''Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein'' () is a

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

suspense crime-thriller Hindi film written, produced and directed by

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist in Urdu, Hindi and English. He won four National Film Awards in India. Internationally, his films won the Palme d'Or (Golden ...

. The film starred Vimal Ahuja, Surekha, David,

Irshad Panjatan Irshad Panjatan (born 7 September 1931) is an Indian actor and veteran mime artist, based in Berlin, who introduced the art form to India during the 1960s. He started his career as stage actor, acted in few Bollywood films, and later received acc ...

, A. K. Hangal, Madhukar, Kuljit Pal and debutantes

Jalal Agha Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his d ...

and Persis Khambatta in major roles. At the 1967 National Film Awards it won the

National Film Award for Best Cinematography The National Film Award for Best Cinematography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards p ...

for Ramachandra.

Cast

* Vimal Ahuja as Amar Kumar * Surekha as Asha * Madhavi as Rosy * David Abraham as Barrister Rameshchand * Persis Khambatta as Lily / Leela * Prakash as Tikam / Toto *

Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), '' Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishu ...

as Chaiwala * Akhtar Siraj *

as Johnny / Joseph * A.K. Hangal as Sonadas Doleria *

Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...

as himself *

as Sevakram

Soundtrack

The film has music by J.P. Kaushik and lyrics by Hasan Kamal. * "Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein" -

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

* "Jalti Hui Jawanian Yeh Unkahi Kahaniyan" - Mahendra Kapoor * "Usne Jo Kaha Mujse Ek Geet Suna Do Na" - Sulakshana Pandit

References

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* 1967 films 1960s crime thriller films 1960s Hindi-language films Films set in Mumbai Films directed by K. A. Abbas Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award Indian crime thriller films {{crime-thriller-film-stub