The history of Bollywood holds a lot in itself. There are many things in it, about which if you look carefully, you realize that yes, if this had not happened then how could it have happened. If you do not understand the meaning, then we are going to tell you a similar story, after which you will understand the meaning properly.
This story happened exactly 54 years ago, when Dev Anand’s film ‘Prem Pujari’ was released. A new face was also launched in Bollywood with this film. Who later became such a villain that no one else could ever become. We are talking about the scary villain ‘Mogambo’ of Hindi films. That means Amrish Puri.
story related to the film
Dev Anand’s film ‘Prem Pujari’ was released on 28 January 1970. The special thing about this film was that Dev Anand had done the work of director, actor and writer of this film. Amrish Puri’s brother Madan Puri was also working in this film. According to IMDB, there was a rift in the friendship between Dev Anand and Madan Puri during the film itself. That was because Madan Puri also wanted to work in another film named Nanha Farishta. He asked for 5 days leave from Dev, so that he could go and sign the film. But Dev Anand refused him and this was the reason that sourness arose between the two.
What is the story that makes Dev Anand’s film ‘Prem Pujari’ special?
The songs of this film were good. The story of the film was also good. The film is also counted among the good films. But these are not the only special things that make the film special. The thing that made the film special was the presence of Amrish Puri in this film. Yes, this is the same film in which Amrish Puri was seen for the first time. Hindi cinema and its audience will always be thankful to the fact that Dev Anand was the first person who gave Amrish Puri a break in films. However, Amrish Puri did not have any special role in this film. He was seen in a small role only. But from here his path opened to Bollywood. After this, the film Hum Paanch came to him. And then a flurry of films started. Which ran from Mr. India’s Mogambo to Gadar’s Ashraf Ali and beyond.
This film was on the India-China war in the 60s. The mixture of patriotism and espionage has been shown well in this film. However, the film could not make good collections then. But still this film is special for every Hindi cinema fan because if this film had not been made then perhaps we would not have been able to see the Mogambo that we saw.
