Ratan Gaurang

When her father is taken hostage, a woman is forced into a life of crime; and soon, everyone is after the priceless necklace in her possession. A woman is forced to lead a life of crime as her dad is being held hostage by the underworld. She eventually joins with a suspected criminal, both fall in love with each other, and team up against the bad guys. The songs are the big attraction for this flick, namely: "Sun eh baharey husna mujhe tumse pyar hai, han han jaroor hoga mujhe aitbaar hai..."; "Bah hoshho havas main diwana, main aaj yeh hasrat karta hoon, yeh dil yeh jaan miley tumko, main tumse muhobat karta hoon..."; and "Nazar na lag jaye kisiki rahon me, chupake rakhloo aah tujhe nighahon me, tu kho na jaye, O my love...". —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

A stage actor becomes entangled in a murder mystery after he marries a woman with a secret past. Kumar is a well-known stage actor in Bombay. While on a trip to scenic Darjeeling, he meets with and falls in love with, Meena, the only daughter of wealthy military contractor, Verma. Shortly thereafter Kumar and Meena get married and return home to Bombay. Four years later Meena's dad passes away after telling her something that he had hidden from her for four years. Then a year later, Kumar notices that Meena does not accompany him to the stage anymore, and excuses herself on the pretext of being ill. Shortly thereafter, Meena gets killed, the Police assign this case of Inspector Ashok who starts his investigation - which will reveal that Meena was meeting secretly with Captain Mahendra; had been married to Captain Rajesh, and has a daughter by the name of Sarika in an orphanage. All Ashok knows is that the primary suspect is a bearded man by the name of S.N. Sinha who was lurking near Meena's residence on the night of the murder, and all clues so far seem to be pointing an accusing finger at Kumar. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

The story of Barsaat revolved around two contrasting love storiesone rooted in innocence and the other in heartbreak. Two friends, Pran (Raj Kapoor) and the womanizing Gopal (Prem Nath) romance two local girls Reshma (Nargis) and Neela (Nimmi) while holidaying in the valley of Kashmir. While Pran and Reshma's love is true, Gopal is a womanizer, who disregards the faithful Neela and condemns her to wait faithfully for his return. The music of the film marked the debut of the legendary duo Shankar-Jaikishan and has songs that are hummed even today. The poster of the film that depicted the romantic pose of the heroine gazing up at the hero as she bends backwards on his arm inspired the famous insignia of R.K. Films.