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Saaheb is a 1985 Hindi movie directed by Anil Ganguly. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Rakhee, Amrita Singh, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, Vijay Arora, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal and Dilip Dhawan. The films music is by Bappi Lahiri.Mr. Sharma (Utpal Dutt) lives with his four sons (Biswajeet, Vijay Arora, Dilip Dhawan) and a daughter, Geeta or Butlie. Only the youngest son, Sunil (Anil Kapoor) and Geeta are unmarried.

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Bemisal is a 1982 movie produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani and Om Shivpuri. The music was by R.D. Burman .It is a remake of the Uttam Kumar classic Ami Se O Shakha (1975) also based on the story by Ashutosh Mukherjee.A promising young doctor sacrifices his love, his career and his prospect to save his friend from a medical malpractice suit. What will he find when he comes out of prison after years? He is young no more. His career is finished. And he has no one to go to. Except his friend.

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Jeevan Mrityu is a 1970 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film stars Dharmendra, Rakhee, Ajit, Rajindernath and Leela Chitnis. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.Ashok Tandon (Dharmendra) is a bank manager, and is in love with Deepa (Raakhee), and both are to be married soon. However, Ashok is arrested for theft from the bank.

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Rudaali is a 1993 Hindi film directed by Kalpana Lajmi, based on the short story written by Mahasweta Devi. The title is a reference to a custom in certain areas of Rajasthan where women are hired as professional mourners after the death of a male relative. These women are referred to as a ‘rudaali’ (roo-dah-lee),literally translated as female weeper. Their purpose is to publicly express grief of family members that are not permitted to display emotion due to social status.

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Kaala Patthar a 1979 Indian action/drama film was produced and directed by Yash Chopra.The story was written by Salim-Javed.This film is the fourth collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan and director Yash Chopra after the hugely successful Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978).However, this film did average business at the box office, but did good business in the big cities.Despite its many Filmfare nominations, it failed to win any awards.This movie was inspired by Dhanbad coal-tragedy.

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One of Bollywood’s classics from the apt hands of Subhash Ghai ‘Ram Lakhan’ is a complete family entertainer movie.Typical to its masala-based Bollywood style entertainment this movie has it all - romance, action, revenge, emotional quotient, music and the very vital entertainment factor that worked so well back then and still does.

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One of the most awarded and praised films in India in 1997, picking up a Screen Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, BORDER directed by J. P. Dutta takes on an epic tale young men and war.Based on a true story, the film is set during the 1971 war between rival nations India and Pakistan.Fighting in the pivotal Battle of Longewala, several young soldiers bond together after a harrowing near-death experience and attempt to pull through by swapping stories of life, love, and family.

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