Shyama

Shyama was born on June 7, 1935 in Lahore, Punjab, British India as Khurshid Akhtar. She was an actress, known for Sharada (1957), Khazanchi (1958) and Isi Ka Naam Duniya Hai (1962). She was married to Fali Mistry. She died on November 14, 2017 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Maa (1952)

Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education. Rajan is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Roy
CAST:  Bharat Bhushan  •  Leela Chitnis  •  Shyama  •  Nazir Hussain

Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education. Rajan is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Roy
CAST:  Bharat Bhushan  •  Leela Chitnis  •  Shyama  •  Nazir Hussain

Sazaa (1951)

Kamini (Shyama) runs over a young man (Dev Anand), who is seriously injured. Kamini visits him daily even while he is unconscious. When he recovers, she is attracted to him, and sets him up with employment with her dad Seth Mothumal's (Gope) business as a manager. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fali Mistry
CAST:  Nimmi  •  Dev Anand  •  Shyama  •  Gope

Kamini (Shyama) runs over a young man (Dev Anand), who is seriously injured. Kamini visits him daily even while he is unconscious. When he recovers, she is attracted to him, and sets him up with employment with her dad Seth Mothumal's (Gope) business as a manager. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fali Mistry
CAST:  Nimmi  •  Dev Anand  •  Shyama  •  Gope

Sister in law (1957)

Shanta agrees to marry a lesser educated man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Panju  •  R. Krishnan
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Pandari Bai  •  Shyama  •  Jagdeep

Shanta agrees to marry a lesser educated man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S. Panju  •  R. Krishnan
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Pandari Bai  •  Shyama  •  Jagdeep

Parwana (1947)

Inder is from a well-educated family but spends his life to help people in need which causes many misunderstandings  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.K. Nanda
CAST:  K.L. Saigal  •  Suraiya  •  Shyama  •  K.N. Singh

Inder is from a well-educated family but spends his life to help people in need which causes many misunderstandings  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.K. Nanda
CAST:  K.L. Saigal  •  Suraiya  •  Shyama  •  K.N. Singh

Kangan (1971)

Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He is studying Medicine in the city, is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Shanta, and everyone expects them to get married soon. However, Janki does not approve of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. B. Tilak
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Mala Sinha  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Shyama

Sunil lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a village in India along with his widowed mom, Janki. He is studying Medicine in the city, is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Shanta, and everyone expects them to get married soon. However, Janki does not approve of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. B. Tilak
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Mala Sinha  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Shyama

Chandan (1958)

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DIRECTION:  M. V. Raman
CAST:  Kishore Kumar  •  Nutan  •  Mala Sinha  •  Pran Sikand

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DIRECTION:  M. V. Raman
CAST:  Kishore Kumar  •  Nutan  •  Mala Sinha  •  Pran Sikand

Nili (1950)

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DIRECTION:  Ratilal Hemchand Punatar
CAST:  Suraiya  •  Shyama  •  Agha  •  Cuckoo

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DIRECTION:  Ratilal Hemchand Punatar
CAST:  Suraiya  •  Shyama  •  Agha  •  Cuckoo

Prabhat (1973)

Village belle Sarita falls in love with young and dashing Ramesh, gets married to him, and re-locates to the city. Once in the city, Ramesh takes her to a brothel, and asks her to wait for him for a few days. Unknown to her, Ramesh has sold her to brothel madame, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sikander Khanna
CAST:  Zaheeda  •  Roopesh Kumar  •  Jaya Kausalya  •  Kamal Kapoor

Village belle Sarita falls in love with young and dashing Ramesh, gets married to him, and re-locates to the city. Once in the city, Ramesh takes her to a brothel, and asks her to wait for him for a few days. Unknown to her, Ramesh has sold her to brothel madame, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sikander Khanna
CAST:  Zaheeda  •  Roopesh Kumar  •  Jaya Kausalya  •  Kamal Kapoor

Chhoo Mantar (1956)

Baijnath alias Baiju is a slacker, trouble-maker, unemployed, and a flirt. The villagers rally together and force his father to ask him to leave the village, which Baiju does. Baiju's travels take him to the castle of a king, who has a beautiful daughter named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sadiq
CAST:  Johnny Walker  •  Anita Guha  •  Gajanan Jagirdar  •  S.N. Banerjee

Baijnath alias Baiju is a slacker, trouble-maker, unemployed, and a flirt. The villagers rally together and force his father to ask him to leave the village, which Baiju does. Baiju's travels take him to the castle of a king, who has a beautiful daughter named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sadiq
CAST:  Johnny Walker  •  Anita Guha  •  Gajanan Jagirdar  •  S.N. Banerjee

Khazanchi (1958)

Harish lives happily with his sister Geeta and his father Radhe Mohan. Radhe Mohan is the titular "khazanchi" (treasurer) at the Northern India Bank. Harish and Usha fall in love with each other. However, they face obstacles in their love life due to Usha's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.N. Arora
CAST:  Shyama  •  Balraj Sahni  •  Chitra  •  Rajendra Kumar

Harish lives happily with his sister Geeta and his father Radhe Mohan. Radhe Mohan is the titular "khazanchi" (treasurer) at the Northern India Bank. Harish and Usha fall in love with each other. However, they face obstacles in their love life due to Usha's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.N. Arora
CAST:  Shyama  •  Balraj Sahni  •  Chitra  •  Rajendra Kumar

Char Paise (1955)

A couple of gangsters mistake CID Inspector Mohan for a civilian and propose a business plan to him. When he refuses their offer, they plan to make his life miserable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  NK Ziree
CAST:  Kishore Kumar  •  Johnny Walker  •  Shyama  •  Agha

A couple of gangsters mistake CID Inspector Mohan for a civilian and propose a business plan to him. When he refuses their offer, they plan to make his life miserable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  NK Ziree
CAST:  Kishore Kumar  •  Johnny Walker  •  Shyama  •  Agha

Pyar (1950)

Pyar is a movie directed by V.M. Vyas featuring Raj Kapoor, Nargis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V.M. Vyas
CAST:  Raj Kapoor  •  Nargis  •  Prashant Kumar  •  Wazir Mohammed Khan

Pyar is a movie directed by V.M. Vyas featuring Raj Kapoor, Nargis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V.M. Vyas
CAST:  Raj Kapoor  •  Nargis  •  Prashant Kumar  •  Wazir Mohammed Khan

Mirza Sahiban (1957)

Based on one of the four tragic romances of the Punjab, it is only one of over a dozen film versions of the tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ravi Kapoor
CAST:  Shyama  •  Shammi Kapoor  •  Ram Singh  •  Madan Puri

Based on one of the four tragic romances of the Punjab, it is only one of over a dozen film versions of the tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ravi Kapoor
CAST:  Shyama  •  Shammi Kapoor  •  Ram Singh  •  Madan Puri
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