''Himalay Se Ooncha'' () is a 1975 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

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

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. Ahluwalia also served as a consultant for the film.

Cast

* Sunil Dutt as Vijay *

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 *

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 * Rakesh Pandey as Captain George * Raju Desai as Raju * Master Bittoo as Bittoo *

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as Geeta Sharma *Shiv Kumar as Bhushan * P. Jairaj as Chief of Kathmandu Tower * Randhir as Plane Passenger who requested for soil *

Ram Sethi Ram Sethi (born 15 November 1938), also known as Pyaare-laal, is an Indian actor who works in the Bollywood industry. Sethi has worked in many films as a main or supporting character in his long career of 6 decades. Biography Ram Sethi (Pyarel ...

as Plane passenger who tested calling button * Sunder as Plane Passenger who recognized Devraj by guess *

Ram Mohan Ram Mohan (26 August 1931 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian animator, title designer and design educator, who was also known as father of Indian Animation and was a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoo ...

as Ram Singh *

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 ...

* M. Rajan as Mr. Verma *

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as Plane Passenger with a book in his hand *

Dev Kumar Dev Kumar (born 4 February 1972) is a Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varn ...

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 Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...

#"Are Kaha Gaya Kidhar Gaya" - Kanchan, Baby Shivangi #"Pyar Jisko Kehte Hai Ek Baar Kiya Jata Hai" -

References

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* 1975 films Indian action films 1970s Hindi-language films 1975 action films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji {{1970s-action-film-stub Films set in the Himalayas Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir