''Bambaiwali'' (Hindi: बम्बईवाली, ''The Girl from Bombay'') is a
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
action adventure
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
. It was released in
1941
Events
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January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
.
The film was directed by
Homi Wadia
Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). He was the co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions, established in 1933 and later after the closure of Wadiatone, he founded Ba ...
and produced by
Wadia Movietone
Wadia Movietone was a noted Indian film production company and studio based in Mumbai, established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia. It was most known for stunt, fantasy and mythological films, including ''Hunterwali'' (1 ...
. It starred
Fearless Nadia
Mary Ann Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Australian-born Indian actress and stuntwoman, who worked in Indian cinema. She is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in ''Hun ...
,
John Cawas
John Cawas (1910 – 4 October 1993) was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cawas made his debut in the Hindi film ''Hunterwali'' (1935), which became a career-defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. Cawas himself was famous for ...
, Sardar Mansoor, Dalpat and
Boman Shroff
Boman Shroff was an actor, stunstman, director, writer, producer in Hindi cinema, in the silent era and the early talkies.
Boman started working in Hindi movies prior to Talkies and was on monthly payroll of JBH Wadia and Homi Wadia's various m ...
.
Cast
* Fearless Nadia
* John Cawas
* Sardar Mansur
* Radha Rani
* Bibi
* Dalpat
* Azim
* Mithu Miya
* Boman Shroff
Music
The music director was Madhavlal Damodar Master and the lyricist was Waheed Qureshi. The songs were sung by Sardar Mansoor, Radharani and Fida Hussain.
Song List
References
External links
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1941 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Films directed by Homi Wadia
Indian black-and-white films
Indian action adventure films
1940s action adventure films
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