Tanuja Samarth

Modern Love Mumbai (2022) TV

As: Baai Rating: 5.5/10 (13 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Explore 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self-love.

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A Death in the Gunj (2016) Film

As: Anupama Bakshi Rating: 7.0/10 (60 votes) Genres: Drama, Thriller Box office: Not available

Life for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.

Words with Gods (2014) Film

As: Leela (ep. "God Room") Rating: 5.7/10 (8 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy Box office: Not available

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.

Son of Sardaar (2012) Film

As: Bebe Rating: 4.6/10 (69 votes) Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

A Punjabi man returning to India falls in love with a woman whose family welcomes him as a guest before realizing he is the man they need to kill in order to avenge their loved ones.

Toonpur Ka Superrhero (2010) Film

As: Priya's Mom Rating: 4.7/10 (15 votes) Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation Box office: Not available

There is trouble brewing in the land of cartoons-Toonpur. The good guys of Toonpur and the bad guys are at constant war. That's when Devtoons decide to take superstar action hero Aditya's help and get him down to Toonpur. But things are not as simple as the Devtoons had thought.

Haal-e-Dil (2008) Film

As: Mad Woman Rating: 5.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

While traveling by train Shekhar attempts to woo Sanjana Sharma, but finds out she had given her heart to a former boyfriend, Rohit, who is no more. Both share some misadventures en-route to Simla, and upon arrival Shekhar openly declares his love for her knowing fully that this decision will bring nothing but heartbreak for him.

Khakee (2004) Film

As: Dr. Iqbal Ansari's mother Rating: 6.5/10 (87 votes) Genres: Action Box office: Not available

DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.

Indian Idol (2004) TV

As: Self Rating: 5.7/10 (17 votes) Genres: Reality Box office: Not available

The Indian version of the Pop Idol format.

Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home (2004) Film

As: Ranvir Kaul's wife Rating: 6.0/10 (14 votes) Genres: Drama, Action Box office: Not available

Major Ranvir Kaul (Amitabh Bachchan) is a POW who was captured along with over 50 soldiers by Pakistani soldiers in 1971 during the war between India and Pakistan. 33 years later Ranvir's son Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna) decides to go on a rescue mission to Pakistan and bring back his father who he has not seen since he was a child. Helping him on his mission is Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who had successfully escaped from the same prison. They steal, kill, and plan to get the prisoners out. This movie is inspired by the film The Great Escape.

Bhoot (2003) Film

As: Mrs. Khosla Rating: 6.1/10 (35 votes) Genres: Horror Box office: Not available

A Mumbai businessman and his wife are looking for a new flat. Apartment 1201 has been vacant since its previous occupant jumped to her death. Undeterred, the couple still decides to move in, but before long, the wife starts to have visions.

Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003) Film

As: Grandmother (Dadi) Rating: 4.4/10 (7 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula is a light look at the game of love. Radha (Meera Vasudevan) is employed with an advertising agency, and has a chance to see and meet prominent models. She meets her dreamboat, Vikram Verma (Milind Soman), on one such day. Needless to state, she is madly in love with him, but he has eyes for his girlfriend, the gorgeous model, Maggie (Namrata Barua), only. Radha's attempts to make him notice her are in vain, and in desperation she confides in her grandma (Tanuja), for a solution. Her grandma instructs her to follow a number of simple rules,...

Saathiya (2002) Film

As: Shobhana Sharma Rating: 6.2/10 (60 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama Box office: Not available

A couple elopes to get married and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - but that's just the beginning of their story.

Safari (1999) Film

As: Asha Rating: 5.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Adventure Box office: Not available

Bombay-based Anjali Aggarwal's father, Ajit, is the owner of Aggarwal Industries. Asha challenges Ajit that she can run the business better and he accepts the challenge. Her plan is to build a new factory on a small island called Manjira in the Indian Ocean.

Aatish (1994) Film

As: Baba's Mother Rating: 6.0/10 (12 votes) Genres: Action, Crime Box office: Not available

Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.

Shandaar (1990) Film

As: Laxmi devi Rating: 6.4/10 (5 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

A 1990 Hindi film. Shanker comes from a poor family. He falls in love with a woman from a middle-class background named Rani. Shanker has another admirer in Anita Chaurasia, daughter of a multi-millionaire industrialist and politician, Rai Bahadur Arjun Chaurasia. Shanker comes to know the details of the wrong-doings of Arjun, and sets out to expose him. Arjun comes to know about Shanker's plans, and hires a notorious gangster named Dhaga, to dispose off Shanker. And Dhaga has never failed in any job. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Dushman (1990) Film

As: Sujata Rating: 8.3/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Rakesh (Mithun Chakraborty), a small town boy, has been torn away from his family due to several crisis. His family consisted of his father(Aloknath), mother(Tanuja) and sister(Dipa Sahi). Terror strikes in the family after Aloknath has been sent to jail in fraudulent cases. He himself is on the run due to police threats. In due course of his time, Rakesh meets Lakshmi(Mandakini) and love blossoms. Even though Rakesh tries being truthful, He enters a different world. Will Rakesh unite with his long lost family and lead a happy life with the love of his life?

Taaqatwar (1989) Film

As: Mrs. Sharma Rating: 7.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Not available Box office: Not available

Amar Sharma, an honest police officer, seeks help from John, a criminal, in a bid to nab the gangster who is responsible for his father's death.

Agnee (1988) Film

As: Amit's foster mother Rating: 7.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Family, Action, Drama Box office: Not available

When Shekawat learns that his parents have left all their estates and properties to his sister due to the pending birth of her son, he plots to keep the money.

Jaal (1986) Film

As: Not available Rating: 5.4/10 (7 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Shankar's father leaves the family for Meenabai. He later learns that his father is dead. He sets out to find out Meenabai, who he thinks is behind his father's death.

Love 86 (1986) Film

As: Laxmidevi Rating: 4.3/10 (3 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama Box office: Not available

Laxmi Devi is a strict mother having two daughters named Leena and Isha. She wants them to get married in a prosperous and rich family with two brothers so that they can be together for life. But two orphaned boys named Omi and Vikram Doshi who are thieves by profession, fall for these two sisters. Now Laxmi Devi wants to control the fate of her daughters but can she do this?

Anokha Rishta (1986) Film

As: Mother Rating: 5.3/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Mary, an inmate of an orphanage run by nuns, is good at studies and is artistically talented, her education so far has been sponsored by a philanthropist. Her sponsor, a rich old man who she has never met but has only corresponded with through the nuns, passes away, laving her dreams of a college education in shambles. Mr. Robert Brown (Bob) who is now at the helm of affairs of his father's business agrees to continue her sponsorship. Bob is a confirmed bachelor and Mary is drawn to him by some mysterious force.

Zabardast (1985) Film

As: Maharani Maanwati Rating: 7.0/10 (5 votes) Genres: Drama, Action Box office: Not available

A family man, Ratan, decides to commit a crime for Balram Singh, but keeps the bounty for himself. Singh sets his house on fire, and believing his family to be dead, Ratan goes on the run.

Sohni Mahiwal (1984) Film

As: Tulla's wife Rating: 5.4/10 (16 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama, Action Box office: Not available

Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.

Masoom (1983) Film

As: Chanda Rating: 6.6/10 (29 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

A loving husband and father's joyful family life is rocked to its core upon the discovery that he has a young son borne from a past extramarital affair.

Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983) Film

As: Kusum Saxena Rating: 6.3/10 (4 votes) Genres: Not available Box office: Not available

Coming from a decent upper middle-class family, Vikram Saxena meets with gorgeous Seema Singh, and both fall in love. But their respective families have other plans for them. While Vikram is able to convince his advocate dad, Shyam Sunder, to change his mind, Seema is unable to do so, and her marriage is being planned with a U.S. resident. Things take a turn for the worst when the police arrest Vikram with arson, with evidence that he had burned down a property belonging to Seema's dad, Colonel Ram Mohan Singh. Due to this, Vikram's dad comes forward to defend him, and Seema will not have anything to do with him anymore. Shyam Sunder realizes that the only way he can save his son from being imprisoned is to have him certified as insane, but will have to live with the consequences for the rest of his life, as well as the the stigma this will place on his family for years to come.

Lovers (1983) Film

As: Not available Rating: 8.0/10 (3 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Viju, a Hindu Brahmin boy, falls in love with Mary, a devout Christian, when she visits Goa. Despite opposition from Mary's family, the two decide to get married.

Prem Rog (1982) Film

As: Raj Rani Rating: 7.2/10 (13 votes) Genres: Drama, Music, Romance Box office: Not available

Manorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend Deodhar and his secret love for her, in despair. When tragedy befalls her, and traditions seem unfair, Deodhar must fight for what's right.

Kaamchor (1982) Film

As: Radha Rating: 6.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

Suraj has been a slacker all his adult life. He hates any kind of work - rather it's paying or volunteer. One day he gate-crashes a wedding ceremony and finds out that the groom is to live with his In-laws. To his delight, he finds out that the bride has an unmarried sister. And so Suraj starts to woo the unmarried sister, Geeta. Slowly Geeta falls in love with Suraj, and with the approval of her wealthy dad, Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi, both get married. Suraj now looks forward to an easy life at his In-laws, but that is not to be so, for Geeta wants to move out. Suraj goes along with Geeta, but then starts showing his true colors, and openly demands a share in his wealthy father-in-law's estate, even if it means taking the family to court.

Yaarana (1981) Film

As: Not available Rating: 6.6/10 (16 votes) Genres: Action, Romance Box office: Not available

Bishan loses his fortune while helping his friend Kishan in his singing career. Now successful, will Kishan return the favour?

Bandish (1980) Film

As: Chanda Rating: 5.5/10 (4 votes) Genres: Action, Crime, Drama Box office: Not available

Kishan (Rajesh Khanna), the rich and spoiled son, studying medicine in college, of a wealthy man (Om Prakash) is taught a lesson in humility by fellow student, Madhu (Hema Malini), and he undergoes a dramatic transformation, and also falls in love with her. Their dreams are shattered when Madhu is killed by Kapilkumar (Danny Denzongpa), and a devastated Kishan relocates to a small village to practice medicine. He meets with Chanchal, an exact look-alike of Madhu, and finds himself drawn towards her, and she too is attracted to him. But does fate have positive results for Kishan?

Swarg Narak (1978) Film

As: Radha Rating: 3.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Our story has three married couples: One couple, who are happily married, are Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar) and his wife Mary; the second couple are Geeta (Shabana Azmi) and Vinod (Vinod Mehra), who live in Vinod's mom's house. Their's is an unhappy marriage with Vinod spending a lot of time with Leena (Prema Narayan), and frequenting late and all-night parties. His wife patiently awaits his return every night; And the third couple is that of Shobha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Vicky Kapoor (Jeetendra), their's is a seemingly "happy" marriage, with Shobha being a very jealous and possessive woman.

Imtihan (1974) Film

As: Madhu Rating: 7.0/10 (3 votes) Genres: Family, Drama Box office: Not available

Young history teacher Promod Sharma leaves to work at a provincial college in order to serve society honestly and selflessly. Soon he discovers that the college dormitory is run by scoundrels who secretly sell alcohol and lead students astray. Promod begins a fight against the gang leader, Rakesh.

Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) Film

As: Jyoti Verma (as Tanujaa) Rating: 7.3/10 (4 votes) Genres: Action, Romance Box office: Not available

A talented artist falls in love with a doctor. He loses his eyesight in an accident and wounds up a prisoner of a cruel princess. He escapes, and is helped by another man, who nurtures and allows him to recuperate. When the artist returns home, he find that the girl he wants to marry is engaged to the man who helped him recover.

Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) Film

As: Tanuja 'Tanu' Rating: 7.1/10 (14 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

Raju becomes very attached to his four elephants after they save his life. His wife, however, fears for her child and tells him that he must choose between the animals and his family.

Pavitra Papi (1970) Film

As: Veena Rating: 7.3/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Kedarnath is employed with a local clock/watch repair shop, owned by a parsimonious Adarshan Lala. Kedarnath goes out of his way to help a destitute woman, Maya, who husband is missing, with two daughters, Veena and Vidya. Kedarnath rents a room with them, writes letters to her on behalf of her husband, Pannalal, and even arranges the marriage of Veena with the son of Daulatram. When Maya tells him that she has no money to pay for the marriage expenses, he steals cash from his employer, and tells Maya that the money is from Pannalal. And all along telling Maya that he is a close friend of Pannalal, even though he has never met Pannalal, leave alone know him, making one think as to what devious secret Kedarnath is hiding, and what is the reason behind Pannalal's disappearance.

Aaja Sanam (1968) Film

As: Shanti Rating: 7.5/10 (2 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Dr. Satish travels from the big city to a small village, where he can serve the poor who cannot afford to go to the city for medical treatment. Once in the village, he meets with Shanti, who lives with her dad, Radhekiran, a watchman. Both Shanti and Satish fall in love, and exchange vows to be married. Radhekiran has an accident, and dies, leaving Shanti to re-locate, without notifying Satish. Satish is devastated at losing Shanti, and tries to locate her, to no avail. His parents want him to marry Kamini, and he agrees to do so. It is then he comes across Shanti, and he is shocked to see that Shanti has given birth to baby-boy, but will not disclose who the father is.

Jewel Thief (1967) Film

As: Anjali Nath Rating: 6.7/10 (21 votes) Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama Box office: Not available

Vinay finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief. To clear his name, he joins hands with the police to impersonate the thief and catch the real culprit. When the thief decides to counter by posing as Vinay, their true identities become thoroughly muddled.

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) Film

As: Sunita Sinha Rating: 6.5/10 (2 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Amita falls in love with a reporter who works for her publishing house. Complications arise when she discovers that her younger sister also loves him. An adaptation of President/Didi (1937)

Bhoot Bungla (1965) Film

As: Rekha Rating: 7.7/10 (5 votes) Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror, Comedy Box office: Not available

Rekha and her uncle Shyamlal are the only survivors in their family which has a long and painful history of death under bizarre and suspicious circumstances while living in their ancestral property. Rekha and Shyamlal leave their ancestral property in fear and settle down in the city where Rekha meets a jovial and rowdy bunch of youngsters belonging to the Youth Club. Members of the Youth Club decide to unravel the mystery of Rekha's ancestral property and hope to find out if those deaths are freak accidents or an ancient curse.

Mem-didi (1961) Film

As: Rita Rating: 6.5/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy Box office: Not available

Memdidi tells a simple and endearing story of Mrs. Roy (Memdidi), who moves in as a new neighbor to the two local tough guys, Bahadur Singh (David) and Sher Khan (Jayant), with a heart of gold. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's direction and screenplay makes this movie a gem and worth watching again and again.