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Howrah Bridge (1958) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1958 · 153 mins · Hindi
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- Directed by
- Shakti Samanta
- Starring
- Om Prakash, Ashok Kumar, Helen, K.N. Singh, Madan Puri, Sunder
Rakesh lives in Rangoon with his father and brother Madan. When Madan, drawn into a disreputable crowd, steals their dragon‑shaped family heirloom and some cash, he flees to India. Shortly thereafter his body is found beneath Calcutta’s Howrah Bridge. Determined to uncover the mystery of Madan’s death and recover the heirloom, Rakesh travels to Calcutta.
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