Prem Pujari is a 1970 Bollywood film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan films. The movie stars Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri. It has some very popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot summary
2 Cast
3 Location
4 Music
5 Reception
6 External links
Plot summary[edit]
Ramdev Bakshi (Dev Anand) is a peaceful, quiet man who is only interested in wildlife and nature. He is sent then to the Indo-Chinese border in the army by his father, a war hero. Here he refuses to lift his gun and attack. He is then court-martialled. Later he is captured by the Chinese and humiliated, but when a beautiful Chinese agent promises him a better future by working and spying for her (against India), he agrees but foils their wicked plans by spying over them. Later the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 breaks out. He joins in the action to show what he is made of by killing Pakistani soldiers hiding in the bushes in an Indian village in the Khemkaran sector.
Cast[edit]
Dev Anand ... Ramdev Bakshi / Peter Andrews / Yik Tok
Waheeda Rehman ... Suman Mehra
Shatrughan Sinha ... Pakistani Army Officer
Zaheeda ... Rani Chang / Mrs. Andrews / Mrs. Yuk Tok
Prem Chopra ... Bilkis Mohammed (Billy)
Ashok Kumar ... Kulbhushan
Nasir Hussain ... Retd. Subedar Major Durgaprasad Bakshi
Madan Puri ... Chang
Sajjan ... Suman's maternal uncle
Amrish Puri ... Henchman in church of Spain.
Sachin ... Sunder
Siddhu ... Chamanlal
Location[edit]
The film was shot in Switzerland and has Grimsel Hotel in one of the songs.Some part of movie was also shot in Bihar near a famous tourist place Rajgir at India.Here Shatrughan Sinha was picked to play his part from the gathered public.
Music[edit]
# Title Singer(s)
1 "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye " Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" Kishore Kumar
4 "Taqat Watan Ki Humse HaI" Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
5 "Prem Ke Pujari Hum Hai" S D Burman
6 "Yaaron Neelam Karo Susti " Kishore Kumar, Bhupinder Singh
7 "Dungi Tenu Reshmi Rumal " Lata Mangeshkar
Contents [hide]
1 Plot summary
2 Cast
3 Location
4 Music
5 Reception
6 External links
Plot summary[edit]
Ramdev Bakshi (Dev Anand) is a peaceful, quiet man who is only interested in wildlife and nature. He is sent then to the Indo-Chinese border in the army by his father, a war hero. Here he refuses to lift his gun and attack. He is then court-martialled. Later he is captured by the Chinese and humiliated, but when a beautiful Chinese agent promises him a better future by working and spying for her (against India), he agrees but foils their wicked plans by spying over them. Later the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 breaks out. He joins in the action to show what he is made of by killing Pakistani soldiers hiding in the bushes in an Indian village in the Khemkaran sector.
Cast[edit]
Dev Anand ... Ramdev Bakshi / Peter Andrews / Yik Tok
Waheeda Rehman ... Suman Mehra
Shatrughan Sinha ... Pakistani Army Officer
Zaheeda ... Rani Chang / Mrs. Andrews / Mrs. Yuk Tok
Prem Chopra ... Bilkis Mohammed (Billy)
Ashok Kumar ... Kulbhushan
Nasir Hussain ... Retd. Subedar Major Durgaprasad Bakshi
Madan Puri ... Chang
Sajjan ... Suman's maternal uncle
Amrish Puri ... Henchman in church of Spain.
Sachin ... Sunder
Siddhu ... Chamanlal
Location[edit]
The film was shot in Switzerland and has Grimsel Hotel in one of the songs.Some part of movie was also shot in Bihar near a famous tourist place Rajgir at India.Here Shatrughan Sinha was picked to play his part from the gathered public.
Music[edit]
# Title Singer(s)
1 "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye " Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" Kishore Kumar
4 "Taqat Watan Ki Humse HaI" Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
5 "Prem Ke Pujari Hum Hai" S D Burman
6 "Yaaron Neelam Karo Susti " Kishore Kumar, Bhupinder Singh
7 "Dungi Tenu Reshmi Rumal " Lata Mangeshkar