Geetaa Mera Naam
Geetaa Mera Naam (transl. Geetaa is my name) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language produced by R. K. Nayyar. His wife Sadhana starred in a dual role and also directed the film. The film also features Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan and Helen. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film performed well in the box office.[1]
| Geetaa Mera Naam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sadhana |
| Written by | Madan Joshi |
| Screenplay by | K. A. Narayan |
| Story by | K. A. Narayan |
| Produced by | Uttam Dev Kant R. K. Nayyar |
| Starring | Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Sadhana Helen |
| Cinematography | Pratap Sinha |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Laxmi Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta (Sadhana) meets Neeta (also Sadhana) in prison. Neeta has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer, which leads her to her brother Johny's (Sunil Dutt) gang.
During the early 1970s, Sunil Dutt's career as an actor was at a stand-still. Geetaa Mera Naam brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of films like Mother India and Mujhe Jeene Do. Sunil Dutt's performance of Johny was liked by the masses as he clearly stole the limelight. It was one of the best performances of his career.
Cast
- Sunil Dutt as Suraj / Johny
- Feroz Khan as Raja
- Sadhana as Kavita / Neeta / Geeta (Dual Role)
- Helen as Savitri
- Rajendra Nath as
- Ramesh Deo
- Achala Sachdev
- Sanjana
- Purnima as Rani
- Randhir
- Murad
- Jankidas as Johnny Gang Member
- Birbal
- Mahmohan as Johnny Gang Member
- Agha
- Keshto Mukerjee
- Mehmood Jr.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and written by Rajendra Krishan. The song "Mujhe Maar Daalo" with non-lexical vocable of this film was used in the song "People" which features in American rapper J Dilla's album Donuts (2006).
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aankhen Do Aankhen" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Suniye Zara Dekhiye Na" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "O Meherbaan Dekho Zara" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Mohabbat Hi Mohabbat Hai" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 1) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 2) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 3) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Mujhe Maar Daalo" | Asha Bhosle |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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