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An Evening in Paris (1967) Online
Original Title :
An Evening in Paris
Genre :
Movie / Musical / Romance / Thriller
Year :
1967
Directror :
Shakti Samanta
Cast :
Shammi Kapoor,Sharmila Tagore,Sarita
Writer :
Sachin Bhowmick,Sachin Bhowmick
Type :
Movie
Time :
2h 48min
Rating :
7.0/10
An Evening in Paris (1967) Online

In romantic Paris, two Parisians of Indian origin are in love namely Shyam or Sam and Roopa. Mystery and intrigue surround this romance, as Roopa is abducted and held by criminal mastermind Jack and his minions, who will trade her for a hefty ransom. Roopa has a look-alike in the shape and form of Suzy, who is sent in place of Roopa to ensure that the money is received, while the real Roopa is still being held captive. Sam must use all the resources available to in order to set Roopa free, but he will have a difficult time to differentiate between Suzy and Roopa.
Complete credited cast:
Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor - Shyam Kumar (Sam) / Hukum Pasha / Deepak Sen
Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore - Deepa Malik / Roopa Malik (Suzy)
Sarita Sarita
K.N. Singh K.N. Singh - Jack
Surendra Nath Surendra Nath
David Abraham David Abraham - Damodar Dayal (as David)
M.B. Shetty M.B. Shetty - Jaggu (as Shetty)
Rajendra Nath Rajendra Nath - Sardar Makhan Singh (as Rajendranath)
Pran Pran - Shekhar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Charrier Jacques Charrier - (as Jacques Charriere)

Clabbe from Sweden discovered a catchy Bollywood song "An Evening in Paris " and turned it into disco tune. The new song was titled An Evening In Paris (Decadancing).The album was released in 1979.

This film was a sequal of Shakti Samanta's earlier film China Town with Shammi Kapoor and later Shakti Samanta made The Great Gambler with Amitabh Bachchan which was a sequel of China Town & Evening In Paris.

When the shooting was going on in Paris, Shakti Samanta, Shammi, cinematographer. G.Gopal Reddy and all the unit members had gone to cinema hall to watch an foreign movie and while watching the movie, Samanta and unit members got the idea to shoot the song aasman se aya farishta........

Pascal of Bollywood did a cover version of An Evening In Paris.

At one scene where Shammi Kapoor asked a young boy to kick him on a shin are a copy from It Happened at the World's Fair 1963, starring Elvis Presley


User reviews

Alianyau

Alianyau

Music is excellent with Mohd Rafi and Shankar Jaikishan. The villains are portrayed by three legendary character actors Pran KN Singh, and HB Shetty. David is great and Rajendrath is hilarious and charming. Sharmila Tagore is lovely and plays her part well. Scenery is beautiful.

So why only a 6 despite all that? The plot was not well written. The first 20 minutes is good, the story seems promising and the French man is hilarious. Then the next 75 minutes is just Shammi Kapoor trying to woo Sharmila Tagore repeatedly and it really isn't amusing or charming but kind of a drag. If the director was someone as skilled as Hrishikesh Mukherjee it could have been different but that's not the case here. Shammi Kapoor had potential but too bad he didn't always take care of himself. Then the last hour is just a trite conflict, nothing remarkable. Everything was great but the story was average - and that is important. You can watch this movie completely for free and legally at rajshri and so for this I'll give it an extra point and make it a 7.
Reighbyra

Reighbyra

Rich and pretty Deepa (Sharmila Tagore) comes to Paris to get away from failed relationships in India. She meets Sam (Shammi Kapoor), who falls in love with her and tries to win her affection. In the meantime, wicked gambler Shankar and his evil friends are scheming a way to get Deepa's money. What follows is kidnapping, impersonation, and dangerous adventures.

Filmed in four locations outside India, An Evening in Paris is lovely to watch. As for the plot-- the better part of the first hour of the is spent with Deepa in various locations, pretending to ignore Sam who is behind her, singing. All the excitement comes in the last 30 minutes or so, and the climax occurs too quickly. Kapoor is energetic and exuberant in every movement, which is entertaining. Tagore, who shocked the public by wearing a bikini, does a nice job of playing a double role. The music, and there is a lot of it, is catchy with a definite 60's feel to it. Tagore's costumes were exceptionally lovely. Overall, though the acting is great, the movie is somewhat dull up until the "thriller" aspect begins, and there just isn't enough suspense to make it better than okay.
invasion

invasion

I am watching this movie on Zee Classic and enjoying it, mostly because of the songs than anything else. My vote is 10/10 for music and 8/10 for the movie though I am a great fan of Shammi Kapoor. Besides, I always love to see old movies because there is lots of comic relief, in this movie it is by Rajendra Nath.

I also loved to see K.N.Singh and Pran Sahab. I had the privilege to meet Pran Sahab twice at his house in Bombay.

K.N.Singh had really a very unique style and it always interesting to see the same.

My most favourite songs from this movie are "Akele Akele Kaha Ja Rahe Ho", "Raat Ke Humsafar" and "An Evening in Paris"
Gunos

Gunos

I have seen far more Bollywood films than the average American, though I am far from an expert on these movies. For a change of pace, I thought I'd try watching an older Indian film--to see what they looked like decades ago (most Indian films available in the US are much more recent).

"An Evening in Paris" is about a couple of Indian ladies who, not surprisingly, go to Paris. However, one is very tired of men wanting her for her money, so she poses as the other's maid. Lots of kooky adventures, romance, a kidnapping and humor (such as it is) results. Other than the nice scenery, there really isn't a lot I liked about this film. The acting is just awful---very, very, very broad and the director seemed to encourage the actors to really ham it up for the audience. Subtle, this certainly isn't!! As a result, nothing about the film worked for me--it was so fake and plastic that I got VERY tired of the film and couldn't take it after a while. About the only thing I like about the film are a few of the musical numbers. While the sound quality of the songs is bad, they were catchy and easy to enjoy. I also liked some of the location shots during these songs--particularly the one in the Swiss Alps. Perhaps all this would play better for someone more familiar with and forgiving of the genre--I just thought it was rather dumb. Plus, how did so many Indians just happen to be in Paris?! I was there a few months back and didn't see Indians cavorting and singing anywhere in the city limits! Just my two cents worth.
Brazil

Brazil

The Most Excellent Movie I have ever seen since 25 years, and I am still loving it, but I could not get it since that time. Anybody can provide me that movie and I shall pay the price?

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