M. Ismail and Noor Jehan in Yamla Jat (1940)

Tensions rise in a wealthy family when a son refuses to wed the woman of his parents' choice and instead marries a dancer/singer.

It is Punjabi romantic drama. Two girls are in love with Labbhu and Sohna, respectively. A moneylender also wants to marry Chhoti Lachhi but at the time his servant reveals the truth to Lachhi. So the lovers meet.

In a village circa post British rule in India, a noble Sarpanch, Karnail Singh, is forced to chose sides between his son, Buta, and a Muslim couple, Shera and Naji, who want to get married amidst violent clashes between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims before the formation of Pakistan; as well as deal with suspicious Indian Government officials.

Believing his wife to be dead after giving birth to a boy, a husband leaves and re-locates to the city.

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Manohar Deepak and Indira in Khedan De Din Char (1962)

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Jagga (Dara Singh), who leads a life of hard work, simplicity and honesty, also becomes a victim of fate one day. His sister Lajjo (Sarla Chopra)is brutalized by Chaudhary Parbat Singh ( Swarn Dada) of the same village. This incident enrages Jagga and he pledges to avengehis sister. Once Jagga delves into a life of crime huge rewards are announced for Jagga's arrest. Jagga devotes his life to the poorand the downtrodden. He would rob the rich and give everything to the needy. But Jagga, who was driven away from home, keeps meeting his mother ( Mumtaz Begum) and fiancée Nimmo (Indira Billi)on the sly. His love continues to grow for her despite the dangers. One day Jagga went with his companions to rob a rich sahukar. At the time when he was about to collect the booty, a young girl called him. In that innocent girl, he found a resemblance of his deceased sister Lajjo. He felt as if his sister Lajjo, wearing Suhag's bangles, was standing in front of him. The marriage of that girl is fixed for the next day. This has a great impact on Jagga's mind and he leaves all the loot behind and even promises to come for her wedding on the second day. When Jagga reaches her wedding ceremony the next day he meets the bridegroom Pooran Singh's ( Jugal Kishore) father Lala Moti Ram ( Brahm Bhardwaj) who was insisting for dowry of twenty thousand rupees in cash before the marriage customs are completed. He takes Moti Ram inside eveals his identity. He tells Moti and reveals his identity. He tells Moti Ram to declare that he has received the dowry amount and not to harass his sister in future. He was instrumental in smooth conduct of the marriage ceremonies and left the place after blessing the newly-wed couple. Meanwhile the police are distressed for not capturing the out-law Jagga, all the efforts put by them prove futile. The Inspector General of Police (Amar Nath ) himself takes over the operation of capturing Jagga and he assigns this job to the young groom Pooran Singh. Finally, the police are able to cast its net around Jagga and his companion, and surround their den one day. Jagga was firing indiscriminately when suddenly his foster sister's husband comes in front of him. There was a strange dilemma in Jagga's mind whether to kill or get killed. Emotions win the better of him and he does not shoot. In the end Jagga is killed by the police. His fiancée Nimmo, who was about to get married to someone else without her consent ends her life once she comes to know about this. The funerals of the two true lovers take place simultaneously.

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Porthwar-based Santram is killed while fleeing from Muslims during the religious riots of 1948 following the partition of Pakistan from India. His wife, Tagpyariye, manages to flee along with their sons, Kartar and Ram, but gets separated from them, and the children end up with her servant, Dukhiya. Shortly thereafter Kartar, too, gets separated, leaving Ram alone with Dukhiya. Three years later, Ram runs away after being physically abused and forced to steal by Dukhiya, and unknowingly befriends Kartar, and the duo go to work with Subedar Varyam Singh. Years later, Kartar is a farmer, while Ram has received an education from the city. Both are still unaware of their relation, until they meet with Dukhiya, who also informs them that their mother is also alive. Before they could be reunited with her, misunderstandings over who is to marry Ajeet Kaur, the daughter of Varyam, tear the brothers apart - so much so that they not only separate - but also take up arms against each other - both determined to marry Ajeet at any and all costs.

Chaudhary takes on the identity of a bandit in order to save the marriage of his friend's daughter and is jailed. The villagers takes him to be wrong and throws out his wife and son out of the village where his son, Madan, grows up without knowing his father and becomes the darling of the little village. Madan determined to free the villagers from an evil moneylender, Ramu Shah, and for that he seeks help from his friend Banta Singh.

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A kind-hearted and compassionate woman is abducted and held in the hideout of ferocious bandits.

Sunil Dutt and Radha Saluja in Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973)

Yash Sharma and Renu in Tere Rang Nyare (1973)

Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Gauri Verma, and Lata Arora in Do Sher (1974)

When Laali, who loves Shyamu, refuses to marry Kalidas her siblings, Dhanna, and Bhabhi, Bhagwanti, are asked to leave. When Dhanna is unable to grow anything, he decides to take the assistance of Thakara, the Bhagwan Shri Vishnu.

Yogeeta Bali, Feroz Khan, and Dara Singh Randhawa in Bhagat Dhanna Jatt (1974)

Dharmendra, Om Prakash, Radha Saluja, Dara Singh Randhawa, Shaminder, and D.K. Sapru in Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974)

Amar Shaheed Bhagat Singh is a biopic movie based on the life of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The hardships faced by this freedom fighter for our country, is well portrayed in this film.

Aruna Irani, Raza Murad, Achala Sachdev, and Veerendra in Dharamjeet (1975)

Old Punjabi Films

1. Heer Ranjha

2. Sheila

3. Heer Syal

4. Gul Bakaoli

5. Mirza Sahiban

6. Surdas

7. Yamla Jat

8. Alibaba

9. Mera Punjab

10. Chambe Di Kali

11. Kurmai

12. Chaudhry

13. Khajanchi

14. Gul Baloch

15. Sassi Punnu

16. Kamli

17. Matwali Meera

18. Chaman

19. Lachhi

20. Posti

21. Madari

22. Mukhda

23. Chhai

24. Phumman

25. Balo

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