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Howrah bridge / Shri Shakti Films present ; directed by Shakti Samanta

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Ashok Kumar Six classic films: 2Publication details: New Delhi : Moser Baer Entertainment, p2010.Description: 1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 153 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • DVD / HOWR
Online resources: Production credits:
  • Lyrics, Qamar Jalalabadi; music, O.P.Nayyar ;
Cast: Madhubala, Ashok Kumar and K.N. SinghSummary: Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom. His investigations take him to a shady hotel run by Uncle Joe, where an attractive dancer named Edna performs a dance every night. Rakesh finds himself attracted to Edna, and he confides in her why he is here and she decides to assist him. Rakesh comes to know that a man named Bhiku had witnessed his brother's murder, and sets off to find him. Before he could meet him, Bhiku goes missing and no one knows about his whereabouts. Watch what Rakesh does next in order to solve this mystery, recover the heirloom, continue to woo Edna, and catch his brother's killers.
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CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Central Library Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007711
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CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Narela Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007718
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Patel Nagar Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007712
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS R.K.Puram-8 Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007715
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Sarojini Nagar Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007714
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Sarojini Nagar Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007719
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Vinoba Puri Fiction DVD HOWR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 2 DVD-007716

Copyright notice on container: Moser baer

Originally released theatrically in 1958.

Summary taken from IMDB.com.

Lyrics, Qamar Jalalabadi; music, O.P.Nayyar ;

Madhubala, Ashok Kumar and K.N. Singh

Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom. His investigations take him to a shady hotel run by Uncle Joe, where an attractive dancer named Edna performs a dance every night. Rakesh finds himself attracted to Edna, and he confides in her why he is here and she decides to assist him. Rakesh comes to know that a man named Bhiku had witnessed his brother's murder, and sets off to find him. Before he could meet him, Bhiku goes missing and no one knows about his whereabouts. Watch what Rakesh does next in order to solve this mystery, recover the heirloom, continue to woo Edna, and catch his brother's killers.

NTSC all region

In Hindi. with English Subtitles

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