# Calcutta Mail > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calcutta_Mail > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calcutta_Mail.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Mail > Source revision: 1341477107 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Calcutta Mail | image = Calcutta Mail 2003 film poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | writer = [Gunasekhar](/source/Gunasekhar)
Sudhir Mishra
[Saurabh Shukla](/source/Saurabh_Shukla) | based_on = ''[Choodalani Vundi](/source/Choodalani_Vundi)'' by [Gunasekhar](/source/Gunasekhar) | starring = [Anil Kapoor](/source/Anil_Kapoor)
[Rani Mukerji](/source/Rani_Mukerji)
[Manisha Koirala](/source/Manisha_Koirala) | director = [Sudhir Mishra](/source/Sudhir_Mishra) | producer = [C. Ashwini Dutt](/source/C._Ashwini_Dutt)
[Allu Aravind](/source/Allu_Aravind)
Mukesh Udeshi | studio = [Siri Media Arts](/source/Geetha_Arts) | released = {{Film date|2003|09|05|df=y}} | runtime = 127 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi | editing = [Shirish Kunder](/source/Shirish_Kunder)
[Renu Saluja](/source/Renu_Saluja) | music = [Anand Raj Anand](/source/Anand_Raj_Anand)
[Viju Shah](/source/Viju_Shah) | cinematography = [Ravi K. Chandran](/source/Ravi_K._Chandran)
[S. Kumar](/source/S._Kumar_(cinematographer)) | budget = {{INR}}5.75 crore{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=550|title=Calcutta Mail – Movie|publisher=Box Office India}} | gross = {{INR}}4.34 crore }} '''''Calcutta Mail''''' is a 2003 Indian [Hindi](/source/Hindi_cinema)-language [action thriller film](/source/action_thriller_film) directed by [Sudhir Mishra](/source/Sudhir_Mishra), starring [Anil Kapoor](/source/Anil_Kapoor), [Rani Mukerji](/source/Rani_Mukerji) and [Manisha Koirala](/source/Manisha_Koirala). The film is a remake of the 1998 [Telugu film](/source/Telugu_film) ''[Choodalani Vundi](/source/Choodalani_Vundi)''.{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/calcutta-mail-finally-arrives/articleshow/168835.cms | title=Calcutta Mail finally arrives - Times of India | website=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/05mail.htm | title=Anil's cleverly packaged one-man show }}{{Cite web | url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=032906043159 | title=Calcutta Mail - movie review by Amit Parikh - Planet Bollywood }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/calcutta-mail/critic-review/calcutta-mail-movie-review/ | title=Calcutta Mail Review 1.5/5 | Calcutta Mail Movie Review | Calcutta Mail 2003 Public Review | Film Review | website=[Bollywood Hungama](/source/Bollywood_Hungama) }} == Plot == Avinash comes to [Calcutta](/source/Kolkata) to search for his only son, Ishu, and finds himself engulfed with too many people interested in him. His only lead is a telephone number given to him by a cop before coming to Calcutta. As soon as he lands in Calcutta, he needs a place to stay. Here, he meets Reema, aka Bulbul, a bubbly novelist who is supposed to be doing research for her novel. The room that Avinash gets is occupied by Bulbul. She refuses to vacate, so Avinash stays there too (though he sleeps outside the room). Bulbul falls in love with Avinash and becomes the light in his dark life. There are flashbacks throughout the movie. Sanjana and Avinash once lived in [Calcutta](/source/Kolkata) with their only child, Ishu. One day, Avinash witnessed a crime being committed and came to the assistance of the victim, taking him to the hospital. This did not augur well with his assailants, and they killed Sanjana and abducted their child. The police were involved but were unable to trace the child. A heartbroken and desperate Avinash decides to take matters into his own hands and begins inquiring. His inquiries take him to [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) via the Calcutta Mail, and this is where he will find out whether his son is alive or not, or whether he has been lured into a deadly trap. == Cast == *[Anil Kapoor](/source/Anil_Kapoor) as Avinash *[Rani Mukerji](/source/Rani_Mukerji) as Bulbul / Reema *[Manisha Koirala](/source/Manisha_Koirala) as Sanjana *[Satish Kaushik](/source/Satish_Kaushik) as Sujan Singh *[Sayaji Shinde](/source/Sayaji_Shinde) as Lakhan Yadav *[Saurabh Shukla](/source/Saurabh_Shukla) as Ghatak *[Deven Verma](/source/Deven_Verma) as Reema's grandpa * Ganesh Yadav as Lakhan's associate *[Shivaji Satam](/source/Shivaji_Satam) as Rana Rastogi * Tarun Shukla *[Tara Mehta](/source/Tara_Mehta) ==Soundtrack== The film's music was composed by [Anand Raj Anand](/source/Anand_Raaj_Anand) and [Viju Shah](/source/Viju_Shah), with lyrics written by [Mehboob](/source/Mehboob_Kotwal) and [Javed Akhtar](/source/Javed_Akhtar).{{Cite web | url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042106023240 | title=Calcutta Mail - music review by Ron Ahluwahlia - Planet Bollywood }} {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Song title !! Singer(s) !! Composer !! Lyricist |- | 1 | "Zindagi Hai Kya Pyar Ke Bina" | [Alka Yagnik](/source/Alka_Yagnik), [Udit Narayan](/source/Udit_Narayan) | [Viju Shah](/source/Viju_Shah) | [Mehboob](/source/Mehboob_Kotwal) |- | 2 | "Tum Agar Mauj Ho Koi To Kinara Hu" | Udit Narayan | [Viju Shah](/source/Viju_Shah) | [Javed Akhtar](/source/Javed_Akhtar) |- | 3 | "Kahan Pe Meri Jaan Jaogi" | Pamela Jain, [Adnan Sami](/source/Adnan_Sami) | Anand Raaj Anand | Mehboob |- | 4 | "Pyar Se Dekh Le Ek Nazar" | [Hamsika Iyer](/source/Hamsika_Iyer), [Sonu Nigam](/source/Sonu_Nigam) | Anand Raaj Anand | Mehboob |- | 5 | "Ye Saaheb Ajeeb Hai" | Sujata Trivedi | Viju Shah | Javed Akhtar |- | 6 | "Bheegi Bheegi Hawa Hai" | [Shaan](/source/Shaan_(singer)), [Kavita Krishnamurthy](/source/Kavita_Krishnamurthy) | Viju Shah | Javed Akhtar |- | 7 | "Intezar Hai Tera" | [Sukhwinder Singh](/source/Sukhwinder_Singh) | Viju Shah | Javed Akhtar |- | 8 | "Meri Jaan Meri Jaana" | Alka Yagnik, Nitin Raikwar | Viju Shah | Javed Akhtar |- |} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0366276|title=Calcutta Mail}} Category:2003 films Category:2003 Hindi-language films Category:Films set in Kolkata Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films Category:Geetha Arts films Category:Films scored by Viju Shah Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand Category:Films directed by Sudhir Mishra {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Calcutta Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Mail) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Mail?action=history)). 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