''Mr. X in Bombay'', directed by Pradyuman Bhardwaj, is a 1964 Indian

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film starring Kishore Kumar,

Kumkum Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is made from turmeric or any other local materials. The turmeric is dried and powdered with a bit of slaked lime, which turns the rich yellow powder into a red color. In Indi ...

and Madan Puri.

Plot

Shobha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her scientist dad Prof. Mathur, who is now carrying out experiments on various issues. One day while doing so, he makes an employee named Manohar drink a potion, which results in his death. Rajan comes to their rescue, gets rid of the body, and starts blackmailing Mathur, which can only end when Shobha marries Rajan. Then one day she meets a poet by the name of Sudarshan and both of them fall in love. When he asks for her hand in marriage, she refuses. The next day Shobha finds a note addressed to her from Sudarshan in which he has stated that he is going to kill himself. Thereafter, every night she starts to hear Sudarshan's voice, blaming her for his death, as his soul is unable to find solace. With Sudarshan out of the way, Rajan readies himself for marrying Shobha - and it looks like he may have his way with the Mathur after all - without having to encounter any more obstacles. But all this time, Sudarshan was actually invisible and not dead. With the help of Shobha's father, he gets visible again. They get married and live happily ever after.

Cast

* Kishore Kumar as Kavi Sudarshan *

as Shobha Mathur * Madan Puri as Rajan * Randhir as Professor Mathur * Mohan Choti as Tribhang Das * Leela Mishra as Sudarshan's mother * Jeevan Kala as Neena * Kesari as Reena * Polson * Tuntun

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by

Laxmikant–Pyarelal Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Patil Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (born 1940). He is known by the nickname “Pyromaniac” due to his flaming style of music. Laxmikan ...

and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi and

Asad Bhopali Asad Bhopali (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. The ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema'', compiled by Gulzar and Saibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contributi ...

. The song "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" sung by Kishore Kumar became an evergreen hit.

Trivia

* In the scene when Kishore Kumar drinks what he thinks is a poison, he says 'Khush raho ahede vatan, hum to safar karte hain'... These lines were taken in the song 'Raah pe chalte hain' credited to Gulzar in the 1982 movie Namkeen for which Pancham da gave music. * The song 'Khubsoorat haseena' inspired the tune of 'Ae mere humsafar' composed by Anu Malik in the 1993 movie Baazigar. * In another scene, Kishore Kumar is heard humming 'Maine laakhon ko bol sahe', these are lyrics from the same song from 1947 film Leela. The song, a thumri, was also sung later by Nirmala Devi and Ghulam Ali for another album in 1979.

References

External links

* 1960s Hindi-language films 1964 films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films set in Mumbai Indian science fiction thriller films Indian science fiction films {{Sf-thriller-film-stub