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Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya (1998)

Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya poster
Original title
દેશ રે જોયા દાદા પરદેશ જોયા
Directed by
Govindbhai Patel
Genre
romance, action, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 47m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man leaves his village to work abroad. He later returns home and reflects on the differences between foreign life and his roots.

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What happens

Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya (English: (I) saw country; Grandpa, (I) saw foreign) is a 1998 Indian Gujarati-language romantic drama film directed by Govindbhai Patel. It is one of the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time. The film was remade in Telugu as Velugu Needalu (1999). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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