Des Pardes (1978)
- Original title
- देस परदेस
- Directed by
- Dev Anand
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- India
- Rating
- 3.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man travels abroad to earn money and gets caught up with dishonest operators who exploit innocent people. The film shows the struggle to escape their traps and return home.
dramaticearnestsuspensefulmusicaltragichopefulfast-pacedserious
What happens
Des Pardes (transl. Home and Abroad) is a 1978 Hindi drama film, produced and directed by Dev Anand. It stars Dev Anand and Tina Munim (in her debut film), with Ajit Khan, Pran, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Tom Alter, Bindu, Prem Chopra, A. K. Hangal, Sujit Kumar, Mehmood and Paintal in the supporting cast. For the first time, Dev Anand chose comparatively new music director Rajesh Roshan for this film, who did full justice to his selection as most of the songs became quite popular. The film received a Filmfare award for its sets and also received a nomination for best music director. The message of this film is about the trend with some people, at the time, to earn money from foreign lands and that innocent ones being trapped and tormented by the illicit operators. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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