Amiya Chakrabarty

Patita (1953)

Radha earns a living begging in order to support herself and her crippled and ailing father. They live in a small tenement, under the constant threat of eviction by their landlord for unpaid rent for several months. One day, while begging, Radha meets a young man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Dev Anand

Radha earns a living begging in order to support herself and her crippled and ailing father. They live in a small tenement, under the constant threat of eviction by their landlord for unpaid rent for several months. One day, while begging, Radha meets a young man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Dev Anand

Kath Putli (1957)

In this Bollywood classic tearjerker, a romance for the ages blooms between the puppeteer Shivraj and the young admirer Pushpa after Shivraj loses the use of his hands and his livelihood. But love turns to resentment when Pushpa begins paying the bills with money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty  •  Nitin Bose
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Vyjayanthimala  •  Kumari Kamala  •  Jawahar Kaul

In this Bollywood classic tearjerker, a romance for the ages blooms between the puppeteer Shivraj and the young admirer Pushpa after Shivraj loses the use of his hands and his livelihood. But love turns to resentment when Pushpa begins paying the bills with money ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty  •  Nitin Bose
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Vyjayanthimala  •  Kumari Kamala  •  Jawahar Kaul

Seema (1955)

Gauri, an orphan, is falsely accused of theft and lands up in a reformatory run by Ashok. Due to her rebelliousness, she gets into trouble. But, gradually she comes into her own with Ashok's help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Sunder  •  Pratima Devi  •  C.S. Dubey

Gauri, an orphan, is falsely accused of theft and lands up in a reformatory run by Ashok. Due to her rebelliousness, she gets into trouble. But, gradually she comes into her own with Ashok's help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Balraj Sahni  •  Sunder  •  Pratima Devi  •  C.S. Dubey

Jwar Bhata (1944)

Film starring Ruma Guha Thakurta, Aga Jaan and Vikram Kapoor  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Aga Jaan  •  Vikram Kapoor  •  Dilip Kumar

Film starring Ruma Guha Thakurta, Aga Jaan and Vikram Kapoor  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Aga Jaan  •  Vikram Kapoor  •  Dilip Kumar

Basant (1942)

Uma (Mumtaz Shanti) and Babul (Suresh) are poor and homeless siblings. Both of them have got singing talent but are unable to find any job. Then they meet Nirmal who is younger brother of theater owner Janki Babu. Nirmal persuades his brother to give them a chance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Mumtaz Shanti  •  Mumtaz Ali  •  Madhubala  •  Suresh

Uma (Mumtaz Shanti) and Babul (Suresh) are poor and homeless siblings. Both of them have got singing talent but are unable to find any job. Then they meet Nirmal who is younger brother of theater owner Janki Babu. Nirmal persuades his brother to give them a chance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Mumtaz Shanti  •  Mumtaz Ali  •  Madhubala  •  Suresh

Badal (1951)

A peasant and his followers take up banditry and rebellion in response to unjust taxation from wicked deputies of the King. Robin Hood style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Madhubala  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Purnima  •  Hiralal

A peasant and his followers take up banditry and rebellion in response to unjust taxation from wicked deputies of the King. Robin Hood style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Madhubala  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Purnima  •  Hiralal

Daag (1952)

Shankar and Paro love each other, but their relationship is strained by his drinking problem and Paro's sudden wealth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Dilip Kumar  •  Nimmi  •  Lalita Pawar  •  Usha Kiran

Shankar and Paro love each other, but their relationship is strained by his drinking problem and Paro's sudden wealth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Dilip Kumar  •  Nimmi  •  Lalita Pawar  •  Usha Kiran

Shahenshah (1953)

Prince Rashid fights to regain his kingdom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Ranjan  •  Kamini Kaushal  •  Shakila  •  K.N. Singh

Prince Rashid fights to regain his kingdom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Ranjan  •  Kamini Kaushal  •  Shakila  •  K.N. Singh

Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)

A romance masquerading as a debate on art. A painter, a writer and a singer meet three women, each of whom loves one of the art forms they practise. Unfortunately, they are mismatched. The ensuing misunderstandings are resolved only after their respective soul ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Anita Guha  •  Anoop Kumar  •  Jawahar Kaul  •  Ameeta

A romance masquerading as a debate on art. A painter, a writer and a singer meet three women, each of whom loves one of the art forms they practise. Unfortunately, they are mismatched. The ensuing misunderstandings are resolved only after their respective soul ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amiya Chakrabarty
CAST:  Anita Guha  •  Anoop Kumar  •  Jawahar Kaul  •  Ameeta