''Yeh Desh'' () is a 1984 Indian

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-language

political film Political cinema, in the narrow sense of that portray current or historical events or social conditions through a partisan perspective in order to inform or to agitate the spectator. Political cinema exists in different forms, such as documenta ...

, directed by

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and produced by P. Mallikharjuna Rao. It stars

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and Zeenat Aman with music composed by R. D. Burman. The film is a remake of the 1982

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film '' Ee Nadu''.

Plot

Chandra Mohan Azad is a trade union leader who dedicated his life to the welfare of laborers and their communal rights. As a result, he fights hostility from politicians and capitalists. A disgruntled group of people conspire against him, backhanding his associate Dharmdas and brother-in-law Deshbandhu, alleging Azad committed a crime. He receives a 7-year prison sentence. After his release, Azad learns that Deshbandhu became an MLA and Dharmdas became a millionaire. Azad seeks to kill Dharmdas but refrains after Dharmdas' wife, Sumathi, pleads with him not to do so. He then heads off to his village where people welcome him. Azad retorts against the idler politicians and toiles to rebuild his village. Shashi & Radha are two local college students. Shashi gets into the clutches of Pratap, the younger brother of Dharmdas, who causes uproar and riots in the college. Salim, a worker, refuses a fine job abroad and accompanies Azad. Inspector Mathur is a sincere police officer and counteracts transgressions, but he is suppressed. At one point, Pratap teases Radha before she smacks him and, as payback, he tries to assault her; she later commits suicide. Inspector Mathur apprehends him, but his position helps him escape. Meanwhile, Deshbandhu and Dharmdas collude to sell an illegal poisonous alcoholic drink. Multiple people die as a result. Inspector Mathur collects all the pieces of evidence; however, being dissatisfied with the results of the investigation, he quits his job. The incident ignites mayhem. After multiple events, Dharmdas kills Azad, with Sumathi witnessing the crime; she later presents evidence against him. The public then revolts under the leadership of Salim and they overthrow Deshbandhu. The movie ends with people giving tribute to Azad.

Cast

as Chandra Mohan Azaad *

as Inspector Mathur * Zeenat Aman as Sumathi * Geetha as Pani * Vinod Mehra as Salim *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...

as Dharmdas * Utpal Dutt as Deshbandhu * Om Shivpuri as Inspector Jagjit Singh *

Satyen Kappu Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...

as Rehman * Amrish Puri as Dhuliya * Gulshan Grover as Pratap * Sachin Pilgaonkar as Shashi *

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as Chief Minister * Pinchoo Kapoor as Sinha *

Dinesh Hingoo Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in Hindi films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations inclu ...

as Reporter * Yunus Parvez as Bade Babu * Bhagwan as Harold *

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as Dancer *

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as Azad's sister

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics were written by

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. The soundtrack also contains the debut song of

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References

External links

* {{T. Rama Rao 1984 films 1980s Hindi-language films Hindi remakes of Telugu films Films directed by T. Rama Rao Films scored by R. D. Burman