Release date : February 3, 2018

123telugu.com Rating : 2.25/5

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Directed by Shakti Samanta. With Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, K.N. Singh, Om Prakash. Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Dec 30, 2019 Chandini Chowdary is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu film industry. She made her acting debut with the Telugu movie Ketugadu directed by Kittu Nalluri. She then acted in various movies like Shamanthakamani, Kundanapu Bomma, Howrah Bridge, and Manu. Early Life and Career Chandini Chowdary was born on 22 April 1991, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh,. Prem's struggling brother disappears with a family heirloom to sell it for profit. After learning his brother has fallen prey to smugglers, Prem teams up wit. Howrah Bridge is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta.It starred Madhubala, Ashok Kumar and K.N. Singh in pivotal roles. The music for the film was composed by O.P. Nayyar.The plot focuses on Prem Kumar, a businessman from Rangoon, who travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderers and recover a priceless family heirloom.

Starring : Rahul Ravindran, Chandini Chowdary, Rao Ramesh

Director : Revan Yadhu

Producers : Mandava Nageswara Rao, Vaddepally srinivas rao

Music Director : Shekar Chandra

Cinematography : Vijay Mishra

Editor : Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

Rahul Ravindran, who is busy with his directional debut has come up with his new film as a hero. Titled Howrah Bridge, this film has hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.

Story:-

Rahul Ravindran is obsessed with his childhood sweetheart Sweety(Chandni Chowdary). But as time passes by, he leaves his village and settles down in Kolkotta. One fine day, he decides to find his love and comes back to his village. But the twist is that Sweety does not remember her past and ignores him big time. But Rahul somehow woos her and by the time Sweety gets ready to accept his love, Rahul gives her the shock of her life and leaves the village. What is that shock? What will Sweety do now? and how does the lead pair meet up during the end? That forms the rest of the story.

Plus Points :

Rahul Ravindran does his best in his role as an engineer. He looks good as a lover boy and shares a good chemistry with the heroine. He has not been utilized well in the film. Chandni Chowdary is very impressive. Not only does she look beautiful, but does well in all the emotional scenes. She gets a meaty role and proves that she can carry a film as a single heroine now.

Manali Rathod plays her part well. The twist that is showcased during the interval is quite good and sets the tone right for the second half. Rao Ramesh does his villain act well as his diction and dialogue delivery is good. Ajay gets a meaty role and it is his character that makes sense in the film and the young actor does very well in a sacrificing character.

Minus Points:-

On paper, the story of Howrah Bridge is pretty good but the execution is a huge letdown. Firstly, the love between the lead pair is not showcased clearly. The heroine romances the hero gets cosy with him and even after that, she does not realize that she is loving him or not. That is the state of narration in the film.

The characters are not established well as everyone is singing their own tune in the proceedings. Rao Ramesh is shown in a lustful manner and one does not even know why does he do that right through the film. The title has no justification for the film at all which is yet another drawback.

After ending the first half on a decent note, things get so disappointing that you wonder what is happening in the film. Posani and Madhu’s comedy is silly and does not connect the dots at all. The climax is also over the top and just with a small incident, the heroine who hates the hero through the second half forgives him on a simple note.

Technical Aspects :

Production values of the film are just about okay. The camerawork is average but the music and background score is pretty decent. Editing is pathetic as many scenes during the second half could have been chopped off. Dialogues are just about okay and the screenplay is horrible. Director Revan Yaadu falters with his execution in a big way. In spite of having a good premise and decent twist, he could not establish the drama, romance and screenplay well and ends the film on a disappointing note.

Verdict:-

On the whole, Howrah Bridge is a good script gone wrong. Even though the story and premise of the film are good, the way it is narrated with illogical proceedings, lack of emotions and romance spoil the flow of the film completely. Chandni Chowdary and Rahul shine in her roles but the rest of the film is quite insipid and has nothing to offer. Watch it when it comes on TV.

123telugu.com Rating : 2.25/5

Reviewed by 123telugu Team

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Howrah Bridge is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta. It starred Madhubala, Ashok Kumar and K.N. Singh in pivotal roles. The music for the film was composed by O.P. Nayyar. The plot focuses on Prem Kumar, a businessman from Rangoon, who travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderers and recover a priceless family heirloom. In Calcutta, he is helped by Edna, a cabaret dancer who is related to the murderers.

It features the well known Hindi song 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu' which was re-used in the film Salaam Bombay!. This song was sung by Geeta Dutt and picturised on Helen. Director Samanta also said that the sensuous club number 'Aaiye Meherbaan' picturized on Madhubala was also very memorable.^[1] The Music Director was O. P. Nayyar. The songs of this film were penned by the famous lyricist and Urdu poet Qamar Jalalabadi. The film performed 'above average' at the box office and one of the most successful film of that year.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Prem Kumar (Ashok Kumar) and his elder brother Madan (Chaman Puri) are looking after a successful business of their father in Rangoon. But Madan suddenly disappears with the family heirloom, a dragon embedded with precious stones and reaches Calcutta to sell it off. He falls prey to the designs of a few smugglers and pays with his life. Prem's father urges him to get back the heirloom and Prem in disguise of Rakesh comes to Calcutta from Rangoon. There he meets his father's trusted tangewala Shyamu (Om Prakash) who takes him to a hotel run by John Chang (Madan Puri) but then he is swiftly taken over by the seductress Edna (Madhubala) to her uncle Joe's (Dhumal) hotel, where he is looked after by her. Edna falls for him and reveals that her uncle, John Chang and their friend Pyarelal (K. N. Singh) are into illegal business. Having got a clue from Edna, Prem chases the culprits until finally he is framed by Pyarelal in the murder of John Chang.

Ultimately Prem gets his heirloom and his love and now wife Edna.

Cast[edit]

• Ashok Kumar as Prem Kumar / Rakesh / Vikram
• Madhubala as Edna
• K. N. Singh as Pyarelal
• Madan Puri as John Chang
• Om Prakash as Shyamu Tangewala
• Dhumal as Uncle Joe
• Sunder as Bhikharilal 'Bhiku'
• Kammo as Chhamia
• Brahm Bhardwaj as Prem & Madan's Father
• Chaman Puri as Madan
• Nirmal Kumar as CID Officer
• Mehmood as Wedding Dancer
• Minoo Mumtaz as Wedding Dancer
• Helen as Dancer In Song 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu'

Music[edit]

The music was composed by O. P. Nayyar and lyrics were written by Qamar Jalalabadi. Except three, all songs of the film were sung by Asha Bhosle, with Mohammed Rafi singing for the male characters. Shamshad Begum had sung the dance number 'Main Jaan Gayi Tujhe Saiyaan' with Mohammed Rafi. Upon the film's release, the soundtrack became very popular and was one of the biggest reasons of the film's success. 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu', sung by Geeta Dutt, brought fame to Helen, who was only 19 at the time. The most popular song of the album was 'Aaiye Meherbaan', which was picturised on Madhubala. The song is constantly referred to as 'evergreen' and 'one of the best' songs of Asha Bhosle and Madhubala collaboration.

The Print had reviewed the soundtrack and called it 'melodious and beautiful'. Moreover, it said that 'Aaiye Meherbaan' is a showstopper and praised Bhosle's style of singing.^[3]

Here is the list of all songs which appeared in Howrah Bridge:

Reception[edit]

Howrah Bridge was termed an 'above average grosser' due to its high budget. The film was the year's ninth highest-grossing film. It did a gross collection of ₹1.1 crore, with a net of ₹0.55 crore.

References[edit]

1. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=164&catName=MTk1OAArchived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^Pothukuchi, Madhavi (2 February 2020). 'OP Nayyar's music turned Howrah Bridge from a movie to a whole mood'. ThePrint. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

Other links[edit]

Howrah Bridge Telugu Movie Download Sites

• Howrah Bridge at BFI Film & TV Database

Howrah Bridge Telugu Movie Songs Download

External links[edit]

Howrah Bridge Movie 1958

• Howrah Bridge on IMDb

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