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Howrah Bridge (1958)

Genre : Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 2H 33M

Director : Shakti Samanta

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Madhubala
Madhubala
Edna
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Prem Kumar
K.N. Singh
K.N. Singh
Pyarelal
Om Prakash
Om Prakash
Shyam
Helen
Helen
Dancer / Singer
Madan Puri
Madan Puri
John Chang
Dhumal
Dhumal
Uncle Joe
Sunder
Sunder
Bhiku
Minoo Mumtaz
Minoo Mumtaz

Crews

Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta
Director
Vrajendra Gaur
Vrajendra Gaur
Writer
O.P. Nayyar
O.P. Nayyar
Music
Chandu
Chandu
Cinematography
Dharamvir
Dharamvir
Editor

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