Railway Platform (film)

Railway Platform
Directed by	Ramesh Saigal
Written by	Ramesh Saigal
Produced by	Keval Krishan
Starring	Sunil Dutt Nalini Jaywant Sheila Ramani
Cinematography	Dronacharyya
Edited by	Baburao Barodkar
Music by	Madan Mohan
Release date	4 February 1955 (1955-02-04)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Railway Platform is a 1955 Indian film about a love triangle between a princess, a poor man and his lover at a train station. ^{[1] [2]} The film marked the debut of Sunil Dutt, who was an announcer for Radio Ceylon. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Sunil Dutt as Ram
• Nalini Jaywant as Naina
• Sheila Ramani as Princess Indira
• Johnny Walker as Naseebchand
• Raj Mehra as Raja Sahib
• Leela Mishra as Ram's Mother
• Manmohan Krishna as Kavi
• Nana Palsikar as Station Master
• Jagdeep as Bag Snatcher
• Ram Avtar as Priest
• Kartar Singh (uncredited) as Sikh man in the station master room
• Shukla
• S.Sethy
• Nishi
• Jagdeep
• Babby Sheela
• Manmohan Krishna
• Uma Devi
• Nishi Kohli
• Nana Palsikar
• Moolchand

Production

Ramesh Saigal was impressed with Sunil Dutt's good looks and voice. He gave opportunity to Dutt for acting. ^[5]

Songs

• "Dekh tere sansar ki halat kya ho gayi bhagwan " -Artists: Mohammed Rafi, Manmohan Krishna, Shiv Dayal Batish
• "Basti Basti Parvat Parvat Gata Jaye Banjara" - Artist: Mohammed Rafi
• "Basti Basti Parbat Parbat" (Part- II) - Artist: Manmohan Krishna
• "Sone Chandi Me Tulta Ho Jaha Dilo Ka Pyar" - Artist: Mohammed Rafi
• "Mast Sham Hai Hatho Me Jaam Hai" - Artist: Asha Bhosle, Shiv Dayal Batish
• "Bhajo Ram Bhajo Ram, Mori Baah Pakad Lo Ram" - Artist: Asha Bhosle, Shiv Dayal Batish
• "Sakhi Re Tori Doliya Uthayenge Kahar" - Artist: Lata Mangeshkar
• "Chand Maddham Hai, Aashma Chup Hai" - Artist: Lata Mangeshkar
• "Jiya Kho Gaya O Tera Ho Gaya" - Artist: Lata Mangeshkar
• "Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja" - Artists: Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Manmohan Krishna, Shiv Dayal Batish

References

1. "Rhythm of the Rail". Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
2. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
3. "Movies: What made Sunil Dutt a star". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
4. "Sunil Dutt's life: Of guts and glory". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
5. "'Sunil Dutt's debut in Bollywood'".

External links

• Railway Platform at IMDb