Calcutta Mail

Avinash comes to a city where everyone wants to kill him.

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ThrillerMysteryAction

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Avinash(Anil Kapoor) went to Calcutta for no reason. After meeting with Reema (Rani Mukherjee), he starts having flashbacks about his past and his son. His inquiries take him to Bombay via the Calcutta Mail, and this is where he will find out whether his son is alive or not, or he has been trapped.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

3.667/10

Release Date

30 June 2003

Country

India

Cast

Anil Kapoor

Avinash

Rani Mukerji

Bulbul

Manisha Koirala

Sanjana

Rajendra Sethi

Shankar Paswaan

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