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{{short description|1970 film by Dev Anand}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Prem Pujari
| image = Prem Pujari.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| native_name = प्रेम पुजारी
| director = [[Dev Anand]]
| producer = [[Dev Anand]]
| writer = [[Dev Anand]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]] [[Waheeda Rahman]] [[Shatrughan Sinha]] [[Ashok Kumar]] [[Madan Puri]]
| music = [[S. D. Burman]] [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]] (Lyrics)
| cinematography = [[Fali Mistry]]
| editing = Babu Shaikh
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1970|02|06|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Prem Pujari''''' is a 1970 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film produced, directed and written by [[Dev Anand]] for [[Navketan Films]]. 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]].<ref name="Burman2013">{{cite book|author=Khagesh Dev Burman|title=S. D Burman The World of His Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jYieAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141|accessdate=26 January 2015|date=7 May 2013|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-3042-6|pages=141–}}</ref> The songs were written by [[Gopaldas Neeraj]]. He along with S. D. Burman, all singers and musicians gave one of their best work to help earn the limited fame (albeit, it was a colossal commercial failure, though it has gained cult following) garnered by the film mainly because of its memorable music. Three songs of this movie are evergreen; "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar and "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kishore Kumar.

==Plot==
Lieutenant Ramdev Bakshi ([[Dev Anand]]) is a peaceful, quiet man who is only interested in wildlife and nature. His father, a war hero, arranges to send him to the Indo-Chinese border where he refuses to fight and is court-martialled. Later, he is captured by the Chinese, who promise him a better future if he spies for them against India. Bakshi agrees, but, instead, becomes a spy for India against the Chinese. When the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] breaks out, he drops his pacifism, joins in the action, and kills many Pakistani soldiers hiding in the bushes in an Indian village in the [[Khemkaran]] sector.

==Cast==
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* [[Dev Anand]] as Lt. Ramdev Bakshi / Peter Andrews / Yoo Thok
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Suman Mehra
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Pakistani Army Officer
* [[Zaheeda]] as Rani Chang / Mrs. Andrews / Mrs. Seema Yoo Thok
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Bilkis Mohammed (Billy)
* [[Anup Kumar (actor)]] as Kulbhushan
* [[Nasir Hussain (actor)|Nasir Hussain]] as Retd. Subedar Major Durgaprasad Bakshi
* [[Madan Puri]] as Chang
* [[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as Chinese Army Officer
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Suman's maternal uncle
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Henchman in church of Spain.
* [[Sachin (actor)|Sachin]] as Sunder
* Siddhu as Chamanlal

{{div col end}}

==Location==
The film was shot in Switzerland and has Grimsel Hotel in one of the song sequences. Here, Shatrughan Sinha was picked to play his part from the gathered public. Part of ''Prem Pujari'' was also shot at Astagaon near Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

==Music==
The music was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]].<ref name=Hindigeetmala>{{cite web|title=Prem Pujari|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/prem_pujari.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> Several of the songs from the film became popular, "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kishore Kumar, "Rangila Re Tere Rang Mein" which was a blend of folk and modern and sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaaye" by Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar, "Taaqat Watan Ki Hum Se Hai" (patriotic song), and the number in Burman's voice "Prem Ke Pujari Hum Hain". According to Anantharaman, Dev Anand stated that "Rangila Re" remained his all-time [[Navketan Films|Navketan]] favourite song.<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA88|accessdate=26 January 2015|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|pages=88–}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| 1 || "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]] || 06:15
|-
| 2 || "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" || [[Kishore Kumar]], Lata Mangeshkar || 05:05
|-
| 3 || "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" || Kishore Kumar || 04:57
|-
| 4 || "Taqat Watan Ki Humse Hai" || [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]] || 07:23
|-
| 5 || "Prem Ke Pujari Hum Hai" || [[Sachin Dev Burman]] || 04:18
|-
| 6 || "Yaaron Neelam Karo Susti" || Kishore Kumar, [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]] || 04:18
|-
| 7 || "Dungi Tenu Reshmi Rumal" || Lata Mangeshkar || 04:03
|-
| 8 || "Phoolon Ke Rang Se (Revival)" || Kishore Kumar || 04:55
|-
| 9 || "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye (Revival)" || Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar || 05:11
|}

==Reception==
While ''Prem Pujari'' did not do well at the box office, the soundtrack, which became a success, was termed as "superlative" and as a "brilliant score" by Composer Sachin Dev Burman. The songs are known for the purity of their [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]] languages and are regarded as evergreen classics.<ref>S. D Burman The World of His Music</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0066241|title=Prem Pujari}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:Indian spy films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dev Anand]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bihar]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Foreign films shot in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Military of Pakistan in films]]
[[Category:1970 directorial debut films]]

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