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- DirectorAbdul Rashid KardarStarsSuraiyaRaj KapoorVeenaIndira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to be a beauty and is sought by three suitors Raj (Raj Kapoor), Kundan (Al Nasir), and Ramesh (Suresh). Rani does not like Indira to marry into her family as both Raj and Kundan are her brothers, and she wants Indira to marry Ramesh, and as such arranges a meeting with Ramesh's mom (Pratima Devi) and finalizes the marriage. Indira does not appreciate this and refuses to marry Ramesh. Raj speaks of his love with Rani, and Rani warns him that Indira is to marry Ramesh, but also has an on-going affair with his brother Kundan. Who does Indira really love? Will she ever marry her dream man?
- DirectorS.U. SunnyStarsNargisDilip KumarAmarTwo fathers, one poor and the other rich, hope that a wealthy postmaster weds one of their daughters'.
- DirectorGyan MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarNalini JaywantShashi KapoorAfter the death of his wife, a policeman fails to up-bring his only son in a good way and spoils him. This creates serious repercussions once the child becomes an adult.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorNargisPrithviraj KapoorA poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her.
- DirectorGuru DuttStarsDev AnandGeeta BaliKalpana KartikAn ace gambler is forced to join a gambling syndicate in order to pay for the treatment of his ill sister and is framed for murder when he expresses his desire to get out.
- DirectorBhagwan PalavStarsGeeta BaliBhagwan PalavBadri PrasadPyarelal lives with his parents his elder brother Mohan,his wife Malti and sister Vimla and he day dreams of making it big as an actor.His families condition isn't good and sister Vimla has to get married his brother Mohan arranges for six hundred rupees while his father asks Pyarelal to arrange four hundred.Pyarelal manages to arrange only hundred rupees and his family finds that he has been fired from his job by giving an advance salary due to his negligence.After an heated argument with his father Pyarelal leaves the house and decides to comeback when he makes it big,he meets actress Asha at a theater and gets a break and makes it big and eventually both fall in love.But the theater owner wants Asha not to send Pyarelal back home as their company might face losses so Pyarelal sends money and gifts via post but all that is taken by Malti's brother who blackmails her.Finally when Pyarelal achieves much bigger success he decides to go home but is shocked to see that his mother is no more,Mohan is living in poverty ,the gifts and money he sent is missing,Vimla's wedding is canceled and she along with his father is missing and begging on streets.
- DirectorNitin BoseStarsNargisAshok KumarDilip KumarA traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsFarley GrangerRobert WalkerRuth RomanA psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
- DirectorMehboob KhanStarsDilip KumarNimmiPremnath MalhotraAfter ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister.
- DirectorGuru DuttStarsDev AnandGeeta BaliK.N. SinghAfter losing his vision during a storm, Carlos lives with his sister, Maria, off of the Indian coast in a fishing village. One day a mysterious young woman, Lisa, enters their lives, followed by a mysterious man, Tony Fernandes. Maria and Tony fall in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Simon, who loves Maria and wants to marry her. Lisa then warns Maria that she has known Tony, they have had an affair together, and he had betrayed her, however, this warning has no effect on Maria. Then a gypsy palm-reader also cautions Maria that she may be headed for disaster at the hands of a stranger. The question remains: who exactly are Lisa and Tony, and what is the reason behind their presence on this fishing community; and whether or not Maria is being drawn into a web of lies and deceit at the hands of Tony?
- DirectorKhwaja Ahmad AbbasStarsNargisRaj KapoorAghaAn impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look-alike courtesan sister.
- DirectorVijay BhattStarsMeena KumariBharat BhushanSurendraIn Mughal Emperor Akbar's court, young musician Baiju challenges maestro Tansen to a musical duel in order to avenge the death of his father, which he holds Tansen responsible for.
- DirectorAmiya ChakrabartyStarsDilip KumarNimmiUsha KiranLiving a poor lifestyle with his widowed mother, Shankar sells toys for a living, but is addicted to alcohol. He is attracted to Parvati, who also lives a poor lifestyle along with her step-brother, Jagat Narayan, his wife, and their daughter, Pushpa. After an argument with his mother, Shankar departs to the city, gives up drinking, earns a lot of money, and returns home just to time to pay off his mortgage. But his world will soon be shattered after he goes to ask for the hand of a now wealthy Parvati. This is where he will be forced to face his past, and ultimately be told that Parvati's marriage has been arranged elsewhere. Unable to live without Parvati, he takes up drinking again and heads on to a path of self-destruction.
- DirectorZia SarhadiStarsDilip KumarMeena KumariRamesh ThaparTo get rich quickly, a Journalist becomes a black-marketeer.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
- DirectorLaslo BenedekStarsMarlon BrandoMary MurphyRobert KeithTwo rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
- DirectorGuru DuttStarsShyamaGuru DuttJagdish SethiAn ex-convict gets a job as a taxi driver to change his girlfriend's prejudiced father's view of him, and becomes embroiled with a criminal gang in the process.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsKanu BannerjeeKaruna BannerjeeSubir BanerjeeImpoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisRaj KapoorNadiraWhen a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.