An Evening in Paris

Everything is just perfect, the music, the director, the actors and the execution. The movie was shot in Paris and Shakti Samata captured Paris beautifully in this movie. Shammi Kapoor and Pran sahab gave amazing performance in this movie. Sharmila Tagore was good to watch but it was Shammi Kapoor who stole the show completely.

Music was another pillar of the film. Every song is classic. You keep humming the tracks An evening in paris.

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"

An Evening In Paris review :

Want an extensive Europe trip with a complimentary Niagara falls view for price of just one cinema ticket??!! Well, An Evening in Paris is just what you need to see. "Aisa Mauka phir kahan milegaa" as its title song goes. Starring rockstar Shammi Kapoor and the gorgeous Sharmila Tagore, the film explores exotic locales of Paris, Swiss, Beirut and ends at the Niagara Falls. The Switzerland locales are truly awesome and mind you, this was a decade before Yash Chopra started filming his chiffon saree songs there..

Sharmila Tagore played a Richie rich heiress who comes to Paris to find true love and has Shammi pursuing her through its galli kucha. "Akele Akele, Kahan jaa rahe ho!!" goes the melodious sung by Mohammed Rafi and composed by Shankar Jaikishan.

An Evening in Paris goes down in history of Bollywood for being the first one to feature a mainstream heroine in a negative role - she plays a doppelganger in a plot partially inspired from Producer - Director Shakti Samanta's own China Town (1962) with gender reversal. Sharmila Tagore also sizzled in a light blue bikini paving the way for future sex symbols like Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi in the '70s. Sharmila's uninhabited exposure in this film was talk of the town then and she even appeared in an itsy bitsy bikini on cover of Filmfare magazine around the same time.

As for the performances, Shammi was earnest as the lover boy and so was Pran with fake blonde hair playing the mandatory villain. But then An Evening in Paris was all about Sharmila and her bold attitude. I can't imagine any other top heroine of that time pulling off this audacious role. Kudos!!

Overall, the film was a complete entertainer but unfortunately, turned out to be an average grosser only due to its high budget. Shooting in foreign locales in those days was a costly affair and only the legendary Raj Kapoor Saahab had taken his Radha to Europe for his Sangam (1964). Bro Shammi Kapoor was never too far behind either!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

This film has certain scenes which attracts me a lot, some of which are: 1. Sam hanging over helicopter and singing to Deepa who is riding a speedboat 2. Sam and Deepa going in a scooter with their friend lovers in other scooter 3. Sam following Deepa in majority of the places she go and rescuing her from villains.

It highlights Sam's in-depth love for Deepa as he rejects marriage with her twin sister who exactly look the same. It helps to get a reflection of European society in 1960s as it shows the natural sites and picnic spots of the time. The story takes your mind to many conclusions but the final climax will not be the one you thought.

My energy level got boosted after watching this film because of which I feel to watch it again and again for pleasure. Moreover, the film's music by Shankar-Jaikishan especially the song 'Aasman Se Aaya Farishta' is outstanding.

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.