Mr. X in Bombay

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Mr. X in Bombay
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Directed by Shantilal Soni
Written byR. P. Ashk
Produced byC. M. Thakkar
Starring Kishore Kumar
Kumkum
Madan Puri
Edited byShyam
Music by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date
1964
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Hindi

Mr. X in Bombay, directed by Pradyuman Bhardwaj, is a 1964 Indian science fiction romantic comedy film starring Kishore Kumar, Kumkum and Madan Puri. [1] [2]

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Plot

Shobha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her scientist dad Prof. Mathur, who is now carrying out experiments on various issues. One day while doing so, he makes an employee named Manohar drink a potion, which results in his death. Rajan comes to their rescue, gets rid of the body, and starts blackmailing Mathur, which can only end when Shobha marries Rajan. Then one day she meets a poet by the name of Sudarshan and both of them fall in love. When he asks for her hand in marriage, she refuses.

The next day Shobha finds a note addressed to her from Sudarshan in which he has stated that he is going to kill himself. Thereafter, every night she starts to hear Sudarshan's voice, blaming her for his death, as his soul is unable to find solace. With Sudarshan out of the way, Rajan readies himself for marrying Shobha - and it looks like he may have his way with the Mathur after all - without having to encounter any more obstacles. But all this time, Sudarshan was actually invisible and not dead. With the help of Shobha's father, he gets visible again. They get married and live happily ever after.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi and Asad Bhopali.

The song "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" sung by Kishore Kumar became an evergreen hit. [3]

SongSinger
"Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" Kishore Kumar
"Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi version 2" Kishore Kumar
"Khoobsurat Haseena Jaan-E-Jaan Jaan-E-Man" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Allah Kare Tu Bhi Aa Jaye"Lata Mangeshkar
"Chali Re Chali Gori Paniya Bharan Ko Chali"Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Julmi Hamare Sanwariya Ho Ram"Lata Mangeshkar
"Ruk Ja Rokta Hai Ye Diwana"Kishore Kumar

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