''Dharti'' () is a 1970 Indian

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-language

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directed by

C. V. Sridhar Chitthamoor Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi language, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu Languages. Ea ...

. It stars

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in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1969

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''.

Plot

Vasantpur is a small

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adjacent to India. It is ruled by a kind king, but his general, Diwan, who is a cruel man, is planning to take over Vasantpur with the help of Dutch powers. Meanwhile, the King's Inspector General Chandrashekhar's son, Bharat gets his higher education from Switzerland. There, he meets the King's daughter, Jwala alias Chitralekha. They both fall in love. After some time, Bharat gets a message from his fellow friends that Vasantpur is falling into the clutches of cruel Diwan and he hurries to Vasantpur with Jwala. Following their adventures, they take Dikky and Rosey under their wing. When their two attempts to kill Diwan are foiled, they devise a plan to kill Diwan in his own palace. But the cruel Diwan has imprisoned Chandrashekhar and the King and is going to become Vasantpur's king. Now what does fate have in store for Bharat and all of Vasantpur?

Cast

as Bharat *

as Princess Chitralekha / Jwala *

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Great Tespian as Anand. He played the role of Bharat (hero) in the original Tamil version,

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as Rosy *

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as IG Chandrashekhar * Ajit as Diwan *

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as Janki *

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as Dikki *

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as Ranjeet *

Pahari Sanyal Pahari Sanyal (22 February 1906 – 10 February 1974) was an Indian actor and singer who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. Sanyal acted in many Bengali films, such as ''Harano Sur'', ''Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant'', and ''Shilpi''. B ...

as King of Vasantpur

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Jaikishan.

References

External links

* 1970 action films 1970 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films directed by C. V. Sridhar Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Hindi remakes of Tamil films Hindi-language action films Indian action films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub