Acting
Simi Garewal
Born October 17, 1947 · Ludhiana, Punjab, India (age 78)
Simi Garewal (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian actress, director, producer and a talk show hostess. She is the recipient of two Filmfare awards and a ITA Award. She is known for her work in Hindi films like Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha, Karz and Udeekaan (Punjabi film). She acted in the Bengali movie named Aranyer Din Ratri directed by Satyajit Ray. She is also known for her cel…
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Mera Naam Joker · 1970Mera Naam Joker
★ 7.31970
MovieDramaRomance
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
Tarzan Goes to India · 1962Tarzan Goes to India
★ 4.41962
MovieActionAdventure
Summoned by an Indian princess, Tarzan travels to India where hundreds of wild elephants are in danger. A company is building a hydroelectric dam and the contractors have only a few weeks to finish the job. The building of the dam will flood the valley surrounded by mountains. There is one pass through which the elephant herd can escape but that is being closed. Tarzan comes up against an old nemesis, Bryce, the chief engineer. Bryce undertook a similar dam project in Africa and had a penchant for shooting elephants. It's up to Tarzan to organize the move before Bryce manages to close the pass.
The Burning Train · 1980The Burning Train
★ 6.61980
MovieActionThriller
An engineer's dream of making the perfect train for Indian Railways is given hope when the company commissions his prototype. After years dedicating himself to his dream, his family has suffered, but now he hopes to make it all up to them with the train's triumphant inaugural journey. However, an embittered fellow employee has other ideas.
Days and Nights in the Forest · 1970Days and Nights in the Forest
★ 7.11970
MovieDramaComedy
Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
Namak Haraam · 1973Namak Haraam
★ 6.31973
MovieDramaAction
Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a rift between the two friends.
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor · 1986Living Legend - Raj Kapoor
1986
MovieDocumentary
"Living Legend - Raj Kapoor" is a revealing portrait of Raj Kapoor, a charismatic personality who held centre-stage in the Indian film industry for more than four decades! In a highly personalized interview, Raj Kapoor talks to the film's director, Simi Garewal, about his emotional evolution.. his regrets.. his love.. his music.. his films and his philosophies. The viewers are also treated to glimpses of haunting scenes and songs from his films.
Aadmi · 1968Aadmi
★ 8.01968
MovieMusicRomance
Rajesh, is very insecure and possessive almost to the point of an obsession. He introduces Meena to his close and best friend, Dr. Shekhar, and soon gets formally engaged to Meena. Thereafter, Rajesh and Meena have an automobile accident, in which Rajesh becomes paralyzed and must be confined in a wheelchair. It is then that Rajesh finds out that Shekhar and Meena are having an affair, and the old murderous and possessive hatred, that he had managed to conceal, surfaces again - and this time will it will be Shekhar's turn.
Rukhsat · 1988Rukhsat
★ 9.81988
MovieRomance
Arjun Rai lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, and works as an auto mechanic for a living. He and wealthy Sapna are in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Sapna's dad, who wants her to get married to someone wealthy. Arjun decides to buy his own garage and borrows money from a client, Jagdish Chopra. He works hard and is able to save some money. When he goes to propose for Sapna's hand, her dad asks his watchmen to throw him out, while doing so they find out he was armed, as a result police are summoned and he is arrested. Sapna re-locates to the U.S. to stay with her aunt, who subsequently convinces her to get married to Gautam Saigal.
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