Rakhee Gulzar's Classics
by admirbeuty | created - 16 Aug 2021 | updated - 16 Aug 2021 | PublicRakhee was the 2nd highest paid Hindi actress from 1970-1974, along with Asha Parekh, and continued to be the 2nd highest paid Hindi actress from 1975-1982. She shared the same tag with Reena Roy and Parveen Babi from 1975-1980.
Rakhi won 2 National Film Award, 3 Filmfare Awards and 2 BFJA Award.
She won the Padma Shri Award in 2003
She regards Blackmail to be her best film though its was not a box-office success and she regards her best films were Sharmeelee, Kabhi Kabhie, Tapasya , Trishna, Aanchal, Humkadam, Baseraa, Shradhanjali, Dil... Akhir Dil Hai , Pighalta Aasman , Bengali film Paroma .
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1. Jeevan Mrityu (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A bank manager is unjustly framed for robbery by his colleagues and imprisoned. After his release, he assumes another identity to exact vengeance.
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Dharmendra, Rakhee Gulzar, Ajit Khan, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Votes: 266
The film was Raakhee's debut in Hindi movies. The movie's plot has resemblance with novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
The film was a remake of a 1967 Bengali film Jiban Mrityu starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi in lead roles.
2. Sharmeelee (1971)
164 min | Mystery, Musical, Romance
An army captain falls for an outgoing young woman, but unknowingly weds her shy twin sister.
Director: Samir Ganguly | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Nasir Hussain, Narendranath Malhotra
Votes: 179
Raakhee played a double role in this film, and its success helped make her one of the decade's top leading ladies in Hindi films.
3. Lal Patthar (1971)
148 min | Drama
A vain, self-righteous nobleman falls in love with a village girl and tries to transform her into his version of the ideal woman.
Director: Sushil Majumdar | Stars: Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 163
It was not a Hit.
4. Be-Imaan (1972)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Family
Mohan has abandoned his love, on the eve of his engagement. On the run, he turns into a safe-breaker and thief. Beimaan means untrustworthy. Mohan lives up to the moniker through his ... See full summary »
Director: Sohanlal Kanwar | Stars: Manoj Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Nazima, Snehlata
Votes: 90
It was a Hit.
The film was remade in Tamil as En Magan with Sivaji Ganesan.
5. Jaanwar Aur Insaan (1972)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate. The region is being terrorized by a tiger which was wounded by him and has ... See full summary »
Director: Tapi Chanakya | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Shabnam, Sujit Kumar
Votes: 48
It was not a Hit.
6. Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972)
154 min | Drama, Romance
Kulwant Rai is a prominent and wealthy businessman. He relies solely on his son, Rakesh, to run his business. His second son, Naresh, is a bit of a slacker, unreliable, and is born out of ... See full summary »
Director: Raghunath Jhalani | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Rakesh Roshan, Achala Sachdev, Pankaj
Votes: 37
It was a Hit.
She earned a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress.
7. Shehzada (1972)
152 min | Drama, Family
Circa British rule in India, wealthy DIG of Police is approached by Devdutt, a poor freedom fighter, who would like his daughter, Janki, to get married to the DIG's son, Ratan. The DIG and ... See full summary »
Director: K. Shankar | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Veena, Karan Dewan
Votes: 64
This was remake of Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam (1963).
Shehzada was one of the successful film of Rajesh Khanna when he was on peak and gained popularity among his fans.
8. Heera Panna (1973)
Romance
During Raja Sahib's party a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna and his aide Kamal.Also present at the party is Heera a photographer currently working on a assignment of bikini models ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Rakhee Gulzar, Rehman Khan
Votes: 261
It was not a Hit.
9. Daag: A Poem of Love (1973)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Sunil is convicted of murder and is on the run. But the long arm of the law and his past finally catch up with him. Can he outrun his destiny for long?
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Rakhee Gulzar, Prem Chopra
Votes: 677
The film was made at the peak of the Rajesh Khanna's craze and became a Super Hit at the box office and received praise for the performances of the three leads.
She won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She also won BFJA Award, Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)
The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham (1978).
10. Blackmail (1973)
145 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A woman is torn between the promise of new love and memories of an ex-fiance. Meanwhile, her scientist uncle-in-law becomes the target of an international gang seeking the secret formula to harness solar energy.
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dharmendra, Rakhee Gulzar, Shatrughan Sinha, Madan Puri
Votes: 279
It was not a Hit.
Many critics consider it one of Vijay Anand's underrated works
11. Banarasi Babu (1973)
141 min | Drama, Thriller
Orphaned Sohan Lal is a wealthy businessman based in Bombay. While on vacation in Kashmir, he meets with beautiful Neela, and after a few misunderstandings both fall in love, and get ... See full summary »
Director: Shankar Mukherjee | Stars: Dev Anand, Rakhee Gulzar, Yogeeta Bali, Jeevan Dhar
Votes: 95
The movie was a hit.
12. 27 Down (1974)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Sanjay is on a pilgrimage journey to Varanasi and remembers his life in flashbacks.
Director: Awtar Krishna Kaul | Stars: Sudhir Dalvi, Rakhee Gulzar, Madhavi Manjula, Sadhu Meher
Votes: 242
At the 21st National Film Awards, the film won the Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as well as Best Cinematography, for Apurba Kishore Bir.
Rakhi won the National Film Award, special souvenir for her role.
The film's director Avatar Kaul died in an accident the same week the awards were announced. It was his only film.
13. Tapasya (1976)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Family
The oldest daughter of an old and ailing man falls in love with the doctor treating her father, but the mother of the doctor insists that the girl must leave everything she does and stay with them.
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Parikshit Sahni, Govardhan Asrani, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 73
The film was critically acclaimed and was a major box-office successes.
It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year.
She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
It was remade in Telugu as Sandhya in 1980 starring Sujatha in the title role
14. Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Not Rated | 177 min | Drama, Romance
Kabhi Kabhie is a movie about the love story of generations and how a chain of events brings together old lovers as friends.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 2,451
Kabhie received overall positive reviews from critics and was a Hit.
Kabhi Kabhie led the 24th Filmfare Awards with 13 nominations, and with 4 wins became the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
15. Trishna (1978)
127 min | Drama
Dr. Sunil Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti. Although they have been married for several years, they do not have any children. Aarti did get pregnant once, but failed to ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 67
It was a Hit.
She earned a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress.
It was loose remade in Kannada as Avala Hejje(1981) & Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu(1982).
16. Kasme Vaade (1978)
147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Amit is employed as a lecturer within a university and wholeheartedly loves Suman opting to get marry to her soon. Their only short-coming in life is Amit's younger brother, Raju, who they ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Behl | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan, Randhir Kapoor, Neetu Singh
Votes: 480
The film was declared a semi-hit by Box Office India.
The film was remade in Telugu as Chesina Basalu (1980), in Sinhalese as Nawatha Hamuwemu (1982) and in Tamil as Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988).
17. Trishul (1978)
167 min | Action, Drama, Musical
An engineer visiting a town, has a brief affair with a local girl and walks off, leaving her with a child. The son grows up to avenge his deserted mother. Vijay is the angry young man playing the son.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini
Votes: 2,459
Trishul was the second-top-grossing Indian film of 1978, after Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.
The movie has been remade in Tamil as Mr. Bharath starring Rajinikanth and in Telugu as Mr. Bharath starring Sobhan Babu.
18. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
189 min | Drama, Romance
When a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha
Votes: 3,054
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1978, and the biggest Diwali blockbuster of all time.
It was also the third highest-grossing Indian film of the decade, after Sholay and Bobby. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was also an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union.
It was remade into the Telugu film Prema Tarangalu (1980),[5] and in Tamil as Amara Kaaviyam (1981).
19. Hamare Tumhare (1979)
Family
Widower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a... See full summary »
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan, Premkrishen Malhotra
Votes: 57
It was a Hit
20. Kaala Patthar (1979)
Not Rated | 176 min | Action, Drama, History
Inspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar
Votes: 2,760
In spite of the film only doing average business at the box office, the film was critically acclaimed, and received several Filmfare Award nominations.
It attained cult status, and is considered a classic in Hindi cinema.
21. Lootmaar (1980)
Action, Thriller
Air Force pilot Bhagat's wife and her father are killed during a bank robbery.Bhagat traces the robbers to hilly region with help of a locket.By the time their leader Vikram has asked his gang to split as cops are on lookout for them.
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Tina Ambani, Mehmood, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 98
It was a Hit
22. Aanchal (1980)
138 min | Action, Drama, Family
The pure, selfless, and strong bond between Shambu and his sister-in-law Shanti is misunderstood by their family and the society, leading them to face many trials that threaten to split the family.
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha, Prem Chopra
Votes: 85
The movie is loosely based on the 1954 Bengali movie Chapadangar Bou. The movie was a silver jubilee hit on its release.
23. Humkadam (1980)
Not Rated | 124 min | Musical, Drama, Family
Indu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle class life despite of spiraling inflation and costs of living. Their love and respect for ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Parikshit Sahni, Biswajeet Chatterjee, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 35
The film was critically acclaimed and was a major box-office successes.
24. Baseraa (1981)
139 min | Drama, Family
Sharda 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. ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Talwar | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon
Votes: 168
The movie was a hit at the box office and the lead actor's performance was much praised.
She earned a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress.
The film was remade in Telugu as Thodu Needa (1983), in Tamil as Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) and in Kannada as Suvvi Suvvalaali(1998).
25. Shradhanjali (1981)
139 min | Drama, Family
Shraddha lives in Mahim, Bombay, with her widowed dad, younger school-going brother, Bittu; a step-brother and his wife, Rani. When her dad passes away, he leaves all the property in ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Suresh Oberoi, Deepak Parashar, Madhu Kapoor
Votes: 30
The film was critically acclaimed and was a major box-office successes.
26. Shriman Shrimati (1982)
Not Rated | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A rich and wealthy couple, Shankarlal and Parvati (Sanjeev Kumar & Raakhee) are appalled at the problems of the world, especially in households, so they decide to try and make things right ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Reddy | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Rakesh Roshan, Deepti Naval
Votes: 172
It was remake of Tayaramma Bangarayya, a 1979 film.
It was a Hit
27. Dil... Akhir Dil Hai (1982)
216 min | Drama
In Mumbai, Kusam and Vimal's arranged marriage fails as he only sees her as a mother. After their fathers' death, Vimal loves another woman. Kusam attempts divorce despite India's strict laws.
Director: Esmayeel Shroff | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jalal Agha
Votes: 29
The film was critically acclaimed
28. Paroma (1985)
139 min | Drama
A 40-year-old married woman falls in love with a young man.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Aparna Sen, Mukul Sharma, Dipankar Dey
Votes: 209
1986 National Film Awards
Silver Lotus Award - Best Supporting Actor - Deepankar De
National film award for best feature film in Bengali
29. Pighalta Aasman (1985)
155 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Delhi-based businesswoman Arti Singh Rathod lives a wealthy lifestyle along with Nanny, Suku, and friend and employee, Anuradha. She decides to travel to Kashmir and take possession of a ... See full summary »
Directors: Shammi, Esmayeel Shroff | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Rati Agnihotri, Deven Verma
Votes: 43
It was a Hit
30. Shubho Mahurat (2003)
150 min | Crime, Mystery
An actress mysteriously dies after the "Shubho Mahurat," a celebration of the first shot of the film. A journalist and her perceptive aunt investigate.
Director: Rituparno Ghosh | Stars: Sharmila Tagore, Nandita Das, Kalyani Mandal, Moumita Gupta
Votes: 604
It won two National Film award including Best Feature film in Bengali.
Rakhee won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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