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Updated June 29th, 2021 at 16:41 IST

Dharmendra's 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh' clocks 50 years, fans say 'one of the best films ever'

Dharmendra took to his Twitter handle to commemorate 50 years of his 1971 film Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Read ahead to know more details about the same.

Reported by: Kinjal Panchal
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Veteran actor Dharmendra’s 1971 film, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, clocked in 50 years of its release. The film was a huge success at that point in time and also gave the audience some of the most classic songs like Sona Lai Ja Re and Maar Diya Jaye Dil Chhod Diya Jaye. Dharmendra took to his Twitter handle to commemorate 50 years of Mera Gaon Mera Desh

50 years of Mera Gaon Mera Desh

The Sholay actor shared a monochrome sketch of a still from the film on his Twitter handle. In the picture, he can be seen holding a rifle and hiding among the bushes. Alongside the photo, he wrote, “50 saal 50 lamhe ban ke guzar gaye..... Thanks, love you my dear friends for reminding me the 50 years of my “Mera Gaon Mer Desh jeete raho.” 

As soon as tweet was shared, his fans and followers rushed in to shower immense love on it. One of them wrote, “One Of my All time Favourite Movie ❤❤❤❤Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Iss flim ka Har ek Dialogue Bahut Powerful hai..AAPKA aur VINOD SIR ka performance lajawab tha”, while another went on to write, “My all time favourite movie. One of the best movies ever made”. Several others also congratulated him on this occasion and also showered praises on his other films as well. See their tweets and reactions below. 

More about Mera Gaon Mera Desh

This action-drama film was helmed by Raj Khosla. The film’s plot revolves around Ajit, played by Dharmendra, who is arrested by Havaldar Major Jaswant Singh for a petty crime. But Ajit is sentenced to six months in prison. After he is released, he is hired to help around his farm by Jaswant Singh. He sees Anju, played by Asha Parekh, and falls in love with her. Further, Ajit learns of a local goon called Jabbar Singh, played by Vinod Khanna, and decides to take him down. 

Dharmendra's movies

The 85-year-old actor has starred in some of the greatest hit films like Seeta Aur Geeta, Patthar Aur Payal, Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, Jugnu and many others. He will next be seen in Apne 2 which the sequel of the 2008 film Apne. His sons Sunny and Bobby Deol will star in the film. 

Image: DHARMENDRA’S INSTAGRAM 

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Published June 29th, 2021 at 16:41 IST

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