Anupama (1966)
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the movie is taken into account a traditional of Indian cinema and marked an necessary milestone within the careers of each the director and the lead actress, Sharmila Tagore. The movie revolves round Anupama (Sharmila Tagore), a shy and introverted younger lady who faces emotional struggles as a consequence of her rejection by her father as her mom died throughout childbirth. The story takes a flip when Anupama meets a sort and understanding man, Ashok (Dharmendra). He brings her out of her shell, serving to her understand her personal value. The music of Anupama was composed by Hemant Kumar, with lyrics written by Kaifi Azmi. The soundtrack options the timeless music Ya dil ki suno, sung by the director himself, in addition to Kuch dil ne kaha, and Dheere dheere machal, each sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Devar (1966)
It’s an emotional drama directed by Mohan Segal The film stars Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, and Raaj Kumar in key roles. The movie relies on the quick novel Naa by the Bengali author Tara Shankar Bandopadhyay. The movie had the usually repeated plot of childhood lovers separated later in life however on the time, its emotional story appealed to the viewers, turning it into successful. Dharmendra starred as a person who goes on a self-destructive spree and Sharmila Tagore performed a lady who’s hell bent to get justice for her murdered husband. The movie had music by Roshan and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. It had some good unhappy tracks like Aaya hai mujhe phir yaad and Baharon ne mera chaman loot kar, each sung by Mukesh.
Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968)
Directed by Amar Kumar, the movie starred Rehman, Mumtaz and Om Prakash apart from Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore. The movie has all of the hallmarks of being a melodramatic thriller, with misplaced and located moments and different twists aplenty. Dharmendra performs a poor however sincere younger man who’s horrified (sure!) to know that his girlfriend was solely pretending to be poor however is definitely tremendous wealthy. Sharmila Tagore spends the remainder of the movie making an attempt to woo him over as soon as once more. Darkish revelations form of derail their relationship however issues get alright ultimately. The movie had music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The musical love story had beautiful songs like Chalkaye jaam, Hui shaam unka khayal aa gaya and Na ja kahin ab na ja, sung by Mohammed Rafi, in addition to Chalo sajna jahan tak jahan chale and Allah ye ada, sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Satyakam (1969)
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, it options Dharmendra within the titular position. The movie is a poignant and highly effective drama that explores themes of integrity, honesty, and the battle to keep up one’s beliefs in a corrupt world. It’s based mostly on a Bengali novel of the identical title by Narayan Sanyal. It’s mentioned to have one of many most interesting performances by Dharmendra, who performs a person who sticks for the reality, regardless of the circumstances could also be. Sharmila Tagore performs a lady who has been raped earlier in life and pines for a sedate life. She has issues along with her husband, who’s conscious of the reality. They by some means fail to steer a contented life, due to his too sincere nature and likewise due to the key they share. Sanjeev Kumar performs the position of a wordly clever pal who tries to make the protagonist see cause, whereas Ashok Kumar performs the household elder who lastly learns the significance of forgiveness in the direction of the tip.
Yakeen (1969)
A lot earlier than Don and even The Bourne Id, got here this thriller, directed by Brij Sadanah, a few man posing as his doppelganger. Dharmendra acted as each Rajesh, an harmless man on the run and Garson, the gangster who poses as him. Sharmila Tagore performs Rita, Rakjesh’s love curiosity, who’s pregnant along with his youngster. Whereas the plot is in all places, the unfavorable position performed by Dharmendra, with blue contact lenses and adjusted voice provided one thing new to the viewers. It’s probably the most villainous position performed by the actor ever.
Chupke Chupke (1975)
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the movie is understood for its light-hearted plot, intelligent humor, and distinctive performances from its forged. A remake of the Bengali movie Chhadmabeshi, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan, Om Prakash, Usha Kiran, David Abraham Cheulkar, Asrani and Keshto Mukherjee. Dharmendra performs a professor of Botany known as Parimal, who with the assistance of his mates Sukumar (Amitabh Bachchan) and Prashant (Asrani), spouse Sulekha (Sharmila Tagore) and uncle Haripad (David), performs a prank on his brother-in-law Raghav (Om Prakash). One hilarious state of affairs follows the opposite as Parimal and firm attempt to stretch the joke so long as attainable. Each Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan had established themselves as motion stars within the ’70s and Chupke Chupke confirmed that they possess nice comedian timing as effectively. Dharmendra and Sharmila gave off newly married couple vibes with out resorting to any low-cost ways. It’s a household entertainer which could be loved on a loop even now.
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (1975)
It is a moderately forgettable formulaic movie, directed by Devendra Goel, revolving round mistaken medical studies. Vishal (Dharmendra) and Aruna (Sharmila Tagore) are in love. Aruna will get to know that she may lose her eyesight in six months and breaks off the connection, with out telling Vishal the rationale. Sonia (Leena Chandavarkar), falls for Vishal. Later Aruna will get to know she was misdiagnosed however nonetheless doesn’t inform Vishal the reality, pondering he’ll be proud of Sonia. A lot twists and turns later, finally Sonia sacrifices her like to carry collectively the estranged lovers. The movie has hummable songs reminiscent of Dekha hai zindagi ko, sung by Kishore Kumar and Dil mein kisi ke pyar ka, sung by each Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. It had music by Ravi and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.
Sunny (1984)
Directed by Raj Khosla and starring Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Waheeda Rehman, Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh, the movie’s story revolves round themes of household, loyalty, and emotional battle. Inderjeet (Dharmendra) is married to Gayatri (Waheeda Rehman) however is in love with Sitara (Sharmila Tagore). She bears his youngster, Sunny (Sunny Deol), who’s introduced up by Gayatri as her personal son, after Inderjeet passes away. Sunny falls in love with Amrita (Amrita Singh), who occurs to be Sitar’s niece. The movie had some beautiful music by RD Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. It had memorable songs like Jaane kya baat hai, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Aur kya ahd-e-wafa hote hain, sung by each Suresh Wadkar and Asha Bhosle. This was the final movie executed collectively by this golden couple. They had been purported to be forged collectively in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) however Sharmila’s in poor health well being on the time prevented that. Her position was finally essayed by Shabana Azmi.
