Bombay 405 Miles is a 1980 Indian Bollywood action drama film produced and directed by Brij Sadanah.[1] It stars Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman in pivotal roles.[2] It was released on 2 May 1980.

Bombay 405 Miles
Directed byBrij
Screenplay byK.A. Narayan
Produced byBrij
StarringVinod Khanna
Shatrughan Sinha
Zeenat Aman
Music byKalyanji-Anandji
Release date
  • 2 May 1980 (1980-05-02) (India)
Running time
2 hours 44 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

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Actor Role Other
Vinod Khanna Kanhaiya A Conman
Shatrughan Sinha Kishan A Conman
Zeenat Aman Radha Kanhaiya's Love Interest
Pran Master Ji
Iftekhar Ranveer Singh Munni's Father
Amjad Khan Veer Singh Ranveer Singh's foster brother
Helen Rita Master Ji's Wife
Deven Verma Girdharilal Pawa A Barbar
Manmauji The bald man at barbar shop
Bhagwan Dada Photographer
Birbal Seth
Mac Mohan Mac Veer Singh's Henchman
Sudhir Sudhir Veer Singh's Henchman
Murad Judge at Delhi Court
Raza Murad Inspector Ram
Chaman Puri Mohan Lal
Shammi Shammi

Plot

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Ordered to stay away from Delhi & Calcutta's border for five years, two convicts, Kishan and Kanhaiya, decide to go to Bombay which is 405 miles from the border, hence the title. While on a train, they come to the rescue of an elderly male with a female child, Munni. On his last breath, the elderly male asks them to take care of Munni as millions of rupees are involved. Greed overtakes both and they take the child with them in order to locate her next of kin. Unable to find anyone they advertise in the newspapers, and is contacted by Veer Singh, who answered the advertisement. What Kishan and Kanhaiya does not know is that officially Munni is already dead, along with her mother, and brother, purportedly killed by their father, Ranvir Singh, when he suspected his wife's fidelity,a plan executed by Veer Singh, Ranbir Singh's step brother. Kishan and Kanhaiya find themselves immersed in a web of lies and deceit as they try to fathom what the truth really is. But before they could get to the bottom of this matter, their lives themselves are under threat - by a man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Notable incidents

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During the making of the film, a duplicate of Shatrughan Sinha named Mansoor died accidentally. He had to jump across fire, but he fell into the fire and died.[3] M. B. Shetty who was the composer of this scene thought he was responsible for Mansoor's death. He became an alcoholic, and died because of liver failure.[4]

Soundtrack

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Lyrics: Indeevar

Song Singer
"De De De Zara, Hamen De De Zara Manzoori" Mahendra Kapoor, Kishore Kumar
"Kasam Na Lo Koi Humse, Kasam Na Hum Koi Khayenge" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
"Ho Gaye Hum Aapke, Kasam Se, Kasam Se, Kasam Se" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Kya Karoon, Kya Karoon" Lata Mangeshkar
"Yeh Kya Karne Lage Ho" Hemlata

References

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  1. ^ "Bombay 405 Miles (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bombay 405 Miles". IMDb.
  3. ^ "A fighter was accidently dead during the shooting of Vinod Khanna movie 'Bombay 405 Miles', Junior Mehmood revealed how the actor helped him". Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Shetty - His Life, Love and Troubled Death [Tabassum Talkies]". YouTube.
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