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- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAamir KhanSalman KhanRaveena TandonTwo slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.
- DirectorAziz SejawalStarsGovardhan AsraniGulshan GroverJamunaA father and son are conning the whole city of Bombay.
- DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsAmitabh BachchanShatrughan SinhaRishi KapoorA lottery ticket changes the lives of four friends.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsDharmendraSharmila TagoreAmitabh BachchanA newly wedded husband plays a practical joke on his wife's family with full support from his wife and friends.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaKarisma KapoorKader KhanTimid Rajesh Malhotra escapes his tyrant father and meets Meena in a foreign land. The two lovers decide to marry, but when Meena's parents object, Rajesh decides to win them over in the quirkiest way.
- DirectorVimal KumarStarsGovindaShilpa Shetty KundraAruna IraniAmar Saxena is a businessman: the Managing Director of prestigious Khaitan Fans Ltd., India. One day while leaving a board meeting, he meets a beggar named Jagmohan who calls him Rohit, and asks him to return home to his ailing wife Seema. Amar denies being Rohit, but feels sorry for him and gives him some money, which Jagmohan declines. Curious at his refusal, Amar offers to help. He visits the hospital, meets Seema, and falls in love with her. He doesn't know that Jagmohan and Seema are plainclothes police officers assigned to arrest him for the murder of his uncle, Ram Kumar Saxena. Using his wits, Amar manages to convince the Court that he is of unsound mind, and thus escapes being imprisoned but gets put in an asylum, where he takes stock of his life and tries to figure out who has framed him for a murder he didn't commit and why Seema and Jagmohan were so intent to incriminate him.
- DirectorRakesh KumarStarsShashi KapoorAmitabh BachchanHema MaliniTwo rival burglars end up at the same school with the intent of abducting a rich man's son for a large ransom.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsRaj KapoorManoj KumarSimi GarewalRaju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make people laugh and be happy, no matter how unhappy he is within. 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." Over six years in the making, "Mera Naam Joker" is Raj Kapoor's semi-autobiographical story of the life, love, and philosophy of an entertainer.
- DirectorSohail KhanStarsSalman KhanRani MukerjiArbaaz KhanA police officer receives a heart transplant from a murdered man whose ghost then follows him around insisting that he solve and avenge his murder.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsSalman KhanKarisma KapoorRambhaTwin brothers who are separated soon after birth, meet in adulthood and join forces to defeat their common enemy, a notorious criminal.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsSanjeev KumarDharmendraAmitabh BachchanAfter his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
- DirectorManmohan DesaiPrayag RajStarsAmitabh BachchanWaheeda RehmanRishi KapoorWhen Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.
- DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsAmitabh BachchanHema MaliniNavin NischolMaster Dinanath is an ex-freedom fighter. When he gets Thakur Pratap Singh arrested for arms smuggling, he has Master's wife Bharati and young daughter Priti kidnapped and also turns his locality's public against him. Dinanath escapes with his young son Raju and they settle into a slum named Bharat Nagar. Meanwhile, Bharati contracts leprosy and escapes from her kidnappers, leaving her daughter Priti in a friend's care. Dinanath is led to presume that his wife and daughter are dead. Bharati Nagar is ruled by four underworld dons, each representing a different Indian community. Dinanath persuades them to live in harmony and once they settle their differences, the four dons use Dinanath's stay in Bharat Nagar to cover up their own illegal activities. Fast Forward to 15 years later, the year is 1962. Dinanath's now grown-up son Raju turns out to be the opposite of his father by being drawn into the underworld, committing crimes to earn money with his father unaware of what he does. Raju starts working for Thakur Pratap Singh, unaware that Thakur had once kidnapped his mother and sister many years earlier which caused their separation. Will Raju find out what Thakur did to his family? Will Dinanath find out his son is not what he thinks he is? And will Dinanath ever find his wife and daughter again?
- DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsVinod KhannaRishi KapoorAmitabh BachchanThree brothers are separated and united after many years - one is brought up a Hindu, another a Muslim and the last (and most memorable) a Christian. Hilarity and adventure ensues.
- DirectorManoj AgrawalStarsGovindaRani MukerjiJohny LeverRaj, a detective, goes on a Europe trip for his friend's case. During the trip, he falls in love with Anjali, who is impersonating her best friend. Their journey together ensues romance and comic confusion.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAamir KhanJuhi ChawlaSharokh BharuchaRahul Malhotra (Aamir Khan) is the manager of the heavily in debt family business. He is also the guardian of his dead sister's mischievous kids. Rahul hires Vaijayanti (Juhi Chawla) as governess. Vaijayanti is a runaway from home as she does not want to marry the man her orthodox family has chosen for her. Predictably, Rahul and Vaijayanti fall in love. Maya (Navneet Nishan), a rich girl in love with Rahul tries to ruin his family and his business.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsNargisRaj KapoorNadiraWhen a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.
- DirectorPrakash MehraStarsWaheeda RehmanShashi KapoorAmitabh BachchanBrought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon, who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsAmitabh BachchanGovindaRaveena TandonArjun and Pyare Mohan are honest policemen who work together. Trouble follows when thieves Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan, look-alikes of Arjun and Pyare, commit crimes and the hapless duo are blamed for it.
- DirectorVimal KumarStarsGovindaKimi KatkarKader KhanGangaram Verma has worked for the local municipality for several years, and is known in the community for being honest. Contractors' many attempts to bribe him have all been in vain. One of the contractor's, Prem Kumar, decides to teach Gangaram a lesson. He hires Gangaram's only son, Vijay, in his office, and subsequently gets him married to his only daughter, Sapna. The three then scheme to get Gangaram to trust them, and upon doing so, they get him to sign his property to them, leaving Gangaram and his wife, Laxmi, homeless. Vijay and Sapna bring up their son, Ravi, and tell him that his grandparents are dead. Years go by, then one day Ravi comes across a coolie who resembles his grandfather. He follows him home, and gets to hear the truth from his lips, and decides to treat his mom and dad the same way they treated his grandparents, with shocking results.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanMadhuri DixitSaeed JaffreyA man pretends to be a rich industrialist to improve his son's chances of marrying in to wealth, but his plan backfires on him.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanAjay DevgnJuhi ChawlaTwo rich friends, hating the poor, were challenged by their children's love lives. Thus starts the war between love and money.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaChunky PandeyRaj BabbarTwo good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.
- DirectorAdurthi Subba RaoStarsMehmoodPadminiBharathiSimple-minded, poor, and lonely Satya (Mehmood) finds friendship with a rich but neglected child, Nain-Tara. The snobbish parents of Nain-Tara resent this friendship and prevent their daughter from seeing Satya, only to result in Nain-Tara falling seriously ill. Only Satya's return can now restore the child back to herself. Satya is willing to return, but has been warned by the police to keep away from the child indefintely.
- DirectorRaj N. SippyStarsAmitabh BachchanHema MaliniRanjeeta KaurThe eldest of seven brothers, who run a family farm together, marries a pretty nurse, inspiring his country-bumpkin siblings to follow his example.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsDimple KapadiaRishi KapoorPran SikandRaj, the son of strict, wealthy parents, falls in love with Bobby, the daughter of a poor Christian fisherman -- a romance his parents oppose.
- DirectorHarmesh MalhotraStarsGovindaRaveena TandonKader KhanPoor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by it's owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in vain. Things get worse for the wealthy man, when his daughter Kiran wants to marry the poor hotelier. The wealthy man refuses, leading to a confrontation and a condition - which Raja fulfills, he becomes rich virtually overnight, and proposes for the hand of Kiran. The wealthy hotelier reluctantly accepts him as his son-in-law, only to have Kiran elope with a man named Rahul.
- DirectorVimal KumarStarsGovindaRaveena TandonSatish KaushikRaja is a lazy slacker, who wants to have an easy life. He figures that if he gets married to a rich woman, then he will not have to work. So he meets with multi-millionaire Payal, impresses her, and both fall in love. With the blessings of their respective parents' both get married. After the marrige Raja finds out that Payal is the daughter of the multi-millionaire's gardner, and soon leaves her. Fortune visits Payal and her father, when they win a lottery, and themselves become wealthy beyond their imagination. When Raja comes to know about their new-found wealth, he tries to come back into their lives, but the question is will they accept him back?
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaUrmila MatondkarNagmaRaju meets Urmila in New Zealand. They have a fast romance and things are going well until Raju must make a trip back to India. While he is there, he meets Sharmila, pregnant and jilted by her boyfriend. He agrees to pretend to be her husband for her family, dump her in front of them so they will take her back after they see how unreasonable he is. The masquerade goes smoothly until Urmila appears and thinks she's been jilted. Which leads to conflict between the couple that may last for a lifetime.
- DirectorKirti KumarStarsGovindaRaveena TandonHarishSandhya (Raveena Tandon) has always dreamt of meeting her prince charming, a wealthy man, handsome, debonair, and dashing. She meets with Gopi (Govinda), who likes her instantly, and pretends to be the man of her dreams. Sandhya's dreams are shattered when she comes to know that Gopi is poor. Nevertheless, she has given her heart to him, and both fall in love. Sandhya must return to her home, and Gopi is asked by a couple of his friends to become an aunt as a big favor, and he does so with hilarious results. Soon Aunty has two suitors for "herself", Colonel Sadanand Dhongre (Saeed Jaffrey), and Rai Bahadur Behl (Kader Khan)! How will Gopi eradicate himself from this mess? To make matters, the real aunt of his friends, Vijayalaxmi (Reema Lagoo) also shows up, with Secretary (Guddi Maruti) in tow!
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaKarisma KapoorHarishIn order to avenge his insult against wealthy Hoshiarchand Choudhary; Pandit Shaadiram Gharjodhe asks Raju; a coolie by profession to masquerade as a wealthy business tycoon so that he can get marry to Choudhary's daughter Malti.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsSanjay DuttRiteish DeshmukhArshad WarsiFour lazy slacker conmen buddies who are jobless, homeless and broke learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and later embark on a race against time to find the mobster's buried treasure and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is hellbent to get the treasure all by himself.
- DirectorRohit ShettyStarsAjay DevgnArshad WarsiSharman JoshiFour runaway crooks take shelter in a bungalow which is owned by a blind couple.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaKarisma KapoorShakti KapoorA man tries to become a better son after his intended bride rejects him and he learns he was adopted from a poor family.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaRamya KrishnanKader KhanWealthy business, Chaubey, his wife, Lily, and daughter, Madhubala, return from Britain in order to visit India and find a suitable groom for Madhubala. They are met at the airport by Vikram, who would like to marry Madhubala. Though Lily fully approves of Vikram, Chaubey dislikes him instantly. They travel to the small town where Chaubey was born, and meet with Gopi. Gopi and Madhubala take an instant liking to each other, and get married. While Chaubey approves of this marriage, Lily does not. Lily gets together with Vikram and sets about to plot separating the newly married couple. She may not ply her skills as they are incompatible in every possible way, and may not need any help from anyone outside in order to break up this marriage.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsGovindaDivya BhartiGulshan GroverThe spoiled and arrogant brother, Bali, of notorious gangster, Kali Baba, enlists in the National Cadet Corps, and wants to have his way with his fellow-students and trainer, Inder Mohan Lahti, with comical results. When he meets Divya Thapa for the first time, he is smitten by her, and wants to marry her by hook or by crook. But Divya is in love with Karan, and both plan to marry each other. Circumstances act against them, and they flee together, with Kali Baba's men, and Divya's Police Commissioner dad, Yashpal Thapa, in hot pursuit, to an unknown destination, surrounded by a web of lies, deception, and no known resource to assist them.
- DirectorKalpataruStarsGovindaFarha NaazRishi KapoorDhanraj (Kader Khan) is a mild-mannered man who is married to a wealthy, petty-minded, and controlling wife (Shashikala). Dhanraj has two sons and a daughter. The elder son Ram (Rishi Kapoor) is married to Seeta (Jaya Pradha); the younger son, Amar (Govinda) is in love with Asha (Farha); and the daughter Uma (Aruna Irani) is married to Lallu Ram (Ashok Saraf). Uma prefers to live with her mother instead of her husband's residence. Mrs. Dhanraj wants Amar to marry a very rich girl so that she can accumulate more wealth through a large dowry. Ram finds that his brother Amar and his wife Seeta are very close, and starts suspecting them of having an affair with each other, he makes observations but is not ready to confront anyone. Ram's suspicions are still not laid to rest even when Amar marries Asha. Ram starts to drink and ends up getting friendly with a childhood friend, Deepa (Anita Raaj).
- DirectorVimal KumarStarsGovindaKarisma KapoorRanjeet BediRaja's adopted father, James Joyner was once a career-criminal who was gun down by the police; thus when there are killings in and around the city Raja became a suspect by the police - only to learn that he is being framed for someone else crime; while on the other hand Inspector Vijay Chauhan is looking for evidences to incarcerate him.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsSanjay DuttGovindaTwinkle KhannaPartners in crime Jai and Veeru set their next target on a rich businessman, Rai Bahadur. Things turn hilarious when both of them fall for his daughters.
- DirectorK. Ravi ShankarStarsGovindaShilpa Shetty KundraSonali BendreSiblings Raju and Laxmi are orphaned at a very young age. Raju is in love with fellow-collegian Parul, whose marriage to Police Inspector Suryadev Singh has already been arranged. When Suryadev finds out about Raju, he arrests and imprisons him on a false charge while arranging a forced marriage with Parul. Laxmi helps Raju escape but when they reach the wedding site, they find that Parul has consumed poison and killed herself. Suryadev then sexually assaults Laxmi, leaving her mentally unstable. Raju goes into hiding in a small village, taking Laxmi with him and changing his name to Birju. Lovely village belle Bijli is attracted to him and wants to marry him, but Raju's only concern is his insane, now visibly pregnant sister. He is about to discover that his troubles aren't over yet.