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Highly Overrated But Still Good

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Dharmendra was a star in 60s and 70s and mostly starred in romantic films earlier and later he turned towards action films. MGMD is sort of a prequel to SHOLAY as it is almost similar. The similarities include: Both film having Dharmendra in the lead, even the villain name is Jabbar Singh which sounds like Gabbar Singh, while both films are set in villages, both films have a retired ex police inspector(here a retired fauji) who is armless(though here it's only one end) however the story is not exactly the same. In that film Thakur brought both to catch Gabbar while here slowly Dharmendra starts the movement against Jabbar. The film is a good entertainer keeping in mind it's times. The scenes between Dharmendra and Asha Parekh are well handled while the scenes which show Dharmendra gaining conscience is well handled too The film was a big hit and some of it's songs are still popularDirection by Raj Khosla is great Music is superb by LP, Kuch Kehta Hai Yeh Sawan became famous, it's a superb song by Rafi and Lata, even Sona Laija Re and Maar Diya Je are still rememberedDharmendra is excellent in his role and plays it superbly Asha Parekh is good too, Jayant is good as Fauji, Laxmi Chaya is good in her role, Vinod Khanna who those days started as a villain is superb as Jabbar Singh, Asit Sen provides funny moments rest are okay

Dharmendra has given one of the finest performances of his career in this movie.Its a hidden fact that Sholay, the epic of Indian cinema was partially copied from this movie. Mera gaon mera desh is a complete movie in itself including music, dialogue, story and action. I am die hard fan of Indian cinema and have not restricted myself to new movies only but love old movies as well. Trust me,this is a great movie. The songs of this movie were super hit during those days. The coin sequence of Sholay was originally taken from this movie. take my word and enjoy this movie. Once you will see this movie you will realize how much under rated Dharamendra was in terms of his acting.People loved his Greek Gods looks and considered his acting skills as above average. But after watching this movie and his other classics like pratigyaa, yakeen,aankhein, anupama,chupke chupke etc you will realize how versatile an actor he was.

This film is pure fun. In fact this is the picture on which great 'Sholay' was based. If Sholay had Gabbar Singh, this movie has Jabbar Singh as villain and that is Vinod Khanna, who looks every inch a bad man. Film is shot in a realistic manner and there is hardly any scope for superfluous dance sequences. Whatever music is there, is hummable. A song 'Maar diya jaye ya…'performed by Laxmi Chhaya near the end is one of the most popular melodies in Indian movie history.Film has a good tight script, performances are also nice. The climax shot where hero Dharmendra stands in the heart of the village and challenges Jabbar Singh is scintillating. Camera work there is wonderful. Director Raj Khosla deserved to be among the very best of Bombay filmmakers of his era, it's a pity that he wasn't given his due. He has left an impressive body of work, though last few films of his career failed, yet his mark was there. This film is among his very best.And a few words about great Laxmi Chhaya. This film has the best performance from her. She had a regrettably short film career and is not even remembered today. But see her here and you will never forget her. What a natural she was...9 out of 10.

okay, lets just put it this way: if you enjoyed sholay, you will definitely love this movie. if you watch the film you will see many similarities with sholay. sholay is considered to be one of the all time great indian movies because of its successful adaptation of a spaghetti western, great performances by the two main characters, and a super villain in amjad khan(gabar singh). this movie is also an "indian western", but instead of two heroes it only has one, dharmendra. his characters personality is a blend of veeru, and jai in sholay. this movie also has a villain, played by vinod khanna, in one of his finest performances, who is incidentally named "jabbar singh". may not be as good as sholay, but comes extremely close. if it were made after sholay, you would think of it as a nice rip off; however, it was made before sholay, therefore it is a trend setter. by the way this movie is complete on all accounts of indian cinema: it has a great story, excellent performances, and great music. satisfaction is guaranteed. also for some reason pratiggya, another super "indian western" is not listed in IMDB, check it out also.