Manmohan Desai

Directing

Manmohan Desai

Born February 26, 1936 · Bombay (now Mumbai), British India

Died March 1, 1994 · aged 58

Manmohan Desai (26 February 1937 – 1 March 1994) was an Indian film producer and director. He was one of the most successful filmmakers of the 70s and 80s. Desai was an influential and sought-after film director of Bollywood and a pioneer of making Masala films.

Known For

Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar Akbar Anthony · 1977
Amar Akbar Anthony
★ 6.91977
MovieActionComedy
Three brothers, each raised in different religious households, reunite after many years in a chance encounter. They set out to take revenge on those responsible for separating them.
CoolieCoolie · 1983
Coolie
★ 6.61983
MovieActionComedy
When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.
ParvarishParvarish · 1977
Parvarish
★ 7.11977
MovieDramaAction
A policeman adopts the son of a bandit. A misunderstanding leads the officer's own biological son to believe he is the bandit's son and he takes up a secret life of crime; meanwhile, the adopted son becomes an officer of the law.
NaseebNaseeb · 1981
Naseeb
★ 7.41981
MovieDrama
The lives of friends Namdev, Raghu, Damu and Jaggi take a turn for the worse when they win a lottery. Raghu and Damu murder Jaggi and frame Namdev who later returns to seek revenge.
SuhaagSuhaag · 1979
Suhaag
★ 5.71979
MovieActionCrime
Durga and Vikram Singh have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way, and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi. Durga gives birth to twins, and Jaggi steals one of them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. Durga is upset when she finds her son missing, but is devastated when Vikram abandons her. With a lot of difficulty, Durga brings up her son, Kishan, and has given up on finding her other son. Kishan has grown up and is now a dedicated police officer. On the other hand, Pascal has exploited Amit, kept him illiterate, doing petty crime, and alcoholic. This gets him in confrontation with Kishan, but ironically the two settle their differences and become fast friends. Vikram is still alive, and is not aware of his two sons and wife being alive.
RotiRoti · 1974
Roti
★ 6.31974
MovieDramaRomance
An escaped criminal finds refuge with the family of a man he killed accidentally.
ChhaliaChhalia · 1960
Chhalia
★ 7.51960
MovieRomance
The tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life; and falls in love with a young woman named Shanti, only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband, Kewal, and adopted son, Anwar. He puts all he can in an effort to locate Kewal and re-unite the family.
Gangaa Jamunaa SaraswathiGangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi · 1988
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
★ 5.41988
MovieActionDrama
In a small town, Gangaa and Jamunaa's budding romance faces obstacles from Hansraj, who harbors dark intentions. Meanwhile, Saraswathi silently pines for Gangaa, as another suitor, Shanker, hopes to win Jamunaa's heart.

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SuhaagSuhaag · 1979
Suhaag
★ 5.71979
MovieActionCrime
Durga and Vikram Singh have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way, and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi. Durga gives birth to twins, and Jaggi steals one of them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. Durga is upset when she finds her son missing, but is devastated when Vikram abandons her. With a lot of difficulty, Durga brings up her son, Kishan, and has given up on finding her other son. Kishan has grown up and is now a dedicated police officer. On the other hand, Pascal has exploited Amit, kept him illiterate, doing petty crime, and alcoholic. This gets him in confrontation with Kishan, but ironically the two settle their differences and become fast friends. Vikram is still alive, and is not aware of his two sons and wife being alive.

Director

Bhai Ho To AisaBhai Ho To Aisa · 1972
Bhai Ho To Aisa
★ 3.51972
Movie
Thakur is a rich and wealthy man. He has two sons, the elder is Ram, who is married but frequents a prostitute Munnibai. The second son is Bharat, who is unmarried, and is good, virtuous, and devoted to his family, and expected to marry Roopa. While disciplining his elder son, Thakur has a heart-attack and passes away, leaving the administration of the estate to his younger son and daughter-in-law, the wife of Ram, Gayetri. This does not auger well with Ram and Mamaji, and they attempt to force Bharat to sign the estate over to them. When they fail, they conspire to kill him, and take over the estate from Gayetri. Bharat overhears this, and goes along with Ram's plan to kill him. He then returns as Daku Mangal Singh, his look-alike, in order to set things right. Things seem to be going well, until Bharat finds himself in a tight corner when he is accused of killing himself.

Director