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- DirectorKamal AmrohiStarsAshok KumarMadhubalaM. KumarA young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreShashikala JawalkarMohan Sharma (Tarun Bose) is a workaholic whose life changes dramatically after his wife dies giving birth to their daughter Uma (Sharmila Tagore). He despises the daughter by day, and adores her when drunk at night. Uma's life gets better as she comes of age and has a relationship with a sensitive poet, Ashok (Dharmendra), who slowly brings her out of her shell.The sensitive, lovely way in which the tenuous relationship between a resentful father and his blameless daughter is explored. And the acting—of Tarun Bose as the father, Sharmila Tagore as the daughter, and Dharmendra as the young poet who falls in love with the girl and tries to help her spread her wings.
- DirectorBimal RoyStarsBalraj SahniNirupa RoyRatan KumarIn the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.
- DirectorPrakash AroraStarsKumari NaazRatan KumarDavid AbrahamPreteen brother and sister, abandoned by their father, to be taken care of, by an abusive prostitute aunt, survive life in an Indian squatters' camp, aided by a friendly cripple, by learning to shine shoes instead of begging.
- DirectorGuru DuttStarsGuru DuttWaheeda RehmanMala SinhaVijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.Direction by Guru Dutt : it’s harsh, cynical, and—oddly—both subtle as well as dramatic, at times. Also for the excellent songs: Pyaasa’s songs are also a showcase for the genius of one of Hindi cinema’s best lyricists, Sahir Ludhianvi.
- DirectorSatyen BoseStarsAshok KumarMadhubalaAnoop KumarThree woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
- DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDev AnandWaheeda RehmanNanda KarnatakiA man sells movie tickets on the black market, but starts to have a change of heart after he falls in love.
- DirectorAbrar AlviStarsMeena KumariGuru DuttRehman KhanA lowly servant, Bhootnath gets close to the wife of his employer and narrates her story through his eyes and perspective.
- DirectorBimal RoyStarsAshok KumarNutanDharmendraDuring the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a freedom fighter.
- DirectorSatyen BoseStarsSudhir KumarSushil KumarSanjay KhanMr. Gupta passes away after an accident while on duty, leaving behind his ailing wife and school-going son, Ramnath. Both await for some compensation, and when they are informed that the company does not accept liability for Gupta's death, his wife falls down the stairs. and passes out. When Ramnath goes to fetch a doctor, he is knocked down and run over by a speeding car, losing the use of his left leg. When he returns from hospital, he finds that his mom has passed away, and his landlord has evicted him. Penniless and hungry, he roams the streets of Bombay and befriends a blind young man, Mohan, and both use their talents - playing and harmonica and singing respectively to earn some money. Mohan is on the look-out for his sister, Meena, who works as a Nurse in one of the hospitals and hopes to be reunited with her. Both friends befriend a ailing young girl, Manjula, and hope to get some money from her so that Ramnath can attend school. But fate has other plans for them, Manjula passes away, Meena does get to meet Mohan, but refuses to recognize him as she does not wish to associate herself with a lowly beggar; while Ramnath is arrested by the Police for his alleged involvement with a group of robbers.
- DirectorAmiya ChakrabartyStarsAnita GuhaAnoop KumarJawahar KaulMohan, Pradeep and Ranjeet are struggling artistes who share the same house. When they decide to help each other find love by using their talents, their lives get entangled and chaos ensues.Light-hearted film, one of those unfortunately rare 50s and 60s Hindi films that are pure comedy.
- DirectorAnant ThakurStarsNargisRaj KapoorGopeA spoiled rich girl on the run travels with a reporter looking for a news scoop.A remake of the Clark Gable-Claudette Colbert starrer, It Happened One Night (1934). The chemistry between Raj Kapoor and Nargis. And the light-hearted, often funny, adventure that forms the bulk of the film.
- DirectorBasu BhattacharyaStarsRaj KapoorWaheeda RehmanDulariA naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling courtesan.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDev AnandKalpana KartikShashikala JawalkarRunaway wealthy heiress, Raksha, joins a traveller, Madan, in a small truck, heading toward the home of his uncle, Manoharlal. When they reach their destination, they are informed that Manoharlal has passed away, and the estate and all the wealth is taken over by his son, Kuldeep, and his mother. Madan is suspicious and starts making inquiries about this death. Soon he himself comes under suspicion, and with the help of Surjit, he is arrested and imprisoned by the police, on the charge of kidnapping Raksha. This gets him out of the way, so that the real culprits can get away with the wealth.
- DirectorMehboob KhanStarsNargisDilip KumarV.H. DesaiDilip loves Neena, but she treats him only as a friend. Later she gets married to Rajan. When he comes to know that Dilip once loved Neena, he misunderstands them and things change a lot then.Love triangle of the decade: Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. Released only four years after Indian independence from British colonial rule.