Bhowani Junction (DVD)

Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain; the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties; and her own sense of who she really is; are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger; whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction; and Bill Travers; another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense; Ava is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing; further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to thisromantic melodrama. Bhowani Junction was adapted from the novel by John Masters.

• drama
• romance