Shakti Samanta "I was young then and used to work day and night. Someone only had to ask me to direct a film and I'd agree in a jiffy. Along with Howrah Bridge I also hit the theatres with Detective in '58. The film was produced by Amiya Chakravorty. The music director was Mukul Roy, the brother of Guru Dutt's wife Geeta and a good friend of mine. A suspense thriller, the film starred Pradeep Kumar and Mala Sinha. Groomed at Bombay Talkies I had a lot of success with this genre but I was also inclined towards emotional subjects that New Theatres excelled in. That's how I came to make my next film, Insan Jaag Utha."
