Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Film poster
Directed byRadhu Karmakar
Written byArjun Dev Rashk
Produced byRaj Kapoor
StarringPadmini
Raj Kapoor
Pran
CinematographyTara Dutt
Edited byG. G. Mayekar
Music byShankar Jaikishan
Shailendra (lyrics)
Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics)
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
[citation needed]
Running time
167 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹2 crore[1]

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (transl. The country in which the Ganges flows) is a 1960[2][circular reference] Indian film directed by Radhu Karmakar and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, who had previously been cinematographer for many of Kapoor's films. It was declared a "hit" at Box Office India.[1]

The team of Shankar Jaikishan composed the songs, lyrics were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, including "O Basanti Pawan Pagal", "Aa Ab Laut Chalen", and "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai".

The outdoor shooting with the marble rock background is done in Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh.

  1. ^ a b "Box office 1960". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ^ List of Bollywood films of 1960