''Mera Desh Mera Dharam'' is a 1973

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha ...

. The film stars Dara Singh and

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (; born as Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influen ...

Cast

*Dara Singh as himself *Abhi Bhattacharya as DIG Usman Ali Khan *Kamal Kapoor as Army General *Raj Kapoor as Dr. Bannerjee *Meena Rai as Salma *Mumtaz Begum as Zeenat Begum *Bhushan Tiwari as Captain Sherdil *Rammohan Sharma as Mukti Bahini Soldier *Jayshree Talpade as Club Dancer *Ratan Aulakh as Mukti-vahini Sipahi

Soundtrack

Prem Dhawan Prem Dhawan (1923–2001) was an Indian lyricist, music composer, choreographer and actor of Bollywood known for his patriotic songs, especially for the lyrics and compositions for the 1965 Manoj Kumar starrer, ''Shaheed''. He was the winner of ...

composed and wrote all the songs. #"Luta Di Hasino Pe Jawani Luta Di" – ''Shaminder'',

Manna Dey Prabodh Chandra Dey (; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar gharana, Bhendibazaar Gh ...

#"Bhula Raha Tera Vatan Lut Raha Tera Chaman" – Manna Dey #"Bhula Raha Tera Vatan Lut Raha Tera Chaman" (version 2) – Manna Dey #"Lakho Ussey Salaam" –

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

#"Matwali Raftar Qayamat Payal Ki Jhankar" –

Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, after Lata Mangeshkar, Meena ...

, Asha Bhosle #"Ruk Jaao O Jaani Ruk Jaao" – Asha Bhosle

References

External links

* 1973 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1973 drama films Films directed by Dara Singh Films scored by Prem Dhawan {{1970s-drama-film-stub