Ila Arun

Film Living TMDB #225162

Date of birth: Not available
Place of birth: Not available
Nationality: Not available
Education: Not available (TMDB does not publish education data)
Career span: 1983–2026 (from credited release years)
Known for: Jodhaa Akbar · Thugs of Hindostan · Raat Akeli Hai · Manto · West Is West
Also known as: Ila Arun Bajpai
TMDB popularity: 0.59
Last synced: 2026-08-01 15:35 UTC

Biography

Ila Arun is a popular Indian actress, TV personality and Rajasthani folk/folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice and a penchant for folk-pop fusion. Her daughter is Ishita Arun.

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Filmography (40 titles)

Do Deewane Seher Mein (2026) Film

As: Ila Rastogi Rating: 6.4/10 (16 votes) Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy Box office: Not available

Two socially awkward millennials in Mumbai find love while struggling with self-acceptance. As they battle insecurities and societal pressure, their journey takes them from city chaos to mountain serenity.

Top billed cast (11)

Siddhant Chaturvedi Shashank Sharma
Mrunal Thakur Roshni Shrivastav
Ila Arun Ila Rastogi
Joy Sengupta Adarsh Shrivastav
Ayesha Raza Mishra Kusum Shrivastav
Viraj Ghelani Anil
Sandeepa Dhar Naina
Deepraj Rana Deepak Sharma
Mona Ambegaonkar Sudha Sharma
Naveen Kaushik Role not available
Achint Kaur Mandy

Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders (2025) Film

As: Sarita Kumari Rating: 6.1/10 (27 votes) Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama Box office: Not available

When members of the Bansal family are found murdered, Inspector Jatil Yadav uncovers a trail of greed, betrayal and secrets tied to a deadly conspiracy.

Top billed cast (15)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Inspector Jatil Yadav
Radhika Apte Radha
Chitrangada Singh Meera Bansal
Rajat Kapoor DGP Sameer Verma
Revathi Dr. Rosie Panicker
Deepti Naval Guru Maa
Sanjay Kapoor Rajesh Bansal
Ila Arun Sarita Kumari
Akhilendra Mishra SP Chauhan
Priyanka Setia Nisha Pal
Delzad Hiwale Aarav Bansal
Additi Gupta Kajal
Abhay Joshi Constable Manoj Mishra
Mohit Chauhan Prashant Bansal
Shreedhar Dubey Narendra Singh

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay (2024) Film

As: Not available Rating: 3.0/10 (1 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Heer, a carefree and jovial guy is in love with Iraa, an aspiring IAS officer. Heer and Iraa's families are hell-bent on getting them married and start a family. To escape this familial pressure, Heer and Iraa decide to tie the knot as he promises her to support her aspirations. However, the chaos ensues when a misunderstanding leads both families to believe that the couple is expecting a child.

Top billed cast (8)

Guru Randhawa Heer
Anupam Kher Role not available
Saiee Manjrekar Iraa
Ila Arun Role not available
Atul Srivastava Role not available
Paritosh Tripathi Role not available
Paresh Ganatra Role not available
Brahmanandam Role not available

Haddi (2023) Film

As: Amma Rating: 5.3/10 (8 votes) Genres: Drama, Crime Box office: Not available

A transgender woman, Haddi, moves to Delhi to join a gang of transpeople and cross-dressers headed by an influential man. But is this move aspirational or driven by revenge?

Top billed cast (14)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Haddi
Anurag Kashyap Pramod Ahlawat
Shreedhar Dubey Chunna
Saharsh Kumar Shukla Jogi
Ila Arun Amma
Rahaao Bali Wasim
Wasim Khan Uber Man
Resh Lamba Malkan
Vipin Sharma Bibek
Ivanka Das Surri
Saurabh Sachdeva Inder
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Irfan
Rajesh Kumar Satto
Vishwanath Chatterjee Saathe

Mister Mummy (2022) Film

As: Not available Rating: 4.9/10 (10 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Amol, a cranky PT teacher and his wife Gugloo have opposing choices when it comes to children but destiny has something else planned for the childhood sweethearts.

Top billed cast (5)

Riteish Deshmukh Amol
Genelia D'Souza Gugloo
Mahesh Manjrekar Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Rakesh Bedi Role not available

Sherni (2021) Film

As: Vidya's Mother-in-law Rating: 6.3/10 (33 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A jaded forest officer leads a team of trackers and locals intending to capture an unsettled tigress while battling intense obstacles and pressures, both natural and man-made.

Top billed cast (15)

Vidya Balan Vidya Vincent
Brijendra Kala Bansilal Bansal
Vijay Raaz Hassan Noorani
Sharat Saxena Pintu Bhaiyya a.k.a Ranjan Rajhans
Mukul Chadda Pawan
Ila Arun Vidya's Mother-in-law
Neeraj Kabi Akhil Nangia
Gopal Datt Saiprasad
Manoj Bakshi Minister at Jungle Camp
Ashwini Ladekar Forest Guard Archana Singh
Satyakam Anand PK Singh
Lokesh Mittal DFO Mohan
Sampa Mandal Jyoti
Amar Singh Parihar MLA GK Singh
Anoop Trivedi Pyare Lal

Call My Agent Bollywood (2021) TV

As: Special Appearance Rating: 5.7/10 (3 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company.

Top billed cast (15)

Aahana Kumra Amal
Ayush Mehra Mehershad
Soni Razdan Treasa
Rajat Kapoor Monty
Radhika Seth Nia
Priyasha Bhardwaj Sonia
Merenla Imsong Nancy
Dia Mirza Special Appearance
Rohini Ramanathan Archana
Tinnu Anand Special Appearance
Lara Dutta Special Appearance
Farah Khan Special Appearance
Sarika Special Appearance
Akshara Haasan Special Appearance
Tigmanshu Dhulia Special Appearance

Raat Akeli Hai (2020) Film

As: Jatil Yadav's Mother Rating: 6.8/10 (97 votes) Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller Box office: Not available

When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.

Top billed cast (15)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Inspector Jatil Yadav
Radhika Apte Radha
Padmavati Rao Pramila Singh
Shweta Tripathi Sharma Karuna Sisodiya
Aditya Srivastava Munna Raja
Nishant Dahiya Vikram Singh
Shivani Raghuvanshi Vasudha Singh
Khalid Tyabji Thakur Raghuveer Singh
Tigmanshu Dhulia SSP Lalji Shukla
Ila Arun Jatil Yadav's Mother
Swanand Kirkire Ramesh Chauhan
Gyanendra Tripathi Ravi Sisodiya
Shreedhar Dubey Narendra Singh
Riya Shukla Chunni
Ravi Sah Keval / Truck Driver

Chhalaang (2020) Film

As: Principal Usha Gehlot Rating: 6.0/10 (38 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Chhalaang humorously addresses the value of Sports Education in the school curriculum. It follows a hilarious, yet an inspirational journey of a typical PT Master from a semi government-funded school in Northern India, Montu, for whom it’s just a job and is forced to do what he has never done - Teach.

Top billed cast (12)

Rajkummar Rao Mahinder Hooda (Montu)
Nushrratt Bharuccha Neelima (Neelu)
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Inder Mohan Singh
Saurabh Shukla Shukla
Satish Kaushik Montu's Father
Ila Arun Principal Usha Gehlot
Jatin Sarna Dimpy
Baljinder Kaur Montu's Mother
Naman Jain Bablu
Rajiv Gupta Neelu's Father
Suparna Marwah Neelu's Mother
Garima Kaur Pinki

Aarya (2020) TV

As: Nalini Sahiba Rating: 7.3/10 (29 votes) Genres: Crime, Drama Box office: Not available

When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated? How far will she go to survive and protect her family?

Top billed cast (13)

Sushmita Sen Aarya Sareen
Vikas Kumar ACP Khan
Viren Vazirani Veer Sareen
Sikandar Kher Daulat
Pratyaksh Panwar Adi
Priyasha Bhardwaj Soundarya
Virti Vaghani Arundati
Sohaila Kapur Rajeshwari
Maya Sarao Maya
Vishwajeet Pradhan Sampat
Geetanjali Kulkarni Sushila Sekhar
Ila Arun Nalini Sahiba
Indraneil Sengupta Sooraj Raizada

Ghoomketu (2020) Film

As: Santo Bua Rating: 5.9/10 (11 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

An aspiring writer from a small town in U.P. runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself 30 days to try and prove his worth.

Top billed cast (12)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Ghoomketu
Ragini Khanna JankiDevi
Richa Chadha Pagaliya
Anurag Kashyap Inspector Badlani
Ila Arun Santo Bua
Raghubir Yadav Dadda
Deepika Amin Mrs. Badlani, Inspector's Wife
Amitabh Bachchan Role not available
Ranveer Singh Role not available
Sonakshi Sinha Role not available
Huma Qureshi Role not available
Chitrangada Singh Role not available

Thugs of Hindostan (2018) Film

As: Jaitumbi Rating: 5.5/10 (126 votes) Genres: Adventure, Action Box office: Not available

After the British company’s officer Clive takes over the kingdom of Mirza, Princess Zafira and Khudabaksh aka Azaad form a band of rebel pirates who swear to defeat the English officer and win their freedom back. The British Company in return, hire the wily thug Firangi track Azaad’s gang and thwart his plans.

Top billed cast (15)

Amitabh Bachchan Khudabaksh Azaad
Aamir Khan Firangi Mallah
Katrina Kaif Suraiyya
Fatima Sana Shaikh Zafira Baig
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Shanichar
Lloyd Owen John Clive
Surendra Pal Pavan Ji
Shane John Kruger Officer
Kaivalya Chheda Lala ji
Shaji Choudhary Bhure Lal
Manjit Singh Ashok
Venkat Vadisetti Ram Shankar
Ronit Roy Mirza Sikander Baig
Satyadev Kancharana Naqaab
Sharat Saxena Maharaja Sangram Singh

Manto (2018) Film

As: Jaddanbai Rating: 7.4/10 (52 votes) Genres: Drama, History Box office: Not available

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

Top billed cast (15)

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Saadat Hasan Manto
Rasika Dugal Safia
Tahir Raj Bhasin Sunder Shyam
Feryna Wazheir Nargis
Javed Akhtar Abid Ali Abid
Chandan Roy Sanyal Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Rishi Kapoor Film Producer
Inaamulhaq Hamid
Ranvir Shorey Ishar Singh
Rajshri Deshpande Ismat Chugtai
Ila Arun Jaddanbai
Divya Dutta Kulwant Kaur
Paresh Rawal Pimp
Tillotama Shome Prostitute
Shashank Arora Shaad Amritsari

Begum Jaan (2017) Film

As: Amma Rating: 5.7/10 (25 votes) Genres: Action, Drama, History Box office: Not available

On the eve of Independence, the chairman of the Border Commission, Sir Cyril Radcliffe decides to divide India and Pakistan into equitable halves. What the administration doesn’t account for is the line running through the middle of Begum Jaan’s brothel situated plonk on the border; with one half falling in India and the other in Pakistan.

Top billed cast (15)

Vidya Balan Begum Jaan
Naseeruddin Shah Rajaji
Pallavi Sharda Gulabo
Gauahar Khan Rubina
Ila Arun Amma
Priyanka Setia Role not available
Flora Saini Maina
Ridheema Tiwari Amba
Mishti Chakravarty Shabnam
Raviza Chauhan Lata
Gracy Goswami Role not available
Pitobash Surjeet
Sumit Nijhawan Salim Mirza
Poonam Rajput Role not available
Ashish Vidhyarthi Harshvardhan

The Drama Company (2017) TV

As: Self Rating: 3.3/10 (2 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

The Drama Company will feature an eclectic mix of the finest comedians in a theatrical plot portraying different characters each week. The show will explore multiple genres of comedy– from topical to physical comedy and offer viewers a complete dose of laughter and unlimited entertainment. Starring Mithun Chakraborty as Shambu Dada, the ring master of a crew of highly misfit characters including Ali Asgar, Dr. Sanket Bhosale, Sugandha Mishra, Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Ridhima Pandit, Tanaji and Aru Verma. Every episode will feature the team of misfits aspiring to make a blockbuster play to impress Shambhu Dada in exchange for a promise of a world tour. But as luck would have it, nothing will go right. The hilarious turn of events will push the madcap team to start afresh with a brand-new play every week. Little do they know that Shambu Dada is a sham, whose is running his own business by selling tickets for the play.

Top billed cast (9)

Jay Bhanushali Host
Rithvik Dhanjani Host
Mithun Chakraborty Shambu Dada
Krishna Abhishek Various Characters
Ali Asgar Various Characters
Sanket Bhosale Baba / Various Characters
Sugandha Mishra Altaf Jaja / Sidhu / Various Characters
Sudesh Lehri Bachchan Sahab / Various Characters
Tanaji Galgunde Various Characters

The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) TV

As: Herself Rating: 7.0/10 (39 votes) Genres: Comedy, Talk Box office: Not available

Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.

Top billed cast (5)

Kapil Sharma Self - Host
Archana Puran Singh Self
Krishna Abhishek Sapna
Kiku Sharda Role not available
Sumona Chakravarti Bindu Sharma

Shaadi Ke Side Effects (2014) Film

As: Aunty Rating: 5.3/10 (35 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

An easy-going man ensures that the spark in his marriage stays strong by always apologizing and opting for the path of least conflict in his relationship. When his wife becomes pregnant and wishes to have the baby, he does not offer resistance, but is also not ready to be a father. How will their relationship evolve?

Top billed cast (9)

Farhan Akhtar Siddharth Roy
Vidya Balan Trisha Roy
Vir Das Manav
Ram Kapoor Ranveer
Mia Maelzer Nurse
Gautami Kapoor Aanchal
Purab Kohli Shekhar
Ila Arun Aunty
Rati Agnihotri Trisha's Mother

Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) Film

As: Kunti Rating: 6.4/10 (38 votes) Genres: Action, Animation Box office: Not available

Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.

Top billed cast (7)

Yuddvir Bakolia Arjun
Ila Arun Kunti
Aanjjan Srivastav Lord Shiva
Sachin Khedekar Lord Krishna
Vishnu Sharma Bheeshma
Ashok Banthia Bhim
Ravi Khanvilkar Drona

West Is West (2010) Film

As: Not available Rating: 6.4/10 (44 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

Salford, North of England, 1976. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.

Top billed cast (15)

Aqib Khan Sajid Khan
Om Puri George Khan
Linda Bassett Ella Khan
Robert Pugh Mr. Jordan
Jimi Mistry Tariq Khan
Vanessa Hehir Esther
Lesley Nicol Auntie Annie
Zita Sattar Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Vijay Raaz Role not available
Emil Marwa Role not available
Nadim Sawalha Role not available
Thomas Russell Hughsy (Bully)
Enid Dunn Eunice
Sujata Kumar Mrs. Haqq

Well Done Abba (2010) Film

As: Salma Ali Rating: 6.3/10 (7 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

This is the story of Armaan Ali, a driver working for a senior executive in Mumbai. He takes a month's leave to find a husband for his teenage daughter, who lives near Hyderabad. When he is delayed and returns to work after three months, his employer threatens to sack him. But he is persuaded to listen to the reason for Armaan Ali's delay. The story he relates is delightful, hilarious -- and poignant.

Top billed cast (15)

Boman Irani Armaan Ali / Rehman Ali
Minissha Lamba Muskaan Ali
Sammir Dattani Arif Ali
Ravi Kishan Sub Engineer Vikas Jha
Ila Arun Salma Ali
Salim Ghouse Janardhan Reddy
Sonali Kulkarni Malti Jha; Vikas Jha's Wife
Rajit Kapoor Inspector Srikanth Reddy
Akhil Mishra Arun Mishra; Tahsildar
Yashpal Sharma Constable Ramayya
Ravi Jhankal Constable Rustam
Deepika Amin Lata; Inspector Srikanth's Wife
Rajendra Gupta Irrigation Minister
Anaitha Nair Sakina
Preeti Nigam Sakina's Mother

Mirch (2010) Film

As: Kesar Rating: 3.8/10 (6 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

A story-writer attempts to convince a producer to accept four erotic stories from the Panchtantra.

Top billed cast (15)

Ila Arun Kesar
Prem Chopra Raja Nirgun Singh
Tisca Chopra Seema
Shahana Goswami Ruchi
Boman Irani Asu Hotmal
Pitobash Madan / Chedimal
Raima Sen Maya / Manjvla
Konkona Sen Sharma Lavni / Amrita
Sushant Singh Nitin
Pitobash Various
Saurabh Shukla Satish
Rajpal Yadav Kashi
Shreyas Talpade Manjul
Arunoday Singh Maanav
Pushkar Shrotri Kaushal Bhatt

Jodhaa Akbar (2008) Film

As: Maham Anga Rating: 7.3/10 (285 votes) Genres: Romance, History, Drama Box office: Not available

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

Top billed cast (15)

Hrithik Roshan Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Sonu Sood Rajkumar Sujamal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Raja Bharmal
Suhasini Mulay Rani Padmavati
Raza Murad Shamsuddin Atka Khan
Poonam Sinha Mallika Hamida Banu Begum
Rajesh Vivek Chugtai Khan
Pramod Moutho Todar Mal
Ila Arun Maham Anga
Digvijay Purohit Raj Bhagwant Das
Yuri Suri Bairam Khan
Surendra Pal Rana Uday Singh
Shaji Choudhary Adham Khan
Manava Naik Neelakshi

Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) Film

As: Not available Rating: 5.7/10 (23 votes) Genres: Comedy Box office: Not available

Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.

Top billed cast (10)

Shreyas Talpade Role not available
Amrita Rao Role not available
Kunal Kapoor Role not available
Ravi Kishan Role not available
Ravi Jhankal Role not available
Yashpal Sharma Role not available
Rajeshwari Sachdev Role not available
Divya Dutta Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Lalit Tiwari Role not available

Chingaari (2006) Film

As: Padmavati Rating: 3.0/10 (4 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Mithun Chakraborty plays a powerful and domineering priest who rules his temple and the surrounding village with an iron fist, all supposedly for the sake of religion. He becomes enamored with a prostitute (Sushmita Sen) from a local brothel and begins spending more and more time with her. But when the village postman (Anuj Sawhney) takes a liking to her as well, the priest is forced to deal with him and a growing village rebellion.

Top billed cast (7)

Sushmita Sen Basanti
Mithun Chakraborty Bhuvan Panda
Ila Arun Padmavati
Anuj Sawhney Chandan
Aanjjan Srivastav Narainda
Ravi Gossain Chintu
Jhumma Mitra Rupali

Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) Film

As: Ranu Rating: 7.5/10 (11 votes) Genres: Drama, History Box office: Not available

After resigning from the presidential post of the Indian National Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose plays an important role in India's freedom struggle during World War II.

Top billed cast (15)

Sachin Khedekar Subhas Chandra Bose
Jisshu Sengupta Sisir Bose
Divya Dutta Ila Bose
Rajpal Yadav Bhagat Ram Talwar
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Uttamchand Malhotra
Rajit Kapoor Abid Hasan
Sonu Sood Lt. Col. Shah Nawaz Khan
Arif Zakaria Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
Vikrant Chaturvedi Col. Prem Kumar Sahgal
Rajeshwari Sachdev Capt. Lakshmi Sehgal
Ila Arun Ranu
Anna Prüstel Emilie Schenkl
Alokananda Roy Prabhavati Bose
B.D Mukherjee Janakinath Bose
Shakeel Khan Sarat Bose

China Gate (1998) Film

As: Mrs. Gopinath Rating: 6.7/10 (18 votes) Genres: Action, Adventure, Western Box office: Not available

After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg region. Krishnakant agrees to assist her, and summons about a dozen of his fellow officers and subordinates to assist him. They all assemble at Devdurg with all the necessary ammunitions and arms to combat Jageera, not realizing that Jageera has influence over the local police detachment, who will prevent Puri and his men to possess any guns and weapons. This does not deter Puri and his men, and they continue to stay on in Devdurg and gain the confidence of the villagers. What the villagers do not know that Krishnakant and his men had all been dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice and retreating when attacked by the enemy. Will Puri and his men abandon Devdurg and let history repeat itself?

Top billed cast (15)

Om Puri Col. Krishnakant Puri
Naseeruddin Shah Maj. Sarfaraz Khan
Danny Denzongpa Maj. Ranjir Singh Gurung
Mamta Kulkarni Sandhya Rajan
Ila Arun Mrs. Gopinath
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Maj. Kailashnath Gupta
Paresh Rawal Inspector Barot
Tinnu Anand Capt. Bijon Dasgupta
Aanjjan Srivastav Pandey / DK
Jagdeep Sub. Nageshwar Rammaiah
Viju Khote Ghanshyam
K.D. Chandran MD
Harish Patel Devdurg villager
Amrish Puri Col. Kewal Krishan Puri
Samir Soni Udanshu Tandon

Auzaar (1997) Film

As: Herself Rating: 6.2/10 (12 votes) Genres: Action Box office: Not available

Suraj, who is a police officer, discovers that Yash, his friend's father, runs an illegal business. He must now convince Yash to make his father mend his ways or face criticism from his superiors for not confronting him.

Top billed cast (12)

Salman Khan Suraj Prakash
Sanjay Kapoor Yash Thakur
Shilpa Shetty Kundra Prathna Thakur
Nirmal Pandey Baba
Kiran Kumar Bhai Ji
Aasif Sheikh Inspector Bhutey
Ila Arun Herself
Paresh Rawal Role not available
Dinesh Hingoo Role not available
Achyut Potdar Role not available
Ghanshyam Rohera Role not available
Tiku Talsania Role not available

Ghatak (1996) Film

As: Malti Rating: 7.6/10 (18 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Katya, a ruthless mobster, rules over the town with an iron fist. When newcomer Kashi dares to challenge his reign of terror, he faces brutal consequences.

Top billed cast (15)

Sunny Deol Kashi Nath
Meenakshi Sheshadri Gauri
Danny Denzongpa Katya
Amrish Puri Shambu Nath
K.K. Raina Shiv Nath
Tinnu Anand Inspector Godbole
Om Puri Sachdev
Mukesh Rishi Cheena
Deep Dhillon Antya
Viju Khote Pinto
Aanjjan Srivastav Dhamu Kaka
Ila Arun Malti
Harish Patel Katya’s Brother-in-Law
Sheela Sharma Sheela
Rohini Hattangadi Savitri Godbole

Drohkaal (1994) Film

As: Mrs. Zeenat Lodhi Rating: 7.4/10 (10 votes) Genres: Drama, Thriller Box office: Not available

Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go through in their fight against a group of ruthless terrorists.

Top billed cast (11)

Om Puri Abhay Singh
Naseeruddin Shah Abbas Lodhi
Manoj Bajpayee Anand
Milind Gunaji Shiv
Ashish Vidhyarthi Commander Bhadra
Mita Vashisht Sumitra
Amrish Puri IGP Pathak
Annu Kapoor Surinder
Shivkumar Subramaniam Mangal Dev
Ila Arun Mrs. Zeenat Lodhi
Sadiya Siddiqui Gulshan Lodhi

Lamhe (1991) Film

As: dancer Rating: 6.7/10 (26 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Viren falls for Pallavi, but she marries Siddharth. The couple dies, leaving behind their daughter, who grows up to look just like her mother and falls in love with Viren.

Top billed cast (9)

Anil Kapoor Virendra Pratap Singh
Sridevi Pallavi / Pooja Bhatnagar
Waheeda Rehman Daijaan
Anupam Kher Prem
Lalit Tiwari Sudheshwar Narayan Tiwari
Manohar Singh Kothiwale Thakur
Ila Arun dancer
Richa Pallod young Pooja
Vikas Anand Doctor Vikas

The Discovery of India (1988) TV

As: Gandhari Rating: 9.4/10 (7 votes) Genres: Documentary, Drama Box office: Not available

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

Top billed cast (1)

Roshan Seth Jawaharlal Nehru

Hamara Khandaan (1988) Film

As: Gypsy Singer Rating: 9.3/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

Vishal (Rishi Kapoor) comes from a wealthy Hindu family. His father is well known Chandraprakash Singh (Amrish Puri), and his mom is a housewife, Sharda (Asha Parekh). Vishal falls in love with a young Catholic girl, Ruby Miranda (Farha). While Ruby's dad (Alok Nath) approves of the marriage, Chandraprakash does not, and will not even hear of his son marrying someone not of equal status in wealth, leave alone a different religion. He is all the more enraged when he learns that Vishal is not really his son.

Top billed cast (15)

Rishi Kapoor Vishal (Chanderprakash's Son)
Farha Naaz Ruby Miranda
Kiran Juneja Rita (Ranjeet's daughter)
Alok Nath Mr. Miranda (Ruby's dad)
Amrish Puri Chandraprakash Singh (Vishal's dad)
Asha Parekh Sharda Singh (Vishal's mom)
Reema Lagoo Dr. Julie
Om Shivpuri Ranjeet
Abhi Bhattacharya Role not available
Farita Boyce Role not available
Padma Chavan Role not available
Tahir Hussain Role not available
Ila Arun Gypsy Singer
Akbar Bakshi Ruby's Molester
Katy Irani In the crowd

Rihaee (1988) Film

As: Not available Rating: 9.5/10 (2 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A village is inhabited mainly by women whose husbands are in the cities earning a living. Taking advantage of the situation, a man who returns to his village succeeds in seducing most of the women.

Top billed cast (7)

Vinod Khanna Role not available
Hema Malini Role not available
Naseeruddin Shah Role not available
Neena Gupta Role not available
Reema Lagoo Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Mohan Agashe Role not available

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Aaj (1987) Film

As: Bharti Bakshi Rating: 6.0/10 (2 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

The movie is about a man who is trying to find his missing sister.

Top billed cast (10)

Raj Babbar Anjali's Boss
Smita Patil Kavita
Raj Kiran Sumit
Haidar Ali Doctor
Ila Arun Bharti Bakshi
Suresh Chatwal Inspector Ghorpade
Kumar Gaurav Akshay
Akshay Kumar Karate Instructor
Anamika Pal Anjali Bakshi
Marc Zuber Arun Bakshi

Susman (1987) Film

As: Not available Rating: 8.5/10 (2 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A story about the "Ikat" handloom weavers of Pochampally through the master weaver Ramulu and his family struggle in time of mass-production.

Top billed cast (13)

Om Puri Role not available
Shabana Azmi Role not available
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Role not available
Neena Gupta Role not available
Annu Kapoor Role not available
Anita Kanwar Role not available
Mohan Agashe Role not available
K.K. Raina Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Pankaj Kapur Role not available
Ravi Jhankal Role not available
Harish Patel Venkatesh, the secretary
Satish Kaushik Role not available

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.

Top billed cast (15)

Rekha Meenabai
Mithun Chakraborty Shankar
Mandakini Madhu
Moon Moon Sen Sunita
Amrit Pal Role not available
Jeetendra Role not available
Vinod Mehra Role not available
Tanuja Samarth Role not available
Jagdeep Role not available
Gulshan Grover Role not available
Roopesh Kumar Role not available
Ila Arun Role not available
Tej Sapru Role not available
Yunus Parvez Role not available
Javed Khan Role not available

Trikal (1985) Film

As: Cook Rating: 8.8/10 (3 votes) Genres: Drama, History Box office: Not available

Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the family.

Top billed cast (15)

Leela Naidu Dona Maria Souza-Soares
Neena Gupta Milagrenia
Anita Kanwar Sylvia (Anna's mother)
Soni Razdan Aurora
Dalip Tahil Leon Gonsalves
K.K. Raina Senor Lucio (Anna's father)
K.K. Raina Kapitan Ribeiro / Governor
Keith Stevenson Dr. Simon Pereira
Ila Arun Cook
Jayant Kripalani Francis
Lucky Ali Erasmo/Renato
Sushma Prakash Anna
Sabira Merchant Dona Amelia
Kunal Kapoor Role not available
Naseeruddin Shah Ruiz Pereira

Party (1984) Film

As: Herself Rating: 7.4/10 (12 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Celebrities arrive at an extravagant party in Bombay to honour Divakar for his contributions to arts and cinema. However, gossip, uninvited guests and a dead body show up to mar the celebrations.

Top billed cast (15)