''Himalay Ki God Mein'' () is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language film directed by

Vijay Bhatt Vijay Bhatt (born Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt; 12 May 1907 – 17 October 1993) was a producer-director-screenwriter of Hindi cinema, who made such films as '' Ram Rajya'' (1943), '' Baiju Bawra'' (1952), '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959) and '' Hi ...

, starring

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and

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, with

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in a supporting role. The film won the

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and was a "superhit" at the

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, listed in the top 20 earners of the 1960s. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Doctor Babu'' and in Tamil as '' Puthiya Bhoomi''.

Plot

Sunil Mehra (played by

) completes his medical studies and becomes a doctor. He is kidnapped by dacoits in the Himalayas, harassed, and left badly hurt. Phoolwa, a villager (played by

), finds and takes care of him until he recovers. Both fall in love but her dacoit father Lakhan Singh (played by Jayant) comes in their way. Sunil is already engaged to Neeta (played by

.) He then leaves for his home in the city. He returns to the Himalayas to help poor people who do not have proper facilities and or medical care. Villagers resist his arrival as they do not trust his modern medicines and only believe in local healers. Also, Lakhan Singh repeatedly interrupts his activities. Worried for him, Sunil's family sends his fiancée Neeta to get him back. Sunil in turn asks Neeta, who is also a doctor, to stay there with him. But Neeta is not very comfortable in the village atmosphere. She returns to the city. Firm in his decision, Sunil stays and wins the hearts of the villagers and also the dacoit Lakhan Singh who finally comes to his rescue.

Cast

as Dr. Sunil Mehra *

as Phoolwa *

as Dr. Neeta Verma * Jayant as Lakhan Singh * Kanhaiyalal as Ghoghar Baba * David Abraham as Dayal Singh * D.K. Sapru as D.I.G. Shyam Lal Mehra *

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as Mrs. Shyam Lal Mehra * Mukri as Budhimaan * Jeevan Kala as Bindiya

Music

The music for the film was composed by the duo

Kalyanji Anandji Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) was the ''Kalyanji'' of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo. He and his brother Anandji Virji Shah have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, ...

Awards

; 13th Filmfare Awards: Won * Best Film – Shri Prakash Pictures * Best Editing – Pratap Dave Nominated * Best Actress –

* Best Supporting Actress –

* Best Music Director –

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* Best Lyricist –

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for "Ek Tu Naa Mila" * Best Female Playback Singer –

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for "Ek Tu Naa Mila"

References

External links

* 1965 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji Hindi films remade in other languages Films directed by Vijay Bhatt {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub