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Plot Summary:
Dr. Dharmesh (Rajendra Kumar) and Sita (Meena Kumari) are in love, and hope to marry on Dharmesh's return from abroad. When Dharmesh returns, he is devastated to find that Sita has married someone else. He then decides to devote the rest of his life at a cancer clinic. One of his patients is Ram (Raaj Kumar), who is critically ill, and has to be operated upon. Things progress well, until Dharmesh meets Ram's wife - none other than Sita. Dharmesh now has to battle with his conscience, and his medical ethics to save Ram or to let him pass away, so that he can marry Sita.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
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Henna (1991)
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Beautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her widowed dad, Khan Baba; three brothers, Ashraf, Razzak, and Zaman; and Razzak's wife, Najma. One day she comes across a male body that has been washed ashore. Khan Baba, Bibi Gul, and Henna take this male in, nurse him back to health, only to find out that he has lost his memory. The male in his sleep cries out the name of "Chand", and everyone starts calling him by that name.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Drama, Romance, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 184 min
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Gazal (1964)
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Agra-based atheist and revolutionary poet/editor of Inquilab, Ejaz, falls head-over-heels in love with Naaz Ara Begum after he hears her sing, and then ends up losing his job. With the assistance of his lovely sister, Kausar Ara Begum, Ejaz and Naaz meet secretly. This does not auger well with Akhtar Nawab, Naaz's paternal cousin, who plans to marry her. To make matters worse, their meeting is witnessed by her enraged dad, Nawab Bakar Ali Khan, who initially asks Ejaz to leave, and then decides to teach him a lesson - with two loaded rifles.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
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Pyar Ka Mousam (1969)
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Bollywood classic starring Asha Parekh, Shashi Kapoor and Nirupa Roy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
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Pranayam (2011)
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Menon runs into his former wife Grace, who is married to a bedridden Mathew and loves him immensely. The movie revolves around their crossing and emotes the meaning of love and its various forms.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: romantic
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Made for Each Other (1981)
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The movie is about the love between a Tamil man, Vasu (Kamal Haasan), and a North Indian woman, Sapna (Rati Agnihotri), who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When Vasu and Sapna admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tragic ending
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Reshma Aur Shera (1971)
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Reshma and Shera is a romantic drama from India. Well received by the critics, it tells a Romeo and Juliet-like love story and along the way sheds light on the plight of Indian widows, who are not allowed to remarry. This film is beautifully photographed and is filled with colorful insights into Indian village life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min
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There Lived a Doctor (1985)
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A young doctor Nikolai Alexandrovich Zaostrovtsev, a fourth generation medical professional, found himself in the Gladuny village directly after the Institute. Neither he himself, nor his father, a town surgeon, expected that he would linger long their. But having become a real doctor in this working village community, he remains true to his profession without any dreams of glory or city life….
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min
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Open Eyes (1982)
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Directed by Raafat El-Mihi.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 108 min
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Doctor Glas (1968)
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Doktor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway he can. But he is quickly torn between passion and morality. The story is based on the 1905 novel by author Hjalmar Söderberg but is updated to the time of the release of the film in 1968.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 83 min
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Aaja Sanam (1968)
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Dr. Satish travels from the big city to a small village, where he can serve the poor who cannot afford to go to the city for medical treatment. Once in the village, he meets with Shanti, who lives with her dad, Radhekiran, a watchman. Both Shanti and Satish fall in love, and exchange vows to be married. Radhekiran has an accident, and dies, leaving Shanti to re-locate, without notifying Satish. Satish is devastated at losing Shanti, and tries to locate her, to no avail. His parents want him to marry Kamini, and he agrees to do so. It is then he comes across Shanti, and he is shocked to see that Shanti has given birth to baby-boy, but will not disclose who the father is.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 121 min
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Honeyglue (2015)
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After learning she only has three months to live, Morgan flips her conservative protected life upside down. That is where she meets Jordan, a purse snatching cross dresser artist, who takes her on adventure of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 621
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, queer cinema
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Guddu (1995)
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Guddu Bahadur is only child in the Bahadur family, consisting of Advocate Vikram, and his wife, Kavita. While Kavita is a devout and a religous Hindu, Vikram is not. Guddu and Salina Gupta are in love. One day, while driving, they meet with an accident, and Salina loses her sight. Guddu blames himself, and so do Salina's parents, and he is asked to keep away from Salina. Salina herself knows that the accident was not Guddu's fault, but would not like to meet Guddu and be a burden on him. Then Guddu overhears a conversation between their family doctor and his dad, and he comes to know that he has brain tumor, and has only a few more months to live. He wants to donate his eyes to the hospital so that Salina can benefit from them, but his dad will not even consider this. Things take a turn for the worse, when Guddu decides to go to court to assert his right to donate his eyes, not knowing that his decision will change everyone's lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
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Moondru Mudichu (1976)
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Kamal Hassan and Rajnikanth are room-mates in a city. Kamal Hassan falls in love with Sridevi who lives in the same apartment complex. Rajnikanth, who has his eyes on Sridevi, pretends to back Kamal Hassan's love while secretly hoping to create a divide between them. Sridevi realizes Rajni's evil intentions when she finds out that he has seduced an innocent girl living in the same apartment complex. However, she is unable to convince Kamal Hassan, who hero-worships Rajni.Things come to a head when Kamal and.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 131 min
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Geethanjali (1989)
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Geethanjali and Prakash, two terminally ill people with six months of life left, fall in love. A young man diagnosed with a terminal illness wishes to spend the few remaining days of his life in solitude away from his family. He comes to a hill station and there he comes across a girl, who seems to be his complete opposite and full of life. As they keep playing tricks on each other they get closer to each other. One such incident makes him aware of a shocking truth about her, which changes both their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: romantic, tragic ending, tragic
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O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
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Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship and but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progression of their relationship?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, captivating, suspense, romantic
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Time (1965)
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Members of a family are separated in a natural disaster. Several years down the line, they aren't united but their lives are strangely interconnected.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Pure One (1972)
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This movie is about the tawaif Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari), who is born to a courtesan, Nargis (also Meena Kumari). After being spurned by her lover Shahabuddin's (Ashok Kumar) family, Nargis is driven to a graveyard where she gives birth to Sahibjaan secretly. Nargis dies during childbirth and her sister Nawabjaan (Veena)- a brothel madam - brings her up as her own. Unable to break away from the vicious circle, Sahibjaan grows up to be a beautiful and popular dancer/singer. Forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar), enthralled by her beauty and innocence, eventually convinces her to elope with him, which she does. But trials and tribulations await Sahibjaan as she is recognized by men wherever she goes in the company of Salim.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Musical, Romance, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: retro, serious, emotional, realistic
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Milan (1967)
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On the banks of the holy River Ganga, Gopi, a ferryman conducts an unconsummated romance with Radha, a girl from the upper classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
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Khilona (1970)
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Thakur Suraj Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife; three sons - Kishore, his wife Laxmi & two children Pappu and Laali; Vijaykamal, & Mohan; and an unmarried daughter, Radha. Kishore looks after the family business, while Vijaykamal is a renowned poet, and Mohan is studying law in the city. Vijaykamal is in love with lovely Sapna, but she is forced to marry Bihari, and kills herself on the night of the marriage. Vijaykamal witnesses her death and loses his mind. The family decide to keep him under lock and key on the terrace of their house. Unable to admit Vijaykamal to a mental asylum, Suraj brings home a young courtesan, Chand, who he hopes will cure Vijaykamal, and she does succeed considerably, but is traumatized, sexually assaulted by Vijaykamal, and abused by the rest of the family.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
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Prem Rog (1982)
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Manorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend Deodhar and his secret love for her, in despair. When tragedy befalls her, and traditions seem unfair, Deodhar must fight for what's right.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 183 min
Plot tags: romantic
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Master, Mistress and Servant (1962)
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A Zamindar neglects his wife and prefers the company of alcohol and dancing girls. The decadence of the Bangali Zamindar milieu and the raising bourgeoisie in the late 19th century, seen through the eyes of a young upward mobile rustic seeking fortune in Calcutta, and fascinated by the lady of the house.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: romantic, retro, entertaining, black and white, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Permission (1987)
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Mahendra is in love with Maya and would like to marry her. But Maya is a woman of the 20th century, who does not believe in marriage, but would like to continue having a relationship. Mahendra's family pressures him into getting married, and he finally gives in and marries another woman by the name of Sudha. But Mahendra is unable to get Maya out of his mind, and his marriage with Sudha fails, and ends up with a formal separation. Years later, Mahendra and Sudha meet at a railway station, and both do remember each other, and share their experiences after their separation. There is one shocking experience that Maya does not share, but which Mahendra will find out soon.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: emotional, parallel cinema, serious, realistic, extraordinary
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Anand (1971)
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Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand , who upon learning of his impending death, determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: inspirational, light, retro, emotional, entertaining, sad, cult classic, uplifting, touching, realistic
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Mouna Raagam (1986)
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Divya, a woman grieving over the death of her lover, is convinced into an arranged marriage with Chandra Kumar. Over a year the couple attempt to adjust to each other's presence and live with each other. Revathi is forced to marry Mohan in an arranged marriage. She lives in the memory of her lost love Karthik and asks for a divorce. The law requires them to stay together for a year before granting the divorce. That gives time for a lot of incidents in their lives and things change.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: romantic, entertaining
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Refugee (2000)
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The films tells the story of an un-named Indian Muslim, who helps illegal refugees from both India and Pakistan to cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The film is attributed to have been inspired by the short story "Love Across the Salt Desert" by Keki N. Daruwalla.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 207 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, sincere, tense, romantic, social, bleak, realistic
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Moments (1991)
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Viren (Anil Kapoor) who travels to Rajasthan with his governess, affectionately called Dai Jaa (Waheeda Rehman). He meets the beautiful Pallavi (Sridevi) and he instantly falls in love with her. However, she also happens to be older then him, though this does not bother Viren. During a property dispute and a court case, Paalavi's father suddenly dies of a heart-attack. She is shattered and goes into isolation. At the wake, Viren goes to console her, when she sees him she runs towards him but runs straight past Viren and goes towards Sidhharth - the man she loves. Viren is heartbroken but to fulfill Pallavi's father's dying wish, he arranges the wedding between Sidhharth and Pallavi. Allowing Pallavi to live her life happily, Viren leaves for London. However one year into the marriage Sidhharth and Pallavi are both killed in an accident. It was also revealed that she was pregnant at the time and gave birth to a daughte.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: romantic, mesmerizing, sentimental, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Cherished Memories (2001)
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Raj Singh Puri has a very wealthy friend in Lalit Kumar Malhotra, and his wife, Nalini. After the passing away of his wife, Shalini, Raj has become more dependent on the Malhotras, and they have offered him support and solace in his time of need. Raj has also won over the affections of their son, Ronit Malhotra. When Ronit meets with Raj's daughter, Isha, both are attracted to each other and fall in love. They want to surprise Ronit's parents and Raj, and they accordingly decide to share this news with Raj, only to find out that Raj has been actively involved in trying to get Ronit married to Monishka Rai, the daughter of a very wealthy industrialist, who the Malhotras would like to have a business merger with.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Musical, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 171 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, romantic
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Devdas (2002)
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Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated & leaves home. He becomes an alcoholic womanizer and falls in love with a courtesan. Paro tries to get Devdas away from drinking before he self destructs.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, weeping, sentimental, serious, captivating, romantic, rough, sincere, thought provoking
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Crazy (1992)
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Kajal is a beautiful and talented young woman who loves songs and dances and attends various shows. At one of the shows she attended she gets to meet Ravi, a popular singer and both are head over heel in love with each other and they soon got married. Kajal relocates to Ravi's parental mansion and is all welcome as a bride there. But soon her marriage life goes over the board when Ravi's scheming cousin and uncle has him killed. Unable to bear the shock Kajal relocates to a different city and gets to meet the wealthy and care-free Raja Sahai, who proposes marriage to her but she refuses and wants to live as Ravi's widow but destiny has other plans for her.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious
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Life in a Metro (2007)
Plot Summary:
Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, romantic, humorous, captivating, thought provoking, entertaining