''Geeta Mera Naam'' () is a 1974 Indian

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-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 Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Raghunath Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was t ...

, Feroz Khan and Helen. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film performed well in the box office.

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 (

) gang.

Cast

as Suraj / Johnny * Feroz Khan as Raja * Sadhana as Kavita / Neeta / Geeta (Dual Role) * Helen as Savitri *

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as Chandu / Inspector *

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as Rani *Randhir *

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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

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. The song "Mujhe Maar Daalo" with non-lexical vocable of this film was used in the song "People" which features in American rapper

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's album ''

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'' (2006).

References

External links

* 1974 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal 1974 directorial debut films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub