Bombay to Goa (1972)

Bombay to Goa Movie Trailer 1972

Directed by     Mehmood
Produced by    N. C. Sippy
Written by      Rajinder Krishan (dialogue) Usalai Somanathan (story)
Music by         R. D. Burman
Cinematography     Jal Mistry
Editing by     A. Paul Durai Singham

Bombay to Goa is a 1972 adventure-comedy Hindi movie starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Aruna Irani and Mehmood. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes.The film is a remake of a 1966 hit Tamil film Madras to Pondicherry. It was a 'Semi-Hit' at the box office. Bombay to Goa was remade in 2007 with an ensemble cast of comedians.

Cast

    Mehmood ... Khanna / Bus Conductor
    Anwar Ali ... Rajesh / Bus Driver
    Shatrughan Sinha ... Sharma
    Amitabh Bachchan ... Ravikumar
    Aruna Irani ... Mala
    Nasir Hussain ... Atmaram, Mala's Father
    Dulari ... Mala's Mother
    Manmohan ... Verma
    Mukri ... South Indian Passenger
    Sunder ... Pandit
    Kishore Kumar ... Himself
    Keshto Mukherjee ... Sleeping Passenger
    Manorama ... Young Girl's Mother
    Yusuf Khan ... Boxer
    Babbanlal Yadav ... Boxer's Henchman
    Mehmood Jr. ... Dhaba Waiter
    Asit Sen ... Dhaba Owner
    Lalita Pawar ... Kashibai
    Birbal ... Marathi Passenger
    Rajkishore ... Passenger


Storyline

The lives of Atmaram (Nazir Hussain) and his wife (Dulari) are turned upside down when they see their daughter, Mala's (Aruna Irani) pictures in a magazine. They arrange for Mala's marriage with the son of Ramlal (Agha). Mala is opposed to marrying anyone who she has not met, and is at the same time thrilled that the two persons she trusted, one Sharma (Shatrughan Sinha), and the other Verma (Manmohan) had actually submitted her pictures to a magazine, and were now willing to sign her up for a Bollywood movie. Mala is not able to understand her parents' opposition on her way to fame, and runs away from home with a lot of money and hands this money to Sharma and Verma. Greed overtakes Sharma and Verma, leading to the death of Verma. Mala, who witnessed Sharma kill Verma, now is on the run for her life. She boards a bus from Bombay which bound for Goa. Sharma soon overtakes her, and has one of his armed men on the bus to kill her. And then arrives Mala's admirer Ravikumar (Amitabh Bachchan), who not only protects Mala, but also accompanies her throughout the journey. Mala starts to trust and subsequently fall in love with Ravikumar. The bus journey is adventurous with the passengers, a totally mixed bunch, from all over India, different religions, cultures, and faiths, all thrown together for this journey. The bus is in the "control" of driver Rajesh (Anwar Ali), and conductor, Khanna (Mehmood).







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