Taxi Driver

Overview

About a taxi driver in Mumbai, Mangal, who is called "Hero" by his friends. A driver who drives a cab by day, then drinks at night, listens to his singer girlfriend, Sylive, and then goes into a drunken stupor - and wakes up with a hangover. One day, while assisting another taxi driver, Mangal comes to the assistance of a damsel in distress, who is being molested by two thugs. Mangal gallants rescues her, and attempts to take her to her destination, to no avail, as the person she is looking for has moved. The next day, Mangal and the young woman, Mala, again attempt to seek Ratanlal, a music director, but the entire day is spent in vain. Mala lives in Mangal's tiny apartment and both become attracted to each other. When Mala finds out about Sylvie, she leaves him. He goes in her search, but finds that she has become a famous singer with the help of her music director friend.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1954

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Hindi

Countries

India

Cast

Parveen Kaul,M.A. Latif,Sheila Ramani,Patanjal,Shujju,Hamid Sayani,Sudhir,Rashid Khan,Ratan Gaurang,Vernon Corkeand 6 more

Director

Chetan Anand

Writer

Chetan Anand,Uma Anand,Vijay Anand

Cinematography

V Ratra

Music

Sachin Dev Burman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0047561