Johny Mera Naam: Difference between revisions

| country = [[India]]

| language = [[Hindi]]

'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Johny Mera Naam}}''' ({{Translation|Johny is my name}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Crime film|crime]] [[action film]] directed by [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]. The film stars the director's brother, [[Dev Anand]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in the roles of brothers separated in childhood. [[Hema Malini]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], [[Premnath]], [[I. S. Johar]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Padma Khanna]] also star in pivotal roles.<ref name="Matinee magic">{{cite web|title=Matinee Magic : Know Your Blockbuster Johny Mera Naam {{!}} *ing Dev Anand|date=26 June 2015 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/matinee-magic-know-your-blockbuster-johny-mera-naam-ing-dev-anand/|publisher=[[Koimoi]]}}</ref>

At the [[18th Filmfare Awards]], Vijay Anand won the [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Screenplay Award |url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |publisher=Filmfare Award Official Listings, [[Indiatimes]] |access-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080308/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |archive-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> while actor I.S. Johar received his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] for his triple roles: a steward in an aeroplane, an associate of criminals and a police officer. The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Apoorva Sangama]]'', in Telugu as ''[[Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film)|Eduruleni Manishi]]'' and in Tamil as ''[[Raja (1972 film)|Raja]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2012-11-01|title=Johny Mera Naam (1970)|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/johny-mera-naam-1970/article4054584.ece|access-date=2020-12-27|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125163838/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/johny-mera-naam-1970/article4054584.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

The story revolves around Mohan and Sohan who are the sons of a [[police inspector]]. The kids excel in boxing. Their father is killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit. Upon seeing this Mohan kills the goon, takes refuge in aRanjit's car boot, and goes missing.

Years later, Sohan goes on to become a [[Crime Investigation Department (India)|CID officer]] called Sohan Kumar who solves his cases taking up different guises. He takes the identity of Johny, a petty thief and gets himself in jail, befriends Heera, solves a case wooing Rekha and finds the criminal. Finally, Rekha finds her father who was imprisoned in Ranjit place and with Sohan's help rescues him from Ranjit who is handed over to the police. SohanHeera andinforms Mohan alsoabout uniteJohny's inreal identity, leading to a confrontation between Mohan and Sohan. In the midst of this conflict, they both come to the realization that they are long-lost brothers. In the end, they are reunited with their mother., Theand jewelsthe stolen jewels from the Radha Krishna temple are also restoredreturned.

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The song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" was used at the end of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]" (2006).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/the-simpsons-are-going-on-and-on-497420.html |title=The Simpsons are going on and on |publisher=News18.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-07 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807070829/https://www.news18.com/news/india/the-simpsons-are-going-on-and-on-497420.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A scene of the film is shown in the 2007 thriller ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]'', prompting a character to give Johnny as a fake name and hence the film title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/BEoaqzC9ghC1QJWuHP5y8O/How-Vijay-Anands-Teesri-Manzil-pioneered-noir-in-Hindi-ci.html|title=Goldie's Noir: The legacy of 'Teesri Manzil'|first=Sidharth|last=Bhatia|date=20 May 2016|website=mint|access-date=7 August 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728084435/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/BEoaqzC9ghC1QJWuHP5y8O/How-Vijay-Anands-Teesri-Manzil-pioneered-noir-in-Hindi-ci.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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