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Desh Premee

  • 19821982
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, and Navin Nischol in Desh Premee (1982)
ActionComedyDrama
Master Dinanath is an ex-freedom fighter. When he gets Thakur Pratap Singh arrested for arms smuggling, he has Master's wife Bharati and young daughter Priti kidnapped and also turns his loc... Read allMaster Dinanath is an ex-freedom fighter. When he gets Thakur Pratap Singh arrested for arms smuggling, he has Master's wife Bharati and young daughter Priti kidnapped and also turns his locality's public against him. Dinanath escapes with his young son Raju and they settle into ... Read allMaster Dinanath is an ex-freedom fighter. When he gets Thakur Pratap Singh arrested for arms smuggling, he has Master's wife Bharati and young daughter Priti kidnapped and also turns his locality's public against him. Dinanath escapes with his young son Raju and they settle into a slum named Bharat Nagar. Meanwhile, Bharati contracts leprosy and escapes from her kidna... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
585
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  • Director
    • Manmohan Desai
  • Writers
    • Kader Khan(dialogue)
    • K.B. Pathak(screenplay)
    • Prayag Raj(story)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Hema Malini
    • Navin Nischol
  • Director
    • Manmohan Desai
  • Writers
    • Kader Khan(dialogue)
    • K.B. Pathak(screenplay)
    • Prayag Raj(story)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Hema Malini
    • Navin Nischol
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    Amitabh Bachchan in Desh Premee (1982)
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    Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in Desh Premee (1982)
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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Master Dinanath…
    Hema Malini
    Hema Malini
    • Asha
    Navin Nischol
    Navin Nischol
    • Inspector Deepak Singh
    Parveen Babi
    Parveen Babi
    • Dr. Preeti
    Shammi Kapoor
    Shammi Kapoor
    • Shamsher Singh
    Premnath Malhotra
    Premnath Malhotra
    • Puthu Anna
    Uttam Kumar
    Uttam Kumar
    • Parunto Ghosh
    Parikshit Sahni
    Parikshit Sahni
    • Ghulam Ali
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Don
    Kader Khan
    Kader Khan
    • Sher Singh
    Amjad Khan
    Amjad Khan
    • Thakur Pratap Singh
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Bharati
    Jeevan Dhar
    Jeevan Dhar
    • Munim
    • (as Jeevan)
    Jagdish Raj
    Jagdish Raj
    • Major B.K. Verma
    Yusuf
    Shivraj
    Shivraj
    Daljit Rao
    Gurbachan Singh
    Gurbachan Singh
      • Director
        • Manmohan Desai
      • Writers
        • Kader Khan(dialogue)
        • K.B. Pathak(screenplay)
        • Prayag Raj(story)
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      • Trivia
        'Uttam Kumar' died during filming the movie, his remaining scenes were carried out by Amitabh Bachchan's hairdresser.
      • Goofs
        The "transmitter tracker" that Amjad Khan's character uses to track the transmitter that he fitted in Prem Chopra's shoe is actually just a calculator.
      • Connections
        References Inkaar (1977)
      • Soundtracks
        Jaoji Jao
        Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

        Music by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma

        Performed by Lata Mangeshkar

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      3/10
      A rare dud...
      I have seen a lot of Indian films--particularly the films of Bollywood's biggest stat, Amitabh Bachchan. However, despite me enjoying his films, I am no blind fan--and I really, really disliked "Desh Premee".

      The film has a LOT of plot shoved into the film--perhaps too much. When the film begins, Dinanth (Bachchan) is a freedom fighter battling the British for Indian independence. Oddly, only seconds later, India is independent! Now, inexplicably, this well-respected man is ruined by local mobsters--and his wife and daughter are taken from him. He is left with his young son--and no place to live. So, they pack up and move. They settle into a town where mobsters also rule. Oddly, however, as time passes, Dinath's young son, Raju (ALSO played by Bachchan!!) turns out to be a bit of a bandit himself--and extorts money out of the local mobsters! He's a real jerk--and he later meets up with a young lady who, inexplicably, gets married to him...of sorts. To see what I mean, see the film...or not!

      The film has too many divergent plots and should have been trimmed a bit. Additionally, although Indians might have accepted Bachchan in dual roles, the idea of someone playing BOTH father and IDENTICAL son is just too stupid for me. I especially loved when Raju dressed up EXACTLY like his father and yet the mobsters didn't think he was the dad or vice-versa!! Additionally, I just thought Raju was too much of a jerk to care about him or his story. Overall, a pretty dumb film--and a rare misfire for Bachchan.
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      • Mar 19, 2014

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      • Release date
        • April 23, 1982 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • The Patriot
      • Production company
        • S.S. Movietone
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 45 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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