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{{Infobox film
| name           = Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
| image          = Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai poster.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [[Radhu Karmakar]]
| producer       = [[Raj Kapoor]]
| writer         = Arjun Dev Rashk
| starring       = [[Raj Kapoor]] <br /> [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini Ramachandran]] <br /> [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
| music          = [[Shankar Jaikishan]] <br />[[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] (lyrics)<br /> [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = Tara Dutt
| editing        = [[G. G. Mayekar]]
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|1960}}
| runtime        = 167 min
| country        = India
| language       = Hindi
| budget         = 
| gross          = {{INR|2 [[crore]]}}<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=166&catName=MTk2MA==|title=Box office 1960|website=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=28 Feb 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075735/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=166&catName=MTk2MA==|archive-date=7 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

'''''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai''''' ({{Translation|The country in which the [[Ganges]] flows}}) was an Indian film released in 1960,<ref>{{Citation |last=Karmakar |first=Radhu |title=Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai |type=Drama, Musical, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053965/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |others=Raj Kapoor, Padmini, Pran Sikand |publisher=R.K. Films Ltd.}}</ref> directed by [[Radhu Karmakar]] and produced by [[Raj Kapoor]]. The film stars [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, who had previously been cinematographer for many of Kapoor's films. It was declared a "hit" at Box Office India.<ref name=Boxoffice />

The team of [[Shankar Jaikishan]] composed the songs, lyrics were written by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], including "O Basanti Pawan Pagal", "Aa Ab Laut Chalen", and "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai".

The outdoor shooting with the marble rock background is done in [[Bhedaghat]] in Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padmini Birthday: राज कपूर संग बेहद हिट थी पद्मिनी की जोड़ी, मध्यप्रदेश में की थी इस खास काम की शुरुआत |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/padmini-movie-jis-desh-mein-ganga-behti-hai-shoot-in-bhedaghat-in-jabalpur-madhya-pradesh-film-with-raj-kapoor |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

==Plot==

Raju ([[Raj Kapoor]]) is a poor, friendly orphan who wins his bread by singing songs. One day, he sees an injured man and helps him. Later, he is kidnapped by a few bandits who mistake him to be an undercover policeman. It then turns out that the injured man he helped is the leader (Sardar) of this gang. The Sardar takes good care of Raju and treats him with honour. Sardar's daughter Kammo ([[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]) falls in love with Raju. Kammo and Sardar convince Raju that they are good bandits who are making sure that wealth is equally distributed amongst people.

On one of the lootings, Raju witnesses the murder of a newlywed couple. He decides to go to the police and leaves the gang. One of the bandits, Raka ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]), kills the Sardar and takes over, captures Raju; and tries to forcibly marry Kammo. Raju eloped and tells all the truth to the police, they decide to confront and kill the bandits. Raju begs the police to not kill them but is shunned. Raju is then posed in a dilemma of what to do and finds himself helpless when he sees police stooping just as low to stop crime. He then returns to the colony of dacoits to convince them to surrender to the police in order to ensure good and respectful life to their family, especially their children.

This movie was inspired by initiatives of [[Vinoba Bhave]] and [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], on their call, hundreds of dacoits surrendered to police and mainstreamed to the society at large.

==Cast==
* [[Raj Kapoor]] as Raju
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Kammo
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]  as Raka
* [[Chanchal (actress)|Chanchal]] as Bijli
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Mirabai
* [[Raj Mehra]] as Police Superintendent
* [[Ramayan Tiwari]] as Mirabai's Husband 
* [[Nana Palsikar]] as Tau
* Nayampalli as Sardar
* [[Sulochana Chatterjee|Salochana Chatterjee]] as Police Superintendent's wife 
* Vishwa Mehra as Bhimu
* Baboo Rao
* S.K.Singh
* Rattan Gaurang
* Chang		
* Mohamed Ali	
* Anwari Bai
* [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]	
* Azim		
* Master Amar		
* Moolchand as Groom's father

==Music==
Composed by Shankar Jaikishan, lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Mera Naam Raju | extra1 =[[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]| length1 = 03:10
| title2 = Kya Hua, Yeh Mujhe Kya Hua | extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] | length2 = 
| title3 = Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai | extra3 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]| length3 = 04:13
| title4 = Ho Maine Pyar Kiya | extra4 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | length4 = 
| title5 = Hum Bhi Hain, Tum Bhi Ho | extra5 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]]  | length5 = 07:35
| title6 = Begaane Shaadi Mein Abdullah Diwana | extra6 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] | length6 = 03:29
| title7 = O Basanti, Pawan Pagal | extra7 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | length7 = 03:52
| title8 = Pyar Kar Le | extra8 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] | length8 = 
| title9 = Aa Ab Laut Chalen | extra9 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]| length9 = 04:15
}}

==Awards==
The film won many prestigious awards at National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. The film stood out at the [[9th Filmfare Awards]] function by winning the most (four) awards in various categories from eight nominations.

; [[9th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>

'''Won'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Raj Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Raj Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] – [[G. G. Mayekar|G.G. Mayekar]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] – [[M. R. Acharekar]]

'''Nominated'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Radhu Karmakar]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] for "Hothon Pe Sacchai"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] for "Hothon Pe Sacchai"
;[[National Film Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>
* [[8th National Film Awards|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|title=8th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123052231/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=23 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Further reading==
* Rajni Bakshi, "Raj Kapoor", in Ashis Nandy, ed., ''The Secret Politics of Our Desires: Innocence, Culpability and Indian Popular Cinema'' (Delhi: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998), 92-117. {{ISBN|1856495167}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0053965|Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1954–1970}}

[[Category:1960 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:R. K. Films films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:1960 directorial debut films]]