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Plot Summary:
Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to Delhi to take revenge on the Gupta family by destroying the family's business and connections with each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tense, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic
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Sign of Marriage (1979)
Plot Summary:
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 them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. Durga is upset when she finds her son missing, but is devastated when Vikram abandons her. With a lot of difficulty, Durga brings up her son, Kishan, and has given up on finding her other son. Kishan has grown up and is now a dedicated police officer. On the other hand, Pascal has exploited Amit, kept him illiterate, doing petty crime, and alcoholic. This gets him in confrontation with Kishan, but ironically the two settle their differences and become fast friends. Vikram is still alive, and is not aware of his two sons and wife being alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
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Inheritance (1997)
Plot Summary:
After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: cult classic, romantic drama, serious, realistic
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Black Stone (1979)
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Love Sublime (1978)
Plot Summary:
As Pandit Shyam Sunder prayed in Bhagwan Shivji's temple on the occasion of Janamashtami, his wife gives birth to a daughter, Rupa, and passes away, leaving her child to bear the brunt of being an ill-omen. Years later, Rupa burns her face from a frying pot, thus disfiguring the right side of her face completely, so much so that when she matures, the scar being so hideous, that no one in the village nor surrounding area wants to marry her. Then an Engineer named Rajeev arrives from Bombay, he approaches Shyam Sunder to seek his permission and blessings, so that he can marry Rupa. Protesting strongly, Rupa is asked to marry Rajeev and re-locate to his house. When Rajeev finds out that his wife is disfigured, he refuses to have to do anything with her. Then one day when he returns from a trip out of town, he is told that Rupa is expecting his child. Watch what impact this has on Rajiv and what he does to expose Rupa in the community.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, stylized, sexual, sexy
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Dreamz (2008)
Plot Summary:
Singer/Dancer Monty Oberoi meets and falls in love with Tina. He then starts hallucinating and having visions of an unknown place. His doctors advise him to take a break and he decides to travel to Kenya, where Tina resides with her uncle, Kabira, and guardian, Kamini. Monty experiences more incidents and feels as if he has been here before, while Tina notices that he appears to be more attracted to Kamini than herself. Neither are aware that Monty will soon be entrapped in a plot that will result in his sudden death.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, suspenseful
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Wall (1975)
Plot Summary:
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, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. They head for a showdown when one becomes a policeman, and the other becomes a criminal.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: inspirational, serious, realistic, poliziottesco
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Agneepath (1990)
Plot Summary:
Vijay's father is brutally lynched by villagers after being framed by Kancha Cheena, and his family is forced to flee. The young Vijay vows revenge, and grows.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: cult classic, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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The Chain (1973)
Plot Summary:
The world erodes around Vijay, an honest police officer. He is jailed for 6 months on false charges, trapped by gang leader Teja. When Vijay is released from jail, he plans to take revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When Viren's enemy Khan (Kader Khan) attacks Abhir, Viren demands revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
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Flames of the Sun (1975)
Plot Summary:
A Police Officer, whose family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai & Veeru, to bring Gabbar Singh to jail alive, but will they succeed in their mission and get their reward? Come and watch the action-packed super-hit Sholay to find out!!.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 204 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, epic, freeze frame, suspenseful, entertaining, semi serious, touching, romantic, retro
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)
Plot Summary:
While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, exciting, captivating, tense, fast, humorous, realistic, stylized
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Sarkar Raj (2008)
Plot Summary:
The politically influential Shankar Nagre agrees to back a power plant scheme presented by corporate hotshot Anita Rajan; providing their enemies, which include upcoming political firebrands, an embezzling facilitator and shady businessmen with a unique opportunity to destroy the mass political clout enjoyed by him and his father (Subhash Nagre), the political icon known as "Sarkar".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, political, political thriller
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Shakti (1982)
Plot Summary:
A scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son for the sake of his principles. This works out to devastating effect when the son grows up to be a Mafia don, and his father is assigned the job of bringing him in. Vijay Kumar grows up with a grudge against his father, a honest and incorruptible policeman, Ashwini, who refuses to negotiate his son's release from his kidnappers. Vijay grows up hating everything his dad stood for, and turns to crime. Now an established criminal, Vijay faces a murder charge, will his father help him now?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Gardener (2003)
Plot Summary:
Raj Malhotra and wife Pooja have four sons. The sons have settled down professionally and are quite independent. However, when Raj Malhotra retires, none of his children want to be burdened with the responsibility of taking care of their parents. Strangely, it is the adopted son who proves to be the most kind hearted of them all. Salman's girlfriend eventually marries him. The question is, will Raj and Pooja's sons learn the folly of their ways and turn over a new leaf?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: realistic, romantic, captivating, touching, gloomy, inspirational, entertaining, sad, crying, romantic drama
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Paruthiveeran (2007)
Plot Summary:
A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good, epic, social, tragic ending, tragic
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Josh (2000)
Plot Summary:
Shah Rukh Khan and Sharad Kapoor are the leaders of the two rival gangs. Aishwarya Rai is Shah Rukh Khan's twin sister. Shah Rukh is in love with Priya Gill. Chandrachur Singh is Sharad Kapoor's younger brother who studies in a catering college in Bombay. He comes to Goa to visit his brother and plans to go back and start a restaurant there. He sees Aishwarya and falls in love with her. Chandrachur gives up the idea of going back to Bombay and opens a bakery in Goa. When Shah Rukh comes to know about the romance between Aishwarya and Chandrachur, the fight between the gang turns more violent. How the conflict is resolved is the rest of the story. Written by gavin@[email protected].
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting, melancholic, romantic, hot, nostalgic
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My Heart Is Yours (2002)
Plot Summary:
Some twenty years ago Sarita promised to raise her husband's love child (Shalu) together with their own daughter (Nimmi). The girls grow up as the best of friends but Sarita has never been able to forgive Shalu her background. It doesn't make it better when she sees Shalu getting close to the man Nimmi is also in love with.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, touching, captivating, romantic drama
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Refugee (2000)
Plot Summary:
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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Ram & Leela (2013)
Plot Summary:
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in violent times.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, stylized, realistic, romantic, independent film, fast, exciting, captivating, tear jerker
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Moments (1991)
Plot Summary:
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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Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Plot Summary:
A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, serious, realistic, inspirational, romantic, feel good, romantic drama, tragic
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Born to Hate... Destined to Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, romantic, tense, captivating, entertaining, sad, exciting
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Seeta and Geeta (1972)
Plot Summary:
The story is about identical twins (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, semi serious, realistic
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Yash Chopra's Moonlight (1989)
Plot Summary:
Chandni was a blockbuster in 1989 and is one of the most successful films of Indian cinema. The huge profits of this musical brought an end to director Yash Chopra's lean phase. The platinum success of its music was instrumental in ending the era of violence in Bollywood and bringing back music into Hindi films. The film reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the top female star of the Eighties.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 186 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic
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A Married Woman (2005)
Plot Summary:
They fall in love before they know its meaning, Lolita, orphaned at an early age & Shekhar, who reaches out & gives her the security she craves.They share joys & sorrows through childhood & adolescence,unknown to them the relationship of an unspoken right they hold over eachother metamorphs into an intense love, they don't even sense coming. It Takes and outsider for them to realize their love.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, touching, captivating, realistic, emotional, semi serious, romantic, mesmerizing, stylized
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Love Stories (2000)
Plot Summary:
In India, open romance is forbidden, as is showing affection in public. A college principal named Narayan is a strong believer in this, aware that a male student named Vicky is in love with Ishika; while another male student is hopelessly in love with Sanjana; and a third man named Karan is in love with a married woman named Kiran. No amount of persuasion can get Narayan to change his mind. Then the college recruits a music teacher named Raj, who eventually starts fanning the flames of love among the students, much to Narayan's chagrin, anger, and displeasure. Things get worse when Narayan finds out that Raj was the very man who fell in love with his daughter who eventually committed suicide when he didn't grant them permission to get married. Will the six young people be also heartbroken by Narayan, and if so, who will be the first to kill himself or herself?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 216 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, realistic, entertaining, nostalgic
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Sometimes (1976)
Plot Summary:
A story spanning two generations, where two lovers are forced to marry against their will, but hold onto memories of their romance. Years later circumstances force them to confront their spouses, their children and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, touching, epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, saga
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Happiness & Tears (2001)
Plot Summary:
Orthodox Indian, Raichand, would like his two sons to live together with him and his wife, and get married to girls' of his choice. One of his sons, Rahul, is adopted, while Rohan is his real son. Rahul falls in love with a poor Indian girl named Anjali, and incurs the displeasure of Raichand, they argue and fight, as a result Rahul leaves the house, moves to Britain, and settles down. Raichand now focuses his attention on his real son, Rohan, who has no plans to get married, but is determined to bring Rahul and Anjali back home so that they can be together again. Will Raichand permit Rohan to have his way, or will he also ask him to leave the house?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic, romantic, touching, feel good, entertaining, crying, romantic comedy
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Never Say Goodbye (2006)
Plot Summary:
Dev and Maya are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 193 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, sincere, emotional, realistic, romantic, touching, romantic drama, epic, sexual
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Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
Plot Summary:
A chronic illness leaves Ishwar with only a few months to live. His son Aditya is extremely reckless. To make him realise his responsibilities, Ishwar throws his son out of the house.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, realistic, semi serious