''Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya'' () is a 1998 Indian

Gujarati film Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one ...

directed by Govindbhai Patel. It is one of the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time.

Plot

Ram (

Hiten Kumar Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema. Career He started in the Gujarati film industry with a role in ''Unchi Medina Uncha Mol'' (1998). His 1998 film '' Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya'' was a commercial superhit. ...

) and Radha (Roma Manek) are

childhood sweetheart Childhood sweetheart is a reciprocating phrase for a relationship (but not a partnership) between young persons. This may come about by an extension of friendship, physical attraction or develop from natural affinity. The relationship is usually ...

s, but are separated when Ram and his widowed mother relocates to another village with his uncle. They are reunited when Ram attends Radha's sister's wedding as the groom's cousin. Meanwhile, Radha's elder brother marries the just-back-from-America Rita ( Pinky Parikh) without the consent of his parents. Ram and Radha fall in love once again and they are engaged, much to the chagrin of Rita, who wanted Radha to marry her brother Deepak instead. On the way to the wedding Ram gets killed in an accident and Radha is heart-broken. But Ram is not actually dead, but instead kidnapped by the jealous family members and replaced by another dead body to make it look like him. Rita tries to poison Radha and tries to blame on Sharda, but Radha defends Sharda and rightly blames Rita for this. Rita then falsely accuses Sharda's husband of trying to rape her. Allegations and counter-allegations follow and Dadaji (

Arvind Trivedi Arvind Trivedi (8 November 1938 – 6 October 2021) was an Indian actor and politician from Gujarat. He, alongside his brother Upendra Trivedi, was prolific in Gujarati cinema for over 40 years. He became a household name for playing the role ...

) decides to split the property and separate brothers. Rita's brother Deepak intervenes and exposes his sister Rita as the conspirator. However, it turns out that this was a ploy to paint Deepak in a good light. Radha's family falls for the trap and agrees to get Radha married to Deepak. Radha, still heart-broken, reluctantly agrees to marry Deepak. Ram escapes from his captors, but it's too late as Radha is already married to Deepak and flown off to America. Rajesh overhears Rita confessing her role in the conspiracy and threatens to expel her from the family. Ram also reaches the house and the whole conspiracy is unveiled to the family. Rita feels guilty and has a change of heart and accuses her elders of maligning her life. Radha receives

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when she reaches America with Deepak and has trouble adjusting with her abusive

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husband. Her

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are impressed with her values and her dedication and informs her parents about her true condition with her husband and recommend that they take her back to India. Rita takes it upon herself to bring her back. In America, one of Deepak's friend tries to misbehave with Radha and in ensuing fight, Deepak falls from the first floor and dies as the result. Radha returns to India, but her troubles are not at the end. Deepak's uncle and other conspirators again try to kidnap her, but timely intervention of Ram saves the situation from worsening, but in the fight Dadaji gets mortally wounded from a gunshot. In his dying breath, Dadaji reunites Ram and Radha.

Cast

as Ram *

Roma Manek Roma Manek is a Gujarati actress. She has worked in many Gujarati films as lead actress and as Madri (Pandu's second wife) in the television serial ''Mahabharat''. Selected filmography Hindi movies *'' 7 Saal Baad (1987)'' *''Peecha Karro'' ...

as Radha *

as Dadaji * Rajdeep as Rajesh * Pinky Parikh as Rita *

Sameer Rajda Sameer Rajda is an Indian actor who works in the Gujarati cinema. He is the son of writer and director Mulraj Rajda Mulraj Rajda (13 November 1931 – 23 September 2012) was an Indian people, Indian writer, actor and director who predomi ...

* Bhumika Sheth * Devendra Pandit * Ramesh Mehta as Dahyo

Soundtrack

Music for the film was composed by

Arvind Barot Arvind Barot is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, music director, composer, and poet from Ahmedabad, India. He also specializes in Bhajan, religious and Garba (dance), Garba songs and other folk genres. He has sung more than 8,000 Gujarati ...

Release

''Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya'' was released in 1998 and went on to collect around in days when tickets were sold for Rs 10 or Rs 15, making it the highest grossing collection for a Gujarati film at that time by a long margin until ''Chaal Jeevi Laiye'' broke its record. It's still the 4th highest grossing Gujarati film.

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