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{{Infobox film
| image = Mere Desh ki Dharti 2021's film.jpg
| caption =
| director = Faraz Haider
| producer = Vaishali Sarwankar
| writer = Piyush Mishra (dialogues)
| screenplay = Faraz Haider
| story = Neel Chakraborty
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Divyenndu|Divyenndu Sharma]]
* Anant Vidhaat
* [[Anupriya Goenka]]
* [[Inaamulhaq]]
* Brijendra Kala
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]]
* Atul Shrivastava
* [[Farrukh Jaffar]]
* [[Avantika Khattri]]
}}
| music = [[Vikram Montrose]]
| cinematography = Hari K. Vedantam
| editing = Pratik Chitalia
| studio = Carnival Motion Pictures
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 111 minutes<ref>{{cite news |title=Mere Desh Ki Dharti Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/mere-desh-ki-dharti/movieshow/76726592.cms |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Mere Desh Ki Dharti''''' ({{trans|The earth of my country}}) is an upcoming Indian [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] patriotic-family drama directed by Faraz Haider and produced by Vaishali Sarwankar under the banner of Carnival Motion Pictures,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-07-25|title=शहरी व ग्रामीण जीवनातील बदलांवर प्रकाश टाकणारा ‘मेरे देश की धरती’|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/carnival-motion-pictures-new-movie-mere-desh-ki-dharti-ssj-93-2227333/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref> part of entertainment conglomerate Carnival Group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 January 2020|title=Script is soul of any film: Faraz Haider|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/script-is-soul-of-any-film--faraz-haider.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[The Pioneer (India)]]|language=en}}</ref> The film has an ensemble cast of [[Divyenndu|Divyenndu Sharma]], Anant Vidhaat, and [[Anupriya Goenka]] and rotates around two engineers and their transforming journey in life.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Patowari|first=Farzana|date=30 January 2020|title=Mere Desh Ki Dharti movie shot in Bhopal - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/mere-desh-ki-dharti-movie-shot-in-bhopal/articleshow/73768014.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> The film also portrays the harsh realities of farmers in the villages of [[India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Carnival gears up to bring back exciting cine-experience|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/carnival-gears-up-to-bring-back-exciting-cine-experience.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>

The concept of Mere Desh Ki Dharti was devised by Dr. Shrikant Bhasi, and the story and screenplay were then written by Neel Chakraborty and Faraz Haider respectively while [[Piyush Mishra]] has written the dialogues.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 December 2020|title=Makers of Mere Desh Ki Dharti unveil motion poster on Kisan Diwas|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/dec/23/28203|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film was scheduled to be released theatrically on August 14, 2020, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Other casts include [[Inaamulhaq]], [[Brijendra Kala]], [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]], Atul Shrivastava, and [[Farrukh Jaffar]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Divyenndu Sharma’s next ‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’ to showcase problems faced by farmers|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/bollywood/divyenndu-sharma-next-mere-desh-ki-dharti-to-showcase-problems-faced-by-farmers-60865|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Mumbai Live|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Divyenndu Sharma is a farmer in Mere Desh Ki Dharti|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jan/28/28588|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Divyenndu plays a character of young engineer Ajay, who goes to rural India with his friend Sameer aka Anant Vidhaat after facing setbacks in his career. The two then goes on to revolutionize the farming sector.<ref name=":4" />

== Cast ==

=== Main ===

* [[Divyenndu|Divyenndu Sharma]] as Ajay
* Anant Vidhaat as Ajay's friend, Sameer
* Anupriya Goenka as Jhumki
* [[Inaamulhaq]] as Pappan Khan

=== Recurring ===

* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Dubey Ji
* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Kishanlal
* [[Avantika Khattri]] as Priyanka Khurrana
* Atul Shrivastava as Ajay's father
* [[Farrukh Jaffar]] as Daadi
* Rutuja Shinde as Shilpa
* Dali Tahil as Shilpa's father
* Manu Rishi Chadha as Billu
* Imran Rasheed as Ramdas
* Kamlesh Sawant as Bhau
* Scarlett Wilson as Special appearance
* Neel Chakraborty as Gautam

== Production ==

=== Filming ===
Mere Desh Ki Dharti was formally launched in 2020. [[Principal photography]] of the film began in January 2020 in [[Bhopal|Bhopal, Madhya Pardesh]].<ref name=":0" /> Filming was wrapped up in March 2020. Most of the scenes were shot in the [[Sehore district]] of Bhopal in January followed by [[Mumbai|Mumbai, Maharashtra]] in February and March.<ref name=":2" />

== Music ==
The music of the film is composed by [[Vikram Montrose]] and the title song has been sung by [[Sukhwinder Singh]].

== Release ==
Earlier, the film was slated to release on 14 August 2020, but was pushed back to April 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic and the theaters being widely closed.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mere Desh Ki Dharti|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mere-desh-ki-dharti/cast/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-06|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-10-31|title=“Mere Desh ki Dharti is a very special movie; I would say it is one of those films that you want to see on the big screen” – Vaishali Sarwankar|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/mere-desh-ki-dharti-special-movie-say-one-films-want-see-big-screen-vaishali-sarwankar/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=12484724}}

[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
[[Category:Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]
[[Category:Films about farmers]]

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