Prem Pujari

Prem Pujari
Prem Pujari poster
प्रेम पुजारी
Directed byDev Anand
Written byDev Anand
Produced byDev Anand
StarringDev Anand
Waheeda Rahman
Shatrughan Sinha
Zaheeda
Madan Puri
CinematographyFali Mistry
Edited byBabu Shaikh
Music byS. D. Burman
Neeraj (Lyrics)
Release date
  • 28 January 1970 (1970-01-28)
Running time
192 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Prem Pujari is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films, his directorial debut.[1] The movie stars Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and a then-unknown Amrish Puri. It has several popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman.[2] The songs were written by Gopaldas Neeraj. The film was a commercial failure.[3] However, the music album is regarded as a masterpiece among classical Hindi film music aficionados, particularly the songs "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kishore Kumar and "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

  1. ^ "Dev Anand's Prem Pujari spoke about patriotism like no other Bollywood film". ThePrint. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Khagesh Dev Burman (7 May 2013). S. D Burman The World of His Music. Rupa Publications. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-81-291-3042-6. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Dev Anand's films were ahead of their times". India Today. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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