Mere Desh Ki Dharti

"Mere Desh Ki Dharti"
Song
LanguageHindi
Released1967
Composer(s)Kalyanji–Anandji
Lyricist(s)Gulshan Kumar Mehta

"Mere Desh Ki Dharti" (lit. 'My country's soil')[1] is a Hindi song from the 1967 Hindi film Upkar.[2] The lyrics of the song were written by Gulshan Kumar Mehta, and the music was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji. Mahendra Kapoor was the playback singer.[3] This is a patriotic song, and was picturised on Manoj Kumar in the film. The song earned Kumar the nickname Mr. Bharat.[4]

  1. ^ "Mere desh ki dharti... Economic Survey 2018 peppered with Bollywood quips". Business Standard India. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ S. M. M. Ausaja (2009). Bollywood in Posters. Om Books International. pp. 1967–. ISBN 978-81-87108-55-9.
  3. ^ Rachel Dwyer (1 December 2005). 100 Bollywood Films. Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-81-7436-990-1.
  4. ^ Ganesh Anantharaman (2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.