Eruch Tarapore

A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.

A screen adaptation of Agha Hashar Kashmiri’s Urdu play, itself based on Shakespeare’s King John. In the film (a stage-play recording), Modi plays the analogue of Shakespeare’s Hubert (named Kazal Beg), and the story follows the central events of King John.

A charming and reckless man finds his easy-going life of adventure and romance suddenly threatened when he must outwit a ruthless, unseen enemy who views life and love as nothing more than a dangerous game.

Sohrab Modi's Meetha Zahar (Sweet Poison) is a social drama film that explores the devastating effects of alcoholism and advocates for prohibition. The narrative highlights the societal ills and personal ruin caused by alcohol, urging audiences to recognize the "evils of drinking."

The Wadia's, remake of Homi Master's 1932 silent film is a Ruritanian drama mainly featuring the stunts of the horse Punjab-Ka-Beta. Good King Mansingh (Tarapore) is dethroned by evil minister Zalim Singh (Khambatta). Princess Hansa (Husn Banu) transforms lover Prince Randhir (Sarda Mansoor) from an easy-going youth into the masked Hind Kesari, saviour of the poor.

An early social drama produced and directed by Sohrab Modi

Khoon Ka Khoon follows Prince Hamlet as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder by his uncle, leading to betrayal, madness, and tragedy. The film blends Shakespearean drama with Indian theatrical style.

A romantic entanglement between a simple village fisherman and a glamorous city film star. It delves into the challenges they face in reconciling their vastly different worlds and the difficult decisions they must make about love, loyalty, and their futures.