80s Hindi Movies Rated 4, 3 and 2 Stars in Chanchal Chhaya
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- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsRaj BabbarDeepak ParasharGovardhan AsraniAfter an unsuccessful marriage, Niloufer gets married to Haider, an editor, and eventually falls in love with him. However, soon her marriage bliss ends when her ex-husband Wasim returns in her life.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsBen KingsleyJohn GielgudRohini HattangadiThe life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh SharmaRomesh SharmaStarsShashi KapoorSharmila TagoreOm PuriWhen 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.4 stars out of 4
- DirectorEsmayeel ShroffStarsRajesh KhannaShabana AzmiSiddharthArun takes on the responsibility for the care of his step-mother (Sujatha) and step-sisters on the death of his father. Losses in business result in the sale of their palatial home, and Arun together with his wife (Neema - Shabana Azmi) move to a smaller house. Tensions escalate between Neema and Sujatha, even as Arun struggles financially to meet the needs of his family. Things come to a head when she sees her husband eating sweets from the hand of a beautiful woman doctor in a restaurant. Neema leaves her matrimonial home together with her son Abhinandan. Neema sells her jewelry to support her brother's education, without any return on her investment. She and Abhinandan live a life of genteel poverty on the charity of another brother. Divorce court judgment leaves Arun dissatisfied and resentful and he does not meet his son for years. Meanwhile, Neema feeling wronged and cheated by Arun thinks he has remarried and has a new child. The thread of the story begins to unravel when Abhinandan comes to Bombay for higher education. Does Abhinandan hate his father? Does he ride his Rajdoot-Bobby motorcycle from Bombay to Nasik? What happens when Neema and Arun come face to face, after many years in common grief, worry and concern for the well being of a loved one is to be watched.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRamesh TalwarStarsShashi KapoorRakhee GulzarRekhaSharda and her sister Poornima alias Nima live with their widowed father. Since both have come of age, he first arranges Sharda's marriage with a businessman named Balraj Kohli. Subsequently, Poornima also marries a wealthy young man. But fate has other plans for Nima, for her husband tragically passes away in an accident, leaving her widowed. When Sharda sees her sister in a widow's garb, she loses her mental balance and is institutionalized in Pune Mental Hospital. After approximately 14 years, an inmate strikes Sharda on her head, she loses consciousness for several days. When she regains her senses, she remembers everything that happened 14 years ago, but is unable to recollect her life in the mental hospital. Her treating psychiatrist is ready to discharge her to the care of her husband and her family. Sharda comes home, everything is about the same, except that her son, Sagar, has grown up and is about to be engaged to Sarita Sethi, and Nima still wears a widow's garb. A few months later Sharda sees Nima clad in a colorful saree, wearing a bindiya with sindoor in her forehead, and starts suspecting that everything is not it seems to be. She then finds out that Balraj had re-married and also has a son from his second marriage named Babbu. As details come flooding into her she experiences wild paranoia, is unable to trust anyone, as no one is what they claim to be, and she feels alone, lost, helpless, and distrustful. The rest of the family hover around - waiting to see what the new outcome is to be with Sharda and her struggle to fit into a family that has not been her's for 14 years.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorMuzaffar AliStarsRekhaFarooq ShaikhNaseeruddin ShahIn Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It is here Amiran will be re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary. She has many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sultan and his father. The young Nawab is smitten by Umrao's beauty and her poems, but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother's choice, leaving behind a heart-broken and devastated Umrao, who seeks solace in the arms of Faiz Ali and finally elopes with him, only to find out that he is a wanted bandit, and is shot down and killed by guards. Umrao re-locates to Kanpur where she establishes herself as a Poet and dancer, but is hunted down by brothel-keepers, Gohar Mirza and Husseini and brought back, where she is told that she must marry Gohar. Watch what Umrao does to escape from being married against her will, and her attempts to try and find her way back to her parents.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorVinod PandeStarsMarc ZuberShabana AzmiParveen BabiSunil Verma is the head of an advertising agency, and lives with a middle-class life with his wife, Shobna. Although Sunil gets to meet many beautiful women during the course of his employment, he has never really had an affair with anyone, and kept his relationship on a professional level. That is until he meets ravishing Kiran. Sunil has an affair with Kiran, and eventually divorces Shobna. It is said that the lives of models and actresses are quite shallow and superficial, but Sunil feels that with Kiran it is different. But when one is exposed to attractive people, both male and female, will Kiran feel the same about him after a few months' relationship?
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsNaseeruddin ShahShabana AzmiJugal HansrajA happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsRati AgnihotriMithun ChakrabortyRekhaMalati (Rati Agnihotri), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Ray (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Ray (Danny Denzongpa). After dating each other for some time, she finds that she is pregnant. When Suresh refuses to marry Malati, and she decides against aborting the baby, her parents throw her out and disown her. Left alone, she decides to take Suresh to court. She is supported in this fight by Shakuntala (Rekha), a lawyer who works for woman's rights, who also has an illegitimate daughter from Dayashankar Ray. The case gets much publicity and public support, and the judge rules in Malati's favor. At this point however, Malati refuses to marry Suresh and decides to raise the child on her own. In the meantime, Shakuntala dies of a heart attack, and Malati promises her to take care of her daughter, and carry on Shakuntala's work. Years later Suresh and his wife (Ranjeeta), now married for some years and still childless, run into Malati again. It turns out that she has been raising her son all by herself, and he has turned out to be a very talented and well-adjusted young and smart boy.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorJag MundhraStarsShabana AzmiDeepti NavalMarc ZuberAn ambitious journalist buys a girl from a village in rural India to expose the existence of flesh trade and embarrass the political elite.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsSudha ChandranShekhar SumanAruna IraniClassical dancer Sudha Chandran lost her leg in an accident but her spirit of being a dancer never died.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorSukhwant DhaddaStarsHema MaliniRishi KapoorPoonam DhillonRani, a loving wife, lives a peaceful life with her husband Trilok, a horse carriage driver. However, Rani's life takes a new turn when Trilok is killed.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsSmita PatilNaseeruddin ShahOm PuriIn colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, and to the subedar himself. The town's teacher, who follows Gandhi, and a few women, led by the mayor's wife, protest ineffectually against this village-approved rape. The stage is set for a final confrontation.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanAmala AkkineniTinnu AnandAn unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.3 stars out of 4
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAshok KumarRekhaRakesh RoshanA strict matriarch's regimented household is upended by the arrival of a spunky relative who challenges the rules.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsVinod MehraShabana AzmiSarika ThakurHoping to impress his National Bank co-worker Sudha, Shankar recounts his story, right from his birth, as the lowly son of a servant in a once-wealthy Nagpur-based family consisting of Madhu, her brother, Sunder, and her widowed mother, who struggle to make ends meet. Then she meets Ram Nath, both are attracted to each other and Ram proposes. Madhu conditionally accepts, and moves in with him to live with his parents, and sister, Sharda. They continue to struggle so much so that Madhu aborts her child, while Sharda gets married to wealthy Velaytiram. Things continue regressing financially and Madhu's family moves in to live with the Naths. Both Sharda and Madhu become pregnant at the same time and give birth to a boy and girl respectively. After Madhu's mom becomes seriously ill; Ram is unable to repay a loan he had taken to pay for Sharda's marriage; while funds are needed to continue the education of both Sunder and Shankar, misunderstandings crop up, and Ram gives an ultimatum to Madhu - abandon her family and re-locate with him and his parents to Bombay or else he will take their daughter and leave Madhu behind.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorVinod PandeStarsSuresh OberoiDeepti NavalPradeep VermaKalpana has been married to movie actor, Mahender Kumar for years where he keeps himself occupy with his acting career as well as pleasure and has little or no time with her. When they moves to Britain for a movie shoot; Kalpana finds her self getting attracted to a struggling student, Vimal, who also doubles as an artist. This behavior not only seriously impacts her marriage life but crumbles it as time progresses.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsShabana AzmiAmol PalekarGirish KarnadThis is a story of two lawyer brothers, their half brother, their wives and children. Siddheshwari, wife of the eldest brother has left the operational details of the household to Sheela, wife of the half brother Chander. Chander is a happy go lucky musician, who fails in successive business ventures. Sheela ensures that the household runs smoothly, while Siddheshwari is the fount of love and affection in the joint household. When brother Harish and his spouse Nayantara rejoin the household, sparks fly. Sheela is accused of misappropriating assets, and the couple are exiled and humiliated by Harish and Nayantara. Will Sheela and Chander's integrity and love be acknowledged? Will the joint family survive the stress of greed and envy?2 stars out of 4
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsZeenat AmanRaj BabbarDeepak ParasharRamesh, a businessman, is arrested for molesting Bharati, a beauty queen. She is later accused of murdering him and arrested. The events that unfold show what compelled her to do so.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorBapuStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiMithun ChakrabortyWealthy, lecherous Zamindar Thakur Vir Pratap Singh lords over a small region in rural India, mercilessly killing anyone who opposes his rule. He gets the male villagers addicted to gambling and sexually molests the female villagers under false pretenses. When the same happen to Sundariya, which results in her losing her mental balance, her two brothers form a gang which includes three other male members from the village to put an end to the tyrannical rule of the Thakur.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRajendra Kumar TuliRahul RawailStarsKumar GauravVijayata PanditDanny DenzongpaVijay is a wealthy Builder who loves Suman while Ram a civil engineer also loves Suman who were college friends,Vijay gets jealous of Ram and Suman's friendship and leaves her marrying another women while Ram marries Suman.Ram and Suman give birth to a girl Pinky while Vijay's wife passes away after giving birth to Bunty,years later Bunty and Pinky meet each other and are complete strangers and get in tiff .Bunty elopes from house when Vijay wants him to become a Builder rather then a Pilot,while Pinky elopes as her parents want her to get married they meet again but Hawaldar Sher Singh is assigned the task of arresting them.Bunty and Pinky fall in love with each other during the time and go to a remote village and live happily away from everyone but their happiness is short lived.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmol PalekarSwaroop SampatUtpal DuttAn impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorSatyen BoseStarsAlankar JoshiKomal MahuvakarSurinder KaurA girl who is passionate about dance is ill treated by her relatives. She runs away from home to pursue her dream and overcomes many obstacles to become an accomplished dancer.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanRati AgnihotriMadhaviThe cross-cultural romance between Vaasu and Sapna meets heavy opposition from their family, who vow to stop their union at any cost. As the star-crossed lovers forbidden love ensues, nothing will prepare them for their tragic destiny.2 stars out of 4
- DirectorRabindra DharmarajStarsSavita BajajArun BakshiSuresh BhagwatAmma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. Amma re-locates to a shanty slum near Dharavi, Bombay, where Benwa grows up and shines shoes for a living. Amma is sexually active with Looka, a hoodlum and extortionist who shows up once in while, and also has a steady relationship with trucker, Anna. Both Looka and Anna are unaware of each other. Looka gets Benwa married to Amli from a nearby slum & Anna gets Amma a much better shelter. All seems to be going well until the Police come looking for an injured Looka, when he robs a pharmacy in order to get medicines for himself. Watch what happens when the Police arrive and find a visibly pregnant Amma with Looka, and the impact this will have on her relationship with Anna.2 stars out of 4