Yeh Gulistan Hamara

Yeh Gulistan Hamara
File:Yeh Gulistan Hamara.jpg
Directed by	Atma Ram
Music by	S D Burman
Release dates	1972
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Yeh Gulistan Hamara is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by Atma Ram. The film stars Dev Anand, Sharmila Tagore, Pran, Sujit Kumar, and Johny Walker, and music by S. D. Burman. Dialogue and Screenplay are by Wajahat Mirza. The films depicts a tribal community living on the border with China; the song "Mera Naam Aao" was considered particularly offensive to the Ao Naga community in Nagaland.

Plot

India is worried about its north eastern residents who are cut off from the mainland and are generally backward, illiterate and under developed. The government appoints special officer cum civil engineer Vijay (Dev Anand) to construct a bridge over a river next to the tribal village of Ding in the north eastern part of India. Ding is ruled by the cruel and autocratic Deng Do Rani (Pran) and his henchmen Haku (Jankidas), Teju (Sujit Kumar) and trusted fighter Soo Reni (Sharmila Tagore), a beautiful girl. Deng Do Rani wants to sabotage the construction and sends Soo Reni and other warriors to demolish the bridge. They are captured by Vijay's officers and treated with respect and equality. Deng Do Rani sends others to kill the band captured, and the Indian Officers under the leadership of Vijay fight bravely to protect them. Soo Reni and her companions have a change of heart and pledge to support Vijay in his mission. Vijay and Soo Reni also fall in love with each other.

Cast

• Dev Anand as Vijay
• Sharmila Tagore as Soo Reni
• Pran as Deng Do Rani
• Sujit Kumar as Teju
• Kanan Kaushal as Mrs. Barua
• Lalita Pawar as Soo Reni's Mother
• Ramesh Deo as Inspector Barua
• Raj Mehra as Pal
• D.K. Sapru as Salvatore (as Sapru)
• Keshto Mukherjee as Soldier
• G. Asrani as Asrani
• Jankidas as Haku
• Iftekhar as Vijay's Captain

Music

Song	Singer
He Suno Meri Baat	Kishore Kumar
Gori Gori Gaun Ki	Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar
Kya Yeh Zindagi Hai	Lata Mangeshkar
Mere Paas Aao Ho Mere Paas Aao	Lata Mangeshkar & Danny Denzongpa
O Tushima Ri Tushima	Lata Mangeshkar
Raina Soyi Soyi	Lata Mangeshkar, R. D. Burman & S. D. Burman

Trivia

Some scenes of the film were shot in Arunachal Pradesh.

External links

• Yeh Gulistan Hamara at IMDb