The trend of keeping the Title of a film in the name of cities or places is not a new trend but it is very old. Since the 40s such titles were in use. In 1941 two films with such titles were released. Bambai Ki Sair also known as Holiday in Bombay was a Bollywood social comedy film. It was released in 1941 The film starred Shobhna Samarth (mother of Nutan and Tanuja). The other was Bambaiwali (The Girl from Bombay). This film was directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Wadia Movietone. It starred Fearless Nadia,
There are many hit movies with such titles in the following years. Few of them are Bombai Ka Babu, Love in Shimla, Love in Tokyo, Ab Dilli Door Nahin, etc. In this blog, I am discussing a few such films.
In 1945 released the film Kurukshetra. The film was cited as an offbeat film of K. L. Saigal, directed by a relatively unknown director; it's stated to be a "forerunner" to later Art Cinema
Song of Kurukshetra (1945 film) Audio only
Baghdad Ka Chor was another Bollywood film. It was released in 1946 directed by Nanubhai Vakil. starring K L Saigal
Baghdad Ka Chor 1946
Dilli Express was a film released in 1949 starring Fearless Nadia and Prakash It was a musical thriller with the music by Chitragupta
Hyderabad Ki Nazneen was a film released in 1952, The star cast includes Manhar Desai, Nigar Sultana, Wasti, Murad, Durga Khote,
Chandni Chowk was a 1954 classic Muslim social drama film directed by B. R. Chopra. The film starred Meena Kumari, Shekhar, Kumar, Jeevan, Smriti Biswas and Achala Sachdev
Song of Chandni Chowk 1954
Marine Drive (1955) It was the first film that G. P. Sippy released under his production house Sippy Films. The film starring Ajeet and Bina Rai
Song of Marine Drive (1955)
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore, and Jagdeep
Song of Ab Dilli Dur Nahin 1957
Miss Bombay was a 1957 movie directed by Kedar Kapoor featuring Nalini Jaywant, Ajit.
Song of Miss Bombay 1957
Howrah Bridge is a 1958 film directed by Shakti Samanta. It features the well known Hindi song "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" Starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala
Song of Howrah Bridge 1958
Dilli Ka Thug is a 1958 Hindi comedy film. It stars Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri, and Iftekhar.
Song of Dilli Ka Thug 1958
Bombai Ka Babu is a 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 the Hindi cinema.
Song of Bombai Ka Babu 1960
Love In Simla is a 1960 romantic Indian Hindi film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee. The actress Sadhana made her Hindi movie lead debut in the film and became a star
Song of Love In Simla 1960
Mr. X in Bombay,, was a 1964 Indian science fiction thriller film starring Kishore Kumar, Kumkum and Madan Puri.
Song of Mr. X in Bombay 1964
Song of Love in Tokyo 1966
Kashmir Ki Kali (lit. The Bud of Kashmir) is a 1964 Indian romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain, and Anoop Kumar. The music was composed by O.P. Nayyar
Song of Kashmir Ki Kali 1964
Johar Mehmood in Goa is a 1965 Bollywood comedy film directed by I. S. Johar with he himself, along with Mehmood and Simi Garewal playing the lead roles
Song of Johar Mehmood in Goa (1965)
Bombay to Goa is a 1972 adventure-comedy film directed by S. Ramanathan, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Aruna Irani in lead roles,
Song of Bombay to Goa 1972
Here are a few more films
Jhansi Ki Rani (1956)
New Delhi (1956)
Kya Yeh Bombay Hai (1959)
China Town (1962)
Bombay Race Course (1965)
Himalay Ki Godmein (1965)
Johar in Bombay (1967)
Road To Sikkim (1969)
Bombay by Nite (1979)
36 Chowringhee Lane 1981
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Bombay (1995)
Bhopal Express (1999)
Mission Kashmir (2000)
Calcutta Mail (2003)
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003)
Bombay to Bangkok (2008)
Chandni Chowk to China (2009)
Delhi-6 (2009)
Delhi Belly (2011)
Chennai Express (2013)
Madras Cafe (2013)
Bombay Velvet (2015)
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