Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein

Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein
Directed by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Story by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Produced by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring	Vimal Ahuja Surekha Madhavi Persis Khambatta David Abraham Jalal Agha
Cinematography	Ramachandra
Edited by	Mohan Rathod
Music by	J. P. Kaushik Hasan Kamal (lyricist)
Production company	Naya Sansar
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (transl. In the Arms of the Bombay Night) is a 1967 suspense crime-thriller Hindi film written, produced and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film starred Vimal Ahuja, Surekha, David, Irshad Panjatan, A. K. Hangal, Madhukar, Kuljit Pal and debutantes Jalal Agha and Persis Khambatta in major roles.^[1][2]

At the 1967 National Film Awards it won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Ramachandra.^[3]

Cast

• Vimal Ahuja as Amar Kumar
• Surekha as Asha
• Madhavi as Rosy
• David Abraham as Barrister Rameshchand
• Persis Khambatta as Lily / Leela
• Prakash as Tikam / Toto
• Yunus Parvez as Chaiwala
• Akhtar Siraj
• Jalal Agha as Johnny / Joseph
• A.K. Hangal as Sonadas Doleria
• Prithviraj Kapoor as himself
• Irshad Panjatan as Sevakram

Soundtrack

The film has music by J.P. Kaushik and lyrics by Hasan Kamal.^[1]

• "Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein" - Asha Bhosle
• "Jalti Hui Jawanian Yeh Unkahi Kahaniyan" - Mahendra Kapoor
• "Usne Jo Kaha Mujse Ek Geet Suna Do Na" - Sulakshana Pandit

References

1. "Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1968)". The Hindu. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
2. "Persis Khambatta, 49, dies". Indian Express. 19 August 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. "15th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.

External links

• Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein at IMDb
• Peter Cowie; Derek Elley (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 259. ISBN 0498015653.