Rattan (1944) - Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan, Amir Banu - View the Full Movie

Rattan or Ratan is a 1944 Indian Bollywood film starring Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan and Amir Banu. It was the highest grossing Indian film of 1944 and is cited as an "All Time Blockbuster". The film is noted as the film which made Naushad one of the top contributors to music in Indian films and enabled him to demand a fee of Rs 25000 a film.The heroine of the movie Swaran Lata had said in a live interview with the PTV that the tunes of the songs of Rattan were set by the lyricist Dinanath Madhok himself.
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Director: M. Sadiq
Writers: R.S. Choudhury, D.N. Madhok
Stars: Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan, Amir Banu 
Music: Naushad
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Kismet (1943) - Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz - View the Full Movie

Director: Gyan Mukherjee
Produced by:  Bombay Talkies
Stars: Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz 
Music: Anil Biswas
Lyric: Kavi Pradeep
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Kismet is a 1943 Indian film, written and directed by Gyan Mukherjee and produced by Bombay Talkies during the second world war period, while it was in a succession battle between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee after owner Himanshu Rai's death. The film is one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema.
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Jeetendra, Shabana Azmi and Rekha in the Movie - Raaste Pyar Ke - 1982

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Raj Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna - c1970's

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Raja Harishchandra (1913) - First full-length Indian feature film - Watch the Movie

Raja Harishchandra (translation: King Harishchandra) is a 1913 silent Indian film directed and produced by Marathi icon Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film and marathi feature film. The film was based on the legend of King Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.


The film revolves around the noble and righteous king, Harishchandra, who first sacrifices his kingdom, followed by his wife and eventually his children to honour his promise to the sage Vishwamitra. Though, in the end, pleased by his high morals, the Gods are pleased and restore his former glory, and further bestow him with divine blessings.

Directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke and first screened on April 21, 1913 this is India's first feature-length film. The complete film is no longer available and these are portions of the first and last reels of the original 3700 feet of film.

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Hindi Movie Actress Anju Mahendru - 1967