''Mere Humsafar'' () is a 1970

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-language

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

, produced by Yusuf Teendarwajawala under the Labela Films banner and directed by

Dulal Guha Dulal Guha (1929–2001) was an Indian film director of Bollywood films in the 1960s and '70s. He was born in Barisal city. His father Ruhini Guha died when he was one month old after which he was cared for by his uncle Harendra Lal Guha. He di ...

. It stars

Jeetendra Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures. Early life ...

and

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Fi ...

, with music composed by

Kalyanji Anandji Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) was the ''Kalyanji'' of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo. He and his brother Anandji Virji Shah have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, f ...

Plot

The film begins in a village where Raju (Jeetendra) is a naughty slacker titled ''Junglee''. After the death of his father, Raju is pestered by a native loan shark for his debt. So Raju determines to purchase a couple of bullocks for cultivation by procuring the required amount. So, he heads to Bombay by stowing in a truck where he gets acquainted with a runaway gypsy Tarna (Sharmila Tagore). During the travel, they fall in love, promise to help each other and couple up shortly. But they get separated. Tarna is aided by a film director Ashok (Balraj Sahni) one that turns her into top star Meenakshi. However, Raju associates with a ruffian Raigiya Dada (Suresh), and his sister Kusum (Laxmi Chhaya) seeks to sway him. A few months later, Raju spots Tarna as Meenakshi and runs to meet her when Ashok claims her as his wife and a bewildered Raju steps aside. Being aware of Raju's arrival, Tarna rushes but she is stalled by Ashok due to the ongoing situations. Right now, forlorn Raju decides to quit when, unfortunately, Raigiya Dada faces a major accident and is amputated. Here, Raju promises to marry Kusum in gratitude, but she is molested and killed by a goon Chanchal. Knowing it, Raju flares up on the blackguard, is caught by police when Ashok acquits and makes him realize the virtue of Tarna. Meanwhile, Tarna renounces her profession, surrenders the wealth to producers, and accompanies Raju. Thereupon, Ashok gifts them a couple of bullocks. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Raju and Tarna proceeding towards the village.

Cast

as Raju "Junglee" *

as Tarna / Meenakshi *

Balraj Sahni Brigadier Balraj (born Balasegaram Kandiah) was a senior commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Early life Balraj was the fifth and youngest child of Kandiah and Kannagias. He received his primary education in Kokkuthoduwaai ...

as Ashok *

Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya (7 January 1948 – 9 May 2004) was an Indian actress, dancer and teacher, who was known for her distinctive character roles and appearances in Hindi films. Following a series of roles as a child actor, Chhaya earned recognition f ...

as Kusum *

Suresh Suresh is an Indian masculine given name originating in the Sanskrit word ' (compound of ' and '). Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. People named Suresh include: *Sur ...

as Raigiya Dada *

Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''Sholay'' (1975), Machchar in ''Purana Mandir ...

as a Truck cleaner * Jeevan as Mittal *

as Shambu Dada *

Ramayan Tiwari Ramayan Tiwari was a Bollywood actor who was more famous by his surname Tiwari. He worked in approximately 125 movies in his 36 year long film career. He has worked in Bollywood movies like ''Madhumati, Yahudi, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, ...

as Ustad Anwar *

Keshto Mukherjee Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 2 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian. He was born in Kolkata,Bengal Presidency, British India. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast ...

as Abdul Narayan D'Souza * Shammi as Suzie *

Mohan Sherry Mohan Sherry is an Indian actor of Bollywood who is known for his role as villain's henchman. His best roles are in Ram Balram, Deewaar ''Deewaar'' () is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Yash Chopra and written b ...

*Gopal Sehgal as a film director

Soundtrack

All the songs were penned by

Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born ...

, songs were composed by

and Kamal Rajasthani.

References

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* 1970 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s romance films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji Films directed by Dulal Guha Indian romance films Hindi-language romance films {{1970s-romance-film-stub