| Mera Gaon Mera desh | |
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| Directed by | Raj Khosla |
| Starring | Dharmendra Vinod Khanna Asha Parekh |
| Music by | Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
Mera Gaon Mera Desh (Hindi: मेरा गाँव मेरा देश) is a 1971 Indian film made by Raj Khosla, starring Dharmendra in the lead role and also Vinod Khanna as the villain.
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Dharmendra plays a reformed criminal who helps a one armed retired army man [( Jayant )] protect a village from the dacoits. Asha Parekh played Dharmendra's love interest. As a bandit, Vinod Khanna's role gave him visibility and made him a star.The film was directed by Raj Khosla who also directed suspense thriller Who kaun Thi.
The film is particularly noted for a rural setting, and it became a super hit, taking second place at the box office for 1971.[1] It is also said to have many elements that inspired one of the box office champs of all time, Sholay(1975). [2]
The climax fights are still remembered for the realism and are very convincing although a single man is fighting a horde of bandits.
Dharmendra .... Ajit
Asha Parekh .... Anju
Vinod Khanna .... Jabbar Singh
Laxmi Chhaya .... Dacait/Dancer
Jayant .... Hawaldaar-Major Jaswant Singh
Asit Sen (actor) .... Motumal (Drunk)
Sudhir .... Police Inspector
Bhagwan .... Chotumal (Drunk)
Uma Dutt .... Judge
Mohan Choti
Birbal .... Nai (Barber)
Manmohan
Dulari .... Mrs. Ramdin Patel (Anju's mother)
Dharmendra received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actor, the only one for the film.[3]
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