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Jurmana (जुर्माना)
Jurmana (जुर्माना), 1979 Hindi drama-romance directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra; a rich man bets he can woo a professor's daughter with money. Distinct from the 1996 Mithun Chakraborty film of the same name.
Kaala Patthar (काला पत्थर)
Kaala Patthar (काला पत्थर) is a 1979 Hindi action drama directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, and Shatrughan Sinha; inspired by the 1975 Chasnala coal mining disaster, it underperformed at the box office.
Khatta Meetha (खट्टा मीठा) (1978 film)
Khatta Meetha (खट्टा मीठा), also known as Sweet and Sour, is a 1978 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Basu Chatterjee, in which a widower with four sons and a widow marry.
Khel Khel Mein (1977 film)
Khel Khel Mein (खेल खेल में) is a 1975-released Hindi comedy-mystery-thriller directed by Ravi Tandon, starring Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, and Rakesh Roshan, with R.D. Burman music; three collegians' Black Cobra ransom prank on a jeweller turns into a murder frame-up. IMDb dates it 1977.
Khoon Pasina (खून पसीना)
Khoon Pasina (खून पसीना), aka Blood Sweat, is a 1977 Hindi action drama directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan as Shiva/Tiger, Vinod Khanna as Shera, and Rekha, with music by Kalyanji-Anandji.
Kinara (किनारा)
Kinara (किनारा) is a 1977 Hindi drama directed by Gulzar, starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini, and Dharmendra, with R.D. Burman music and the Lata Mangeshkar song "Naam gum jayega"; released 21 March 1977, 139 minutes.
Laila Majnu (लैला मजनू) (1976 film)
Laila Majnu (लैला मजनू), 1976 Hindi/Urdu romantic drama by H.S. Rawail starring Rishi Kapoor and Ranjeeta Kaur, with music by Madan Mohan and Jaidev; a golden jubilee hit distinct from the 2018 remake.
Lok Parlok
Lok Parlok (लोक परलोक) is a 1979 Hindi fantasy film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao, a remake of Yamagola, starring Jeetendra and Jaya Prada; its exhibition was suspended in 1980 for mocking Hindu mythology.
Manthan (मंथन)
Manthan (मंथन, The Churning) is Shyam Benegal's 1976 Hindi drama on Gujarat's dairy cooperative movement, India's first crowdfunded film, financed by 500,000 farmers at Rs 2 each, restored in 4K and screened at Cannes 2024.
Manzil (मंज़िल)
Manzil (मंज़िल) is a 1979 Hindi romantic drama by Basu Chatterjee, a remake of Mrinal Sen's Akash Kusum, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee, remembered for the song Rimjhim Gire Saawan.
Mehbooba (महबूबा)
Mehbooba (महबूबा) is a 1976 Hindi reincarnation romance directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini, with R.D. Burman music; distinct from the Sholay song and the 2008 film of the same name.
Muqaddar (1979) is a Hindi melodrama that takes the archetype of the angry young man and grounds his rage in a specific, tragic personal history rather than generic social grievance. It remains essential viewing for understanding how Bollywood moved from the idealism of the 1960s to the cynical, star-driven dramas of the late 1970s, largely due to Amitabh Bachchan's towering performance as a man who believes fate is a cruel joke played on the poor.
Muqaddar is a 1978 Hindi melodrama directed by Prakash Mehra, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha, and Amjad Khan, and the biggest Hindi hit of its year.
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर)
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर) is a 1978 Hindi romantic drama directed and produced by Prakash Mehra, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee, and Rekha, with music by Kalyanji-Anandji; it was 1978's biggest Bollywood hit.
Nagin (1976 film)
Nagin (नागिन), 1976 Hindi horror fantasy directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli, Shankar Movies; Reena Roy as a shape-shifting snake avenging her mate, with Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal; a 1976 super-hit that spawned the snake-woman revenge genre.
Noorie (नूरी)
Noorie (नूरी) is a 1979 Hindi romantic drama directed by Manmohan Krishna, produced by Yash Chopra for Yash Raj Films, starring Farooq Shaikh and Poonam Dhillon, with Khayyam's music; a Super Hit, 7th highest-grossing Hindi film of 1979. Distinct from the 1934 and 2023 films of the same name.
Parvarish (परवरिश)
Parvarish (परवरिश, Upbringing) is a 1977 Hindi action crime drama directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Vinod Khanna, about a policeman who adopts a gangster's son; music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Sargam (सरगम) (1979 film)
Sargam (सरगम), 1979 Hindi musical romance directed by K. Viswanath, a remake of Telugu Siri Siri Muvva, starring Rishi Kapoor and Jaya Prada in her Hindi debut; Laxmikant-Pyarelal won a Filmfare for its music.
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (सत्यम शिवम सुन्दरम)
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (सत्यम शिवम सुन्दरम), aka Love Sublime, is Raj Kapoor's 1978 Hindi romantic drama starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman, with Laxmikant-Pyarelal music, about an engineer who rejects his half-scarred wife.
Suhaag (1979 film)
Suhaag is a 1979 Hindi action drama directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi; twins separated at birth become a policeman and a criminal, and the film was 1979's top Hindi grosser.
The Great Gambler (द ग्रेट गैम्बलर)
The Great Gambler (द ग्रेट गैम्बलर, Sabse Bada Juaari) is a 1979 Hindi action thriller by Shakti Samanta, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a double role as gambler Jai and Inspector Vijay, with Zeenat Aman and R.D. Burman's music.
Trishul (त्रिशूल) (film)
Trishul (त्रिशूल), 1978 Hindi action drama directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, starring Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay avenging his mother; second highest-grossing Indian film of 1978.