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{{short description|1983 film directed by Ambrish Sangal}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gehri Chot- Urf: Durdesh
| image = Gehri Chot.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Ambrish Sangal
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Jagdish Bahroos
* Ashok "Charlie" Mehra
* Shamim Ahmed
}}
| writer = [[Suraj Sanim]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Shashi Kapoor]]
* [[Sharmila Tagore]]
* [[Raj Babbar]]
* [[Parveen Babi]]
* [[David Abraham (actor)|David Abraham]]
* [[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]]
* [[Bobita]]
}}
| music = [[Usha Khanna]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = [[K. K. Mahajan]]
| editing = Govind Dalwadi
| studio = Friends Films International
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1983|03|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 140 minuntes
| country = Canada<br/>India
| language = Hindi
| gross =
}}
'''''Gehri Chot''''', also released as '''''Door-Desh''''', is a 1983 Indian-Canadian [[Hindi]]-language [[Crime film|crime-drama]] film directed by Ambrish Sangal, starring [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Sharmila Tagore]] in the lead roles with [[Raj Babbar]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[David Abraham (actor)|David Abraham]], [[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]], and [[Bobita]] in supporting roles. This was both Pakistani actor Nadeem and Bangladeshi actress Bobita's only appearance in a [[Bollywood]] film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Directors who can't make good films resort to item numbers, says Nadeem Baig Pakistani |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180276 |work=Dawn |date=18 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nadeem – Cineplot.com|url=http://cineplot.com/nadeem|access-date=2021-08-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Profile: The legend speaks |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/738001/profile-the-legend-speaks |work=Dawn |date=29 July 2012}}</ref> This was also the last time veteran actor David Abraham appeared in a movie, filmed shortly before his death in 1982.

A lot of the film was shot in [[Toronto]], Canada.<ref name=fp/> It was later dubbed into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] in Bangladesh.

==Plot==
Arun Khanna ([[Shashi Kapoor]]) is an [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] from [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] who marries a traditional Indian woman Shobha ([[Sharmila Tagore]]). They have a son named Raju ([[Raj Babbar]]) and a daughter named Pinky ([[Bobita]]). Shobha finds it difficult to fit into the Western lifestyle in Canada and eventually separates from Arun after suspecting him of an affair with his secretary. Shobha decides to take her son Raju back with her to India while Arun stays in Canada with his daughter Pinky. 20 years pass by and the family is reunited when Pinky is kidnapped by some gangsters led by psychopathic killer Tony ([[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]]). Tony develops an obsession with Pinky and falls in love with her. Pinky initially resists him but eventually she too falls in love with him. Raju is brought to Canada by his mother Shobha, unaware of Arun being his father. He is told by Shobha that Arun is an old family friend who needs help finding his daughter. Raju enlists the help of Renu ([[Parveen Babi]]) to help find the gang who kidnapped Pinky. Raju soon discovers Arun is actually his father and Pinky is his sister. Raju is contacted by the kidnappers and hands over the ransom money to Tony. Tony's boss ([[David Abraham (actor)|David Abraham]]) realising that Tony is getting too close to Pinky decides to have Pinky killed. Tony intervenes and kills his boss and runs away with Pinky. Tony and Pinky hide out at a cottage and his boss's henchman find them and surround them, armed with guns. Raju and his family also arrive and fight off the henchmen. Pinky sees her father and runs out, while a shootout is ensuing between Tony and the henchmen. Tony runs out to save Pinky from the gunfire and is shot several times by the henchmen. Raju and Renu kill the goons and Pinky admits she loves Tony before he dies. In the end, Pinky reunites with her father, mother and brother.

==Cast==
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] as Arun Khanna
*[[Sharmila Tagore]] as Shobha
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Raju
*[[Parveen Babi]] as Renu
*[[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]] as Tony
*[[Bobita]] as Pinky
*[[David Abraham (actor)|David Abraham]] as Head of Kidnapping gang

==Music==
The music was composed by [[Usha Khanna]] (and Kamal Joshi) and featured the following songs:<ref>{{Citation|title=Door - Desh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Usha Khanna & Kamal Joshi|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/door-desh-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1334808245|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref> All lyrics are written by [[Indeevar]].

*"Yaaron Mere Yaar Se Milo" - [[Asha Bhosle]], picturised on [[Parveen Babi]]
*"Aap To Aise Na The" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]] & [[Yesudas]], picturised on Parveen Babi & [[Raj Babbar]]
*"Dushmani Na Karo Sanam" - Lata Mangeshkar, picturised on [[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]] & [[Bobita]]
*"Ruk Jaa Saathi" (Male) - [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]], picturised on Shashi Kapoor & Sharmila Tagore
*"Ruk Jaa Saathi" (Female) - Lata Mangeshkar, picturised on Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore

In the Bengali dub, the music was composed by Golam Hossain Litu.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
*"Tumi Amare Bhalobaso" - [[Sabina Yasmin]] and [[Syed Abdul Hadi]] ("Aap To Aise Na The")
*"Dushmoni Korona Priyotomo" - Sabina Yasmin ("Dushmani Na Karo Sanam")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-244821|title=ববিতার সোনালী দিনের স্মরণীয় গান|last=Akbar|first=Jahid|date=30 July 2021|accessdate=25 October 2021|language=bn|website=The Daily Star}}</ref>
*"Jeona Saathi" - Sabina Yasmin and Syed Abdul Hadi (male and female versions of "Ruk Jaa Saathi")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/entertainment/252919/নতুন-গানের-জন্য-সৈয়দ-আব্দুল-হাদীর-১-মাস-চর্চা|title=নতুন গানের জন্য সৈয়দ আব্দুল হাদীর ১ মাস চর্চা|website=Daily Ittefaq|accessdate=25 October 2021|language=bn}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
Gautam Chintamani from ''[[Firstpost]]'' wrote that "Gehri Chot failed to sow the seeds of the poignancy that the films of Mira Nair and, to some extent, Deepa Mehta, displayed when it came to the diaspora".<ref name=fp>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/shashi-kapoor-sharmila-tagores-gehri-chot-is-an-80s-indo-canadian-film-about-the-immigrant-experience-5249341.html|title=Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore's Gehri Chot is an 80s Indo-Canadian film about the immigrant experience|date=24 September 2018|website=Firstpost|first=Gautam|last=Chintamani|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0085456|title=Durdesh}}

[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1980s action drama films]]
[[Category:1980s crime action films]]
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[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
[[Category:Films about Indian Canadians]]
[[Category:1983 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1983 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Toronto]]
[[Category:Films scored by Usha Khanna]]
[[Category:Films shot in Toronto]]
[[Category:Canadian crime drama films]]
[[Category:1983 Canadian films]]

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Door-Desh - Revision history

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