Calcutta Mail is a 2003 Indian action thriller film starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji and Manisha Koirala. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film is a remake of the 1998 Telugu film Choodalani Vundi. Plot Avinash (Anil Kapoor) comes to Calcutta 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 (Rani Mukherjee), 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 (Manisha Koirala) and Avinash once lived in Calcutta with their only child, a son. One day, Avinash witnessed a crime being committed and came to the assistance of the victim, taking him to hospital. This did not augur well with his assailants, and they killed Sanjana and abducted their child. The police was involved but was 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 via the Calcutta Mail, and this is where he will find out whether his son is alive or not, or whether he himself has been lured into a deadly trap. Cast Anil Kapoor ... Avinash Rani Mukerji ... Bulbul / Reema (dual role) Manisha Koirala ... Sanjana Satish Kaushik ... Sujan Singh Sayaji Shinde ... Lakhan Yadav Saurabh Shukla ... Ghatak Deven Verma ... Reema's grandpa Ganesh Yadav ... Shivaji Satam ... Rana Rastogi Tarun Shukla Tara Mehta Music Lyrics penned by Mehboob Alam Kotwal and Javed Akhtar, CDs and Cassettes are available on Zee Records. Development This movie is based on the 1998 Telugu film, Choodalani Vundi. References External links 2003 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films set in Kolkata Hindi remakes of Telugu films Geetha Arts films Films scored by Viju Shah Films scored by Anand Raj Anand Films directed by Sudhir Mishra