The Train (1970 film)

The Train is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language thriller film starring Rajesh Khanna, Nanda. It is a remake of the 1967 Malayalam film Cochin Express.^[1]

The Train
Poster
Directed by	Ravikant Nagaich
Written by	Raj Baldev Raj Arudra
Based on	Cochin Express (1967)
Produced by	Rajendra Kumar Ramesh Behl
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Nanda
Cinematography	Ravikant Nagaich
Edited by	Nand Kumar
Music by	R. D. Burman
Production company	Rose Movies
Release date	10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹2.10 crore (equivalent to ₹104 crore or US$12 million in 2023)

The film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971.^[2]

Plot

Khanna stars as Police Inspector Shyam Kumar, who sets out to solve a series of murders which have all taken place on a train. Complicating the situation are his girlfriend Neeta, who has been acting mysteriously ever since she began her new job, and hotel dancer Miss Lily, who tries to seduce the good police inspector, but may find that she loses her heart instead.

Cast

• Rajesh Khanna as CID Inspector Shyam Kumar
• Nanda as Neeta / Geeta
• Helen as Lily
• Rajendra Nath as Pyarelal
• Iftekhar As Police Commissioner
• Madan Puri as Yogi / No. 1
• M. B. Shetty as Shetty
• Mumtaz Begum as Neeta's Mother
• Chaman Puri as Neeta's father Ramdev
• Sunder as Hiralal jeweller
• Ranveer Raj as Inspector Kapoor
• Mamaji as Stationmaster
• Randhir as Peshomal Lodhani Diamond dealer
• Gurnam Singh as the waiter
• Chinu Rajput as the Male dancer in song "O Meri Jaan Maine Kahan"
• Harbans Darshan M. Arora as Inspector in Nasik police station
• Aruna Irani as dancer in song "Chaiyaan Re Chaiyaan"
• Shammi as Geeta the matron of Young girls hostel
• Rajpal as Anokhe Lal (The Boss)

Production

The Train was co-produced by Rajendra Kumar and it was Nanda who suggested to Rajendra to cast Rajesh Khanna in the main lead.^[3][4]

Soundtrack

The film is famous for the evergreen song "Kis Liye Maine Pyar Kiya", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and the peppy number "Gulabi Aankhen", sung by Mohammed Rafi, which continues to get remixed and recreated to this day. These took inspiration from the 1940 Hollywood film Midnight Limited. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.

Song	Singer
"Gulabi Aankhen"	Mohammed Rafi
"Ni Soniye"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Kis Liye Maine"	Lata Mangeshkar
"O Meri Jaan"	Asha Bhosle, R. D. Burman
"Chhaiyan Re"	Asha Bhosle
"Maine Dil Abhi"	Asha Bhosle

Reception

The Train was recorded as a "Hit" at Box Office India.^[5]