Bindu Desai
Bindu had early successes with Ittefaq and Do Raaste in 1969. From here she went on to write her success story with Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970), where she had a sizzling cabaret dance, "Mera Naam Shabnam" to her credit; a number which is even today remembered as one of the highlights of the film. Bindu's mesmerising performances in 1974 as a seductress in Imtihan, and as a nymphomaniac in Hawas, left audiences asking for more. With a string of hits behind her, she successfully managed to break out of the myth that married actresses usually do not go to become sex symbols, especially in the Hindi film industry. She is the third point in the 'holy trinity' of item number queens. Along with Helen and Aruna Irani, Bindu defined the Bollywood 'cabaret' dance number and the role of the 'Vamp'. Her acting ability was seen in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Arjun Pandit and Abhimaan, where she won raves for playing a very sympathetic character. She proved to be just as convincing as the crippled woman in Chaitali and as the deglamorised role of wife to Ashok Kumar, in Arjun Pandit. She played the villain's moll in Zanjeer and became famous as Mona Darling. An impending pregnancy, followed by a miscarriage, brought about a lull in her career and on the advice of her doctors she had to end her stint as the glamorous 'vamp' – dancing and all. However, she did not stay away for long and returned to the silver screen with character roles – Hero, Biwi Ho To Aisi and Kishen Kanhaiya and with many other such movies she managed to re-establish herself as the unmerciful and cruel mother-in-law, or the cynical aunt. In the later stages of her career, she made fewer on-screen appearances, like the ones in Shola Aur Shabnam, which highlighted her comic side, and followed with other light and funny performances in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.
Main Hoon Na
as Mrs. KakkadAn army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and...
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Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
as AuntPrem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to...
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Ittefaq
as RenuTaking place almost entirely over the course of one stormy night, a woman is terrified when an...
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Haqeeqat
as LaxmiArjun, an honest cop, makes influential enemies in his department and amongst corrupt...
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Prem Rog
as ChamiyaManorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend...
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Judwaa
as Sundari BatwaniTwin brothers separated at birth, meet in adulthood and join forces to defeat their common...
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Sooryavansham
as Radha's motherA zamindar and his family called "The Sooryavansh family" of Bharathpur village has a God like...
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Naseeb
as SelfNaseeb, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. A drunk who cannot pay his...
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Zanjeer
as MonaA tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to...
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Arjun Pandit
as uncreditedArjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and...
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Shola Aur Shabnam
as Girls Hostel PrincipalThe spoiled and arrogant brother, Bali, of notorious gangster, Kali Baba, enlists in the...
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Haseena Maan Jaayegi
as ShakuntalaSeparated from their wealthy father and each other, two brothers try to win the hearts of their...
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Jai Hind
as BindiyaTwo retired colonels are at odds with each other because one of them had been a traitor to the...
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Kati Patang
as Shabnam 'Shaboo'A runaway bride promises her dying widowed friend that she will assume her identity and look...
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Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
as Yashudhara DeviJagmohan Jugral kills his twin brother, Manmohan, in order to escape from Customs Officer Verma....
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Kishen Kanhaiya
as KaminiLeela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela works as a midwife, and one day assists...
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Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Chandini's AuntLove slowly develops between a spoiled young rich man and a nightclub dancer he tries to impress.
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Krantiveer
as uncreditedLack-lustred and alcoholic Pratap Narayan Tilak is given a rude awakening when he meets with...
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Sreekrishna Parunthu
as LakshmikkuttyKumaran Thampi, a wizard, is not able to keep his vow of celibacy. This keeps getting him into...
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Bandie
as VimlaMaharaj Brajbhan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bharatpur, India along with his wife, Badi Rani,...
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Biwi Ho To Aisi
as Kamla BhandariSuraj secretly marries village belle Shalu against his domineering mother Kamla's wishes. In a...
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Dastaan
as uncreditedDastaan is a 1972 film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Dilip Kumar,...
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Muqaddar Ka Faisla
as MonaMuqaddar ka Faisla, is the story of Pandit Krishna Kant. A poor, but extremely honest, upright,...
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Laawaris
as KaminiLeft in the care of an alcoholic Gangu Ganpat, young Heera, who named himself after a stray dog,...
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Farishta Ya Qatil
as uncreditedA convicted murderer saves the lives of the passengers who meet with a train accident in a...
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Ghar Ho To Aisa
as DurgaThe Kumar family consists of Ramprasad, his wife, Durga; their married son, Vijay, his wife,...
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Joshila
as RaniJailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of...
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Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
as Cabaret dancerA rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
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Shaan
as Maharani of KamalpurDSP Shiv Kumar returns home to his wife Sheetal and their young daughter and announces that he...
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Banarasi Babu
as Lily ChaubeyWealthy business, Chaubey, his wife, Lily, and daughter, Madhubala, return from Britain in order...
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Zorro
as NishaAfter fathering a child, Maharaj Bahadur Singh marries and starts a family. One of his sons...
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Neeyat
as uncreditedThe friendship between three young men is tested when they fall in love with the same girl
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Do Raaste
as Neela Alopee PrasadNavendu was a young motherless boy when his father married again. The step-mother saw the fear...
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Phandebaaz
as uncreditedRaajkumar Kakkar, a poor young man who resembles Rana Shantidas, a wealthy man, impersonates him...
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Mere Jeevan Saathi
as KamalA talented artist falls in love with a doctor. He loses his eyesight in an accident and wounds...
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Hawas
as Kamini SinghHandsome and fairly good-looking Anil Kumar is employed with Natwarlal, who is a criminal...
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Amar Deep
as uncreditedRaja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the...
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Allah Rakha
as BanooKarim Khan is employed as driver for a gangster named Don, who has an accident with his car, and...
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Shankar Dada
as BindiyaAn honest police officer's life is shattered when he refuses to be corrupted in this crime drama...
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Saveray Wali Gaadi
as SukhdaiRavidas lives in a village in rural India. He is the son of Chediram who is of highly respected...
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Shreemaan Aashique
as uncreditedKalidas and Suman Mehra would like their only son to be like the rest of young men, have fun,...
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Ganga Ki Saugand
as JayshreeJeeva, the son of a elderly washer woman, is tired of the abuses at the hands of his village's...
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Tyaag
as uncreditedRajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore play the roles of estranged lovers and are busy sacrificing...
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Prem Shastra
as uncreditedWriter Sagar Sharma is in love with a much younger woman named Barkha. When Sagar meets his...
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Hira Aur Patthar
as Roopa BaiA young crusader struggles to free the poor peasants from the clutches of the corrupt trustees...
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Adhikar
as uncreditedVishal and Jyoti come from different backgrounds, but fall in love, and in spite of oppositions...
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Do Chehere
as DancerThe film stars Dharmendra, Prem Nath and Bindu.
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Dus Numbri
as CBI Officer Roopa SharmaInspector Shiv Nath is a honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife,...
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Saajan Ka Ghar
as Mrs. DhanrajThe Dhanrajs are blessed with a daughter. However, during childbirth, Dhanraj's wife dies and he...
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Daku Aur Jawan
as uncreditedBirju and Ramu are brothers and have a friendly bond with each other, They do a lot of pranks...
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Apna Khoon
as SumiInspector Verma is shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a criminal. He...
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Maan Gaye Ustaad
as Jaikishan's AssistantFarmer Chandan Singh lives a simple in the village until his wife is molested by a local goon
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Shaque
as uncreditedShaque is a 1976 Bollywood drama film directed by Vikas Desai and Aruna Raje. The film stars...
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Abhimaan
as ChitraSubeer Kumar (Amitabh) is well on his way to becoming India's top pop singer. He has no...
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Besharam
as ManjuIn order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias...
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Pyar Ke Do Pal
as ParoIn order to assist her close friend, Rajni Thakur, Geeta Choudhary, has an abortion in her name,...
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Amar Prem
as KamlaThe loving relationship between a small boy Nandu and a Nautch girl Pushpa. Pushpa is seperated...
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Udhaar Ki Zindagi
as uncreditedThe film is a remake of the Telugu movie Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (1991). This was Kajol's...
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Aankhen
as AnuradhaTwo good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination...
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Trishna
as VidyaDr. Sunil Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti. Although they have been married...
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Ahsaas
as uncreditedSudarshan Sahni would like his son, Raju, to marry his Europe-based friend's daughter, Rita, but...
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Chakkar Pe Chakkar
as MunnibaiA Bollywood actor goes on the run after being suspected of killing a movie producer.
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Rang
as Suchitra Madhav SinghYogi Joshi (Kamal Sadanah) is the hardworking middle class student who goes to college with the...
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Badmaash
as uncreditedA young man is entrapped in a never-ending web of deceit and deception.
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Shankar Shambhu
as MunnibaiInspector Ranjit Singh lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his wife, Laxmi, a son,...
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Anokha Andaaz
as Reema's step-motherManish and Reema are in love but Reema's mother is against their union. They take shelter at...
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Angaaray
as Hirabai - courtesanWhen Sanjay learns that his sister, Aarti, has been raped by her employer, Jolly, he furiously...
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Pyar Jhukta Nahin
as Kamini PratapA wealthy man objects to his daughter's romance with a poor photographer.
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Mehbooba
as Karan's auntAfter dreaming of a beautiful girl for over 8 years, Budapest-based but born in Rajasthan,...
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Rahu Ketu
as SheelaConcerned over the rising death of low-caste people in a remote town in India, the Central...
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Sarfarosh
as Item DancerWrongly imprisoned and seeking vengeance against his oppressors, a man must face-off against his...
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Gehri Chaal
as Shobha ShankarDharamchand is the Chair of Olympic Bank, which is due for a final audit by the 30th of the...
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Nehle Pe Dehla
as uncreditedA kingpin smuggler kills a police officer and succeeds in separating his teen-aged sons. The...
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Agni Rekha
as uncreditedSuresh's (Sanjeev Kumar) wife dies due to some illness leaving behind her mother (Durga Khote)...
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Aaj Ka Daur
as Bijli, Laundry WomenThis film is about a university graduate Jackie Shroff, who can get no better job than a petrol...
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Prem Nagar
as Shamsher's wifeKaran hires Lata as his secretary and asks her to move to one of his cottages with her family....
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Raja Jani
as uncreditedTwo men make a plan to present a street dancer as the long lost granddaughter of a wealthy queen
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Dushman
as ChamelibaiSurjit Singh is forced to take care of Ram Din's family after he accidentally kills him while...
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Dil Ka Raaja
as Rani of BeenapurTwo brothers try to retrieve the lost glory of their king father through hard work and sincerity.
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Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka
as Dr. ShobhaPrem Kapoor is a businessman who lives in a small town with his wife, Bhavna, who is a Judge,...
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Aasoo Bane Angaarey
as Mrs. Durgadevi VermaAfter the death of his first wife, Mr. Verma, who's the managing director of his firm remarries...
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Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
as uncreditedA multimillionaire, who has no heir, decides to leave his wealth to the person who has the...
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Kabeela
as BijliShobha lives a poor lifestyle along with her widower dad, Murari, in a village. One day a gypsy,...
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Ek Phool Char Kaante
as (uncredited)To wed his sweetheart, a man must try and prove himself to her eccentric paternal uncles.
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Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty
as uncreditedAn assortment of characters living near Juhu in Chowpahy meet, sharing comic, romantic and fight...
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Lohe Ke Haath
as Bindu DeviGayatri's mother-in-law Bindu Devi tries to set fire to her on her wedding night for her dowry;...
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Naalayak
as RitaLaxman has always been the black sheep of the family, and is regarded by them as a no-good...
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Maha Badmaash
as ReenaRatan runs a legitimate casino, little knowing that he is under surveillance by an international...
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Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye
as LilyRaja Thakur is a bandit, but a bandit with a difference. He is principled, he has respect for...
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Garam Masala
as NeelimaLusty womanizer, army Captain Kishore, wants a gypsy dancer for himself, and is ready to kill...
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Pyar Ke Kabil
as uncreditedAmar G. Kapoor is an unemployed but talented youth who was born in Lahore, and is the grandson...
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Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
as uncreditedA film based on Maharashtra's beloved king, Raja Shiv Chhatrapati's life.
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Aaj Ka Mahatma
as JulieRandhir and Ranvir Verma are twins. Randhir is straightforward, while Ranvir is a petty...
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Comedy Nights Bachao
as SelfBased on the format of roast comedy, the show features comic crusaders who take a jibe at...
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