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Nirupa Roy

Nirupa Roy was an Indian actress who appeared in over 475 films, primarily in Hindi cinema. She is best known for her roles as a mother or a saintly figure in films such as Deewar, Amar Akbar Anthony, and Maa. She was also a recipient of the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Titles credited to Nirupa Roy

Deewaar

दीवार

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8

Reflecting the tumultuous politics of the early ’70s in India, Deewar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father,...

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Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani

Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Drama about 2 neighbouring families - one which is honest but poor, and the other uses any means to rise up the ladder of wealth quickly.

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Badrinath Yatra

Badrinath Yatra

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1967 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Due to her son's, Devdutt's arrest, Satyavati is unable to take the Badrinath Yatra. Subsequently, he starts to frequent a brothel to visit with a courtesan, Chandravati, and virtually refuses to do a...

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Ram Aur Shyam

Ram Aur Shyam

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1967 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mistaken for Shyamrao (also Dilip Kumar), and must acce...

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Naukari

नौकरी

Film Age rating: 19 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 7.1

The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in Calcutta, only to end up in a tiny tenement apartm...

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Santosh

Santosh

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Cold-hearted and manipulative Kamla has fallen in love with a poor man and marries him and has a child named Santosh. She soon realizes that life is not fun living in poverty, and abandons her child a...

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Abhinetri

अभिनेत्री

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A chance meeting between an Assistant Scientist, Shekar, and an established stage dancer and singer, Anjana, results in love. While Shekar has a mother who lives separately, Anjana has been orphaned a...

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Roti

Roti

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 6.7

An escaped criminal finds refuge with the family of a man he killed accidentally.

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Manchali

Manchali

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 6.6

One condition prevents young Leena (Leena Chandravarkar) from receiving her inheritance: She's unwed -- and until she marries, her uncle won't relinquish her legacy. When the frustrated Leena meets jo...

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Suhaag

Suhaag

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Durga and Vikram Singh have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way, and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi. Durga gives birth to twins, and Jaggi steals one of...

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