Desh Premee

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Desh Premee

Desh Premee poster
Directed by Manmohan Desai
Produced by Manmohan Desai
Written by Kader Khan (dialogue)
K.B Pathak (story)
Starring Amitabh Bachchan,
Sharmila Tagore
Hema Malini,
Navin Nischol
Parveen Babi
Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Release date(s) 1982
Running time 180 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
IMDb profile

Desh Premee is a 1982 Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a double role, Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Navin Nischol and Parveen Babi.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Master Dinanth (Amitabh Bachchan) is a freedom fighter and fought the British against rule of India and eventually won. But after independence, the people's love for their country seems to be diminishing and they are too busy betraying it like Thakur Pratab Singh (Amjad Khan). Masterji finds out about Thakur Pratab Singh's illegal activities and gets him arrested. In revenge for putting him in prison, he gets Masterji's wife Bharati (Sharmila Tagore) kidnapped by Thakur's partner in crime Sher Singh (Kader Khan) to try and change his ways but to no avail. Thakur also provokes an attack on Masterji's home by the local villagers who accuse Masterji of betraying his country and Masterji is forced to flee his home with son Raju. His wife becomes a victim of leprosy and disappears leaving her daughter Priti in someone else's care. Masterji is informed that his wife and daughter could be dead as they find a necklace of hers near the train tracks. Masterji is devastated by his wife and daughter's loss and he and his son move on with their life. They settle into a slum called Bharat Nagar which is divided in 4 sections with a don in each one of different backgrounds, Punjabi (Shammi Kapoor), Madrasi (Premnath). Bengali (Uttam Kumar) and Muslim (Parikshat Sahni).

All of them love their own section but nobody thinks of themselves as Indian except Masterji. Masterji sets out trying to bring peace between the four dons and once they settle their differences the four underworld dons use the Masterji's stay in Bharat Nagar to cover up their own illegal activities.

15 years later Masterji's now grown-up son Raju (also Amitabh Bachchan) turns out to be the opposite of his father by being draw into the underworld committing crimes to earn money with his father unaware of what he does. He starts working for Thakur Pratab Singh unaware that he had once kidnapped his mother and sister many years earlier which caused their separation. Raju is then pursued by police officer Deepak Singh (Navin Nischol) who wants him for a series of robberies and counterfeiting activities. When Masterji comes to know about Raju's involvement in many crimes, he hands him over to the police. But when the police truck carrying Raju crashes into the river, Raju is presumed dead. Masterji is devastated that his son could also be dead leaving him alone.

What will happen to Raju? What will happen to Masterji? will he ever find his family again?......

Spoilers end here.

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[edit] Trivia

  • This was the final film of actor Uttam Kumar who died of a heart attack in 1980, two years before the film was released.
  • It was also the final film of Premnath who retired from acting after this film and died in 1992.
  • This was one of the few films for which music director Laxmikant was also a playback singer.

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