Haré Rama Haré Krishna

1971
2h 29m

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Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, and Mumtaz Askari in Haré Rama Haré Krishna (1971)

In the background of the rise of the International Hare Krishna movement in the 1970s, is a Montreal-based family of the Jaiswals, consisting of mom, dad, son, Prashant, and daughter, Jasbir... Read allIn the background of the rise of the International Hare Krishna movement in the 1970s, is a Montreal-based family of the Jaiswals, consisting of mom, dad, son, Prashant, and daughter, Jasbir. Due to irreconciable differences between Mr and Mrs Jaiswal, they separate, leaving Jasb... Read allIn the background of the rise of the International Hare Krishna movement in the 1970s, is a Montreal-based family of the Jaiswals, consisting of mom, dad, son, Prashant, and daughter, Jasbir. Due to irreconciable differences between Mr and Mrs Jaiswal, they separate, leaving Jasbir with dad, and Prashant with his mom. Eventually Prashant and his mom travel to India, l... Read all

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7.1/10

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Zeenat Aman

Jasbir Jaiswal…

Dev Anand

Prashant Jaiswal

Mumtaz Askari

Shanti
(as Mumtaz)

Baby Guddi

Young Jasbir

Satyajeet Puri

Young Prashant
(as Master Satyajit)

Prem Chopra

Dronacharya

Rajendranath Malhotra

Toofan
(as Rajendra Nath)

Mehmood Jr.

Machina

Sudhir

Michael

Kishore Sahu

Mr. Jaiswal

Achala Sachdev

Mrs. Jaiswal

Mumtaz Begum

Shanti's Mother

Iftekhar

Raj Kishore

Sakhi
(as Rajkishore)

Gautam Sarin

Deepak

Indrani Mukherjee

Mrs. Jaiswal (2nd)
(as Indrani Mukerji)

Prakash Thapa

Kunki Anand

Director
- Dev Anand
Writer
- Dev Anand
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Trivia
Mumtaz did not want to play the role of Dev Anand's sister and insisted she play the role opposite Dev Anand. Everyone kept telling her that the film was about a brother and sister. Zeenat ended up with the better role causing Mumtaz to be bitter.

Goofs
The film opens with two child actors playing the character of the older brother (Prashant) and the younger sister (Janice) separated by just a few years apart. As the characters grow into adults, there is an obvious but a visually significant age gap between Prashant and Janice. Dev Anand (who plays the adult Prashant) was 47 years old whilst Zeenat Aman (who plays the adult Janice) was only 20 during the film's production. This meant that the resulting age gap between the two actors increased from a few years to 27 years apart.

Connections
Featured in Boom (2003)

Soundtracks
Dum Maro Dum
(uncredited)
Sung by Asha Bhosle & Chorus
Music composed by Rahul Dev Burman
Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

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8/10

Ahead of its time!

Hare Rama Hare Krishna review:

At the film's premiere, the guests went to congratulate the legendary Dev Saahab at interval point itself to which he laughed and said "Abhi toh aadhi picture hi dekhi hai. Watch the entire film guys..!!". Indeed, Hare Rama Hare Krishna (HRHK) was an instant connect for the '70s audience who were mesmerized by its three main factors:

First and foremost, the boldly depicted hippie culture of that era which thrived on drugs and sex. Dev Saahab loved Nepal and he based his plot in that beautiful country which enticed the audience for repeat viewings. Infact, Nepal came on my wishlist in the '80s itself when I watched HRHK on video. I went there much later with my family in 2019 and visited the same locations shown in the film. Surprisingly, it hasn't changed at all..

Secondly, for Zeenat Aman who played Dev Anand's sister in the movie but ended up overshadowing his heroine Mumtaz in it. The screenplay was centered on a brother travelling to Nepal to search for his estranged sister and discovering her high on dope amongst a bunch of vagabond hippies. Zaheeda was Dev's first choice but she refused the sister's role and Zeenat got lucky.

Last but not the least, for Pancham da's awesome music particularly 'Dum maro dum' which became an anthem of sorts. The song was remixed for Rohan Sippy's 2011 movie titled Dum Maaro Dum which also dealt with drugs and sex. Imagine how ahead of the times Dev Saahab was!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.