Love in Bombay(2013)
'Love in Bombay' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by Joy Mukherjee. The lead cast includes Joy Mukherjee as Baadal, Waheeda Rehman as Preeti, Ashok Kumar as Usman Bhai, Kishore Kumar as Ganpat Rao, and Rehman as Mr. Mehra. The story follows a village boy who falls in love with a city girl, facing opposition from her father and a scheming rival. The film is notable for being shot in 1971 but released 42 years later due to financial issues. Its soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film was restored and released by the director's son Toy Mukherjee after Joy Mukherjee's death in 2012.
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- Theatrical Release
- 2 August 2013
- Director
- Joy Mukherjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 2.9/10
Storyline
A simple village boy named Baadal meets a city girl named Preeti under strange circumstances. They fall in love, but Preeti's father wants her to marry the wealthy and cunning Roshan. Roshan uses lies to separate the couple. Baadal must fight to prove his love is real and win Preeti back.
“A love story 42 years in the making”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Love in Bombay
Cast reunions in this film: Ashok Kumar & Zeenat Aman (2 films together), and Ashok Kumar & Waheeda Rehman (2 films together).
Trivia
- This was Joy Mukherjee's only film as both director and lead actor.
- The film's title was changed from 'Love in Simla' to 'Love in Bombay' to attract a wider audience.
- It was one of the earliest Hindi films to feature a cameo by a popular comedian in a non-comic role.
- The movie's soundtrack used a rare recording style that made it sound different from other films of that year.
- A famous film magazine at the time gave it a poor review, which affected its initial ticket sales.
- The outdoor scenes were shot in a real Mumbai neighborhood that was rarely shown in movies then.
- Due to a tight schedule, some scenes were filmed at night but made to look like daytime.