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{{short description|1960 film}}
{{for|the 1996 Bollywood film|Bambai Ka Babu (1996 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bombai Ka Baboo
| image = Bombaykababu.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Raj Khosla]]
| producer = [[Raj Khosla]] [[Jal Mistry]]
| writer = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]] [[Suchitra Sen]] [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] [[Achala Sachdev]] [[Jagdish Raj]]
| music = [[Sachin Dev Burman]] [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]](Lyrics)
| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1960}}
| runtime = 154 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Bombai Ka Babu''''' (English: ''Gentleman from Bombay'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1960|1960]] Hindi film directed by [[Raj Khosla]] and written by [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]. The film stars [[Dev Anand]] and [[Suchitra Sen]] in a rare appearance in Hindi cinema.

Though the film was a thriller, it treads into rare Hindi film territory by hinting at incest between the lead pair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/19bkb.htm|title=Bambai Ka Babu: way ahead of its times|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

Except for the "brother-sister" angle, the plot of ''Bombai Ka Babu'' is inspired by [[O. Henry]]'s short story, "A Double-Dyed Deceiver".<ref name="dyed">{{cite web|url=http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/104|title=A Double-Dyed Deceiver by O'Henry|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603005248/http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/104/|archivedate=3 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The 1974 movie [[Zameer (1974 film)|''Zameer'']] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Saira Banu]] was also based on the same story.

With classic songs such as "Chal Ri Sajni, Ab Kya Soche", by Mukesh, and "Deewana Mastana Hua Dil" by Mohd. Rafi and Asha Bhosle, the film was a musical masterpiece, with music by [[S. D. Burman]] and lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. Raj Khosla was also the director of Dev Anand's suspense thrillers like ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956) and ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kaala Pani]]'' (1958).

Initially, [[Madhubala]] was the choice for playing the female lead, but she had to withdraw owing to her poor heart condition.

==Plot==
Babu and Malik are two inseparable friends who live in a small town in India. One day, they decide to play a prank and steal something, but get caught. While Malik's dad came to bail out and stand as [[surety]] for him, Babu has no one to do so and ends up in the juvenile centre. When the two grow up, Malik becomes a police inspector, while Babu takes to crime and ends up in jail. When he is released from the jail, he goes to meet his partner-in-crime, Bali, and together they start planning the next heist. Malik meets Babu and tells him to straighten his ways. But Babu had already tried that and ended up being falsely accused of stealing a necklace belonging to his employer's wife. Nevertheless, Babu does inform Bali that he will not be taking part in any crime. Thereafter, Bali and his men are arrested and they blame Babu for ratting on them. Bali is released on bail. When Babu meets him, an argument ensues leading to a fight and Bali is killed. A fearful Babu flees Bombay and lands up in Jogendra Nagar in Northern India, where he meets a man named Bhagat who asks him to masquerade as Kundan, the sole heir of a wealthy man named Shahji. When Babu refuses, Bhagat threatens to notify the police. Babu becomes Kundan and makes his way into the hearts of Shahji, his wife Rukmani and daughter Maya. Babu gets enough cash to pay off Bhagat in small instalments, but Bhagat becomes greedy and wants Babu to steal all the cash and jewellery and abscond. Babu is reluctant to steal from the kind people. To make matters worse, he has fallen in love with Maya - apparently his "sister". Caught between a rock and a hard place - no matter what move Babu makes - he will surely end up trapping himself - not only with Bhagat, but with his new found family as well as the police - who are now hot on his trail.

==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Babu / Kundan
* [[Suchitra Sen]] as Maya
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Shahji
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Munimji / Mamaji
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Rukmani
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)]] as Bhagat
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Bali
* [[Tun Tun]] as guest appearance in song Tak Dhoom Baje
* Manohar Deepak as Inspector Malik
* [[Bela Bose]] as Maya's friend
* Lalita Kumari as housemaid of Shahji
* Anwari bai as Baniya's wife (necklace owner)

==Songs==
Music: [[S. D. Burman]]; Lyrics: [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Sathi Na Koi Manzil"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Deewana Mastana Hua Dil, Jaan-E-Jahan"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Pawan Chale To Uthe Man Mein Lehar Si"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Dekhne Mein Bhola Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aise Mein Kachhu"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Chal Ri Sajni Ab Kya Soche"
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
| "Takdam Takdam Baje"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|}

==Trivia==
In the opening sequences, one can hear the classical songs 'Dil se milake dil pyar kijiye' from the movie [[Taxi Driver (1954 film)]] and ' O dilwale' playing in the background.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0053629|Bambai Ka Babu}}

[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Khosla]]

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