''Marine Drive'' is a 1955
India
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Hindi
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-language film, starring
Ajit,
Bina Rai
Bina Rai (13 July 1931 – 6 December 2009), sometimes referred to as Beena Rai, was an Indian actress, primarily of the black and white era of Hindi cinema. She is most known for her roles in classics such as ''Anarkali'' (1953), '' Ghunghat' ...
in lead roles.
The film deals with the smuggling business and underworld crime.
It was the first film that
G. P. Sippy
Gopaldas Parmanand Sipahimalani (14 September 1914 — 25 December 2007), better known as G. P. Sippy, was an Indian film producer and director who worked in the Bollywood industry.
Biography
Sippy was born in Sindh, British India (now in Pak ...
released under his production house Sippy Films.
Sahir Ludhianvi
Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described ...
composed lyrics for the film and told Sippy that because Sippy did not drink, he would never understand the lyrics "Mujhko na koi hosh na gham, main nashe main hoon" (English: "Neither me nor any conscious sorrow, I'm drunk, I am") from the film.
Cast
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Ajit as Ajit Prasad
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Bina Rai
Bina Rai (13 July 1931 – 6 December 2009), sometimes referred to as Beena Rai, was an Indian actress, primarily of the black and white era of Hindi cinema. She is most known for her roles in classics such as ''Anarkali'' (1953), '' Ghunghat' ...
as Beena Khanna
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K. N. Singh as Mr. Khanna
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Johnny Walker as Johny
Soundtrack
References
External links
''Marine Drive''at the
Internet Movie Database
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1955 films
1950s Hindi-language films
Films scored by Datta Naik
Indian black-and-white films
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