Manohar Singh

Chandni (1989)

Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yash Chopra
CAST:  Vinod Khanna  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Sridevi  •  Waheeda Rehman

Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yash Chopra
CAST:  Vinod Khanna  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Sridevi  •  Waheeda Rehman

Lamhe (1991)

Viren falls for Pallavi, but she marries Siddharth. The couple dies, leaving behind their daughter, who grows up to look just like her mother and falls in love with Viren.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yash Chopra
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Sridevi  •  Waheeda Rehman  •  Anupam Kher

Viren falls for Pallavi, but she marries Siddharth. The couple dies, leaving behind their daughter, who grows up to look just like her mother and falls in love with Viren.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yash Chopra
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Sridevi  •  Waheeda Rehman  •  Anupam Kher

Patthar Ke Phool (1991)

Suraj falls in love with Kiran and doesn't know that she is the daughter of an underworld kingpin. Suraj's life takes a drastic turn when the same criminal kills his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Balani
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Kiran Kumar  •  Manohar Singh

Suraj falls in love with Kiran and doesn't know that she is the daughter of an underworld kingpin. Suraj's life takes a drastic turn when the same criminal kills his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Balani
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Raveena Tandon  •  Kiran Kumar  •  Manohar Singh

Dushmani (1995)

In order to settle personal scores; two gang leaders, Jai Singh and Oberoi fight for many years in gang-wars. There enmity multiplies when Jai's younger brother, Suraj falls in love with Oberoi's sister, Sapna which forces Suraj and Sapna to elope. Jai then locates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bunty Soorma
CAST:  Sunny Deol  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manisha Koirala

In order to settle personal scores; two gang leaders, Jai Singh and Oberoi fight for many years in gang-wars. There enmity multiplies when Jai's younger brother, Suraj falls in love with Oberoi's sister, Sapna which forces Suraj and Sapna to elope. Jai then locates ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bunty Soorma
CAST:  Sunny Deol  •  Jackie Shroff  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manisha Koirala

Tirangaa (1993)

After having witnessed the gruesome murder of his father, Harish's plans for revenge go for a toss when he is framed by the same mafia boss who killed his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehul Kumar
CAST:  Raaj Kumar  •  Nana Patekar  •  Suresh Oberoi  •  Alok Nath

After having witnessed the gruesome murder of his father, Harish's plans for revenge go for a toss when he is framed by the same mafia boss who killed his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mehul Kumar
CAST:  Raaj Kumar  •  Nana Patekar  •  Suresh Oberoi  •  Alok Nath

Kasba (1991)

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kumar Shahani
CAST:  Mita Vashisht  •  Manohar Singh  •  Navjot Hansra  •  K.K. Raina

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kumar Shahani
CAST:  Mita Vashisht  •  Manohar Singh  •  Navjot Hansra  •  K.K. Raina

New Delhi Times (1986)

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppress his story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romesh Sharma
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Om Puri  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppress his story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romesh Sharma
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Om Puri  •  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Diksha (1991)

Circa British Rule in India, a man vows to make his only surviving son, Narayan, alias Nani, a Brahmachari to atone for the deaths of five of his children. He takes this child to a remote village in Karnataka, South India, where he leaves his 11 year old son in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arun Kaul
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Vijay Kashyap  •  Anubhav Mishra  •  Sulabha Arya

Circa British Rule in India, a man vows to make his only surviving son, Narayan, alias Nani, a Brahmachari to atone for the deaths of five of his children. He takes this child to a remote village in Karnataka, South India, where he leaves his 11 year old son in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arun Kaul
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Vijay Kashyap  •  Anubhav Mishra  •  Sulabha Arya

Daddy (1989)

Pooja has been brought up by her grandparents, and has no recollection of her mom and dad. She is told by her grandpa, Kantaprasad, that her dad had passed away. Years later, Pooja has now grown up. She starts getting mysterious phone calls from a male who merely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt
CAST:  Pooja Bhatt  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manohar Singh  •  Avtar Gill

Pooja has been brought up by her grandparents, and has no recollection of her mom and dad. She is told by her grandpa, Kantaprasad, that her dad had passed away. Years later, Pooja has now grown up. She starts getting mysterious phone calls from a male who merely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt
CAST:  Pooja Bhatt  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manohar Singh  •  Avtar Gill

Party (1984)

A party is held in honor of the recipient of a literary prize, which attracts the cultural elite of the town. Missing is Amrit, a writer who left a promising literary career to become an activist among the tribals. His attempt to bridge the chasm between words and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Govind Nihalani
CAST:  Deepa Sahi  •  Rohini Hattangadi  •  Shafi Inamdar  •  Amrish Puri

A party is held in honor of the recipient of a literary prize, which attracts the cultural elite of the town. Missing is Amrit, a writer who left a promising literary career to become an activist among the tribals. His attempt to bridge the chasm between words and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Govind Nihalani
CAST:  Deepa Sahi  •  Rohini Hattangadi  •  Shafi Inamdar  •  Amrish Puri

Sadak (1991)

A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Pooja Bhatt  •  Deepak Tijori  •  Neelima Azim

A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Pooja Bhatt  •  Deepak Tijori  •  Neelima Azim

Damul (1985)

Damul (Bonded Until Death) highlights the ill effects of the Bonded Labour System while narrating the story of a bonded labor who is left with no choice but to steal by his landlord.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Jha
CAST:  Annu Kapoor  •  Sreela Majumdar  •  Manohar Singh  •  Deepti Naval

Damul (Bonded Until Death) highlights the ill effects of the Bonded Labour System while narrating the story of a bonded labor who is left with no choice but to steal by his landlord.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Jha
CAST:  Annu Kapoor  •  Sreela Majumdar  •  Manohar Singh  •  Deepti Naval

Tarpan (1995)

The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven. It deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter-related stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Bikram Singh
CAST:  Om Puri  •  Revathi  •  Dina Pathak  •  Manohar Singh

The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven. It deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter-related stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Bikram Singh
CAST:  Om Puri  •  Revathi  •  Dina Pathak  •  Manohar Singh

Main Azaad Hoon (1989)

A newspaper reporter exploits an ordinary man for few rupees to pose as a man who is fighting against the corrupt politicians and prints imaginary stories in his name to improve the circulation of her newspaper. People take him for real and he becomes a powerful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinnu Anand
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manohar Singh

A newspaper reporter exploits an ordinary man for few rupees to pose as a man who is fighting against the corrupt politicians and prints imaginary stories in his name to improve the circulation of her newspaper. People take him for real and he becomes a powerful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinnu Anand
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Anupam Kher  •  Manohar Singh

Suddenly, One Day (1989)

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Aparna Sen  •  Uttara Baokar  •  Roopa Ganguly

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Aparna Sen  •  Uttara Baokar  •  Roopa Ganguly

Karamati Coat (1993)

Karamati Coat is an award winning children's movie, directed by National School of Drama alumni, Ajay Karthik. The movie revolves around Raju, a poor rag-picker, and his magical coat with a secret attached to it which changed his life. Soon, the secret is out to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajay Karthik
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Veerendra Saxena  •  Om Raut  •  Surekha Sikri

Karamati Coat is an award winning children's movie, directed by National School of Drama alumni, Ajay Karthik. The movie revolves around Raju, a poor rag-picker, and his magical coat with a secret attached to it which changed his life. Soon, the secret is out to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajay Karthik
CAST:  Irrfan Khan  •  Veerendra Saxena  •  Om Raut  •  Surekha Sikri

Kissaa Kursee Kaa (1978)

The plot revolved around a corrupt and evil politician Gangaram or Gangu, trying to woo personified public, depicted as mute and helpless looking. The movie is a humorous comment over the system and the selfishness of the politicians regarded as a motion picture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amrit Nahata
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Rehana Sultan  •  Manohar Singh  •  Chaman Bagga

The plot revolved around a corrupt and evil politician Gangaram or Gangu, trying to woo personified public, depicted as mute and helpless looking. The movie is a humorous comment over the system and the selfishness of the politicians regarded as a motion picture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amrit Nahata
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Rehana Sultan  •  Manohar Singh  •  Chaman Bagga

This Is Not Our Destination (1987)

1987 Hindi drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, in a directorial debut. It starred Manohar Singh, Habib Tanvir, B. M. Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Sushmita Mukherjee and Naseeruddin Shah in lead roles  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sudhir Mishra
CAST:  Manohar Singh  •  Pankaj Kapur  •  Sushmita Mukherjee  •  Naseeruddin Shah

1987 Hindi drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, in a directorial debut. It starred Manohar Singh, Habib Tanvir, B. M. Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Sushmita Mukherjee and Naseeruddin Shah in lead roles  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sudhir Mishra
CAST:  Manohar Singh  •  Pankaj Kapur  •  Sushmita Mukherjee  •  Naseeruddin Shah

Bhairavi (1996)

Ragini is a blind but talented young woman well-versed in all household chores and has a golden voice. Her mother is anxious to get her married. Rajan Swamy enters her life and they fall in love and soon get married. Rajan goes out of town. Weeks pass by and Rajan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aruna Raje
CAST:  Ashwini Bhave  •  Anjana Mumtaz  •  Manohar Singh

Ragini is a blind but talented young woman well-versed in all household chores and has a golden voice. Her mother is anxious to get her married. Rajan Swamy enters her life and they fall in love and soon get married. Rajan goes out of town. Weeks pass by and Rajan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aruna Raje
CAST:  Ashwini Bhave  •  Anjana Mumtaz  •  Manohar Singh