purab aur paschim1970 Superhit Drama Musical Entertainer Blockbuster Movie पूरब और पश्चिम 1970 सुपरहिट ड्रामा म्यूजिकल मनोरंजक ब्लॉकबस्टर फिल्म

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Directed by Manoj Kumar

Written by Shashi Goswami

Manoj Kumar

Produced by Manoj Kumar

Starring Ashok Kumar,Saira Banu,Manoj Kumar,Pran,Nirupa Roy

Prem Chopra,Vinod Khanna

Cinematography V.N. Reddy

Edited by B.S. Glaad

Music by Kalyanji-Anandji

Production,company ,Vishal International Productions

Distributed by Ultra Distributors

Release date 1970

Country India,Language Hindi

Purab Aur Pachhim is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film. The movie was produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, and it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The 2007 film Namastey London is inspired from this film. This was the second film by Manoj Kumar where he stars as Bharat (first being Upkar) and one of his four films on patriotism (Shaheed was his first, to be followed by Roti Kapda Aur Makaan and Kranti.)

Storyline

In 1942, British India, Harnam (Pran) betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, Ganga (Kamini Kaushal) and family devastated and destitute. Years later, after the Indian Independence in 1947, the freedom fighter's son, Bharat (Manoj Kumar), has grown up and goes to London for higher studies. On his arrival in Britain, He meets his father's college friend, Sharma (Madan Puri) with his westernized wife, Rita (Shammi) and daughter, Preeti (Saira Banu) and the hippie son, Shankar (Rajendra Nath). Preeti has long blonde hair, wears mini-dresses, smokes and drinks and has no idea of Indian values till she meets Bharat. He is, of course, shocked to see that many Indians in London are ashamed of their roots and even changed their names to sound western. Or others who long for their country, but stay in the UK for financial reasons, like Sharma with his stack of K. L. Saigal records. He takes it upon himself to try and change their way of thinking, while both Bharat and Preeti fall in love with each other. Later on, with his mother's and Guruji (Ashok Kumar)'s approval, he promised to marry Preeti.

Preeti is impressed by Bharat's idealism and wants to marry him, but doesn't want to live in India. Bharat wants her to come to India and see what it's like before she rejects it. The purity of India redeems her and she gives up smoking, drinking and minis to adopt the traditional lifestyle.

Starcasting

Manoj Kumar

Saira Banu

Ashok Kumar

Kamini Kaushal

Pran

Prem Chopra

Nirupa Roy

Vinod Khanna

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

Madan Puri

Shammi

Rajendra Nath

Om Prakash

Manmohan

The music of the film was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji and lyrics by Indivar, Prem Dhawan and Santosh Anand.

Song	Singer
"Dulhan Chali"	Mahendra Kapoor
"Koi Jab Tumhara Hriday Tod De"	Mukesh
Om Jai Jagdish Hare	Mahendra Kapoor, Brij Bushan, Shyama Chittar
"Purva Suhani Aayi Re"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas
"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram"	Mahendra Kapoor, Manhar Udhas
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"	Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
"Bharat Ka Rehnewaala"	Mahendra Kapoor