Desh Premee (देश प्रेमी) 41 years old

Master Dinanth (Amitabh Bachchan) is a freedom fighter and led the war against the British in 1942 and eventually won the independence in 1947. But after independence, the people's love for their country seems to be diminishing and they are too busy betraying it like rich businessman Thakur Pratab Singh (Amjad Khan). Masterji finds out about Thakur Pratab Singh's illegal activities such as smuggling of weapons and ammunition and gets him arrested. In revenge for putting him in prison, Pratab Singh gets Masterji's wife Bharati (Sharmila Tagore) and daughter Priti (Parveen Babi) kidnapped by Thakur's partner in crime Sher Singh (Kader Khan) to try and change his ways but to no avail. Thakur also provokes an attack on Masterji's home by the local villagers who accuse Dinanath of betraying his country and he is forced to flee his home with his young son Raju. His wife becomes a victim of leprosy and escapes from Sher Singh leaving her daughter Priti in a friend's care.

Credits

Desh Premee Cast

Name Character
Prem Chopra He was 46, now 88 years old
Sharmila Tagore She was 37, now 79 years old
Hema Malini She was 33, now 75 years old
Parveen Babi She was 33, 55 years old when she died
Navin Nischol He was 36, 65 years old when he died
Shammi Kapoor He was 50, 79 years old when he died
Kader Khan He was 44, 81 years old when he died
Amjad Khan He was 41, 51 years old when he died
Big B He was 39, now 81 years old as Master Dinanath / Raju

Desh Premee Crew

Name Department
Manmohan Desai as Director. He was 45 (57) years old when He died Directing
Desh Premee poster
Desh Premee (41 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 23, 1982
  • Runtime: 174 minutes