Hum Hindustani | |
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Directed by | Ram Mukherjee |
Produced by | Sashadhar Mukherjee |
Starring |
Sunil Dutt Asha Parekh Helen Joy Mukherjee |
Music by | Usha Khanna |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Hum Hindustani (Translation We, the Indians ) is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and directed by Ram Mukherjee. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Jagirdar, Helen, Leela Chitnis, Agha, Prem Chopra and Sanjeev Kumar in his debut. The film is a remake of the 1952 Bengali movie Basu Paribar. The film is about the clash of Indian feudalism and modern youth during the Nehruvian era, symbolished by the song "Chodo Kal Ki Baatein" (Let go old stories) sung by Mukesh, with music by Usha Khanna and written by IPTA poet, Prem Dhawan.
The films music is by Usha Khanna. The film did "above average" business at the box office.[5] Helen said in an interview that she wasn't offered character roles after this film, until later in career and was typecast as a dancer.[6]
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Cast
- Sunil Dutt as Suken
- Joy Mukherjee as Satyen
- Asha Parekh
- Jagirdar
- Helen as Kalpana
- Leela Chitnis
- Agha
- Prem Chopra
- Sanjeev Kumar
Music
This film is also remembered for having introduced Sanjeev Kumar and Prem Chopra.