Bambaiwali
1941 film by Homi Wadia
Bambaiwali (Hindi: बम्बईवाली, The Girl from Bombay) is a Bollywood action adventure film. It was released in 1941. The film was directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Wadia Movietone. It starred Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sardar Mansoor, Dalpat and Boman Shroff.
Cast
Fearless Nadia
John Cawas
Sardar Mansur
Radha Rani
Bibi
Dalpat
Azim
Mithu Miya
Boman Shroff
Music
The music director was Madhavlal Damodar Master and the lyricist was Waheed Qureshi. The songs were sung by Sardar Mansoor, Radharani and Fida Hussain.
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