Oonche Log (1985 film)

Oonche Log
Promotional poster
Directed by	Brij
Produced by	Raj Kumar Kapoor Sudha Sadanah R. P. Sharma
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Salma Agha
Music by	R.D.Burman
Release date	1985
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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 inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, 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, Danny Denzongpa, Prem Chopra were critically praised, but Salma Agha's performance was criticised.

Cast

• Rajesh Khanna as Jagdev Singh/Rai Bahadur/Raju
• 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