Bombay to Goa
Bombay to Goa is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language road comedy film directed by S. Ramanathan, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Aruna Irani, with Shatrughan Sinha and Mehmood in supporting roles. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes.
| Bombay to Goa | |
|---|---|
| File:BombaytoGoa.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mehmood, S. Ramanathan |
| Produced by | Mehmood, N. C. Sippy |
| Written by | Rajinder Krishan (dialogue) Usalai Somanathan (story) |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Aruna Irani Shatrughan Sinha Nazir Hussain Mehmood Anwar Ali |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Jal Mistry |
| Edited by | A. Paul Durai Singham |
Production company | Mahmood Productions |
Release date | March 3, 1972 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹ 1 crore (est. ₹ 27.2 crore as of 2019) [1] |
It was a "Super hit" At the box office. The film is a remake of a 1966 hit Tamil film Madras to Pondicherry.[2] The role played by Nagesh in Tamil version was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version.
Bombay to Goa was remade in 2007 with the same title, with an ensemble cast of comedians. It was reported that the 2004 Marathi movie Navra Maza Navsacha, which was also remade in Kannada in 2007 as Ekadantha was heavily inspired by this movie.[3]
The Hindu had reported that Rajiv Gandhi was offered the lead role by Mehmood but he had turned it down.[4]
PlotEdit
The lives of Atmaram and his wife are turned upside down when they see their daughter, Mala's pictures in a magazine. They arrange for Mala's marriage with the son of Ramlal. 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 Verma, and the other Sharma 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 is 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, 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, and conductor, Khanna.
CastEdit
- Amitabh Bachchan as Ravi Kumar
- Aruna Irani as Mala
- Shatrughan Sinha as Sharma
- Mehmood as Bus Conductor Khanna
- Anwar Ali as Bus Driver Rajesh
- Nazir Hussain as Atmaram (Mala's father)
- Dulari as Mala's mother
- Agha as Ramlal (Ravi's father)
- Parveen Paul as Ravi's mother
- Manmohan as Verma
- Manorama as Young girl's Mother
- Lalita Pawar as Kashibai (bus passenger with hen)
- Mukri as South Indian bus passenger
- Randhir as Kader Bhai
- Sunder as Pandit
- Keshto Mukherjee as Bengali bus passenger
- Yusuf Khan as Boxer John Ragada
- Babbanlal Yadav as Boxer's henchman
- Asit Sen as Dhaba Owner (Cameo Appearance)
- Birbal as Marathi bus passenger
- Raj Kishore as Bus passenger
- Darshan Lal as Army man
- Kishore Kumar as Himself (Cameo Appearance)
- Junior Mehmood as Dhaba Waiter (Cameo Appearance)
- Usha Iyer as Herself (Cameo Appearance)
SoundtrackEdit
- "Dekha Na Haye Re" - Kishore Kumar
- "Tum Meri Zindagi Mein" - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Listen To The Pouring Rain" - Usha Uthup
- "Dil Tera Hai Main Bhi Teri" - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
- "Haye Haye Yeh Thanda Paani" - Asha Bhosle
- "Yeh Mehki Mehki Thandi Hawa" - Kishore Kumar