''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' () is a 1960

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Indian film directed by

Radhu Karmakar Radhu Karmakar ( bn, রাধু কর্মকার; 1919 - 5 October 1993) was a noted Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1990s. He worked extensively with director-actor Raj Kapoor's film and his R. K. Stu ...

and produced by

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. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, who had previously been cinematographer for many of Kapoor's films. The film was the last B&W movie of Raj Kapoor. It was declared a "hit" at Box Office India. The team of

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composed the songs, lyrics by Shailendra and

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, including "O Basanti Pawan Pagal", "Aa Ab Laut Chalen", and "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai". The outdoor shooting with the marble rock background is done in

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in Madhya Pradesh.

Plot

Raju (

) is a poor, friendly orphan who wins his bread by singing songs. One day, he sees an injured man and helps him. Later, he is kidnapped by a few bandits who mistake him to be an undercover policeman. It then turns out that the injured man he helped is the leader (Sardar) of this gang. The Sardar takes good care of Raju and treats him with honour. Sardar's daughter Kammo ( Padmini) falls in love with Raju. Kammo and Sardar convince Raju that they are good bandits who are making sure that wealth is equally distributed amongst people. On one of the lootings, Raju witnesses the murder of a newlywed couple. He decides to go to the police and leaves the gang. One of the bandits, Raka ( Pran), kills the Sardar and takes over; he wishes to forcibly wed Kammo. When Raju tells all the truth to the police, they decide to confront and kill the bandits. Raj begs the police to not kill them but is shunned. Raju is then posed in a dilemma of what to do and finds himself helpless when he sees police stooping just as low to stop crime. This movie was inspired by initiatives of Vinoba Bhave And Jai Prakash Narayan, on their call, hundreds of dacoits surrendered to police and mainstreamed to the society at large.

Cast

as Raju * Padmini as Kammo * Pran as Raka * Chanchal as Bijli *

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as Mirabai *

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as Police Superintendent *

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as Mirabai's Husband *

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as Tau * Nayampalli as Sardar * Salochana Chatterjee as Police Superintendent's wife * Vishwa Mehra as Bhimu * Baboo Rao * S.K.Singh * Rattan Gaurang * Chang * Mohamed Ali * Anwari Bai * Sadhana * Azim * Master Amar * Moolchand as Groom's father

Music

Composed by Shankar Jaikishan, lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.

Awards

The film won many prestigious awards at National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. The film stood out at the

9th Filmfare Awards The 9th Filmfare Awards were held on 20 May 1962, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema in 1961. ''Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai'' led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by ''Gunga Jumna'' with 7 nominations. ''Jis Desh Mein ...

function by winning the most (four) awards in various categories from eight nominations. ;

: Won *

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* Best Editing – G.G. Mayekar * Best Art Direction – M. R. Acharekar Nominated * Best Director –

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– Padmini * Best Supporting Actor – Pran * Best Music Director –

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* Best Lyricist – Shailendra for "Hothon Pe Sacchai" * Best Male Playback Singer –

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for "Hothon Pe Sacchai" ;

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: *

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: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi

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