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  • Barsaat Ki Ek Raat
  • Barsaat Ki Ek Raat review by A customer from Cheltenham,UK
    Rated - 4.0 stars Excellent tracks....Nice movie 16 November 2005
    ...pyar ke sapne' is still now considered as an evergreen romantic track.Thanks to Shakti Samanta for this wondeful movie ...   Read customer review

Shakti Samanta - filmography


  • Ayaash on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Arun Govil,  Rati Agnihotri,  Sanjeev Kumar
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Circa 1930 during the British Rule in India, while most Indians were busy agitating against the British to quit India, Thakur Jaswant Singh lives a carefree wealthy lifestyle, surrounded by his friends, who are only there to have a good time drinking alcohol and watching dancing courtesans everyday...read more »
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 7 members
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  • Barsaat Ki Ek Raat on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Amitabh Bachchan,  Utpal Dutt
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Set against the backdrop of the magnificent Himalayas, this love story is about Abhijeet (Amitabh Bachchan) and Rajni (Raakhee), a blind girl.Kaliram (Amjad Khan) is a vicious criminal who attempts to molest Rajni. Abhijeet saves her and has Kaliram arrested. Rajni and Abhijeet get married. Life is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 90 members
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  • Anand Ashram on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Rakesh Roshan,  Utpal Dutt,  Uttam Kumar
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Dr. Deepak lives with his wealthy father, a Thakur, in a small town in India. While the Thakur would like to get Deepak to marry a woman from an equally wealthy family, he has fallen in love with a poor woman named Asha, and would like to marry her. The Thakur is displeased, and asks Deepak to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 13 members
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  • Amanush on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Abhi Bhattacharya,  Asit Sen,  Prema Narayan
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a woman named Champa confides in Rekha that Madhusudan, whom she loves has got her pregnant, Rekha confronts Madhusudan, who denies. Rekha disbelieves him. Furious, he goes in search of Champa, only to find that she has disappeared. Soon, he is arrested by the police on a charge of stealing ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 8 members
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  • Anuraag on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Rajesh Khanna,  Rajesh khanna,  Nutan Behl
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When Rajesh meets a beautiful blind girl called Shivani he falls instantly in love with her. But despite his mother's approval of a match his father forbids him to marry her because of her condition. But consulting an eye specialist it seems that an eye replacement would cure her. But how long can ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 16 members
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  • Kati Patang on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Rajesh Khanna,  Rajesh khanna,  Asha Parekh
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    On her wedding day Madhavi receives a letter from her lover who pleads with her to go to him. Ignoring commonsense she escapes the wedding only to find him with another woman. Suddenly she is all alone.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 142 members
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  • Aradhana on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Sharmila Tagore,  Rajesh Khanna,  Rajesh khanna
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Arhadhana tells you the story of a simple girls who dedicates her life to her husband and son. Vandana, the daughter of a doctor, returns to her home town upon completions of her studies. She comes across Arun, a smart and bold air force pilot. They fall in love secretly get married in a temple. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 169 members
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  • An Evening In Paris on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Shammi Kapoor,  Sharmilla Tagore,  Rajendranath
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Deepa (Sharmila Tagore), having failed in love repeatedly as her lovers were after her wealth, leaves for Paris with a broken heart. Shortly after her arrival, she meets Sam (Shammi Kapoor), a French man (or so she thinks). After a few meetings, they fall in love. When she learns that Sam is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 152 members
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  • Sawan Ki Ghata on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Manoj Kumar,  Mumtaz,  Sharmila Tagore
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Gopal (Manoj) a young man, who had a miraculous escape from a fiery car crash, falls in love with Seema (Sharmila Tagore). Problems arise when Seema's rich father, who is unhappy about the match, fixes his daughter’s marriage to the villainous Kailash (Pran). Kailash, though he agrees, has his ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 24 members
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  • Saawan Ki Ghata (1966)
    Starring: Sharmila Tagore,  Mumtaz,  Manoj Kumar
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Gopal (Manoj) a young man, who had a miraculous escape from a fiery car crash, falls in love with Seema (Sharmila Tagore). Problems arise when Seema's rich father, who is unhappy about the match, fixes his daughter’s marriage to the villainous Kailash (Pran). Kailash, though he agrees, has his ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 33% from 27 members
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  • Kashmir Ki Kali on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Shammi Kapoor,  Sharmilla Tagore,  Pran
    Director: Shakti Samanth,  Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Rajiv (Shammi Kapoor) is a young millionaire, who’s constantly criticised by his mother for his careless attitude towards his wealth. He leaves home when there is talk of arranging a marriage for him with a rich socialite. He goes to Kashmir where he falls in love with a guileless flower girl (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 152 members
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  • China Town on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Shammi Kapoor,  Shakila,  Madan Puri
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Twins that were split up in early childhood are reunited in China Town. Shekhar is an entertainer whereas Mike is a member of a gangster mob. The police try to persuade Shekhar to infiltrate the gang and pass off as Mike. But Ching Lee, the shoemaker, knows that Shekhar cannot be Mike...
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 261 members
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  • Insaan Jaag Utah on DVD (1959)
    Starring: Sunil Dutt
    Director: Shakti Samanta
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Gauri lives in a small village in India with her crippled ex-army-man and freedom fighter dad, Laxmandas, and a younger brother, Gulab, and makes a living working as a laborer. One day she notices a male lurking around their house; this male subsequently introduces himself as Ranjeet, who has just ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 36% from 13 members
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Shakti Samanta facts

5 most recent films

Aar Paar - 2.0 stars
Ayaash - 2.0 stars
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat - 3.0 stars
Anurodh - 3.0 stars
Anand Ashram - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Aradhana - 3.5 stars
The Great Gambler - 3.0 stars
China Town - 3.0 stars
Kati Patang - 3.0 stars
Kashmir Ki Kali - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Insaan Jaag Utah - 2.0 stars
Saawan Ki Ghata - 2.0 stars
Ayaash - 2.0 stars
Aar Paar - 2.0 stars
Amanush - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sharmila Tagore - 6 times - show films
Rajesh khanna - 5 times - show films
Rajesh Khanna - 5 times - show films
Shammi Kapoor - 4 times - show films
Utpal Dutt - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Shakti Samanth - 1 times - show films