 65% (1) The Song of Scorpions 119 min N/A [Drama] [Anup Singh] [09 Aug 2017]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 65%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Golshifteh Farahani, Irrfan Khan, Shashank Arora, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Juhi Chaturvedi (hindi dialogue), Anup Singh External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: Switzerland, France Plot: A contemporary tale of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song, which unfurls like a folktale. Nooran is a singer, a scorpion healer, a mid-wife and a medicine woman for the Sindhi community of Rajasthan. When Aadam, a camel trader in the desert community, realises that Nooran, the woman he passionately loves, does not care about him, he seeks redress by paying a young thug to sexually attack her. Feeling herself poisoned by the brutal violation, Nooran sets off on a mystical journey to seek and avenge herself on her unknown attacker through the power of her song. Rotten Tomatoes: The Song of Scorpions is a story of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song. Nooran, carefree and defiantly independent, is a tribal woman learning the ancient art of healing from her grandmother, a revered scorpion-singer. When Aadam, a camel trader in the Rajasthan desert, hears her sing, he falls desperately in love. But even before they can get to know each other better, Nooran is poisoned by a treachery that sets her on a perilous journey to avenge herself and find her song. 1 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  48% (3) Delhi-6 141 min Not Rated [Comedy, Drama] [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra] [20 Feb 2009]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 60%, Rotten Tomatoes: 40%, Metacritic: 45%, External Reviews Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations. Actors: Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (story & screenplay), Prasoon Joshi (story & screenplay), Kamlesh Pandey (story & screenplay) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Website Language: Hindi, English Country: India Plot: U.S.-based Roshan Mehra's mother, Fatima, is Muslim, while his dad is Hindu. When his ailing grandmother, Annapurna, wants to re-locate to Delhi to spend her last days, he accompanies her. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Ali Beg, who wanted to marry Fatima, but was not able to disclose his feelings to her. He also gets to meet the Sharma family, who hope that he will wed Rama, the daughter of Madan, who is busy looking for a groom for his other rather rebellious daughter, Bittu, who wants to be the next Indian Idol. He also gets to meet assorted Muslim and Hindus, who welcome him with open arms, and he gets to witness that lower caste Indians are still being shunned despite of modern technology and the launching of satellites. When reports of a Kala Bandhar terrorizing the community increases, Hindus start to suspect that it may be a Muslim terrorist, while the Muslims fear that it may be a Hindu political ploy to demolish a mosque. 2 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 74% (1) Lamhe 187 min NOT RATED [Drama, Musical, Romance] [Yash Chopra] [21 Nov 1991]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, External Reviews Awards: 5 wins. Actors: Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sridevi, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Honey Irani (screenplay), Honey Irani (story), Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Viren (Anil Kapoor) comes to India, he is captivated by Pallavi (Sridevi). When he learns she's spoken for, he returns. When he gets the news of Pallavi and her husband dying and leaving their daughter Pooja (Sridevi) behind, Viren ensures she is taken care of. 20 years on, Viren comes back to India and sees Pooja - a spitting image of her mother. What follows is a life-changing turn of events. Rotten Tomatoes: mLamhe provides a complicated love plot of expressed and unexpressed feelings through the characters of Viren, Pallavi and Siddarth. Viren loves Pallavi deeply, but never gets to say it because Pallavi loved Siddarth and married him. Pallavi gives birth to a girl child, but dies soon after in an accident, leaving Viren even more forlorn than before. Pallavi's daughter grows up to be her mirror image. She falls in love with Viren, but does Viren accept her love? 3 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  68% (1) Chandni 186 min PG [Drama, Musical, Romance] [Yash Chopra] [14 Sep 1989]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 68%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations. Actors: Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Vinod Khanna, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Kamna Chandra (story), Umesh Kalbagh (screenplay), Arun Kaul (screenplay), Sagar Sarhadi (dialogue) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: In one cruel stroke of fate, Chandni (Sridevi) faces life alone, her heart and her dreams shattered as Rohit (Rishi Kapoor) disappears from her life. When she meets Lalit (Vinod Khanna) who is fighting the demons of tragic memories, they both find solace in this new friendship. Lalit's affection gives a new direction to Chandni's life, but Lalit is falling for her and Chandni resigns to destiny, till one day, Rohit knocks on her door. CHANDNI is a classic Yash Chopra love story, softly lyrical, throbbingly beautiful and filled with exquisite locales, lilting melodies and the sound of three hearts hopelessly in love. 4 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 75% (1) Mashaal 162 min NOT RATED [Action, Drama, Family] [Yash Chopra] [09 Feb 1984]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 75%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Anil Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Rati Agnihotri, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay), Javed Akhtar (story) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: MASHAAL is a story about Vinod (Dilip Kumar) an honest, fearless editor of an outspoken newspaper, Raja (Anil Kapoor) a man from the slums who takes to black marketing to make his living and Vardhan (Amrish Puri) who is a powerful and respected figure of the city whose cloak of respectability hid all the social evils. In an attempt to combat Vardhan, life ends up differently for Vinod and Raja. Rotten Tomatoes: When intrepid newspaperman Vinod Kumar (Dilip Kumar) loses his job for exposing a corrupt government official, he descends into Bombay's underworld to continue his crusade. But can he resist the seductive lure of easy power? Even the friendship of a reformed gangster may not be enough to save him. Directed by Yash Chopra, this tense drama also stars Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Saeed Jaffrey and Gulshan Grover. 5 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  74% (1) Namak Halaal 171 min N/A [Action, Comedy, Drama] [Prakash Mehra] [30 Apr 1982]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination. Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Waheeda Rehman Writer: N/A External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (Om Prakash). His Daddu decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets up with Bhairon (Ram P. Sethi) who guides him into finding a job as a servant in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja (Shashi Kapoor). While in the hotel, Arjun meets Poonam (Smita Patil) and falls in love with her. During this time, many attempts are made to kill Raja by the one and only Girdar Singh (Satyendra Kapoor) and his son Ranjeet (Ranjeet). All these attempts are thwarted by Arjun. Will he be able to save Raja from these attacks? Rotten Tomatoes: Arjun works as a loyal servant in a hotel owned by Raja. But he gets to know that someone is determined to kill Raja. Who wants Raja killed and why? 6 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 60% (1) Sawaal 123 min N/A [Drama, Family, Romance] [Ramesh Talwar] [21 May 1982]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 60%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Poonam Dhillon, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman Writer: N/A External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Rai (Sanjeev Kumar) is the country's most powerful smuggler, surrounded by his fortress of power and money. Till one day his daughter Sonia (Poonam Dhillon) falls in love with Ravi (Shashi Kapoor) a police officer. The question begins to haunt Rai - What is more important? His children's happiness or his life as a rich and powerful underworld Don. SAWAAL is a powerful confrontation of life's greatest motivating forces - self against selfishness, love against power, good against evil. Rotten Tomatoes: Sonia (Poonam Dhillon), the daughter of wealthy and powerful smuggler Seth Dhanpath Rai (Sanjeev Kumar), falls for a policeman (Shashi Kapoor) and wants to marry him despite her father's objections. But when his son (Randhir Kapoor) also chooses a more honorable path in life, Dhanpath Rai realizes its time to rethink his priorities. Ramesh Talwar helmed this absorbing Bollywood drama co-starring Waheeda Rehman and Swaroop Sampat. 7 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  75% (1) Kabhie Kabhie 177 min N/A [Drama, Family, Romance] [Yash Chopra] [27 Feb 1976]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 75%, External Reviews Awards: 4 wins. Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Pamela Chopra (story), Sagar Sarhadi External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi, Urdu Country: India Plot: Kabhi Kabhie is the story of a poet Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) and the beautiful Pooja (Rakhee). It is the story of how these two visualize a perfect future together. But destiny has other plans, as Pooja bows to the wishes of her parents and marries Vijay (Shashi Kapoor). Amit drifts away from his poetry in a futile and unsuccessful attempt to forget Pooja he marries Anjali (Waheeda Rehman). But just how picture perfect are Amit and Pooja's lives? Some 20 years on... spanning over to the next generation, Pooja and Vijay's son Vicky (Rishi Kapoor) and Anjali's daughter Pinky (Neetu Singh) from a prior relationship, fall in love. A chain of events brings together old lovers as friends. Kabhi Kabhie is a love story of generations. Rotten Tomatoes: In a story that spans two generations, two lovers are forced to marry others against their will, but cherish memories of their romance. Years later, circumstances demand that they confront their spouses, their children, and each other. 8 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 51% (1) Man Mandir 142 min N/A [Drama, Family] [Tapi Chanakya] [01 Jan 1971]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 51%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: David Abraham, Sanjeev Kumar, Sudesh Kumar, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Som Haksar (dialogue director), Rajendra Krishan (dialogue), Rajendra Krishan (screenplay), Singaravelan (story) External Links: External Links: IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Orphaned at a very young age, Deepak and his sister, Laxmi, live a poor lifestyle. Deepak is introduced to Krishna and soon both get married and live together with Krishna's brother, Ramu. Deepak drives a taxi and it is through his earnings that they all live on. Soon Krishna gets pregnant, much to the delight of the entire household. Ramu has fallen into bad company and steals Krishna's necklace to throw a party for his friends. A kind-hearted wealthy Jeweler, Shyam Lal, returns the necklace to Deepak, as Deepak had returned his suitcase full of cash. Shyam would like his doctor son, Shankar, to get married to Laxmi. A delighted Deepak arranges a meeting at the Lals residence. It is at this meeting that Deepak's life will be turned upside down, for this is where he will find that Laxmi is pregnant; shock and tragedy will follow when shortly thereafter Ramu will be run down by a car; his wife will give birth to a baby boy and pass away, and Laxmi will drown herself in a river. Looks like fate has turned it's back on Deepak as he may be destined to bring up the child on his own. 9 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  71% (1) Aadmi 175 min N/A [Drama, Romance] [A. Bhimsingh] [01 Jan 1968]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 71%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue), Kaushal Bharati (dialogue), Ramarao (dialogue), Shamanna (dialogue), Jawar N. Sitaraman (story) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Rajesh, though orphaned at a very age, comes from a very wealthy and noble family, is very insecure and possessive almost to the point of an obsession. As a child he had loved a girl named Meena, and when she tragically passes away, Rajesh substituted her with a doll. When he found that another young boy had touched the doll, he starts a fight with him, and ends up killing him. Years later, Rajesh has grown up, but still has the doll in his closet drawer, he has fallen in love with a woman named Meena and wants to marry her. He even gives Girdharilal, Meena's dad, some money so that he can get his eldest daughter, Parvati, married to Prem, the son of money-lender, Mayadas. He introduces Meena to his close and best friend, Dr. Shekhar, and soon gets formally engaged to Meena. Thereafter, Rajesh and Meena have an automobile accident, in which Rajesh becomes paralyzed and must be confined in a wheelchair. It is then that Rajesh finds out that Shekhar and Meena are having an affair, and the old murderous and possessive hatred, that he had managed to conceal, surfaces again - and this time it will be Shekhar's turn. 10 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 70% (1) Neel Kamal 160 min N/A [Drama, Fantasy, Musical] [Ram Maheshwari] [02 Sep 1968]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Lalita Pawar, Manoj Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Binoy Chatterjee (screenplay), Gulshan Nanda (story) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Sleepwalker Sita Raichand (Waheeda Rehman) is rescued by Ram (Manoj Kumar) while walking on a railway track. Shortly thereafter Guruji (David) and Mr. Raichand (Balraj Sahni), approach Ram's mom (Lalita Pawar) with a marriage proposal. Finding the proposal suitable both Ram and his mom agree, and as a result Ram and Sita are married. After the marriage, Sita displays very strange behaviour, like walking away during the night for long durations. This increases the suspicions of everyone in Ram's household. Ram subsequently finds out that there is a lot more to Sita's disappearance than sleepwalking, as Sita seems attracted to someone else from a previous birth. 11 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  74% (1) Ram Aur Shyam 171 min NOT RATED [Comedy, Drama, Family] [Tapi Chanakya] [01 Jan 1967]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Baby Farida, Dilip Kumar, Mumtaz, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Kaushal Bharati (dialogue), Narasa Raju D.V. (screenplay), Narasa Raju D.V. (story) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mistaken for Shyamrao (also Dilip Kumar), and must accept Ganga (Leela Mishra) and his new name or face severe exorcism. Meanwhile, Shyamrao is mistaken for Ramchandra by Anjana (Waheeda Rehman) and her dad (Nazir Hussain). When Gajendra finds out, he is enraged and attempts to beat the stuffing out of the person he thinks is his brother-in-law, but Shyamrao refuses to be abused or beaten, and all of a sudden things start changing in the household as well as in the community. It is not long before Gajendra finds out about the truth, and plans an ugly death for Shyamrao, and all those opposed to him. 12 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 80% (1) Teesri Kasam 159 min N/A [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Basu Bhattacharya] [01 Jan 1966]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 80%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations. Actors: Dulari, Iftekhar, Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Phanishwar Nath Renu (story & dialogue), Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu Country: India Plot: After nearly getting arrested, Hiraman promises to himself that he will never assist any black-marketeer nor transport bamboo. This incident does cost him his bullock-cart but he did manage to get his two oxen away in time. He manages to save enough money to buy another cart, and is hired to take a female on a 30-hour ride to a Mela. He subsequently finds that his passenger is an attractive woman, Hira Bai, and he falls in love with her - little knowing that she is a traveling courtesan - and it is this attraction that will get him into a physical altercation as well as in the bad books of Thakur Vikram Singh. 13 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  85% (1) Guide 120 min Not Rated [Drama, Musical, Romance] [Vijay Anand] [06 Feb 1965]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 85%, External Reviews Awards: 7 wins & 3 nominations. Actors: Anwar Hussain, Dev Anand, Leela Chitnis, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Vijay Anand (dialogue), Vijay Anand (screenplay), Pearl S. Buck (US version), R.K. Narayan (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers. Rotten Tomatoes: This drama chronicles the exploits of Raju, a plucky young Indian tour guide who is hired by archaeologist Marco, who wants to show his wife Rosie around the local ruins. Raju shows her a good deal more than ruins, and the two become lovers. 14 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 84% (1) Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam 152 min N/A [Drama, Musical] [Abrar Alvi] [01 Jun 1963]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 84%, External Reviews Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations. Actors: Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Abrar Alvi (dialogue), Bimal Mitra (novel) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi, Urdu Country: India Plot: A lowly servant, Bhootnath gets close to the wife of his employer, and narrates her story through his eyes and perspective. Rotten Tomatoes: In this film, a young man leaves his country home to seek his fortune in the big city. When he meets a friend, he gets a position working in the mansion of a wealthy landowner and his wife. Their beautiful daughter and the young man start an affair. 15 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  72% (1) Baat Ek Raat Ki 145 min N/A [Mystery, Romance, Thriller] [Shankar Mukherjee] [01 Jan 1962]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Chandrashekhar, Dev Anand, Johnny Walker, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Vrajendra Gaur (dialogue) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Neela is in police custody for committing a murder. Believing that she did it, she confesses. When renowned lawyer, Rajeshwar decides to represent her, he accepts her guilt, but as he goes deep into the details of her story and the circumstances, he is not sure any more. What could have placed Neela at the scene of this heinous crime? Rotten Tomatoes: Young Raja becomes a misogynist after his stepmother turns him over to a loan shark as repayment for a debt. Not surprisingly, when Raja grows up, he makes a living from his deep-seated malice by abducting and selling women … until he snatches an ailing widow who touches his heart. Can he change his woman-hating ways and become worthy of her? Directed by Anil Dhanda, the film stars Rajni Chandra and Mahesh Gupta. 16 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 71% (1) Bees Saal Baad 158 min N/A [Thriller, Musical, Mystery] [Biren Nag] [01 Jan 1962]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 71%, External Reviews Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations. Actors: Biswajeet, Biswajit Chatterjee, Madan Puri, Manmohan Krishna, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Dhruva Chatterjee (story), Dev Kishan (dialogue) External Links: External Links: IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: After a lusty Thakur rapes a young girl, she kills herself. Thereafter, the Thakur is killed by what the local people call the girl's vengeful spirit. Then the Thakur's son is also killed in a similar way. Thereafter the brother of the Thakur is also killed. The grandson of the Thakur, Kumar Vijay Singh (Biswajeet) returns from abroad to claim his ill-fated legacy. He is warned to stay away from the grounds that have killed his ancestors, but he intends to find out who or what is behind the killings, and hires a private detective, Gopichand Jasoos (Asit Sen). Kumar meets with Radha (Waheeda Rehman), the daughter of the local doctor, Ramlal Vaid (Manmohan Krishan), and both eventually fall in love. Then a man is found dead wearing the clothes of Kumar Vijay, and Kumar Vijay must now decide to stay away from his new residence, or continue to live there, and fear for his life everyday until death. 17 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  81% (1) Kaagaz Ke Phool 148 min N/A [Musical, Romance] [Guru Dutt] [02 Jan 1959]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 81%, External Reviews Awards: 2 wins. Actors: Guru Dutt, Johnny Walker, Kumari Naaz, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Abrar Alvi (story), Abrar Alvi (dialogue) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: A popular director recruits a new actress to work for his Movie. The popularity of the movie spills over to the already strained relationship between the Director and his in-law leading to ban in his access to his own daughter. Due to the emotional turmoils, the director falls from the height, while the actress who is now the queen of industry tries to bring him back into world. Rotten Tomatoes: Film director Suresh Sinha (played by director Guru Dutt) discovers a star in the making (Waheeda Rehman) when she returns a borrowed coat to his studio. The actor's subsequent relationship with the director ultimately destroys his career and personal life. This semi-autobiographical drama was the last film Dutt directed and India's first Cinemascope release. A flop in its day, it's now considered to be a masterpiece by Dutt's many admirers. 18 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 70% (1) Solva Saal 135 min N/A [Comedy, Romance, Thriller] [Raj Khosla] [01 Jan 1958]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Dev Anand, Jagdev, Kammo, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Omkar Dogra (idea), Raj Khosla (screenplay), Omkar Sahib (screenplay), Bhappi Sonie (dialogue) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: A woman elopes with her boyfriend but finds that he has ditched her and made off with her family heirloom. Now she, alongwith a helpful news reporter, have to retrieve the necklace and get back to her home within the span of a single night. 19 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  92% (2) Pyaasa 146 min NOT RATED [Drama, Musical, Romance] [Guru Dutt] [19 Feb 1957]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 85%, Rotten Tomatoes: 100%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman Writer: Abrar Alvi (dialogues), François-Xavier Durandy (French adaptation) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: Hindi Country: India Plot: Unemployed Vijay is the youngest in his family consisting of his widowed mom, and two brothers. His passion is poetry - frowned upon by his brothers - who want him to find gainful employment instead. Vijay's poems are quite radical in which he laments about the poor, the destitute, and the arrogance of the rich after the departure of the British from India. His efforts to get them published are in vain. He takes to drinking, gets in trouble with the law, is disowned by his brothers, ends up at a brothel and befriends a prostitute named Gulabo. Gulabo is sympathetic, listens to him as he pours his heart out, and decides to assist Vijay. Watch what happens when Gulabo approaches some of her affluent clientèle to assist Vijay and try and get his work published, without revealing that they are written by an alcoholic, disheveled, homeless man. Rotten Tomatoes: Pyaasa is a story of a struggling poet, trying to make his works known in post-independence India, and a prostitute with a heart of gold who eventually helps him get his poems published. Pyaasa is produced, directed and starred by Guru Dutt. 20 / 20 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |