Best movies like Dada Lakhmi

Aag Ke Sholay (English translation - Flames of Fire) is 1988 Hindi Language Movie directed by S. R. Pratap, starring Hemant Birje, Gulshan Grover, Vijeta Pandit, Sumeet Saigal, Sripada and Rashmi Inder.

In the glitzy, glittering futuristic world of 1994, music is king -- and the man who controls it is all-powerful malicious mogul Mr. Boogalow. Now he has his eye on two fresh-faced young singers, Alphie and Bibi, who score a hit at his WorldVision Song Festival and fall under the irresistible spell of fame, money, and temptation.

Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to drugs and booze, and also to her own unwise choice in men. Finally, though, Sadie's Achilles heel is a rough, unlovely voice very different than her sister's crowd-pleasing singing.

Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s cult 1984 comedy film, The Toxic Avenger The Musical tells the story of the citizens of Tromaville who are crying out for a hero. Enter nerdy Melvin Ferd the Third, an aspiring earth scientist, determined to clean up the state’s major toxic waste problem. When a corrupt Mayor and her government goons get wind of his plans, they vow to stop this heroic feat. Melvin is attacked and tossed into a vat of toxic waste... transforming him instantly into The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey’s first superhero! Toxie is a 7-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a supersized heart to match. His aims are to save heavily polluted New Jersey, end global warming, win the heart of the prettiest (blindest) librarian in town - and get home in time for dinner!

The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.

This is the journey of Sindhutai Sapkal, a poor village girl who grew up tending buffaloes while craving an education, but her unsympathetic mother had her married off to an older man when she was 12 years old. What could have been a predictable life took a much different course when Sindhutai was unjustly accused of carrying another man's child and was thrown out of the house by her husband and his family.

Director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell the story of '60s-era folk musicians, who, inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City's Town Hall.

The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

On a sight-seeing road trip of India, U.K. based Manav Mehta meets Mansi, the daughter of a singer, Tarababu. He is attracted to her, and makes his attraction known. She also is attracted to him eventually. Her dad approves of Manav, and both go to Bombay to meet his family. On their arrival itself, they are shunned and treated as second class citizens, and this lasts throughout the day.

U.S. based Anjali Thapar (Amrita Rao) has repeated dreams of a parallel life in India, the temple of Devi Maa Durga, & some sword-wielding men on horseback. She and her mother consult a pandit, and he advises them to go to India to clear this matter up, as this pertains to her past life. Mr. Thapar will only let Anjali go there after she marries the man of his choice; so Anjali decides to run away. Her father alerts a ruthless CBI Officer Sikander Baksh (Danny Denzongpa), who is soon on her case. Anjali meets with car-thieves, Karan and his uncle (Arya Babbar and Shakti Kapoor respectively), and then begins her journey into a past life, as Nandini, the lover of freedom fighter Abhay (also Arya Babbar), and his subsequent death at the hands of British-aided traitor Tejeshwar Singhal (Ashutosh Rana).

A documentary on the life and work of Gene Clark, co-founder of The Byrds, whose subsequent career was a rollercoaster of pioneering music and personal disaster.

Tera Mera Vaada is a 2012 Haryanvi language film from India that was directed by Bhaal Singh Balhara and produced by Ramender Singh JD. Tera Mera Vaada stars Ankit Balhara and Neetu Singh. The movie trailer was released on 8 June 2012 and the film was released on 29 June 2012. The film was shot within 45 days.

This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra’s most popular saint poets, activating the 20th century resonances of his turning away from courtly Sanskrit towards vernacular rhythms of religious poetry.

This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, his subsequent stardom, his popularity decline, and his tragic death at age 53.

A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.

When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Haryanvi businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.

Set in the backdrop of Punjab in the 1980s, Jodi is a musical journey of two talented and passionate artists who redefine the Punjabi folk music while falling in love with each other. With their love growing stronger, a shroud of mystery envelopes their path. Sitaara is a musician without audience. Kamaljot is in love with him and accompanies him on stage. Improvising a song, she gets fame. Kamaljot and Sitaara will have to challenge their ego to make true love win.

Follows three brothers from Haryana - Mahender, Jaibeer, and Jugnu. Mahender, the oldest, has been too busy taking care of everyone to think of his own love life. Jaibeer struggles to confess his love for a girl in his college. Jugnu falls madly in love with Alia Bhatt and decides to travel to Mumbai to ask for her hand.

A fearless boy who falls in love with a Muslim girl who studies with him and does not want both of his family to be together.

A Punjabi bus conductor falls in love with a Haryanvi girl, and then the comedy sets up when these different cultures get mingled up for marriage.

An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.

Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a landmark multi-artist concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, celebrating the songs and artistry of the great folk-blues troubadour Bert Jansch.

Set on a national highway in Haryana, a one-day affair where three men abduct an innocent young girl from a bus stop in broad daylight and her struggle for survival and escape.

SP Chauhan is a biopic that traces the remarkable journey from poverty to the prosperity of a heroic social worker of Haryana, Thakur Satpal Chauhan, who braved adverse social conditions to promote women's empowerment and an alcohol-free society.

This is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. A fictional biography is shown in flashback.

A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Vinod Mehra, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Bindu, Deven Verma, Sachin, and Keshto Mukherjee play other roles in the movie. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman.

Two best friends Kisan and Baloo have their dream of a house, a piece of land. A farm and a happy life. Baloo is a slow learner and is dependant on Kisan. His basic issue is to always touch soft things like velvet, silky hair and finally they die of his uncontrolled energy, which is unintentional. Kisan is an intelligent man and he takes care of Baloo like a mother. He cannot bear or see anybody harming Baloo. The story predicts their journey of both of them encountering incidences in their lives and how does everything get devastated, consequently.

A talent scout and her colleague form their own company when their agency ignores their latest discovery.

Bahaddur is a 2014 Indian Kannada language film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by R. Srinivas. It stars Dhruva Sarja and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The supporting cast features P. Ravi Shankar, Achyuth Kumar, Jai Jagadish and Srinivasa Murthy. The film released on October 3, 2014, in 7.1 surround sound, the first in Kannada cinema.

Krishnanum Radhayum (Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണനും രാധയും) is a 2011 Malayalam film,[1][2] directed and produced by Santhosh Pandit. Santhosh Pandit plays the lead role in the film and also does the lyrics, music, fights, art, editing, back-ground music, effects, singer, story, dialogues, script, costumes, production designing and title graphics. The film was simultaneously shot in three languages, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil.[citation needed] While the Malayalam version got released on 21st Oct 2011, the post production works of the Hindi and Tamil versions are on progress[citation needed]. As per the latest reports, the Hindi version of the movie is slated for February 2012 release

From the song he refuses to perform to his admiration for Drake, a songwriting legend reflects on his lyrics and longevity with candour and humour. At 80 years young (and currently recording another album), Gordon Lightfoot continues to entertain and enlighten. Personal archive materials and studio sessions paint an intimate picture of an artist in his element, candidly revisiting his idealistic years in Yorkville's coffeehouses, up through stadium tours and the hedonistic '70s.

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.