Farida Jalal
Farida Jalal (born 14 March 1949) is an Indian actress. In a film career spanning almost fifty years, Jalal acted in over 200 films in the Hindi, the Telugu, and the Tamil film industries. Best known for her character driven roles in independent cinema and supporting work in mainstream Bollywood productions, Jalal has received such accolades as four Filmfare Awards and two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards. Jalal started her career with Taqdeer (1967). She went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 80s. She is widely remembered for her roles in Paras (1971), Henna (1991) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), all of which garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became a household name after portraying motherly roles and strong female characters in the 1990s and the early 2000s. She has also won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for her role in Mammo (1994). She won the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Harlem International Film Festival for her role in A Gran Plan (2012). She has successfully transitioned to numerous shows on Indian television alongside her work in films. Some of her notable works are the sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Shararat and Ammaji Ki Galli. She was seen in the soap opera Satrangi Sasural on channel Zee TV portraying the role of Gomti Vatsal a.k.a. Dadi Maa.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
as Lajwanti 'Lajjo' SinghRaj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of...
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
as Mrs. KhannaPer her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college...
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
as Sayeeda “Daijaan / DJ” NaazYears after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social...
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Taarzan: The Wonder Car
as Mrs. ChaudharyRaj rebuilds his murdered father's car and names it Taarzan, but the car comes to life in a...
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Student of the Year
as Abhimanyu's GrandmotherSeveral alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that...
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Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
as Lily Anthony RodriquesSonia and Rohit love each other but Rohit is mysteriously killed. When Sonia moves to New...
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Dil To Pagal Hai
as Ajay's motherRahul, the director of a successful dance troupe, considers Nisha his best friend, though...
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Henna
as Bibi GulBeautiful Henna Khan lives the life of a gypsy near the river, Jhelum, in Pakistan with her...
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Hey Ram
as Kasturba GandhiSaketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is...
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Bobby
as Alka 'Nikki' SharmaRaja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents...
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Duplicate
as Mrs. ChaudharySeeking vengeance on those who double-crossed him, an escaped prisoner impersonates an...
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Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
as Asha MalhotraRaj and Priya are newly married. Priya is heavy with children, but due to unexpected...
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Dushman Duniya Ka
as Manager of women's shelterMahesh is a honest and diligent young man, who has no knowledge of his background as he was...
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Kya Kehna
as Rohini BakshiPriya, a young college girl faces hardships and challenges after she becomes pregnant before...
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
as Vidyavati K. SinghBorn in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows...
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Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
as Mrs. OberoiSapna has lost her parents at an early age and lives with her three quirky uncles - Bhola Nath...
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Raja Hindustani
as ChachiRaja, a taxi driver, falls in love with Aarti, a rich girl, and marries her against her parents'...
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Diljale
as Shyam's motherCaptain Ranvir is assigned the task of apprehending two terrorists named Shaka and Dara. Upon...
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Big Brother
as Sitadevi S. Gandhi / SharmaBig Brother is a story set in modern India which revolves around a small middle-class family...
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Krantiveer
as Mrs. TilakLack-lustred and alcoholic Pratap Narayan Tilak is given a rude awakening when he meets with...
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Pushpaka Vimana
as Magician's wifeAn unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer....
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Yaarana
as uncreditedBishan loses his fortune while helping his friend Kishan in his singing career. Now successful,...
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Pukar
as Gayetri RajvanshMajor Jaidev saves a politician from the clutches of a dreaded terrorist. However, the terrorist...
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Dil Kya Kare
as uncreditedAnand Kishore, his wife, Kavita and only child, a daughter, Neha , live a happy and serene life...
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Zubeidaa
as MammoZubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her...
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The Chess Players
as NafisaIn the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent...
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Aflatoon
as Raja's MotherMistakenly appointed as a college professor, happy-go-lucky Raja finds the rich girl of his...
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Mohabbat
as Geetarani M.KapoorRohit and Gaurav become best friends. Both unknowingly fall in love with the same woman.
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Garv: Pride and Honour
as Mrs.DixitAbout to retire, police inspector Samar Singh changes his mind when he discovers that a recently...
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Loafer
as Janki KumarRavi Kumar is clearly the black sheep of the Kumar family, and has been so for years. He is...
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Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
as Komal's MotherA playboy falls in love with a girl who rejects him because of his vices, but she gives him time...
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Gaja Gamini
as NoorbibiA mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.
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Khuda Kasam
as FatimaDelhi-based CBI Captain Neetu Singh is instructed by Chief Sawant to investigate the...
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Lajja
as Mrs. SarojVaidehi (Manisha Koirala) gets married to Raghuvir (Jackie Shroff), an NRI. Suffering the agony...
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Abdullah
as YashodaAbdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where...
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Batti Gul Meter Chalu
as Lalita's GrandmotherThe life of three friends takes a tragic turn due to an inflated electricity bill, which leads...
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Deewangee
as Mrs. GoyalHired by a singer to defend her friend, who has been accused of murder, a formidable lawyer...
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Kaala Sona
as BelaSeveral years ago Rakesh's life was turned upside down when his dad was murdered. The only...
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Soldier
as uncreditedThe story follows a young man (Bobby Deol) who flees India and arrives in Australia seeking...
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Gardish
as Laxmi SatheNaive and easily impressionable Vidya Bhalla would like her husband to be a dashing hero, one...
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Laadla
as Gayetri VermaLaadla is the story of the kind-hearted Raju, who lives with his disabled mom. One day Raju, on...
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Khoobsurat
as Sudha ChaudharySanju (Sanjay Dutt) a con-man and petty thief, gets in the bad books of Jogia Seth (Paresh...
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Dulaara
as Mrs. Florence JoynerRaja's adoptive father, James Joyner, was once a career-criminal who was gunned down by the...
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Salaakhen
as Gayetri S. AgnihotriWhen an honest school teacher testifies in a rape case against a prominent businessman's son, he...
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Dil Aashna Hai
as RaziaA cabaret dancer who was raised in a brothel sets out to find her biological mother.
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Aradhana
as RenuVandana's husband, Arun, gets killed in an air crash after they secretly get married but no one...
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Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai
as Mrs. ChaudharySunder (Govinda) comes from his village to the big city. He is naive, easily influenced, and...
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Naya Din Nai Raat
as uncreditedSushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists,...
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Pinjar
as Mrs. ShyamlalIn the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds...
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Zindagi Zindagi
as ShyamaThis movie revolves around a village hospital that was built by a generous hearted man,...
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Loafer
as RoopaRanjit is the right-hand man of a gangster named "Uncle". He has been working for him since he...
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Pashmeena
as NaaniUnder the tattered shroud of life, as her funeral is led through the gritty streets of Kashmir,...
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Elaan
as Revati ChaudhryVishal Chaudhry is the second son of Assistant Police Commissioner of Police, Ramakant Chaudhry....
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Kabhi Na Kabhi
as uncreditedKachra Seth runs an empire of collecting garbage, which is merely a front to cover-up for his...
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Mammo
as MammoMammo is an account of a certain period in the life of Riyaz, a teenager who lives with his...
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Khauff
as Mrs. Jaidev SinghWhile returning home from the marriage of her friend, Ritu Pereira, Neha Verma, an air hostess,...
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Judaai
as Kaajal's Mothera greedy wife sells her husband to a rich woman. However she realizes that with a luxurious...
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Farz
as Rukmani SinghA veteran police officer becomes increasingly agitated when his partner is killed in the line of...
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Aakraman
as AshaDrama about a major in the Indian army and his impending arranged marriage.
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Veergati
as ParvatiA gangster and his flunkies abduct and kill a man's daughter. Soon, the man's adopted son sets...
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Ziddi
as Jaya's motherOmnipresent Bollywood acting dynamo Sunny Deol stars as Deva, the son of an honest lawyer...
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Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai
as Asha 'Jiji'A suspended cop ends up in Calgary searching for a criminal, where he falls in love with...
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Jaal: The Trap
as Sudha KaulSunny Deol battles terrorists from Kashmir; from director Guddu Dhanoa.
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Dharmatma
as MonaWealthy, powerful and influential Seth Dharamdas leads a financially secure life in a palatial...
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Taqdeer
as uncreditedFor the well-being of her children, a destitute widow is forced to marry a man she dislikes.
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Majboor
as Renu KhannaA terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money....
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Naina
as uncreditedThe poet, Ravi, haunted by the memory of his former lover Naina is drowning his sorrows in...
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Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein
as uncreditedWhen Ravi gets a job as a post officer in a village, he falls in love with Mohini, not knowing...
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A Gran Plan
as Satvinder Kaur BediThe story of the film revolves around the lives of two individuals — Satvinder Kaur Bedi, a...
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Gopi
as uncreditedUnorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit,...
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I'm Not a Terrorist
as ZabiraBorn in Kashmir, Ummar was sent by his mother to live with his aunt in Malaysia. There, he...
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Barsaat
as Kajal's grandmotherArav travels to America and falls in love with Anna. He returns to India when his father becomes...
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Shaadi, Dahej and Gangster
as uncreditedJignesh Bhai Patel (Alok Nath) is a billionaire NRI businessman living in London with his wife...
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Love Breakups Zindagi
as BeejiA couple and many of their friends experience changes and challenges in their respective lives...
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Rajkumar
as Panna (Dai maa)Rani Maa's(Reena Roy) husband is killed by the neighboring kingdom's evil Prime Minister Man...
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Khushboo
as MannoKusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each...
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Achanak
as Nurse RadhaDr. Chaudhary must perform multiple surgeries on Major Ranjeet Khanna, who was shot by the...
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Raja Rani
as AnitaAs a young boy Raja turns to a life of crime after the death of his mother. Years later Raja,...
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Hindustan Ki Kasam
as Mother of Ajay / Raju / TauheedA mother gives birth to twins. Unfortunately, they are separated. One of the children ends up in...
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Alaap
as Sulakshana GuptaDedicated to the memory of the great singers K. L. Saigal and Mukesh, this charming and...
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Bichhoo
as uncreditedJeeva is a small-time criminal who treasures his solitude, but perky girl-next-door Rani works...
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Ganga Ki Saugand
as ChampaJeeva, the son of a elderly washer woman, is tired of the abuses at the hands of his village's...
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Charandas
as ValesiaThe entire plot is woven around Indian family values, enterprise and meteoric rise in business.
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Baharon Ki Manzil
as uncreditedMeena Kumari wakes up thinking she is Radha. Everyone around her, Subodh Rai, daughter Nalini,...
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Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein
as Vishnupratap's wifeTwo feuding neighbouring families are brought together to celebrate the wedding anniversary of...
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Saat Rang Ke Sapne
as YashodaForced into marriage with a mentally deranged man, Yashoda (Farida Jalal) gives birth to a...
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Aashayein
as MadhuThe story revolves around Rahul Singh (John Abraham), a compulsive gambler who wins Rs. 20...
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Ittu Si Baat
as DadiThe film is set in the small town of Chunar, near Varanasi. Ittu Si Baat is a slice-of-life...
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Bezubaan Ishq
as uncreditedThe film has been shot in various parts of India like Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Mumbai. The film is...
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Devi
as uncreditedA poor woman feels unwelcome in her husband's family
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Bekhudi
as AuntyDevoted to each other, young lovers Rohit (Kamal Sadanah) and Radhika (Kajol) must keep their...
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Rivaaj
as RenuSocial film dealing with the topics of child marriage and widow remarriage.
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Aryan: Unbreakable
as Mrs. BraganzaAryan is the college champion in boxing. He is training under Ranveer Singh in order to achieve...
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Angaara
as uncreditedSagar is a young man who lives with his mom, Saraswati, a college-going brother, Vishal, and a...
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Shastra
as AuntyOne of the employees of Vijay's parents, Babu, is sentence to a long jail term for killing them....
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Mahal
as NurseTo pay for his sister's marriage, a brother enters into a criminal conspiracy to impersonate the...
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Jawab
as Rajeshwar's maidservantFamily drama starring Raaj Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Harish
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Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai
as uncreditedYeh Jo Mohabbat Hai is a dramatic love story of two young people who are caught between love for...
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Heera
as LaheriyaA man is arrested for murder but escapes and becomes a bandit to clear his name and find the...
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Jurmana
as LailaAmitabh Bachchan plays a rich playboy who makes a bet with his friend, Vinod Mehra, which costs...
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Uljhan
as uncreditedAfter a long murder investigation, a police investigator finds the killer closer to home than he...
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Mangal Pandey
as Deepa R. PandeyAbused by his step-mother; Rajmer, Jaipur-based young Mangal faces more trauma when his father...
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Do Jasoos
as Hema NihalchandTwo bumbling, middle-aged private detectives, Dharamchand and Karamchand, are assigned to locate...
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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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Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
as Pooja's motherWhen ad agency executive Pooja (Kirti Reddy) attends a wedding and meets lovable but broke Kabir...
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Sargoshiyan
as uncreditedThe story of the film is weaved around Kashmir and Kashmiri people's simplicity, pride and...
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Lines
as as Fatima BibiNazia is a simple girl from a village close to the borderlines who gets married to Nabeel, the...
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Lagan
as DurgaBurma-based widow, Parvati, along with two sons, Prem and Rajesh, re-locates to Bombay to live...
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Bundal Baaz
as MaltiA poor Rajaram pretends to be wealthy in order to get married to his sweetheart, much to the...
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Jwaala Daaku
as Sita (Jwala's sister-in-law)Ravi would like to study medicine and then come back and practice it in his small town where...
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Kaali Topi Lal Rumaal
as Shalu's MomCommando Vijay arrests a terrorist, Master DD. However, he realises that Master DD is just a...
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Dekh Bhai Dekh
as Suhasini DeewanDekh Bhai Dekh was one of the most popular comedy Hindi sitcom created, developed, edited,...
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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
as Qudsia BegumIn 1940s British India, archnemeses Mallikajaan and Fareedan are locked in a battle of...
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Comedy Nights with Kapil
as SelfComedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life...
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Shararat - Thoda Jaadu, Thodi Nazaakat
as Sushma "Nani" MalhotraThe story revolves around how different people in the family adjust to the magical powers of...
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Nadia Khan Show
as HerselfThis show features interviews with celebrities, subject matter experts and members of the public.
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Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond
as Ricky's DadiThis winter, there's no escaping the shivers as ZEE5 Original 'Parchhayee' is all set to bring...
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Love Shots
as uncreditedIt's a set of six amusing short films that paint an honest and amusing picture of love. The...
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Ghar Jamai
as uncreditedComedy about a man who lives with his in-laws.
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