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Johny Mera Naam (transl. Johny is my name) is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the roles of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar and Iftekhar also star in pivotal roles.[1]
| Johny Mera Naam | |
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| Directed by | Vijay Anand |
| Written by | Vijay Anand K.A. Narayan |
| Produced by | Gulshan Rai |
| Starring | Dev Anand Hema Malini Pran Jeevan Premnath I. S. Johar |
| Cinematography | Fali Mistry |
| Edited by | Vijay Anand |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Production company | Trimurti Films |
| Distributed by | Trimurti Films Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
At the 18th Filmfare Awards, Vijay Anand won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award,[2] while actor I.S. Johar received his first Best Performance in a Comic Role for his triple roles: a steward in an aeroplane, an associate of criminals and a police officer. The film was remade in Kannada as Apoorva Sangama, in Telugu as Eduruleni Manishi and in Tamil as Raja.[3]
Synopsis
Mohan and Sohan are the sons of a police inspector. The kids excel in boxing. Their father is killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit. Mohan kills the goon, takes refuge in a car boot, and goes missing.
Years later, Sohan goes on to become a CID officer called Sohan Kumar who solves his cases taking up different guises. He takes the identity of Johny, a petty thief and gets himself in jail, befriends Heera, solves a case wooing Rekha and finds the criminal. Finally, Rekha takes refuge in a car boot and goes missing.
Cast
- Dev Anand as Sohan / Johny
- Hema Malini as Rekha
- Pran as Mohan / Moti
- Jeevan as Heera
- Premnath as Ranjeet / Rai Sahib Bhupendra Singh
- I. S. Johar as Pehle Ram / Dooja Ram / Teeja Ram (Triple Role)
- Iftekhar as Chief Inspector Mehta
- Sulochana Latkar as Mother
- Padma Khanna as Tara
- Randhawa as Babu
Box office
It was the highest grossing Bollywood film of 1970.[4]
Soundtrack
The movie boasts one of the best performances of Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. Johny Mera Naam marked some of the best music composed by the duo Kalyanji-Anandji and pro memoria lyrics of Indeevar.[5]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Nafrat Karnewalon Ke" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Palbhar Ke Liye Koi Hamen Pyar Kar Le" | Kishore Kumar, Usha Khanna |
| "O Mere Raja, Khafa Na Hona, Der Se Aayi" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle |
| "Husn Ke Lakhon Rang" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Mose Mora Shyam Rootha" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "O Babul Pyare" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Title Music" | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Influences
The song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" was used at the end of The Simpsons episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" (2006).[6]
A scene of the film is shown in the 2007 thriller Johnny Gaddaar, prompting a character to give Johnny as a fake name and hence the film title.[7]
References
- "Matinee Magic : Know Your Blockbuster Johny Mera Naam | *ing Dev Anand". Koimoi.
- "Best Screenplay Award". Filmfare Award Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- Lokapally, Vijay (1 November 2012). "Johny Mera Naam (1970)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Box Office India 1970". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- Hungama, Bollywood. "Johny Mera Naam 1970 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos — Bollywood Hungama".
- "The Simpsons are going on and on". News18.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- Bhatia, Sidharth (20 May 2016). "Goldie's Noir: The legacy of 'Teesri Manzil'". mint.
External links
Johny Mera Naam at IMDb
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