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Bombay Mail (1935)

Bombay Mail poster
Genre
drama film
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A drama set in British India involving characters traveling on the Bombay Mail train. The story weaves relationships and conflicts among passengers and crew.

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What happens

Bombay Mail (बॉम्बे मेल) is a 1935 Hindi-language Indian film directed by Rasik Bhatt for Vijay Bhatt and Shanker Bhatt's Prakash Pictures. The cast includes leading lady Panna, supporting actress Rajkumari, both of whom had starred in the brothers' previous film, Sacred Scandal (1934), alongside senior character actor Jayant, Umakant, Esmail, Rajababu and S. Nazir. Music for Bombay Mail included ten songs by the Bhatt brothers' regular music director Lalubhai Nayak, including "Kaaga re jaiyo piya ki" and "Kis ki aamad ka yoon", both sung by the senior actress, later known by full name Rajkumari Dubey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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