Krishan Dhawan

Satyaprakash and his wife live in a poor community of mill workers. Satyaprakash is a union leader, and this puts him in deadly conflict with the mill management and he is killed, leaving behind his pregnant wife. His wife gets accused of killing her husband, is found guilty, and imprisoned. While in prison, she gives birth to a baby boy, Azaad, and passes away. Thus orphaned, Azaad depends on the big-hearted people in this poor community. When he grows up, Azaad takes to petty crime and acts like a modern day Robinhood. His girlfriend, Roopa, wants him to get suitable employment, and stop being a gangster and thief. Azaad gets a job as a police inspector, but he does not give up on his Robinhood style, and does everything in his power to accept bribes, and condone criminals for a hefty fee. When questioned, he openly states that he does not keep the money for himself, but instead uses it for the needy in his community. Then the death of a honest Havaldar named Hari creates a change in Azaad, a change that will put him in conflict with the local gangsters, as well as with the people he has been striving so hard to help. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

After a security officer's murder, his blind daughter and family face turmoil. A stranger with a criminal past helps them, secretly pursuing his own agenda. The daughter's fiancé is revealed as the killer, complicating matters. Satyaprakash is an honest security officer who works at the docks in a small town in India, and lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vishambernath; wife, Janki, a blind daughter, Munni; and an unmarried sister, Juhi. He hopes to make enough money to get Munni's vision back and ensure that Juhi gets married and the rest of the family are looked after well. Before that could happen, he is killed. When the Police come to his house looking for his killer, Janki, unknowingly shields the killer, but when she finds out the truth, she tells them about his location, but the killer flees. This death leaves the family devastated, on the verge of homelessness and ultimate destitution, however, they are saved by the timely intervention of a compassionate young man, Shiva, who assists them financially, gets medical treatment for Munni, and even agrees to find Juhi's elusive boyfriend, Chander, so that they can get married. What the Naths do not know is that Shiva is a killer, who has spent time in juvenile prison for killing his very own mom, and who has a secret and hidden agenda for coming to their aid. The Naths also do not know that Chander is being elusive for he is afraid of being identified by Janki as her husband's killer. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), directed by Raj Kapoor, is a bold film that explores themes of purity, love, and social morality against the backdrop of rural India. The film marked Raj Kapoor`s return to filmmaking after a long gap and became one of his most talked-about works. The film stars Rajiv Kapoor, Raj Kapoor`s younger son, in the role of a simple and idealistic young man, Ram, who sets out to bring back his fiancee, Ganga (Mandakini), whom he had promised to marry. Ganga is symbolically portrayed as the "pure" Ganga river, but her journey is fraught with exploitation, corruption, and tragedy. The film contrasts Ganga`s purity with the dirty waters of the River Ganga, metaphorically suggesting that society often taints what it considers pure.

An honest cop Vikram is framed for killing his wife Angela.When Vikram sets out for revenge against her killer Kehar Singh he is accused of killing his wife and sent to jail.Vikram completes his jail term and sets out to find Kehar Singh but is again a suspected by Neeta who believes he killed her father. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com An honest forest officer, Vikram, is in love with Angela, and soon both get married. Their marriage and bliss is shattered when dacait Kehar Singh kills Angela. When Vikram sets out to avenge her death, he himself is framed and sentenced to prison. When he completes his sentence, he comes out only to be a suspect again, this time in the eyes of Neeta, who thinks he killed her dad. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Vidhaata is a Hindi film which revolves around a boy who loses his father in a tragic accident and loses his mother soon after she delivered him. The boy grows up under his grandfathers supervision and years later, problems arise when his grandfather disapproves of his relationship with the girl he loves.

Ajay is a wealthy man. His well wishers conspire against him and introduce him to his long lost mother, Shankuntala and brother Vijay. Unaware of their true intentions, overjoyed Ajay does not see his death coming. After death, Ajay`s spirit looks for his real brother and appeals revenge. Vijay agrees to follow Ajay`s spirit but he does not know where he is going might cost him his life.

Balraj Sahani plays a professional Artist with wife Achala Sachdev and son Manoj Kumar caught in the trap of Rehman and Shashikala who for the payment of a large Life insurance policy frame him in the murder of Rehman - who escapes to a world of crime after becoming a dead man for the world. —Mamta Dhody (Delhi,Jabalpur)

Prabhakar, a former honest and fearless cop is reinstated by the IG P.N. Khanna in the city to put an end to growing criminal activities. As Prabkhar takes charge, he deals with the crime with an iron fist and his investigation leads him to Din Dayal, a supposedly honest and rich man, but before he could expose Din Dayal, he is killed. Disheartened yet adamant to end crime, Khanna, uses Kalicharan, a fugitive's cold-hearted nature to bring Din Dayal to justice.

To wed his sweetheart, a man must try and prove himself to her eccentric paternal uncles. Bombay-based Sanjeev lives a wealthy lifestyle with his parents. He dramatically meets with wealthy Sushma Saxena and falls in love with her. He is quite displeased when he sees her a number of time - always in the company of a different male. The air is cleared when he finds that the men are her paternal uncles. He introduces her to his parents, and his father goes to meet the uncles in order to finalize the marriage - but they reject this alliance insisting that Sanjeev does not measure up to their standards in either religion, yoga, acting, and music. In order to wed her Sanjeev must now satisfy each and every uncle - not realizing that he does face competition from 'yoga expert' Shyam Dhawan, who has already convinced one uncle - and has yet to realize that even if does overcome all competition and does manage to convince each and every one of the uncles - how is he going to get approval from the other three disapproving uncle? and what will be their reaction when they find out he has been pulling wool over their eyes? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

An embittered music composer, estranged from his family, self-destructs after learning his sweetheart has married another male. Simla-based foreign-returned Rajkumar Mehta lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his father, mother, and sister, Shobha. His father would like him to join the family business, but he is only interested in music, and spending time with his childhood sweetheart, Jalandhar-based Pushpa. Fed-up of taunts, Rajkumar is compelled to leave for Bombay when his enraged father decides to dispose off the piano, and apparently refuses to communicate with anyone for several months. Pushpa's mother asks her brother, Mangal, to check up on him, and the latter finds him living with a prostitute named Titlibai. Refusing to believe her uncle, Pushpa herself travels there and does see the duo together. Convinced that she has lost him for good, she then gets married to Ambala-based Captain Prem Nath - leaving an embittered but now successful music composer, Rajkumar, who claims that he was never involved in any relationship, to take to alcohol, alienate himself from everyone, and heads towards self-destruction. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) From Simla, India; Rajkumar Mehta alias Raju takes an enrollment into a music institute located in London, England. After his graduate in music; two years later Raju returns home in Delhi to re-join his family consisting of his mother, father and a sister, Shobha. Raju's dad would like him to be a part of the family's business but he expresses his dissatisfaction and instead shows an interest towards his music and spending considerable times with his childhood, Jalandhar-based, girlfriend, Pushpa, which brings him into loggerheads with his father on numerous occasions. Situations comes to a boil when Raju's dad discard of his piano forcing him to leave home for Mumbai. Upon his arrival in Mumbai; Raju is robbed of his valuables and as a total stranger he is forced to take up lodging on the footpath until a ray of hope comes along when he finds a singing partner in a prostitute called Titlibai. Now a music director; word reaches Pushpa that Raju is involved with Titlibai. Pushpa; on one occasion even manages to see the two together and convinced of their involvement; Pushpa gets marry to Ambala based, Captain Prem Nath. This then not only surprises but shocked Raju which leads him to take to alcohol in a big way thus leading him to a path of suicide. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Dev Anand had become a superstar with Baazi(1951) and Jaal(1952) but his company Navketan was not in good financial health. The commercial gains of Baazi were undone by the failure of Aandhiyan and Humsafar.The company needed a big commercial hit for which the entire Anand family got together and produced a blockbuster hit in 35 days continuous shooting with an éclair camera strapped to a car.They shot in the daytime on the roads of Mumbai City and dubbed in the evenings.There were just two sets- one of the café, and the other of the room in which the hero lives.Uma Anand and Goldie( who is also credited for the dialogues) co-wrote the story and Chetan Saab directed the movie- he had to modify his usual style to suit the requirements of the commercial cinema.The movie had so many strong areas- first, the plot- a village girl comes to Mumbai to become a singer, gets lost, and meets a bindaas taxi driver who protects her from the evil world. They are so different from each other but the opposites attract and they become friends and then lovers; second, the great chemistry between the handsome hero Dev Anand and his soon to be wife-gorgeous Kalpana Kartik ( In fact, one fine morning, they vanished from the sets and got married);third, the driver and cleaner friends of the hero-particularly-Johny Walker; fourth the latest beauty queen from Shimla- Sheila Ramani- who played the bar girl Sylvie to the perfection ( Do you recall her low shoulder dresses in Dil Se Milake Dil song); and last but not the least- the music by SD Burman (who can be regarded as an extension of Anand family),the golden voice of Talat in Jayen To Jaye Kahan and that of Kishore in Chahe Koi Khush Ho , and the lyrics by the prince of poetry Sahir- particularly the carefree socialistic mood in the lines like- Bhav Agar Badha Bhi Dale Sethia To Gum Na Kar, Khaye Ja Maje Ke Saath Jab Talak Udhar De.