When Shanto comes to Bombay in search of her sister she meets and falls in love with the taxi driver Ronnie
Direction
Chetan Anand frames Bombay's underbelly with surprising documentary rawness.
Acting
Dev Anand's restless charisma somehow makes taxi-driver romantic hero believable.
Director
Chetan Anand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Dev Anand's later starring vehicles before he pivoted almost entirely to directing; you can feel him aging out of the romantic hero slot in real time.
Chetan Anand shot significant portions on location in actual Bombay taxi stands and docks, capturing a city mid-transformation that would be unrecognizable by the 1990s.
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