Nilu Phule

Jaya and Suman, two college mates, once best of friends, are today's sworn enemies. Jaya is in love with Rajesh, who also uses to study in the same college, and who leaves no opportunity to praise Suman just to annoy Jaya although he does reciprocate her feelings. But seeing them together infuriates Rakesh, who also loves Jaya deeply. Jaya and Rajesh get married and Jaya's mother gives her some 'tips' on post marriage behavior, little knowing how much problems the same is going to create for her. —Everest Entertainment

Nandini Patvardhan, a budding director, visits actor Anil Kapoor with a script and bets him that for the second lead she will cast an actor of his caliber. She spots Raja a porter at Dadar station and takes the challenge to make him a star. After completing her film making course Nandini approaches Anil Kapoor for her film after meeting he agrees to do the film and asks her who would play the second lead which is as powerful as his character.Nandini tells him that she is considering someone who as the caliber to attract everyone and she would train him.Anil Kapoor tells her he is confident on her but she will have to complete the task in six months or else he would leave the film.Nandini meets Raja a Porter at Dadar railway station who is nowhere close to acting.Nandini takes Raja under his wings and trains to be an actor but its an impossible task.Raja finally takes it seriously and gives his best during this phase he falls in love with Nandaii who as had never had such feelings and considered it only as a task.Raja soon becomes star and Nandini starts feeling lonely for rejecting him. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com

Raja Bhaiya and Charan come to the big city to make a living, but cannot find jobs. While eating some food, they are taunted and physically assaulted by Kallu Dada, a physical altercation ensues, Raja wins and becomes the local uncrowned underworld don, and both make a living collecting Hafta (weekly bribes) from shopkeepers and local businesses. He starts drinking alcohol and frequents the bar run by local belle Rasili. Raja meets with Laxmi Rao and is attracted to her, he comes to her assistance when her dad, Mohan, passes away, by helping to cremate him; he comes to her aid again when Kallu and his goons attempt to sexually molest her; and when the municipality tear down her shanty hut, he decides to let her live with him. Due to her influence, he gives up his bad habits and decides to go straight. Things go well, so much so that both get ready to get married to each other in a simple temple ceremony organized by the community. On the wedding day, things spiral out of control when a Professor, an old beau of Laxmi, shows up, proposing marriage to her on one hand, while an alcohol-induced Raja is arrested and held for killing Kallu. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

A young girl values money more than love. Shanku, a sober but stubborn orphan, lives with her maternal uncle, a bachelor, in a slum. Her sole dream is to marry a millionaire. According to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name in life, and that is after her marriage. Shaku's uncle Damodar works as a cook for Mr.Laxmikant Kuber, a renowned industrialist, whose son Naren has just returned from abroad after completing his studies. At a party thrown by Mr. Kuber for his son's homecoming, Naren tells his friends his views on marriage. His only condition is that he will marry a young widow, which Shaku overhears. With the help of Tatya Mazumdar Shaku poses as a young widow Saudamini and enters the Kuber residence. With the help of theatrical antics, she soon wins over the hearts of Mrs. Kuber and Naren who ask her to live in the house. As days go by, Naren falls in love with her and Mr.Kuber asks Saudamini for her late husband's photo. Again with the help of Tatya Mazumdar, Shaku shows him a photo of a military Captain, and tells his name as Capt. Bajirao Rangade. Lukutuke a clerk, who works for Deshmukh is in love with Hema, Mr. Deshmukh's daughter. Mr. Kuber asks for Hema's hand in marriage for Naren. One day when Kuber visits Deshmukh at his office, he bumps into Luktuke, who he recognizes the Capt. in the photo, Bajirao Rangade. A plan begins to take shape in Kuber's mind. —Everest Entertainment Shaku lives with her uncle Damodar and dreams of marrying a millionaire, Naren Khuber is son of a millionaire Laxmikanth Khuber and his parents want him to marry soon but Naren wishes only to marry a widow, Laxmikant wants him to marry Hema daughter of his friend Deshmukh but Hema is in love with Luktuke a clerk in her father's office.Shaku finds that Naren is willing to marry only a widow she comes across him as a widow Saudamini and tells her husband Bajirao Rangade died during a war slowly they both start falling in love,Laxmikanth finds no truth in Saudamini's story he meets Luktuke in Deshmukh's office ans asks him to enter his house as Bajirao Rangad dead husband of Saudmini. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com

After their only son dies, an old couple rent out a room to get a source of income. Sujata, a budding actress, moves in and they end up getting involved in each other`s lives.

Tukaram a lazy husband interested only in every woman rather than his wife. Tukya ,Namya and Nivrutti are three lazy friends doing nothing they want to make quick money by shortcut means and spend their time with politician Sahebrao doing odd jobs .The only thing they are interested in is watching Tamasha's of Sundra and will do it at any cost.Their wives are fed up with them as they never are not ready to change when they decide to stand in elections with help of Sahebrao.Their wives decide to stand opposite them to teach them lesson. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com

Zafar Khan is a wealthy businessman who can to any extent to marry Salma (Waheeda Rehman), who does not consent to the marriage because of Zafar`s underworld connections, and nor does her father. Soon, Zafar is arrested for various crimes and imprisoned for 10 years. On coming back, he sees that Salma is married to another man. After failing to convince Salma to divorce her husband, he sabotages the near-by dam and floods the area, killing Salma`s husband and separating her from her child Iqbal. Salma loses her memory to this shock and seeking opportunity, Zafar marries her. He also adopts a son from an orphanage and leaves him in the care of Salma. However, years later, he is confronted by the sufferer of his crimes, Iqbal (Amitabh Bachhan) and also does Sunny want to expose Zafar`s wrong-doings. From here on begins a tussle between truth and deception. The climax unfolds the verdict...

Maya is married to Anand in a full traditional Hindu wedding. It is emphasized that in Hindu religion, a marriage is a bond for 7 lifetimes. The neighbors are suspicious as the groom's family did not demand any dowry and the bride's family conducted the wedding as a very low-key affair. Maya (Padmini Kolhapure) attempts suicide on the day of her nuptial night. Dr. Anand (Naseeruddin Shah), Maya's husband, who is apparently a doctor, treats her, and finds out that she attempted suicide. When Maya gains conscience, she confirms her secret to Dr. Anand that she didn't want to get married and was forced. Dr. Anand wants to know the full story of Maya's life. Dr. Anand lives with his dad (Arvind Deshpande), Mother Savitri (Dina Pathak) and daughter Chanda (Suchita Trivedi). Anand used to be a widower before his marriage to Maya, which was insisted upon by Savitri. Savitri is on her death bed and is not expected to survive much longer. Anand is a very mature person and understands the situation with Maya. He tells everyone at home that Maya was tired from the wedding and hence fainted. He allows Maya to tell her story in her own way. The story moves to a flashback, where an aspiring new music director, Prem (Anil Kapoor) [Prem Pratap Patiala Wale] and his sidekick Raju (Master Raju) come to Maya's house. They are looking to rent a room. Maya lives with her Maternal Grandfather (Nana) (Nilu Phule) and mother (Ashalata Wabgaonkar). She has a school going sister Sheela, and a disabled brother Prakash. Maya finds Prem funny as the elastic from his Pyjama keeps showing from under his Kurta. Nanaji puts certain conditions that Prem has to return home before 10 PM, no cooking inside the room, Rs 300 deposit and Rs 60 per month rent. Prem keeps all his money inside a packet hidden in his underwear and Bombay is known for pickpockets. Nanaji is looking for a suitable groom for Maya but cannot afford to pay any dowry. The house is also mortgaged. Several incidents happen which bring Maya and Prem closer. It is love at first sight for Maya as she falls for the naive, innocent Prem. [Hamari Bhi Koi Ijjat Hai, Gharana Hai, Parampara Hai]. When Prem goes to take a bath in a bathroom without any lock & puts Raju on guard. Raju takes off for dancing in a passing religious procession & Maya comes along inside seeing Prem in the buff. Then Prem and Raju return home late at night. Maya opens the door, but only allows Raju to pass. Prem is told that no one is allowed to enter home beyond 10 PM & Maya forces him to kiss her to gain entry. Prem rips his pants & Maya offers to mend them to Raju. Maya was sewing her own bra at the time and forgot all about it as she sews her bra to Prem's pants. Prem is livid and makes an entire scene in front of Nana. Maya thinks that Prem is cheap, but Raju tells Maya that Prem has his whole family in Patiala. His mum is a housemaid & Prem sells his blood to send some money home each week, till he is able to succeed in Bombay. Prem, aspiring to be a true music director in Bombay, rejects Maya's advances. Maya tries to seduce Prem by taking a bath in an open roofed bathroom in front of Prem and sending him Samosas. Maya even sells her gold bangles to send money to Prem's mother without his knowledge. Maya goes to meet Prem in secret late at night and wants to share a kiss with him. But Prem barely escapes when Nanaji calls Maya. Furthermore, Prem also in love with Maya, but believes that he isn't worthy of her. They declare their love for each other, and plan to elope. But destiny has other plans in store for Maya and Prem. The same day Maya's grandfather fixes her wedding with Anand & informs Maya of his decision. Maya & Prem decide to run away. On the day of their elopement, the two lovers are caught by Maya's parents. As a result, Prem and his sidekick are kicked out of the house and Maya is forced to wed Dr. Anand. Back to the present time, Dr. Anand confides in her that he only married her due to his ill mother Savitri (Dina Pathak), who wanted to see him settle down before her death. Dr. Anand promises to unite the two lovers after his mother's death. During the time of her stay, Maya gets attached to Dr. Anand's daughter Chanda (Baby Suchita). Maya is a dutiful daughter-in-law and even helps to take care of Savitri's bodily functions when the nurses are not around. Savitri hands over all the house keys to Maya. She also hands over all the ancestral jewels to Maya. Meanwhile, Dr. Anand searches for Prem and successfully finds him outside a mall. Dr. Anand pretends to be a movie producer and hires Prem to be the music director for his new film. When his mother dies, Dr. Anand attempts to reunite Prem and Maya. However, Prem being a strong believer in the traditional Indian values of marriage and fidelity says he can accept if his lover becomes someone's wife but cannot accept if someone's wife becomes his lover. At this point Maya has lived with Anand for all of 7 days. Prem asks Maya to remove the Mangalsutra from her neck so that Maya would be his former Maya. Maya cannot, as she is a simple Indian girl with traditional values. Then Prem asks Dr Anand to remove the Mangalsutra from Maya's neck. When Dr Anand attempts to do this, Maya doesn't allow him to do so. Prem then, reaffirms that marriage is a lasting bond, and that Maya should be with Dr. Anand as they have married each other. He wishes both of them well and leaves. Prem makes his way with Raju in the dark to the sound of his harmonium. Prem sacrifices his love for greater values and returns to his life of poverty, simplicity and loneliness.

Bhalu is a Marathi movie released in 1980. Produced by Uma Bhende & directed by Raj Dutt. Story is based on a girl whose guardian is falsely accused of a crime he did not commit & the sea of troubles she has to face to clear his name. Orphaned in her childhood, Sajjala, is raised by Appakaka, an ex-army man, who was a dear friend of Sajjala's father. He fixes her wedding with Advocate Jayantrao, the son of the landlord but Ramrao Rank; the cunning & shrewd chieftain of the village can't bear this and convinces the landlord against Sajjala. Instead of this, damping her spirit, Sajjala sends a letter through her loyal and trusted companion Bhalu, and rids Jayantrao of his misunderstanding. Police Inspector Khandekar, who is a friend of Jayantrao reveals the plot of Ramrao. When Jayantrao confronts Ramrao, he refuses shamelessly. Ramrao then poisons Jayantrao, but Appakaka is framed and arrested. Jayantrao is on his death-bed, so Sumitra, the niece of MLA Pawar, who is a lawyer, accepts the challenge of releasing Appakaka.

Innocent Namya the son of the tough Shitabai, is taken by his friends to see a Tamasha performance. He gets so excited by the Mahabharata scene of Draupadi's Vastraharan, that he jumps on stage disrupting the performance. He goes to the next village to see the performance again, where as the actor who is to play the monkey-god Hanuman gets drunk, He is invited to understudy the part. Namya's distraught mother kicks him out of the house, but the dancer Kalavati offers him shelter. Then a simpleton Namya falls in love with the glamours Kalavti.