1950s Hindi-language films

Patita

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Radha earns a living begging in order to support herself and her crippled and ailing father. They live in a small tenement, under the constant threat of eviction by their landlord for unpaid rent for...

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Basant Bahar

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.3

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.

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Mem Sahib

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Meena, a wealthy, educated girl, has been promised in marriage to Sunder, a sheltered young man who has received an extremely traditional religious education. Displeased, Meena sets out to find a more...

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Mirza Ghalib

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 7.1

This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic...

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Kismet ka Khel

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Pratap, a fugitive, meets Anokhi and her friends who can resort to any means to sustain their livelihood. He then helps them change their ways.

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The Eternal Lamp

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 7

Film starring Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini

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Jhansi Ki Rani

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Set in the 19th century against the backdrop of the Mutiny of 1857, the film is about the bravery of queen Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, who took up arms and led her army against the British.

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Amar

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.9

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 e...

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