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Junoon (जुनून) (1979 film)
Junoon (जुनून), a 1978 Hindi-Urdu historical drama directed by Shyam Benegal and produced by Shashi Kapoor, adapts Ruskin Bond's A Flight of Pigeons; set in the 1857 rebellion, it won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and six Filmfare Awards.
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.
Kaalia
Kaalia (कालिया) is a 1981 Hindi action drama film directed by Tinnu Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Kallu, jailed for robbery and reborn as the vengeful Kaalia.
Kati Patang
Kati Patang (कटी पतंग), a Hindi musical drama produced and directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh, based on Gulshan Nanda's novel, with R.D. Burman music and Parekh's Filmfare Best Actress win.
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.
Khushboo
Khushboo (खुशबू, Aroma) is a 1975 Hindi drama directed by Gulzar, starring Jeetendra and Hema Malini, based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Panditmashai, with R.D. Burman music including O Majhi Re. Not the 2008 film or the actress Khushboo Sundar.
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.
Koshish (कोशिश)
Koshish (कोशिश, Effort) is Gulzar's 1972 Hindi romantic drama starring Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri as a deaf-mute couple; a response to Happiness of Us Alone (1961), it won National Awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
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.
Lalkar
Lalkar (ललकार, The Challenge) is a 1972 Hindi World War II film directed, produced, and written by Ramanand Sagar from his own novel, starring Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, and Mala Sinha, with music by Kalyanji-Anandji, released 23 May 1972.
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.
Mausam (मौसम) (1975 film)
Mausam (मौसम), 1975 Hindi romantic drama directed by Gulzar, starring Sanjeev Kumar and Sharmila Tagore in a dual role; loosely based on A.J. Cronin's The Judas Tree, with Madan Mohan's final score and National and Filmfare awards.
Maya Darpan
Maya Darpan (Mirror of Illusion) is Kumar Shahani's 1972 Hindi debut feature, based on a Nirmal Verma story, a formalist landmark of Indian Parallel Cinema about Taran, a landlord's daughter, that failed in India but was acclaimed at Locarno 1973.
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.
Mera Naam Joker (मेरा नाम जोकर)
Mera Naam Joker (मेरा नाम जोकर), also My Name Is Joker, is Raj Kapoor's 1970 Hindi circus-clown drama for R.K. Films, released 18 December 1970; a box-office flop that bankrupted Kapoor, it won five Filmfare Awards and succeeded in the Soviet Union.
Mili (मिली) (1975 film)
Mili (मिली) is a 1975 Hindi drama by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Jaya Bhaduri and Amitabh Bachchan as neighbors who fall in love before her terminal blood disorder is revealed; S.D. Burman's final film score.
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.
Namak Haraam (नमक हराम)
Namak Haraam (नमक हराम), 1973 Hindi drama by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan; adaptation of Becket about class conflict, with R.D. Burman music; distinct from the 2023 HUM TV series Namak Haram.
Nishant (निशांत)
Nishant (निशांत, Night's End) is Shyam Benegal's 1975 Hindi drama, written by Vijay Tendulkar, in which a schoolmaster's abducted wife sparks a peasant revolt against feudal zamindars in 1945 Telangana; it competed at Cannes 1976 and won the 1977 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
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.
Pakeezah (پاکیزہ)
Pakeezah (پاکیزہ), also called Pure of Heart, is Kamal Amrohi's 1972 Urdu courtesan film starring Meena Kumari as Sahibjaan; made over roughly fifteen years, released 4 February 1972, it became a classic after Kumari's death and a 4K restoration premiered in 2026.
Parichay (परिचय)
Parichay (परिचय) is a 1972 Hindi family musical directed by Gulzar, starring Jeetendra, Jaya Bhaduri, and Pran, with R.D. Burman music; based on Rangeen Uttarain and inspired by The Sound of Music.
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.