China Town (film)

"China Town" is a 1962 movie directed by Shakti Samanta, under Shakti Films. Written by Ranjan Bose and music by Ravi. It is a black and white movie, starring Shammi Kapoor in a double role. Shakila (actress) is the leading lady. The film became a "semi-hit" at the box-office. [ [http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg= BoxOffice India.com ] ] The film was remade in Tamil as Kudiyiruntha Kovil starring MGR, and in Telugu as Bhale Thammudu (1969 film) starring N. T. Rama Rao. The later film Don (1978 film) is said to have some of the same elements. [ [http://www.cinegoer.com/bhalethammudu.htm CineGoer.com - Nostalgia - Bhale Thammudu ] ]

Plot

The film takes place in picturesque Darjeeling, where Shekhar (Shammi Kapoor), a young singer, lives with his widowed mom. He is in love with Rita (Shakila (actress)), the only daughter of the wealthy Rai Bahadur Digamberprasad Rai. Rai does not approve of Shekhar and wants his daughter to marry a wealthy Calcutta-based businessman named Chowdhry. Rita asks Shekhar to get a better position, but Shekhar is quite satisfied with his singing career. So Rita and her dad re-locate to Calcutta, and Shekhar follows them. An enraged Rai complains to the police, who arrest Shekhar and hold him for questioning. It is here that Shekhar will secure employment with the police as an undercover agent to impersonate his look-alike, a China Town gangster named Mike (also played by Shammi Kapoor), who is being held by the police, but refuses to divulge any information. Shekhar accordingly takes over Mike's life, but there is one thing he and the police overlooked - namely Mike - who has escaped from police custody and is on his way back to reclaim his life. (source: IMDb)

Cast

* Shammi Kapoor ... Mike / Shekhar
* Shakila (actress) ... Rita D. Rai
* Helen ... Suzie
* Madan Puri ... Joseph Wong
* S.N. Banerjee ... Rai Bahadur Digamberprasad Rai (as S.N. Bannerji)
* Kanu Roy ... Usman
* Mridula Rani ... Shekhar's Mother
* Jeevankala ... Shanti - Shekhar's mom
* Rashid Khan ... Sundaram - Mahakali's husband
* M.B. Shetty ... Ching Lee
* Keshav
* Tun Tun ... Mahakali - Hotel landlady
* Gautam Mukherjee
* Samson
* Keshto Mukherjee ... Keshto

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