Victoria No. 203 is a 1973 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu, Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen. Ashok Kumar and Pran play key supporting roles and earned the Filmfare nominations for the film.
The music by Kalyanji Anandji and the roles of Ashok Kumar and Pran made this a "superhit" at the box office. There was a Telugu remake titled Andaru Dongale (1974) starring Laxmi of Julie (1975) fame and Shobhan Babu and also a Tamil remake called Vairam with Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. 1995 Kannada movie Giddu Dada is also inspired by this movie. A Hindi remake of the film produced by Brij's son Kamal Sadanah was released in August 2007.Synopsis
Seth Durgadas is a rich businessman, revered by his son Kumar and society. In reality, Durgadas is the leader of a smuggling gang. As a trusted member of society, he gets all information, while his gang executes his plans. However, during one such robbery, a gang member turns greedy and flees with the diamonds. Durgadas sends another man to retrieve the diamonds and kill the traitor. The traitor is killed, but the killer too flees with the diamonds.
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