China Town (1962 film)

This article is about the 1962 Hindi film. For the 2011 Malayalam film, see China Town (2011 film).

China Town
Directed byShakti Samanta
Written byRanjan Bose
Vrajendra Gaur
Salil Sen Gupta
Produced byShakti Samanta
StarringShammi Kapoor
Shakila
Helen
CinematographyDwarka Divecha
Edited byDharamvir
Music byRavi
Release date
  • 5 October 1962 (5 October 1962)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

China Town is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy thriller film directed and produced by Shakti Samanta. Written by Ranjan Bose and with music by Ravi. It is a black-and-white movie, starring Shammi Kapoor in a double role, as a gangster and his look-alike. Shakila is the leading lady, alongside Helen in a supporting role. The film was remade in Tamil as Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968), starring M. G. Ramachandran and in Telugu as Bhale Thammudu (1969), starring N. T. Rama Rao.[1] Prem Nazir 1981 Malayalam movie Theekkali was also loosely based on this movie.

  1. ^ "Forever Young". The Telegraph. India. 21 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2018.