Yesteryear hit romantic musical thriller flick, Howrah Bridge, directed by Shakti Samanta was released in the year 1958. The movie starred Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in lead roles while Om Prakash, K. N. Singh, Sunder, Mehmood, Helen and Madan Puri also played significant characters in the film. The hit melodious music of the movie was composed by the well known music director O. P. Nayyar while the songs were rendered by Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhonsle.

Rakesh ( Ashok Kumar ) is living a wealthy lifestyle alongwith his father ( Brahm Bhardwaj ) and a brother named Madan ( Chaman Puri ). Madan falls in the bad company and starts spending money on useless things. When his father tries to stop him by refusing to give a single penny to him, Madan steals the family heirloom and escapes from the house. After few days, the family gets the shocking news of Madan’s death near Howrah Bridge. Rakesh then decides to travel to Calcutta in order to reveal the truth behind Madan’s death. His another aim is to locate the family heirloom.

He arrives in Calcutta and starst his investigation about his brother’s death. His investigation brings him to a hotel whic is run by Uncle Joe ( Dhumal ). There he meets with a beautiful girl named Edna ( Madhubala ), who works as a singer and dancer in the hotel. Soon they both falls in love with each other. Rakesh tells him about the reason for his visit to Calcutta. After learning his story, Edna decides to help him in his search. Rakesh gets a clue that a guy named Bhiku ( Sunder ) is the eyewitness of his brother’s murder.

The songs of the movie are:

1.Mera naam chin chin
2. Dekh ke teri nazar
3. Inth ki dukki
4. Dekh ke teri
5. Aaiye meherbaan