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Dharti (1970 film)
1970 Indian film by C. V. Sridhar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dharti (transl. Earth) is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. It stars Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1969 Tamil language film Sivandha Mann.[1]
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Plot
Vasantpur is a small princely state adjacent to India. It is ruled by a kind king, but his general, Diwan, who is a cruel man, is planning to take over Vasantpur with the help of Dutch powers. Meanwhile, the King's Inspector General Chandrashekhar's son, Bharat gets his higher education from Switzerland. There, he meets the King's daughter, Jwala alias Chitralekha. They both fall in love. After some time, Bharat gets a message from his fellow friends that Vasantpur is falling into the clutches of cruel Diwan and he hurries to Vasantpur with Jwala. Following their adventures, they take Dikky and Rosey under their wing. When their two attempts to kill Diwan are foiled, they devise a plan to kill Diwan in his own palace. But the cruel Diwan has imprisoned Chandrashekhar and the King and is going to become Vasantpur's king. Now what does fate have in store for Bharat and all of Vasantpur?
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Cast
- Rajendra Kumar as Bharat
- Waheeda Rehman as Princess Chitralekha / Jwala
- Sivaji Ganesan as Anand
- Kumkum as Rosy
- Balraj Sahni as IG Chandrashekhar
- Ajit as Diwan
- Kamini Kaushal as Janki
- Rajendranath as Dikki
- Sudesh Kumar as Ranjeet
- Pahari Sanyal as King of Vasantpur
- Ram Mohan as Mangal
- Naval Kumar as Rebel
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Jaikishan.[2]
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