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JHANAK JHANAK PAYAL BAAJE (1955) (All Time Top 99 Best Hindi Films)

          SONGS Nain se nain naahin milayo  Jo tum todo piya Kaisi yeh mohabat ki sazaa 

SHREE 420 ( All Time Top 99 Best Hindi Films)

The title refers to  section 420  of the  Indian penal code , where crimes of theft and deception are punished, which relates to the troubles of the main character. In  Sanskrit , the name of the main character, "Vidya", means knowledge and  Maya  means illusion. Shree 420   (1955) Shree 420 is the tale of a country boy, Raj ( Raj Kapoor ), from Allahabad, who travels to the big city, Bombay, by walking, to earn a living. He falls in love with the poor but virtuous Vidya ( Nargis ), but is soon seduced by the riches of a freewheeling and unethical  lifestyle  presented to him by an unscrupulous and dishonest businessman, Seth Sonachand Dharmaanand ( Nemo ) and the sultry temptress Maya ( Nadira ). He eventually becomes a  confidence trickster , or "420," who even cheats in card gambling. Vidya tried hard to make Raj a good man but fails. Meanwhile, Sonachand comes up with another scheme to exploit poor people, whereby he ...

SEEMA (All Time Top 99 Best Hindi Films)

SEEMA :  THE BOADER LINE BETWEEN HOPE AND DESPAIR After her parents pass away, teenager Gauri goes to live with her paternal uncle, Kashinath, and his wife. She is ill-treated there, made to do all the housework, and abused by her aunt. She is also asked to work as a servant for meager wages in another household, and her earnings are taken away by her aunt. One day, Kashinath is summoned to the Police Station where he is told that since Gauri has been convicted of stealing a necklace from her employer, she is placed under his care for 12 months. Kashinath undertakes to look after her, but she manages to escape, and beats up Bankelal, who had originally accused her of stealing the necklace. The Police are summoned again, and this time Gauri is placed with Shree Satyanand Anarthalaya, an orphanage run by a compassionate Manager, Ashok. Gauri revolts against all the rules imposed upon her and she is placed in solitary, where she ends up breaking all the windows and furniture...