Teri Meherbaniyan (1985)

A kind young man rescues a stray dog named Moti, and the two become inseparable. He falls in love and dreams of a simple life, but he crosses a cruel and powerful man in the area, and the villains decide to get rid of him. Moti, who witnessed everything, cannot speak, but he never forgets, and the dog's loyalty becomes the force of justice no court could provide. Teri Meherbaniyan (Your Kindnesses) was a big hit in 1985 and remains one of the best-known animal films of Hindi cinema, with the dog as its true hero. Jackie Shroff and Poonam Dhillon play the lovers, with Amrish Puri as the villain.