Oonche Log (transl. Exalted people) is an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Brij. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Salma Agha as the main lead characters. This film is remake of the 1966 film Dil Diya Dard Liya and the Pakistani film Dehleez (1983). The film's cinematography, music of R. D. Burman, performance of Rajesh Khanna, Prem Chopra, Danny Denzongpa were critically praised, but Salma Agha's performance was criticised.
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Cast
Rajesh Khanna as Raju / Rai Bahadur Rajdev Singh
Salma Agha as Poonam Singh
Pradeep Kumar as Thakur Vikram Singh
Prem Chopra as Thakur Pratap Singh
Danny Denzongpa as Thakur Maan Singh
Deven Verma as Mubarak Ali
Raza Murad as Khan
Priti Sapru as Sonia
Pinchoo Kapoor as Rai Bahadur
Soundtrack
The music was composed by R. D. Burman. Brij insisted on using the same tune and lyrics of "Aaj Tu Gair Sahi" of the Pakistani film Dehleez, sung by Mehdi Hasan, in this film the same song was recorded with Kishore Kumar. This version with orchestration by R. D. Burman was appreciated.
Track listing
Lyrics: Anjaan