Thursday 24 June 2021

50 Years of Mera Gaon Mera Desh

 


A super hit movie of 1971 starting Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, and Vinod Khanna shot in Rajasthan is sheer eye candy. It has its romance, its moments of comedy, and its melodrama, but ( Vinod Khanna) Jabbar Singh vs. Ajit(Dharmendra) is, eventually, the focus of the film.  it has a lot of the tropes and motifs of the Clint Eastwood films. The film was a huge blockbuster at the box office cementing Vinod Khanna's place as a top actor.

Dharmendra plays Ajit, an orphan, who is reformed by an ex-soldier Jayant. The village is repeatedly looted and savaged by Jabbar’s gang and Ajit stands up to wage a lone fight.

Asha Parekh is the heroine of the film but has nothing to do except singing one or two songs. 

Worth mentioning is Laxmi Chhaya. She gets to lip-sync to three of the film’s most famous songs—Maar diya jaaye ya chhod diya jaayeAaya aaya atariya pe koi chor and Apni prem kahaaniyaan—and dances up a storm in each of them. 

Music is the strong point of the film. All the songs were popular but the background score by Laxmikant Pyarelal adds to the ferocity that Jabbar comes to signify. 

Vinod Khanna as Jabbar Singh shall live for all times to come.  I recommend every one who has seen this movie or not ; please watch it again and get mesmerized.

Soundtrack


#TitleSinger(s)
1"Aaya Aaya Atariya Pe Koi Chor"Lata Mangeshkar
2"Apni Prem Kahaniyaan"Lata Mangeshkar
3"Kuchh Kehta Hai Ye Saawan"Lata MangeshkarMohammed Rafi
4"Sona Lai Ja Re"Lata Mangeshkar
5"Maar Diya Jaye"Lata Mangeshkar





Songs of Mera Gaon Mera Desh 1971



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