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List of Dilip Kumar Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
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Mughal-E-Azam
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Mughal-E-Azam is a historical romantic drama film which takes us to the 16th century. It revolves around the Mughal Prince Saleem, who falls for a dancer in his court. Even though he wants nothing more than to be with her, his father, the Mughal Emperor Akbar, doesn’t approve of their relationship. This leads to a big conflict between father and son.    

Role:
Prince Saleem
Starring:
Madhubala, Durga Khote, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nigar Sultana
Directed By:
K. Asif
2. Sagina Mahato (1971)
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3
Sagina Mahato
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3
Starring:
Saira Banu, Anil Chatterjee, Bhanu Bannerjee, Kalyan Chatterjee
Directed By:
Tapan Sinha
3. Jwar Bhata (1944)
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2
Jwar Bhata
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2
Role:
Jagdish
Starring:
Ruma Guha Thakurta, Aga Jaan, Vikram Kapoor, Arun Kumar Mukherjee
Directed By:
Amiya Chakrabarty
4. Madhumati (1958)
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Madhumati
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Role:
Anand / Deven
Starring:
Pran, Johnny Walker, Jayant, Vyjayanthimala
Directed By:
Bimal Roy
5. Naya Daur (1957)
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Naya Daur
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Role:
Shankar
Starring:
Jeevan, Ajit, Chand Usmani, Vyjayanthimala
Directed By:
B.R. Chopra
6. Musafir (1957)
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Musafir
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4
Starring:
Nasir Hussain, Durga Khote, Bipin Gupta, Suchitra Sen
Directed By:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
7. Devdas (1955)
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Devdas
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Role:
Devdas
Starring:
Nasir Hussain, Vyjayanthimala, Suchitra Sen, Motilal
Directed By:
Bimal Roy
8. Hulchul (1951)
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Hulchul
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Role:
Kishore
Starring:
Nargis, Jeevan, K.N. Singh, Sitara
Directed By:
S.K. Ojha
9. Foot Path (1953)
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Foot Path
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3
Role:
Noshu Sharma
Starring:
Anwar Hussain, Meena Kumari, Achala Sachdev, Ramesh Thapar
Directed By:
Zia Sarhadi
10. Shakti (1982)
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Shakti
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Role:
DCP Ashwini Kumar
Starring:
Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rakhee Gulzar, Smita Patil
Directed By:
Ramesh Sippy
11. Jugnu (1947)
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Jugnu
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3
Starring:
Shashikala, Ruby Mayer, Noorjahan, Ghulam Mohammed
Directed By:
Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
12. Insaniyat (1955)
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Insaniyat
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3
Role:
Mangal
Starring:
Dev Anand, Vijayalaxmi, Bina Rai, Shobhna Samarth
Directed By:
S.S. Vasan
13. Jogan (1950)
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Jogan
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Vijay is an orphaned atheist who falls for Meeradevi, a married religious woman. However, she not only rejects him, but asks him to stay away from her. When she falls ill, he eventually gets close to her, and she finds herself drawn to him as well. She begins to tell him how she was coerced into marrying a much older man by her brother, and why she decided to forsake all materialistic bonds.

Role:
Vijay
Starring:
Nargis, Pratima Devi, Tabassum, Purnima
Directed By:
Kidar Nath Sharma
14. Uran Khatola (1955)
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Uran Khatola
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Role:
Kashi
Starring:
Jeevan, Nimmi, Surya Kumari, Roopmala
Directed By:
S.U. Sunny
15. Tarana (1951)
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Tarana
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A young doctor, Motilal, is stranded in a village after his plane crashes. He meets Tarana, a village girl, and falls in love with her. 

Role:
Dr. Motilal
Starring:
Madhubala, Jeevan, Shyama, Gulab
Directed By:
Ram Daryani
16. Babul (1950)
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Babul
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3

Ashok is a young man from a wealthy family who works as a postmaster. Bela, the simple daughter of the former postmaster, strives for his affections. However, she faces competition from Usha, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, who seems to be more suitable for Ashok.

Role:
Ashok
Starring:
Nargis, Amar, A. Shah Shikarpuri, Munawar Sultana
Directed By:
S.U. Sunny
17. Kranti (1981)
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Kranti
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The film, set in the nineteenth century British India, revolves round Sanga, a loyal servant of the Kingdom of Ramgarh. When he finds out that the British are misusing a favor granted by the King, he goes on to report the transgression, but finds the king stabbed to death.  He is then charged with murder; but escapes to form a revolutionary group, whose only aim is to free India.

Role:
Sanga / Kranti
Starring:
Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Manoj Kumar
Directed By:
Manoj Kumar
18. Gunga Jumna (1961)
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Gunga Jumna
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This action drama film tells the story of two brothers Gungaram and Jumna. Gungaram, the elder brother, is a poor indebted farmer, who works hard to educate his younger brother and make him a police officer, after their mother passes away. However, several years later, Gungaram becomes an outlaw due to circumstances and Jumna is assigned to catch him.  

Role:
Gungaram
Starring:
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Vyjayanthimala, Azra, Nasir Khan
Directed By:
Nitin Bose
19. Shikast (1953)
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Shikast
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Role:
Ram Singh
Starring:
Durga Khote, K.N. Singh, Leela Mishra, Nalini Jaywant
Directed By:
Ramesh Saigal
20. Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
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Ram Aur Shyam
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Role:
Ram / Shyam
Starring:
Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Laxmi Chhaya, Baby Farida
Directed By:
Tapi Chanakya
21. Mashaal (1984)
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Mashaal
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Mashaal is a 1984 action drama film, which revolves around Vinod Kumar, an honest man, who tries to expose the ills of society through his newspaper Mashaal. But, circumstances force Vinod to become an underworld Don.

Role:
Vinod Kumar
Starring:
Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Waheeda Rehman, Rati Agnihotri
Directed By:
22. Shaheed (1948)
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Shaheed
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Role:
Ram
Starring:
Kamini Kaushal, Leela Chitnis, Chandra Mohan, Prabhu Dayal
Directed By:
Ramesh Saigal
23. Nadiya Ke Paar (1948)
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Nadiya Ke Paar
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3
Starring:
David Abraham, Kamini Kaushal, Maya Banerjee, S.L. Puri
Directed By:
Kishore Sahu
24. Karma (1986)
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Karma
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Role:
Vishwa Pratap Singh aka Rana
Starring:
Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Anil Kapoor, Nutan
Directed By:
Subhash Ghai
25. Arzoo (1950)
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Arzoo
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3
Role:
Badal
Starring:
Neelam, Kamini Kaushal, Shashikala, Arif
Directed By:
Shaheed Latif
26. Naukadubi (1947)
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Naukadubi
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Role:
Ramesh
Starring:
Meera Mishra, Ranjana, Moni Chatterjee, Pahadi Sanyal
Directed By:
Nitin Bose
27. Sagina (1974)
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Sagina
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Sagina is a musical drama film which tells the story of Sagina, a factory laborer working in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India, who is known for being aggressively against the British rule in India.   

Role:
Sagina Mahato
Starring:
Saira Banu, Aparna Sen, Anil Chatterjee, Swarup Dutt
Directed By:
Tapan Sinha
28. Vidhaata (1982)
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Vidhaata
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Shamsher Singh avenges the thugs who killed his police-officer son, then flees with orphaned grandson Kunal. Aided by an underworld don, Shamsher turns into powerful smuggler Sobhraj, while Kunal is raised by employee Abu Baba to be an upright man. Kunal falls for poor girl Durga, but Sobhraj disapproves and tries to separate them, which leads Kunal to discover Sobhraj’s double life.  

Starring:
Sanjay Dutt, Tom Alter, Harbans Darshan M. Arora, Jagdeep, Birbal
Directed By:
Subhash Ghai
29. Deedar (1951)
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Deedar
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Deedar is a romantic musical film which tells the story of a visually impaired man named Shamu, who decides to look for his childhood sweetheart, while also earning a living by singing. Despite the fact that her father opposed the relationship years ago, he continues to look for her.

Role:
Shamu
Starring:
Nargis, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Tabassum
Directed By:
Nitin Bose
30. Leader (1964)
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Leader
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Leader is a political drama film which tells the story of a law graduate Vijay Khanna, who is also an editor of a tabloid. When general elections are underway, Vijay finds himself accused of the murder of a political leader. Along with his girlfriend, he tries to expose the real criminals and clear his name.

Role:
Vijay Khanna
Starring:
Nasir Hussain, D.K. Sapru, Jayant, Vyjayanthimala
Directed By:
Ram Mukherjee
31. Yahudi (1958)
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Yahudi
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4
Role:
Shehzada Marcus
Starring:
Nasir Hussain, Meena Kumari, Nigar Sultana, Sohrab Modi
Directed By:
Bimal Roy
32. Anokha Pyar (1948)
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4
Anokha Pyar
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4
Role:
Ashok
Starring:
Nargis, Mukri, Nalini Jaywant, Habib
Directed By:
M.I. Dharamsey
33. Gopi (1970)
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Gopi
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4

Gopi is a drama film which revolves around an honest and simple man, Gopi, staying with his brother in a village, but he is accused of theft falsely by the landlord. His brother throws him out, and Gopi decides to go to the city, and return only after he is wealthy.

Role:
Gopiram 'Gopi'
Starring:
Saira Banu, Pran, Johnny Walker, Sudesh Kumar
Directed By:
A. Bhimsingh
34. Azaad (1955)
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4
Azaad
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4
Role:
Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan / Kumar
Starring:
Pran, Murad, Meena Kumari, Raj Mehra
Directed By:
Sriramulu Naidu S.M.
35. Aan (1952)
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Aan
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4
Role:
Jai Tilak
Starring:
Prem Nath, Nadira, Nimmi, Sheela Naik
Directed By:
Mehboob Khan
36. Aadmi (1968)
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Aadmi
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5
Role:
Rajesh / Raja Saab
Starring:
Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Simi Garewal, Manoj Kumar
Directed By:
A. Bhimsingh
37. Amar (1954)
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Amar
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Amar is an honest and just lawyer who is soon to get married to a woman named Anju. However, due to circumstances, he ends up raping Soniya, a poor villager. When the villagers find out that Soniya is pregnant, she refuses to name the father, and the villagers decide to get her lynched.

Role:
Advocate Amarnath
Starring:
Madhubala, Jayant, Nimmi, Ulhas
Directed By:
Mehboob Khan
38. Mela (1948)
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Mela
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3

Manju is a young girl living in a village, with her father and stepmother. She likes a boy named Mohan, who is her friend since childhood. However, things get ugly when Mehkoo, a retired army-man, enters their lives. He spreads rumors about Mohan and gets Manju married to an older ailing man.

Role:
Mohan
Starring:
Nargis, Jeevan, Roopkamal, Noorjahan
Directed By:
S.U. Sunny
39. Sunghursh (1968)
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Sunghursh
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4
Role:
Kundan S. Prasad / Bajrangi
Starring:
Sanjeev Kumar, Jayant, Vyjayanthimala, Balraj Sahni
Directed By:
Harnam Singh Rawail
40. Shabnam (1949)
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Shabnam
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3
Starring:
Jeevan, Cuckoo, Shyama, Mubarak
Directed By:
Bibhuti Mitra
41. Andaz (1949)
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Andaz
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5

Although he is just a friend to Neena, Dilip is in love with her and is shocked to find her engaged to Rajan. However, he continues with the association even after they get married so that the other man does not suspect anything. But Rajan comes to know about it by accident and thinks Neena is unfaithful to him, leading to death and heartburn. 

Role:
Dilip
Starring:
Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Cuckoo, V.H. Desai
Directed By:
Mehboob Khan
42. Daag (1952)
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Daag
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4
Role:
Shankar
Starring:
Usha Kiran, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Lalita Pawar, Nimmi
Directed By:
Amiya Chakrabarty
43. Dastaan (1972)
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4
Dastaan
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4
Role:
Diwan Anil Kumar / Judge Vishnu Sahay
Starring:
Sharmila Tagore, Prem Chopra, Bindu, I.S. Johar
Directed By:
B.R. Chopra
44. Sangdil (1952)
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Sangdil
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3

Years after two childhood sweethearts are forced to separate, things take a turn when they suddenly get back together. Everything seems happy for the couple, but it seems that the boy is hiding something.      

Role:
Shankar
Starring:
Madhubala, Dara Singh, Shammi, Leela Chitnis
Directed By:
R.C. Talwar
45. Paigham (1959)
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3
Paigham
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3
Role:
Ratan Lal
Starring:
Raaj Kumar, Johnny Walker, Vyjayanthimala, Saroja Devi B.
Directed By:
S.S. Vasan
46. Anokha Milan (1972)
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3
Anokha Milan
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3
Role:
Warden
Starring:
Dharmendra, Abhi Bhattacharya, Pranoti Ghosh, Brahm Bhardwaj
Directed By:
Jagannath Chatterjee
47. Kohinoor (1960)
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Kohinoor
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4
Starring:
Meena Kumari, Azim, Bina, Leela Chitnis
Directed By:
S.U. Sunny
48. Mazdoor (1983)
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4
Mazdoor
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4
Role:
Dinanath Saxena
Starring:
Rati Agnihotri, Raj Babbar, Padmini Kolhapure, Nanda
Directed By:
Ravi Chopra
49. Bairaag (1976)
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Bairaag
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4

Thakur Chandrabhan lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small Indian village. His grand-daughter Tara is of marriageable age, and her wedding is arranged with a young man from a noble family named Pratap Singh, who demands a dowry of 300,000 Rupees.  However, things get ugly when Pratap absconds with the money. Now it is up to their manservant Bhola, who is secretly in love with Tara, to find and bring him back. Meanwhile, Tara makes up her mind to marry no one else but Bhola.

Role:
Kailash / Bholenath / Sanjay
Starring:
Saira Banu, Prem Chopra, Sujit Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar
Directed By:
Asit Sen
50. Duniya (1984)
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Duniya
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4

Mohan is an honest worker, but he is framed for the murder of his employer. He loses his wife and his son, and is sent to prison. After his release, he decides to take revenge against the men who wronged him.

Role:
Mohan Kumar
Starring:
Amrita Singh, Rishi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Prem Chopra, Ashok Kumar
Directed By:
Ramesh Talwar
51. Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
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Dil Diya Dard Liya
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4

Thakur is a kind-hearted widowed landlord, who lives with his daughter Roopa and his son Ramesh. He adopts a child named Shankar, who eventually falls in love with the former’s daughter. Ramesh however hates Shankar and when he finds out that Roopa likes Shankar as well and wants to marry him, he decides to get Shankar killed.

Role:
Shankar / Rajasahab
Starring:
Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama
Directed By:
Dilip Kumar, Abdul Rashid Kardar
52. Ghar Ki Izzat (1948)
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3
Ghar Ki Izzat
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3
Role:
Chanda
Starring:
Jeevan, Manorama, Gope, Mumtaz Shanti
Directed By:
Ram Daryani
53. Saudagar (1991)
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Saudagar
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9
Role:
Veeru Singh / Veeru
Starring:
Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Mushran, Raaj Kumar
Directed By:
Subhash Ghai
54. Pratima (1945)
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Pratima
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3
Starring:
Mukri
Directed By:
P. Jairaj
55. Dharm Adhikari (1986)
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4
Dharm Adhikari
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4
Role:
Dharamraj
Starring:
Sridevi, Kader Khan, Jeetendra, Pran,
Directed By:
K. Raghavendra Rao, M. Madhusudhana Rao
56. Izzatdaar (1990)
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Izzatdaar
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5
Starring:
Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Yunus Parvez, Asrani, Shiva Rindani
Directed By:
K. Bapaiah, J. Hemambar
57. Kanoon Apna Apna (1989)
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4
Kanoon Apna Apna
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4
Role:
Collector Jagatpratap Singh
Starring:
Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Nutan
Directed By:
Gopal B.
58. Qila (1998)
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Qila
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4
Role:
Jagannath Singh / Judge Amaranath Singh
Starring:
Rekha, Mukul Dev, Smita Jaykar, Mamta Kulkarni
Directed By:
Umesh Mehra
59. Kalinga (1996)
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Kalinga
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Starring:
Jackie Shroff, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Raj Kiran, Ammtoje Mann
Directed By:
Dilip Kumar

Director

Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
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Dil Diya Dard Liya
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Thakur is a kind-hearted widowed landlord, who lives with his daughter Roopa and his son Ramesh. He adopts a child named Shankar, who eventually falls in love with the former’s daughter. Ramesh however hates Shankar and when he finds out that Roopa likes Shankar as well and wants to marry him, he decides to get Shankar killed.

Starring:
Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama
Directed By:
Dilip Kumar, Abdul Rashid Kardar
Kalinga (1996)
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Kalinga
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Starring:
Jackie Shroff, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Raj Kiran, Ammtoje Mann
Directed By:
Dilip Kumar

Narrator/Dubbing

Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)
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Naya Din Nai Raat
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Naya Din, Naya Raat is a drama film which tells the story of Sushma, a young girl, who runs away from home in order to avoid getting married against her will. On her way, she meets several people, and each one of them, representing a distinct facet of human nature, makes a significant impact on her life.

Role:
Narrator (uncredited)
Starring:
Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar, V. Gopal, Sunder
Directed By:
A. Bhimsingh

Special Appearance/Cameo

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1968)
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Sadhu Aur Shaitaan
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Sadhu Aur Shaitan is a comedy thriller film which tells the story of Bajrang, an honest and simple taxi driver, who tries to help everyone in trouble. Meanwhile, he is attracted to a schoolteacher named Vidya, whose brother is a drama artist. Things take a turn for him when a man claiming to be his childhood friend enters their lives one day. However, he actually plans to rob a bank and pin the blame on Sadhuram, Bajrang’s close friend.

Role:
Guy with a sugarcane (uncredited)
Starring:
Pran, Nasir Hussain, Anwar Hussain, Mehmood
Directed By:
A. Bhimsingh
Phir Kab Milogi (1974)
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Phir Kab Milogi
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Role:
Teja Singh (guest appearance)
Starring:
Deven Verma, Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Abhi Bhattacharya
Directed By:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee