''Himalay Se Ooncha'' () is a 1975 Indian
Hindi
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-language
action film
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directed by B.S. Thapa. The film stars
Sunil Dutt as a reluctant mountaineer.
[.] The title is based on
H. P. S. Ahluwalia
Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia (6 November 1936 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian mountaineer, author, social worker and Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer. During his career he made contributions in the fields of adventure, spor ...
's book ''Higher than the Everest'' (1973) about the
1965 Indian Everest Expedition
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After the first conquest of Mount Everest in 1953 by the New Zeala ...
. Ahluwalia also served as a consultant for the film.
Cast
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Sunil Dutt as Vijay
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Mallika Sarabhai
Mallika Sarabhai (born 9 May 1954) is an activist and Indian classical dancer and actress from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of a classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchip ...
as Kanchan
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Ranjeet
Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love", ...
as Ranjeet
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Rakesh Pandey as Captain George
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Raju Desai as Raju
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Master Bittoo as Bittoo
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Nandita Thakur
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Notable people
* Nanditha (born 1978), Indian singer
* Nandita Adhiya, Indian cricketer
* Nandita Behera, Indian classical dancer
* Nandita Berry, (born 1968), Indian American attorney
* Na ...
as Geeta Sharma
*Shiv Kumar as Bhushan
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P. Jairaj as Chief of Kathmandu Tower
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Randhir as Plane Passenger who requested for soil
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Ram Sethi
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Biography
Ram Sethi (Pyarel ...
as Plane passenger who tested calling button
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Sunder as Plane Passenger who recognized Devraj by guess
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Ram Mohan
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as Ram Singh
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Karan Dewan
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 - 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazin ...
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M. Rajan as Mr. Verma
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Jankidas
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Biography
Sports
Jankidas served as the only Indian member of ...
as Plane Passenger with a book in his hand
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Dev Kumar
Dev Kumar (born 4 February 1972) is a Dalit
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Passenger at the airport
Music
The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.
#"Upar Wale Re Ajab Teri Maya" -
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhe ...
#"Rahi Tere Sar Pe Duaao Ke Saaye Rahe" -
Lata Mangeshkar
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#"Are Kaha Gaya Kidhar Gaya" - Kanchan, Baby Shivangi
#"Pyar Jisko Kehte Hai Ek Baar Kiya Jata Hai" -
Lata Mangeshkar
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References
External links
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1975 films
Indian action films
1970s Hindi-language films
1975 action films
Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji
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Films set in the Himalayas
Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir