Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

🎞️ Movie 133 min IN
โ˜… 6.8 /10 1954

Take a nostalgic journey circa 1960s Bombay with it's quiet, peaceful and scenic background, trams, and a unique taxi driver, 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. Will Mangal ever get a chance to tell about his love for Mala? What will Sylvie's reaction be?

Cast

Dev Anand
Dev Anand
Mangal (Hero)
Kalpana Kartik
Kalpana Kartik
Mala
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Sheila Ramani
Sylvie
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
Mastana
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Bhagwan Sinha
Goon
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Patanjal
Goon
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Shujju
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Kamal Singh
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Vernon Corke
Band member
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Krishan Dhawan
Crooked gambler
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Sachin Dev Burman
Composer
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V. Ratra
Cinematographer