''Jay Vejay'' is a 1977 Indian

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-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 ...

, produced and directed by

L. V. Prasad Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao (17 January 1907 – 22 June 1994), known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dad ...

under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. 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 lif ...

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Bindiya Goswami Bindiya Goswami is an Indian former actress, who is best known for her works in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Film career Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was a teenager, by Hema Malini's mother. She felt that Bindiya ...

and Prem Krishan, with music composed by

Rajesh Roshan Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is an Indian Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and singer Ira Roshan. Personal life Rajesh Roshan has a Punjabi Hindu father and Bengali Brahmin m ...

. The film is a remake of Telugu film '' Chikkadu Dorakadu'' (1967).

Plot

Once upon a time, there were three kingdoms Malwa, Pushpapuri, & Panchala which conjointly hid a secret treasure, centuries ago, and its route map is secured in 3 different lockets. Generations pass, and now Malwa King Dharam Singh leads a delightful life with his queen and two princes Jay & Vijay. Suddenly, his vicious chief-minister Maan Singh backstabs him by mingling with a dreadful dacoit Shamsher Jung and captures the fort. During that plight, Dharam Singh entrusts the princes to his allegiant Shambu, and his wife Nandini, and they split. Jay is reared by a thief Daku Bhavani Singh whereas Vijay is raised by Suber Jung chief commander of Shamsher Jung. However, Shambu & Nandini always fasten them. Years roll by, Shamsher Jung passes away and his hideous son Diler Jung gains control. Besides, Jay turns into a justice-seeking burglar whereas Vijay becomes the chief commander of Malwa unbeknownst. Hereupon, Diler Jung knows the queen's whereabouts and Vijay seizes her. Nevertheless, she safeguards the locket for which traitors subject her to severe torments. Vijay is unable to bear the unjust revolts when Diler Jung gives him the death penalty but he is rescued by Shambu. On his way, Vijay is acquainted with Panchala Princess Padmavathi and falls for her. Accordingly, he learns to win her he has get hold of Pushpapuri & Panchala lockets and moves on its hunt. In tandem, Dharam Singh builds an armor team and frees the queen. Meanwhile, Jay makes several naughty thefts at Pushpapuri and crushes Queen Ambika who gazes at his caliber. Currently, she delegates the challenge to pick up the remaining two lockets. Then, Jay & Vijay move several pawns and check each other. Ultimately, they gain the 3 lockets and fuse when Diler Jung & Maan Singh chases them. All of them proceed towards the treasure. Their birth secret is revealed and conjoined with the parents on the way. At last, they win the treasure and cease the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Jay & Ambika and Vijay & Padmavathi.

Cast

as Prince Jay D. Singh/Daku Sardar Sher Singh/Garibon Ka Dost *

Prem Krishen Prem Krishen (born 5 July 1953) is an Indian actor, turned TV and film producer and the owner of Cinevistaas Limited, a film and television production company established in 1993, known for TV series such as '' Kathasagar'', '' Gul Gulshan Gul ...

as Prince Vijay D. Singh/Senapati Pratap Singh *

as Maharani Ambika *

as Princess Padmavati *

Om Shivpuri Om Shivpuri (14 July 1938 – 15 October 1990) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films. A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumnus, Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Co ...

as King Dharam Singh *

Satyendra Kapoor 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 Shambu *

Urmila Bhatt Urmila Bhatt (1 November 1933 – 22 February 1997) was an actress of Hindi cinema. She started acting in Drama Theatre. She joined Sangeet Kala Academy in Rajkot as a folk dancer and singer. It was during that time that her famous Gujarati dra ...

as Queen of Malwa *

Roopesh Kumar Roopesh Kumar (16 January 1946 – 29 January 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the film ...

as King Diler S. Jung *Dev Kumar as Shamsher Jung *

Kamal Kapoor Kamal Kapoor (22 February 1920 – 2 August 2010) was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films. Early and personal life Kamal Kapoor was born in 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Bri ...

as Mahamantri Maan Singh *

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 Mandi ...

as Mangal Singh *

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as Sher Singh's victim *

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 ...

as Daku Bhavani Singh *

Vikas Anand Vikas Anand is an Indian film and television actor who works in Bollywood. Filmography *''Garm Hava'' (1973) *''Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973) *'' Joshila'' (1973) *'' Bidaai'' (1974) *''Deewaar'' (1975) * '' Prem Kahani (1975 film)'' *''Sholay' ...

as Ram Singh *Brahm Bhardwaj as Treasures Guard * Paintal as Damak *Brahmachari as Chamak *

Viju Khote Viju Khote (17 December 1941 – 30 September 2019) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in more than 440 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was famous as the dacoit ''Kaalia'' in the film ''Sholay'' and the dialogue, "Sardar ...

as Randhir *

Shivraj Shivraj ( hi, शिवराज; 1920 - 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *''Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *''Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *''Dekh Kabira Roya'' ( ...

as Laxmi's Father * Lalita Pawar as Nandini * Sarala Yeolekar as Bela *Lalita Kumari as Rambha * Jayshree T. as Maneka *

Veena The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( sa, वीणा IAST: vīṇā), comprises various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps ...

as Chandevli

Soundtrack

Trivia

A clip from this film featuring Jeetendra is used in the song "Dhoom Taana" (Om Shanti Om).

External links

* 1977 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s historical fantasy films Films directed by L. V. Prasad Indian historical fantasy films Films about royalty Indian epic films Indian historical adventure films Treasure hunt films 1970s historical adventure films Films scored by Rajesh Roshan Hindi remakes of Telugu films Indian swashbuckler films Indian fantasy action films {{1970s-action-film-stub