Geetaa Mera Naam

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{{short description|1974 film by Sadhana Shivdasani}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Geetaa Mera Naam
| image = Geetaa Mera Naam.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]
| producer = Uttam Dev Kant R. K. Nayyar
| writer = Madan Joshi
| screenplay = K. A. Narayan
| story = K. A. Narayan
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]] [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]
| music = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = Pratap Sinha
| editing = Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali
| distributor = Laxmi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1974|03|24}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}

'''''Geetaa Mera Naam''''' ({{trans|Geetaa is my name}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language produced by [[R. K. Nayyar]]. His wife [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] is the star in a dual role and also the director of the film. The film also stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] & [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]. The film's music is by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]. This film was the only directorial film of [[Sadhana Shivdasani|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 early 1970's.

== Plot ==
The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta ([[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]) meets Neeta (also [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]) 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 Johny's ([[Sunil Dutt]]) gang.

During the early 1970s, [[Sunil Dutt]]'s career as an actor was at a stand-still. ''[[Geetaa Mera Naam]]'' brought him into the limelight again. The anti-hero was reborn after a long gap of superhit films like ''[[Mother India]]'' and ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]''. [[Sunil Dutt]]'s performance of ''Johny'' 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 / Johny
*[[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] as Raja
*[[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] as Kavita / Neeta / Geeta (Dual Role)
*[[Helen (actress)|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 (album)|Donuts]]'' (2006).
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Aankhen Do Aankhen"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Suniye Zara Dekhiye Na"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "O Meherbaan Dekho Zara"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Mohabbat Hi Mohabbat Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 1)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 2)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Lahu Ko Lahu Pukarega" (Part 3)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Mujhe Maar Daalo"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0071541|Geetaa Mera Naam}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:1974 directorial debut films]]

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