Geetaa Mera Naam
Geetaa Mera Naam (transl. Geetaa is my name) is a 1974 Hindi movie produced by R. K. Nayyar. His wife Sadhana Shivdasani is the star in a dual role and also the director of the film. The film also stars Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan, Helen and Rajendranath. The film's music is by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. This film was the only directorial film of Sadhana. The film was commercial hit at the box office and also brought back to stardom to Sunil Dutt who had suffered a setback in his career in 1970's.
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| Directed by | Sadhana Shivdasani |
| Produced by | Uttam Dev Kant, R. K. Nayyar |
| Written by | Madan Joshi |
| Screenplay by | K. A. Narayan |
| Story by | K. A. Narayan |
| Starring | Sadhana Shivdasani Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Rajendranath |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Pratap Sinha |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Distributed by | Laxmi Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta (Sadhana Shivdasani) meets Neeta (also Sadhana Shivdasani) in prison. Neeta has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer, which leads her to her brother Johnny's (Sunil Dutt) gang.
During the early 1970s, Sunil Dutt's career as an actor was at a stand-still. It was Geeta Mera Naam that brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of films like Mother India and Mujhe Jeene Do. Sunil Dutt's performance of Johnny was liked by the masses as he clearly stole the limelight. It was one of the best performances of his career.
Cast
- Sunil Dutt as Suraj / Johnny
- Feroz Khan as Raja
- Sadhana as Geeta / Kavita / Neeta (Dual Role)
- Rajendra Nath
- Helen as Savitri
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The song "Mujhe Maar Daalo" with non-lexical vocable of this film was used in the song "People" which features in American rapper J Dilla's album Donuts (2006).
| # | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aankhen Do Aankhen" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Suniye Zara Dekhiye Na" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "O Meherbaan Dekho Zara" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Mohabbat Hi Mohabbat Hai" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 5 | "Lahoo Ko Lahoo Pukarega" (Part 1) | Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | "Lahoo Ko Lahoo Pukarega" (Part 2) | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | "Lahoo Ko Lahoo Pukarega" (Part 3) | Mohammed Rafi |
| 8 | "Mujhe Maar Daalo" | Asha Bhosle |