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David Abraham Cheulkar
Actor 1909 - 1981

David Abraham Cheulkar

Thane, Bombay Presidency, British India

David Abraham Cheulkar (1909–December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with 1941 film Naya Sansar , and went on to act in over 110 films, including... Read full bio →

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Shatranj Ke Khilari

Shatranj Ke Khilari

Satyajit Ray 1977 2h 9m 10.0

In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation.

Chupke Chupke

Chupke Chupke

Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1975 2h 9m

Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.

Abhimaan

Abhimaan

Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1973 2h 2m

A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and popularity surpasses his own.

Anupama

Anupama

Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1966 2h 28m

A grieving widower has a complex relationship with his daughter, blaming her for his wife's death. As she grows up, a kind poet helps her heal and find happiness despite her father's conflicted behavior.

Boot Polish

Boot Polish

Prakash Arora 1954 2h 29m

Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.

The Jungle

The Jungle

William Berke 1952 1h 13m

An Indian princess (Marie Windsor), her adviser (Cesar Romero) and a white hunter (Rod Cameron) fight woolly mammoths. Filmed in sepia.

Kismet

Kismet

Gyan Mukherjee 1943 2h 23m

A former theater owner and his crippled daughter live in poverty until a chance encounter with a young pickpocket brings romance for the petty criminal and daughter as well as a chance by the father to get back at the villainous new theater owner who ousted him from the business years before.

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