Prem Pujari
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Prem Pujari poster | |
| Directed by | Dev Anand |
| Written by | Dev Anand |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Waheeda Rahman Shatrughan Sinha Zaheeda Madan Puri |
| Cinematography | Fali Mistry |
| Edited by | Babu Shaikh |
| Music by | S. D. Burman Neeraj (lyrics) |
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Running time | 192 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Prem Pujari (lit. 'Love Devotee') is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films, his directorial debut. It stars Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and a then-unknown Amrish Puri. It has several popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman. The songs were written by Gopaldas Neeraj. The film was a commercial failure, however the soundtrack album is regarded as a masterpiece among classical Hindi film music aficionados, particularly the songs "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kumar and "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" sung by Mangeshkar.