Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Raja Nawathe is a Director, Producer, Assistant Director and Editor Indian born on 14 october 1924

Raja Nawathe

Raja Nawathe
  • Infos
  • Photos
  • Best films
  • Family
  • Characters
  • Awards
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name Raja Nawathe
Nationality Inde
Birth 14 october 1924
Death 15 november 2005 (at 81 years)

Raja Nawathe (October 14, 1924 - November 15, 2005) was an Indian film producer, director, assistant film director, in Bombay's Hindi film industry, long before it came to be known as Bollywood. He is known for films like Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer Aah (1953) and thriller Gumnaam (1965).

Usually with

Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
(4 films)
Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis
(4 films)
Om Prakash
Om Prakash
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Raja Nawathe (10 films)

Display filmography as list

Director

Manchali
Manchali (1973)

Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Nirupa Roy
Rating64% 3.232793.232793.232793.232793.23279
The story is about a rich spoiled girl who does not want to get married and hires a husband.
Patthar Ke Sanam
Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Manoj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran Krishan Sikand, Mumtaz, Mehmood Ali, Aruna Irani
Rating65% 3.2825753.2825753.2825753.2825753.282575
The story revolves around two friends Meena(Mumtaz) and Taruna(Waheeda Rehman).
Gumnaam
Gumnaam (1965)

Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Ghost films
Actors Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran Krishan Sikand, Helen Khan, Mehmood Ali, Anant Balwant Dhumal
Rating68% 3.44353.44353.44353.44353.4435
After murdering a rich man named Sohanlal and covering it up as a car accident, a man named Khanna, who ordered the hit, is murdered as well, by someone he is shocked to see. It is revealed that Sohanlal's murder was actually a conspiracy of many people, also unknown. Before dying, Khanna has told the news of Sohanlal's death to his niece Asha. Some days later, seven people, including Asha, win a trip to an island in a chartered plane, courtesy a lucky draw in a gala. The others winners are one Barrister Rakesh, one Dharamdas, one Kishan, one Dr. Acharya, one Madhusudan Sharma and one Kitty Kelly. The seven people go to the island, with one Anand, who happens to be a crew member in the chartered plane.
The Flowering of Spring
Directed by Raja Nawathe
Actors Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Manmohan Krishna Chadha, Indira, Leela Chitnis
Rating71% 3.5756553.5756553.5756553.5756553.575655
The only son of the Royal Astrologer, Narsin (Om Prakash) namely Gopal (Bharat Bhushan) is not interested in astrology but in music and songs, much to the dismay of Narsin. Gopal's talents are well-known and he could become the Emperor's Chief Musician if he wins in the contest. His rivals live next door, and in order to win the approval of the emperor (Chandrashekhar), they poison Gopal's drink, and Gopal loses his voice completely. His mom (Leela Chitnis) is sorry at the loss of his voice. A young dancing girl, Gopi (Nimmi) takes interest in Gopal, and through her help and a hard knock on the head, he recovers his voice. But Gopal's challenges are far from over, and he will be called upon to prove his worth, as well as his association with Gopi.
Aah
Aah (1953)
, 2h30
Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Pran Krishan Sikand, Leela Mishra, Mukesh
Rating71% 3.582843.582843.582843.582843.58284
Raj Raibahadur (Raj Kapoor) lives a wealthy lifestyle with his father, a widowed businessman. One day Raj is sent to work at the countryside Saraswati Dam. His father one day visits him and tells him how his deceased mother wished that he be married to Chandra (played by Vijayalaxmi), the daughter of his rich family friend. Raj decides to write a letter to Chandra which she completely ignores. But Chandra's younger sister Neelu (Nargis) acknowledges the letter and responds to it in Chandra's name. After few letters Raj and Neelu fall in love, but Raj is still unaware that it is Neelu who writes to him. Just then Raj is diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that killed his mother. Raj decides to pretend that he never loved Neelu and also insists that she should marry his physician friend, Dr. Kailash (Pran). He also flirts with Chandra to make Neelu believe that he does not love her. Chandra decides to end the suffering of her sister, who is sobbing for her love-loss. Upon learning the truth, Neelu accepts Raj as he is. Miraculously, Raj also turns well and both lead for a happy life.

Producer

Manchali
Manchali (1973)

Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Nirupa Roy
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.232793.232793.232793.232793.23279
The story is about a rich spoiled girl who does not want to get married and hires a husband.

Director

Awaara
Awaara (1951)
, 3h13
Directed by Raj Kapoor
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Shashi Kapoor, K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh)
Roles Assistant Director
Rating77% 3.893193.893193.893193.893193.89319
Judge Raghunath is a wealthy district judge who convicts Jagga, a man whose father was a criminal, of rape on little evidence. The judge believes that "good people are born to good people, and criminals are born to criminals." Jagga later escapes and kidnaps the judge's wife Leela for revenge. When he finds out that she has just become pregnant, he releases her after four days and plans a different kind of revenge. The judge suspects that Leela was unfaithful to him with Jagga, and throws her out of the house.
Awaara
Awaara (1951)

Directed by Raj Kapoor
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Raj Kapoor, K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh), Helen Khan
Roles Assistant Director
Rating77% 3.893193.893193.893193.893193.89319
Le juge Raghunath est un juge riche de district qui juge Jagga, un homme dont le père était un criminel, de viol sur peu de preuves. Le juge estime que "les bonnes personnes sont nées de bonnes personnes, et les criminels sont nés de criminels." Jagga plus tard, s'échappe et prend en otage Leela, la femme du juge, pour se venger. Quand il découvre qu'elle vient tout juste de tomber enceinte, il la relâche au bout de quatre jours, et fait d'autres plans pour sa vengeance. Le juge soupçonne qu'elle a été infidèle avec Jagga, et la jette hors de la maison.
Aag
Aag (1948)
, 2h10
Directed by Raj Kapoor
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Kamini Kaushal, Prem Nath, Shashi Kapoor, Kamal Kapoor
Roles Assistant Director
Rating69% 3.487223.487223.487223.487223.48722
Kewal (Raj Kapoor) reluctantly accepts his father (Kamal Kapoor)'s demands to continue the family tradition by studying law and become a successful lawyer just like him. However, due to a lack of interest in becoming a lawyer and more interest in opening up his own theatre company, he fails his law exams and is thrown out of the house by his father. Luckily he finds a patron of the arts Rajan, (Premnath) who is the owner of a theater company, that has closed down. A childhood romance with a girl named Nimmi haunts his fantasies, and Kewal searches for her in other women, even renaming them after his former sweetheart. With a theater, a play and a feminine image in his mind, he discovers a woman made homeless by Partition (Nargis) and the play of his dreams can at last be written and performed.

Editor

Manchali
Manchali (1973)

Directed by Raja Nawathe
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Nirupa Roy
Roles Editor
Rating64% 3.232793.232793.232793.232793.23279
The story is about a rich spoiled girl who does not want to get married and hires a husband.