''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' () is a 1971 Indian

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, directed by

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, written by Akhtar Romani, and starring

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in lead roles and

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as the villain. It was a box office success. The film contains many hit songs including: "Apni Prem Kahaniyan", "Aaya Aaya Atariya Pe Koi Chor", "Sona Lai Ja Re", "Kuch Kehta Hai Yeh Saawan" and "Maar Diya Jaye Ke Chhod Diya Jaye". The film was remade in Telugu as ''Manchi Babayi''.

Plot

Havaldar Major Jaswant Singh (Jayant) makes a citizen's arrest of petty thief Ajit (Dharmendra) and hands him over to the police, and after due process of law he is sentenced to six months in jail. After completing his sentence, the jailer asks him to approach Jaswant Singh for employment, and so he does. Jaswant asks him to help him with his farming work. Ajit meets Anju (Asha Parekh - lead female) and both fall in love. Ajit hears of Jabbar Singh (Vinod Khanna) a dacoit who is terrorizing the surrounding community, and Ajit decides to take on Jabbar. In retaliation, Jabbar abducts Anju, and instructs Ajit to come unarmed. Ajit decides to follow these instructions, however, as soon as he reaches Jabbar's hideout, he too is captured, and at the mercy of Jabbar and Munni (Laxmi Chhaya), who has been scorned by Ajit, and it is now up to her to decide Ajit's fate.

Cast

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

received a

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nomination for Best Actor, the only one for the film.1st Filmfare Awards 1953
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References

External links

* 1971 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films directed by Raj Khosla Indian action films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Hindi films remade in other languages 1971 action films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub