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{{Infobox film
| name = Bombay to Goa
| image = BombaytoGoa.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]],
[[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]
| producer = [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]],
[[N. C. Sippy]]
| studio = Mahmood Productions
| writer = [[Rajendra Krishan|Rajinder Krishan]] (dialogue) Usalai Somanathan (story)
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Aruna Irani]] [[Shatrughan Sinha]] [[Nazir Hussain]] [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]
| editing = A. Paul Durai Singham
| distributor =
| released = March 3, 1972
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 1 [[crore]] ({{Estimation}} {{INR}} 27.2 [[crore]] as of 2019) <ref>http://muvyz.com/boxoffice/byyear/y2/1972/</ref>
}}
'''''Bombay to Goa''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Road film|road]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] film directed by [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]], starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Aruna Irani]], with [[Shatrughan Sinha]] and [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] in supporting roles. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes.

It was a "Super hit" At the box office. The film is a remake of a 1966 hit Tamil film ''[[Madras to Pondicherry]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/madras-to-pondicherry-1966/article3948803.ece|title=Blast from Past|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2012-09-29|access-date=2012-10-07}}</ref> The role played by [[Nagesh]] in Tamil version was reprised by [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] in the Hindi version.

''Bombay to Goa'' was remade in 2007 [[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|with the same title]], with an ensemble cast of comedians. It was reported that the 2004 Marathi movie ''[[Navra Maza Navsacha]]'', which was also remade in Kannada in 2007 as ''[[Ekadantha]]'' was heavily inspired by this movie.<ref>http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-remake-saga/1073397/1</ref>

''[[The Hindu]]'' had reported that [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was offered the lead role by Mehmood but he had turned it down.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Madras-To-Pondicherry-1966/article12572848.ece</ref>

==Plot==

The lives of Atmaram and his wife are turned upside down when they see their daughter, Mala's pictures in a magazine. They arrange for Mala's marriage with the son of Ramlal. Mala is opposed to marrying anyone who she has not met, and is at the same time thrilled that the two persons she trusted, one Verma, and the other Sharma had actually submitted her pictures to a magazine, and were now willing to sign her up for a Bollywood movie. Mala is not able to understand her parents' opposition on her way to fame, and runs away from home with a lot of money and hands this money to Sharma and Verma. Greed overtakes Sharma and Verma, leading to the death of Verma. Mala, who witnessed Sharma kill Verma, now is on the run for her life. She boards a bus from Bombay which is bound for Goa. Sharma soon overtakes her, and has one of his armed men on the bus to kill her. And then arrives Mala's admirer Ravikumar, who not only protects Mala, but also accompanies her throughout the journey. Mala starts to trust and subsequently fall in love with Ravikumar. The bus journey is adventurous with the passengers, a totally mixed bunch, from all over India, different religions, cultures, and faiths, all thrown together for this journey. The bus is in the "control" of driver Rajesh, and conductor, Khanna.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ravi Kumar
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Mala
*[[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Sharma
*[[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Bus Conductor Khanna
*[[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]] as Bus Driver Rajesh
*Nazir Hussain as Atmaram (Mala's father)
*[[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Mala's mother
*[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Ramlal (Ravi's father)
*Parveen Paul as Ravi's mother
*Manmohan as Verma
*Manorama as Young girl's Mother
*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Kashibai (bus passenger with hen)
*[[Mukri]] as South Indian bus passenger
*[[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]] as Kader Bhai
*[[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]] as Pandit
*[[Keshto Mukherjee]] as [[Bengali people|Bengali]] bus passenger
*[[Yusuf Khan (actor)|Yusuf Khan]] as Boxer John Ragada
*Babbanlal Yadav as Boxer's henchman
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Dhaba Owner (Cameo Appearance)
*Birbal as [[Marathi people|Marathi]] bus passenger
*Raj Kishore as Bus passenger
*Darshan Lal as Army man
*[[Kishore Kumar]] as Himself (Cameo Appearance)
*Junior Mehmood as Dhaba Waiter (Cameo Appearance)
*[[Usha Uthup|Usha Iyer]] as Herself (Cameo Appearance)
}}

==Soundtrack==
# "Dekha Na Haye Re" - [[Kishore Kumar]]
# "Tum Meri Zindagi Mein" - Kishore Kumar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
# "Listen To The Pouring Rain" - [[Usha Uthup]]
# "Dil Tera Hai Main Bhi Teri" - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
# "Haye Haye Yeh Thanda Paani" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
# "Yeh Mehki Mehki Thandi Hawa" - Kishore Kumar

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0068305|Bombay to Goa}}

{{S. Ramanathan}}

[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:1970s adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1970s comedy road movies]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. Ramanathan]]
[[Category:Indian comedy road movies]]
[[Category:1972 comedy films]]

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