Yeh Gulistan Hamara

Yeh Gulistan Hamara
Yeh Gulistan Hamara
	Poster
Directed by	Atma Ram
Screenplay by	Wajahat Mirza
Starring	Dev Anand; Sharmila Tagore
Music by	S D Burman
Release date	1972
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ye Gulistan Hamara (transl. This is our garden) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Atma Ram.^[1] The film stars Dev Anand, Sharmila Tagore, Pran, Sujit Kumar and Johnny Walker, with music by S. D. Burman. Dialogue and screenplay are by Wajahat Mirza. The films depicts a tribal community living on the border with China; the song "Mera Naam Aao" was considered particularly offensive to the Ao Naga community in Nagaland.^[2]

Plot[]

India is worried about its north eastern residents who are cut off from the mainland and are generally backward, illiterate and under developed. The government appoints special officer-cum-civil engineer Vijay to construct a bridge over a river next to the tribal village of Ding in the north eastern part of India. Ding is ruled by the cruel and autocratic Deng Do Rani and his henchmen Haku, Teju and trusted fighter Soo Reni. Deng Do Rani wants to sabotage the construction and sends Soo Reni and other warriors to demolish the bridge. They are captured by Vijay's officers and treated with respect and equality. Deng Do Rani sends others to kill the band captured, and the Indian Officers under the leadership of Vijay fight bravely to protect them. Soo Reni and her companions have a change of heart and pledge to support Vijay in his mission. Vijay and Soo Reni also fall in love with each other.

Cast[]

Dev Anand as Vijay^[1]
Sharmila Tagore as Soo Reni
Pran as Deng Do Rani
Sujit Kumar as Teju
Kanan Kaushal as Mrs. Barua
Lalita Pawar as Soo Reni's Mother
Ramesh Deo as Inspector Barua
Raj Mehra as Pal
Sapru as Salvatore
Keshto Mukherjee as Soldier
G. Asrani as Asrani
Jankidas as Haku
Iftekhar as Vijay's Captain^[1]

Music[]

Song	Singer
"Hey, Suno Meri Baat"	Kishore Kumar
"Gori Gori Gaon Ki Gori Re"	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Kya Yeh Zindagi Hai"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Mere Paas Aao"	Lata Mangeshkar, Danny Denzongpa
"O Tushima Ri Tushima"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Raina Soyi Soyi"	Lata Mangeshkar, S. D. Burman & R. D. Burman

Production[]

Some scenes of the film were shot in Arunachal Pradesh.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gupta, Ranjan Das (29 October 2015). "Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972)". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ Banaji, Shakuntala (2011). South Asian Media Cultures: Audiences, Representations, Contexts. Anthem Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84331-320-5.
^ "Arunachal: Producers pay for hall, tickets for screening local films". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links[]

Yeh Gulistan Hamara at IMDb

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[thehindu-1] Gupta, Ranjan Das (29 October 2015). "Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972)". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[2] Banaji, Shakuntala (2011). South Asian Media Cultures: Audiences, Representations, Contexts. Anthem Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84331-320-5.

[3] "Arunachal: Producers pay for hall, tickets for screening local films". Hindustan Times. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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