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Hungama Bombay Ishtyle (1978)

Hungama Bombay Ishtyle poster
Directed by
Siraj Ayesha Sayani
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
9.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people get into a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps in Bombay. The story follows their interactions and the trouble that ensues.

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What happens

Hungama Bombay Ishtyle (transl. Ruckus in Bombay style) is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language black and white film directed by Siraj Ayesha Sayani who co-produced it with Pearl Padamsee. It stars Amrish Puri and Naseeruddin Shah; relatively unknown actors who later on became well-known in the Indian entertainment industry. Padamsee herself played the antagonist with Keith Stevenson. The film has reportedly been digitally remastered. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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