Ajit Khan

Businessman Rai Bahadur Laxmi Narayan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay along with his wife, Lakshmi. Although they have been married for several years, they have no children. While on a trip to Simla, they get adopt their servant, Diler's son, re-name him Vicky, and bring him back home, much to the dismay of Diler's wife, Parvati. Aometime later, Lakshmi gets pregnant and re-visits Simla, meets with an accident and passes away, leaving behind a new-born son, Amar. Diler wants to kill Amar, but Parvati wants to return him to Laxmi Narayan, and runs away to Bombay. Diler informs his employer that both his wife and son have passed away and have been cremated. Diler re-locates to Bombay, follows her but is unable to locate Parvati. She does reach Bombay along with Amar but she, in turn, is unable to locate Laxmi Narayan. Years later Amar has grown up, lives with Parvati in Versova, works as a Police Inspector in Sion Police Station, and is in love with Priya, the Superintendent of Police's daughter, while Diler is a taxi-driver, and Vicky is an alcoholic and wants to wed Priya. Their lives will soon interline and become complicated with blackmail, deceit, and murder. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) Industrialist Rai Bahadur Laxmi Narayan lives in Bombay, India. Although he has been married to Lakshmi for years they have no children. On a trip to Simla; the couple adopt the son of their employee, Diler much to the displeasure to Diler's wife, Parvati. On their return to Bombay they decides to name the child, Vicky. Time passes with Lakshmi becoming pregnant; the duo then returns to Simla where Lakshmi give birth to a son and passes away. Diler wants to kill Rai Bahadur son resulting in Parvati running away with the child to Bombay and in turn fails to locate Rai Bahadur. Diler then informs his boss about his wife and new-born baby's death and their cremation. Eventually years passed by with Diler following Parvati to Bombay but is unable to locate her yielding him to take up profession as a taxi driver. Parvati raises Rai Bahadur son, Amar and together they resides at Versova with Amar taking up the job of a police inspector and is in love with the Superintendent of Police daughter, Priya while Vicky grows up to be an alcoholic and amateur gambler and he too aspire to marry Priya. Time intertwine their lives in the dark world of deceit, lies, blackmail and murder. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

An engaging action-sport film, where a man avenges his sister's humiliation by participating in a deadly kung-fu tournament. Simpleton Raj Verma alias Raju return home one day to find that his sister is publicly raped by gangster Beharry and one of his wrestlers also Raj's childhood friend Duryodhan. When Raj intervene he is beaten, publicly humiliated and left for dead, and then he is taken to the hospital and survive by a miracle. After recovery Raj swears to take revenge on Duryodhan and Beharry and is trained to become an expert wrestler by a man named Baba Thakur. But the question remains will Raj be able to cope with these trainings and if he does will he be able to take on Duryodhan who is already an expert in this field? —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Niranjan Pratap Singh is the stepson of Zamindar and real son of Ranimaa Sunanda. He is also the sole heir to the property of the Zamindar, as his elder stepbrother, Govind is drug-induced to the point of senility. When Gauri opposes Niranjan's ruthlessness against fellow-villagers, the Zaminder, angered by her intrusion, complains to her dad, Vedji. The Zaminder's anger is subdued when he actually speaks to Gauri, and ends up admiring her and asking her hand in marriage for his son, Niranjan. But Sunanda will not hear of her son marrying a poor villager's daughter, and she convinces him that Gauri should get married to Govind. Although her father is opposed to his daughter marrying a senile man, Gauri accepts Govind, and marries him. She finds out that she and Govind have no status in the household, which is run on the whims and fancies of Sunanda, her maid, Chintamani, and Niranjan. Niranjan is misguided by a dancer, Mallika and Amirchand who are after his wealth. Gauri must now decide to have her own life or be chained to a senile half-child half-man. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

During a jail riot instigated by convict Jaggu (Joginder), the Jailer, Arun Mehra's (Dev Anand) life is threatened and another convict, Dinesh (Satish Kaul), risks his life to save Arun. Arun and his mother, Mrs. Mehra (Sulochana) find out that Dinesh is on death-row for killing noted Professor Ashok Verma. Arun does not believe that Dinesh is guilty and so he arranges his escape from prison. As a result Arun has not only the police, including his own father, Inspector General of Police Mehra (Pran) after him on a manhunt but also underworld don Master (Ajit) and his men; and a cold-hearted female assassin (Zeenat Aman) who has reserved two bullets in her gun for Arun and Dinesh. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Three brothers - Shankar, Vijay, and Ratan, learn a song from their mother titled 'Yaadio Ki Baaraat', which they hold dearly to their hearts. In a twist of fate, following the murder of their parents, the brothers get separated. Years later, as the boys grow up, the memories of the fateful night continues to haunt them and the only the brothers can re-unite is the song.

Three brothers are separated after their parents' murder. Years later, their only hope of avenging their parents and reuniting as a family lies in the song they learned as children. Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" which they held dearly to their hearts. One day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal (Ajit), and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, Shakaal and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their parents. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay. Several years pass and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parents' murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by a fairly wealthy man who is the grounds keeper to the love of his life, Sonita (Zeenat Aman) And Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name to Monto. With his new identity, Monto started a band and does gigs a hotels for a living. Their only hope of reuniting is by remembering the song their mother had taught them... Yaadon Ki Baaraat. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com Shankar, Vijay, and Ratan lives a poor lifestyle with their parents; their dad is a painter. When there dad witness a robbery, he and his wife are killed by a gang of masked men, with their three sons witnessing this. As they grow they turn in different directions; years later, Shankar is a thief; Vijay is meek; Ratan sings in a hotel for the right amount. Shankar has high hopes of one day finding his parents' killer; his search leads him to notorious smuggler Shakal and he begins to work as Shakal's hitman, by first snatching a priceless diamond necklace, robbing a precious idol, and hoodwinking the police. Shankar has now entered the crime world and his wanted by police. Shakal asks him to abduct wealthy Sunita and hold her for a ransom. Not knowing that he has accepted a contract to abduct his brother's girlfriend, which might create a rift between the brothers instead of uniting them; to make matters worse, Shakal is non other than the killer of Shankar's parents and now he plans to do away with the sons of his previous victims. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) Shankar witnessed his parents' murders by Shakal and his men and gets separated from his brothers Vijay and Monto. Years later Shankar has taken to world of crime and well known thief an his only motive is to kill Shakal. Vijay a Casanova pretends to be a prince to win Sunita's heart and Ratan known by his stage name Monto has many youngsters has his fans and often sings the family song hoping to unite with his brothers. Shakal runs a huge smuggling racket with son Rupesh and cops still fail to identify him. Sunita finds about Vijay and gets depressed while Vijay repents.Shakaal hires Shankar to commit a huge robbery and plans to flee the country by faking his death. Shakaal manages to fake his death but his old aide Jack who was with him when he killed Shankar's parents is the only one who recognizes him and Shankar waits for him to return from jail. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com Shankar (Dharmendra) and Vijay (Vijay Arora) watch in horror as their parents are shot to death in front of them by three masked men. While their brother Ratan (Tariq) is whisked away by their maidservant, the two manage to get away with the help of the one of the three masked men, Jack (Satyen Kapoo). Unfortunately, the two brothers separate. Shankar takes to a life of crime with the assistance of Ismail Batliwala. Vijay is rescued and taken care by an elderly Mr. Verma, who is employed by a wealthy family. While Ratan (Tariq) becomes singer Monto. The police eventually apprehend Jack and he is sentenced to jail for over 15 years. Shankar anxiously awaits his return so that he can extract his revenge. Vijay falls in love with wealthy Sunita (Zeenat Aman) and impersonates the rich Kunver Singh in order to meet Sunita's approval. Mr. Verma does not approve of this behavior. Sunita eventually comes to know of Vijay's real identity, and has nothing to do with him. In shame, Vijay relocates to the city where he works as a waiter in a hotel. Ironically, Shankar works for the owner of the hotel Shakhaal (Ajit); while Ratan sings in the same hotel as "Monto". None of the three brothers know of the other. Shankar is obsessed with revenge; Vijay hides in shame; while Ratan sings a song which could unite the three brothers. This was the song the family sang during happier times. But things get worse when Shakhaal finds out that Jack is out of prison, and has him killed. Then he abducts Sunita and eventually Vijay and Ratan, and invites Shankar to witness their deaths. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

The famed love story between heir to the throne Prince Salim and the court dancer Anarkali has gone down the annals of history. When Emperor Akbar gets to know about his son`s relationship with the court dancer, he is aghast and tries his best to thwart the romance. But Salim doesn`t relent and rebels by leading a small army against his father, only to be defeated and sentenced to death by the Emperor. But Anarkali offers to sacrifice her life to let Prince Salim live. Akbar orders for her to be entombed alive, but an unexpected turn of events so ensues, that Akbar is caught in a spot with a favor he needs to return (to Anarkali`s mother) on one side, and his duty towards his Kingdom on the other.

Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj), who does not have a male heir, undertakes a pilgrimage to a shrine to pray that his wife Jodhabai (Durga Khote) give birth to a son. Later, a maid brings the emperor news of his son's birth. Overjoyed at his prayers being answered, Akbar gives the maid (Jillo Bai) his ring and promises to grant her anything she desires. Akbar loves India and works to win the hearts of the population. The son, Prince Salim, grows up to be spoiled, drunk, flippant, and self-indulgent (he likes to spend his time witnessing dances of courtesans). His father sends him off to war under the care of Raja Man Singh (Murad), to teach him courage and discipline. Fourteen years later, Salim returns (Dilip Kumar) as a distinguished soldier. Durjan Singh (Ajit) is Man Singh's son and Salim's trusted advisor on the battlefield. Happy with Salim's victories on the battlefield, Akbar orders him back to court. Jodha is delirious and asks Tansen (Surinder) to writes melodious poems and Sculptor (Kumar) to produce beautiful formations to get Salim to forget the tribulations of war. The sculptor could not complete his creation in time and puts the live model in front of Salim, covered in lax, to make it seem like a sculpted rock. Salim is mesmerized with the beauty of the statue. Later, Bahar realizes that the sculptor had put a live model in place of the unfinished statue. The statue was of Nadira. The next morning, Bahar publicly requests Salim to unveil the statue by cutting the rope, with his arrow, hoping that Salim would miss and kill Nadira, but Salim does not miss. Nadira reveals herself to be a human and not statue. Salim falls in love with court dancer Nadira, whom the emperor has renamed Anarkali (Madhubala), meaning pomegranate blossom (for her courage in front of Salim's arrow). Suraiya (Sheila Dalaya) is Nadira's best friend. She plays mediator between Salim and Nadira and shuttles their letters and love notes to one another. Nadira refuses Salim's advances as she is a dancer and he is a prince of Hindustan. The match will never be sanctioned. Salim meets Nadira at night, putting social customs at risk, and expresses his love for her and convinces her to love him. Durjan Singh warns Salim repeatedly against this forbidden love. The relationship is discovered by the jealous Bahar (Nigar Sultana), a dancer of a higher rank, who wants the prince to love her so that she may one day become queen. Bahar is very close to queen Jodha Bai. Unsuccessful in winning Salim's love (By defeating Nadira in front of Salim in a singing contest), she exposes his forbidden relationship with Anarkali (after she sees Salim kissing Nadira in the royal garden, in the middle of night). Due to his love with Nadira, Salim was ignoring affairs of the state, further angering Akbar. Akbar orders Nadira to be imprisoned. Salim demands her release from the royal dungeons, but Akbar refuses. Despite her treatment, Anarkali refuses to reject Salim, as Akbar demands. Akbar orders Nadira to convince Salim that she only loved him to get the title of Queen and her love was fake. Bahar tells Salim that Nadira has been released as she has agreed to renounce Salim. Salim cannot believe it. That night, in Sheesh Mahal, Anarkali dances and reaffirms her love for Salim, in front of a livid Akbar. Akbar responds by again imprisoning Nadira. Salim pleads to marry Anarkali, but his father refuses and imprisons her. Jodha tries to explain to Salim that Nadira cannot be the empress of Hindustan. Salim agrees to renounce all his rights to the throne in exchange for Nadira, but Akbar is not willing compromise (even though Jodha also pleads with Akbar to give Anarkali to Salim). Akbar sends Salim to the front to keep him away from palace. As Salim departs, Akbar wants the sculptor to marry Anarkali. The sculptor refuses the royal order. Salim rebels and amasses an army to confront Akbar and rescue Anarkali. Akbar decides to enter the battle himself, and Jodha refuses to give his sword to him (saying she cant chose between her husband and her son). Akbar orders Durjan Singh to kill Anarkali, but Durjan had promised Salim to keep Anarkali safe. So, he smuggles Anarkali out of prison (at the cost of his own life) and brings her to Salim. At that time, Akbar was in Salim's tent trying to convince Salim that he should not clamor for war over this issue. Seeing Anarkali in Salim's tent, Akbar is again livid and firmly resolved to go to war. As war erupts, Salim asks Durjan Singh to hide Anarkali. Defeated in battle, Salim is sentenced to death by his father, but is told that the sentence will be revoked if Anarkali, now in hiding, is handed over to die in his place. Anarkali gives herself up to save the prince's life and is condemned to death by being entombed alive. Before her sentence is carried out, she begs to have a few hours with Salim as his make-believe wife (Salim had promised her this, and Anarkali didn't want Akbar to be left in the debt of her promise given by the future Emperor of Hindustan). Her request is granted, as she has agreed to drug Salim so that he cannot interfere with her entombment. As Anarkali is being walled up, Akbar is reminded that he still owes her mother a favor, as it was she who brought him news of Salim's birth. Anarkali's mother pleads for her daughter's life. The emperor has a change of heart, but although he wants to release Anarkali he cannot, because of his duty to his country. He therefore arranges for her secret escape into exile with her mother, but demands that the pair are to live in obscurity and that Salim is never to know that Anarkali is still alive.