Post Box 999

1958 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 39 VOTES

Overview

Mohan is a young man who lives with his widowed mother, is in love with a young woman named Shyama, and both would like to get married. Unfortunately, before that could happen, Shyama is shot dead, the police get involved, an eye-witness named Bindiya names Mohan as the killer, as such Mohan is arrested, tried in Court, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The only one who believes in Mohan's innocence is his mother, Gangadevi. She advertises in the newspapers offering a reward of Rs.10,000/- to whoever can prove her son innocent, asking readers to direct their responses to Post Box 999. No one ever responds,

1950s

Dialogue Timeline — 811 lines

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00:06:16 -Madame, take care of your things. - No need to bother about me.
00:09:08 I knew I'd meet you here.
00:12:09 - Take this. - Vikas, you take everything easy.
00:14:50 Vikas, I think this will work in our favour.
00:18:05 - Can I get a glass of water? - Neelima, fetch a glass of water.
00:21:13 Because you know my prowess too.
00:24:31 You don't know how I've slogged to save this money.
00:27:42 Mother, a news has been published about your son Mohan.
00:30:31 - Yes. - We'll try our best,...
00:34:34 You'll know everything when the time is ripe.
00:38:16 Why didn't you say all this in the court?
00:45:01 But being a government servant I've other considerations also.
00:48:05 - And you? - Neelima, any news about Mohan?
00:51:08 - Who's the culprit? - It's too early to say that.
00:58:45 - I'm the magician. - I thought it is her.
01:06:39 I'll take your leave now.
01:14:45 I'll leave now.
01:25:25 - That's that! Where is Bindiya? - I don't know.
01:29:33 You don't trust me? Get out of here.
01:38:41 10 years ago I fell in love with you.
01:43:30 I still maintain that.
01:46:18 I was at the club playing cards with my friends.
01:48:55 - What time would Mohan come? - At 6.00.
01:51:33 - Did you steal? - No.

Cast & Characters

Sunil Dutt Vikas Shakila Nilima Leela Chitnis Mrs. Gangadevi Purnima Bindiya Amarnath Banarsilal Manorama Laxmi Charanjilal Ramayan Tiwari Shamsher Singh Krishnakant Karamveerji Mirza Musharraf Kundan Mohan

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed811
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:06:16
Final line01:51:33

Production Record

LanguageHindi
IMDb votes39