Khwaja Ahmad Abbas — Playwright (8)

Movie

Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946)
डॉक्टर कोटनिस की अमर कहानी WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: डॉक्टर कोटनिस की अमर कहानी / 考特尼斯医生的旅程
During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague, and is captured by a Japanese platoon...

Movie

Mera Naam Joker (1970)
मेरा नाम जोकर WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Joker / 我叫小醜 …
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. 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."

Movie

Shree 420 (1955)
Shree 420 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 贼先生 / 乡巴佬进城记 …
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.

Movie

The Foreigner (1957)
Хождение за три моря WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas / Vasili Pronin actor: 普利特维拉·卡浦尔 / Balraj Sahni …
other title: 三海旅行记 / 越海游记 …
This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian actor Oleg Strizhenov and India’s 1950s movie star Nargis.

Movie

Lowly City (1946)
नीचा नगर WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 贫民窟 / नीचा नगर …
Wealthy landlord Sarkar decides to direct all waste into the village to make space for his real estate project. However, the poor villagers agitate against his plan and the protest is led by Balraj.

Movie

Awaara (1951)
Awaara WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.4 18 ratings
拉兹·卡普尔 actor: 拉兹·卡普尔 / 纳尔吉丝 …
other title: 流浪者 / The Vagabond …
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.