindi: अमर, translation: "immortal") is a 1954 black-and-white Bollywood movie. Produced and directed by Mehboob Khan, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi and Jayant. Amar features music by Naushad with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni. R. Kaushik won the Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design.
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A delicately nuanced psychological drama, exploring a 3-way relationship between the main characters and the crisis of conscience that rocks it. A prosperous, well-respected lawyer, in love with and engaged to an educated, socially conscious young woman, succumbs to a weak moment and rapes a poor local village milkmaid. The rest of the story deals with the aftermath of this tragic event, with all the inevitable undercurrents of guilt, penitence and pervasive heartbreak that stem from it.Actors
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, 2h41Directed by Mehboob Khan
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Prem Nath, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Mukri
Rating67%
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Anmol Ghadi (1946)
, 2h2Directed by Mehboob Khan
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
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Andaz (1949)
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Genres Drama, Crime
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Mother India (1957)
, 2h55Directed by Mehboob Khan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Melodrama
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar, Kumkum, Mukri
Rating77%
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Anokhi Ada (1948)
Directed by Mehboob Khan
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Surendra, Naseem Banu, Prem Adib
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Prakash and his older sister (Naseem Banu) live a poor life, and are unable to pay their rent. Laatsaab (Prem Adib) is from a rich family, but having left home lives as a poor homeless man. He tries to help the brother and sister get something to eat. He ventures out during curfew time and is caught by the police but is able to hand the food to the brother and sister. The sister develops a soft spot for Laat Saheb. However the neighbours insist that she be put out of her house as is having a clandestine affair with Latt Saheb. When Prakash dies due to an accident, his sister thinks of moving from their rented accommodation. Travelling by train she again meets up with Laatsaheb, who is going to see his unwell mother. During the journey he lets her know that he loves her, much to her joy. The train they are in meets with an accident and she is presumed dead. She ends up in a hospital where she meets Professor Nath (Surendra) who takes her home as she has lost her memory. He renames her Kamini and blocks any means of her regaining her memory since he's fallen in love with her, and does not want to lose her. Laatsaheb re-enters her life and tries to help her remember her past. Finally she regains her memory and goes off with Lattsaheb, leaving the Professor behind.
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, 1h58Directed by Mehboob Khan
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Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
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Rating70%
Manmohan (1935)
, 2h27Directed by Mehboob Khan
Actors Yakub, Bibbo, Surendra
Ashok (Surendra) is an artist in love with Vimala (Bibbo). On learning that she is to marry Jagdish (Yakub) he is devastated and paints her portraits which become popular. He starts drinking and finds comfort with another woman. Soon his family wealth starts dwindling. Vimala, who is married by now, tries to help him with her husband’s efforts. However Ashok misunderstands the overture leading to tragedy for him.
Sister (1941)
, 2h36Directed by Mehboob Khan
Actors Nalini Jaywant
Rating60%
Having saved his little sister Bina (Baby Meena Kumari) from the floods, Amar (Sheikh Mukhtar) becomes increasingly possessive about her over the years. Amar falls in love twice but forgoes marriage so he can look after the growing Bina. Bina (Nalini Jaywant), now a grown up young girl falls in love with the social activist Rajendra (Harish). However, Amar can not bear to lose Bina and so he plans her marriage to the thief Moti Kanhaiyalal, with the idea that he'll get her divorced after some time and then Bina would stay with him always. After several incidents that end up uniting Rajendra and Bina, Amar gets some happiness when a daughter is born to Bina.
Watan (1938)
, 2h48Directed by Mehboob Khan
Actors Yakub
In a fictionalised setting somewhere in Central Asia the tyrannical Russian King (Siddiqui) is committing atrocities against the Cossacks. General Murad (Kumar) is sympathetic towards the Cossacks and is arrested for his treachery. He manages to escape and meets Gulnar (Sitara Devi). Together with the help of princess Nigar (Bibbo) who falls in love with Murad, they plan a coup and are successful in routing the Tsar and his men.
Hum Tum Aur Woh (1937)
, 2h37Directed by Mehboob Khan
Actors Motilal, Yakub
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