Howrah Bridge (1958 film)
Howrah Bridge is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. The music for the film was composed by O. P. Nayyar. The plot focuses on Prem Kumar (played by Ashok Kumar), a businessman from Rangoon, who travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderers. Madhubala stars as Edna, a cabaret dancer, in one of her most popular roles.
| Howrah Bridge | |
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The theatrical release poster of Howrah Bridge | |
| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by | Vrajendra Kaur |
| Screenplay by | Ranjan Bose |
| Story by | Ranjan Bose |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Madhubala |
| Cinematography | Chandu |
| Edited by | Dharamvir |
| Music by | O. P. Nayyar |
Production company | Shree Shakti Films |
| Distributed by | Shree Shakti Films |
Release date | 15 June 1958 |
Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹1.1 crore (equivalent to ₹105 crore or US$13 million in 2023) |
Howrah Bridge was a major critical and commercial success upon its release and has become a cult film over years. It has been specially noted for its soundtrack, which consists the chartbusters "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" and "Aaiye Meherbaan". The former was re-used in the 1988 film Salaam Bombay!.
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