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{{short description|1970 film by Vijay Anand}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Johny Mera Naam
| image = Johny Mera Naam poster.JPG
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]
| producer = [[Gulshan Rai]]
| writer = [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]] [[K.A. Narayan]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]] [[Hema Malini]] [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] [[Premnath]] [[I. S. Johar]]
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| cinematography = [[Fali Mistry]]
| editing = [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]
| studio = [[Trimurti Films]]
| distributor = [[Trimurti Films]] [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154685/fullcredits#cast|title=Johny Mera Naam|date=11 November 1970|via=IMDb}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|1970|11|11|df=y}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Johny Mera Naam''''' ({{Translation|Johny is my name}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Crime film|crime]] [[action film]] directed by [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]. The film stars the director's brother, [[Dev Anand]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in the roles of brothers separated in childhood. [[Hema Malini]], [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]], [[Premnath]], [[I. S. Johar]] and [[Iftekhar]] also star in pivotal roles.<ref name="Matinee magic">{{cite web|title=Matinee Magic : Know Your Blockbuster Johny Mera Naam {{!}} *ing Dev Anand|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/matinee-magic-know-your-blockbuster-johny-mera-naam-ing-dev-anand/|publisher=[[Koimoi]]}}</ref>

At the [[18th Filmfare Awards]], Vijay Anand won the [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Screenplay Award |url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |publisher=Filmfare Award Official Listings, [[Indiatimes]] |access-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080308/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |archive-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> while actor I.S. Johar received his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] for his triple roles: a steward in an aeroplane, an associate of criminals and a police officer. The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Apoorva Sangama]]'', in Telugu as ''[[Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film)|Eduruleni Manishi]]'' and in Tamil as ''[[Raja (1972 film)|Raja]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2012-11-01|title=Johny Mera Naam (1970)|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/johny-mera-naam-1970/article4054584.ece|access-date=2020-12-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Mohan and Sohan are the sons of a [[police inspector]]. The kids excel in boxing. Their father is killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit (Premnath). Mohan ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]) kills the goon, takes refuge in a car boot, and goes missing.

Years later, Sohan ([[Dev Anand]]) goes on to become a [[Crime Investigation Department (India)|CID officer]] called Sohan Kumar who solves his cases taking up different guises. He takes the identity of Johny, a petty thief and gets himself in jail, befriends Heera (Jeevan), solves a case wooing Rekha ([[Hema Malini]]) and finds the criminal.

==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Sohan / Johny
* [[Hema Malini]] as Rekha
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Mohan / Moti
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Heera
* [[Premnath]] as Ranjeet / Rai Sahib Bhupendra Singh
* [[I. S. Johar]] as Pehle Ram / Dooja Ram / Teeja Ram (Triple Role)
* [[Iftekhar]] as Chief Inspector Mehta
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mother
* [[Padma Khanna]] as Tara
* [[Randhawa (wrestler)|Randhawa]] as Babu

==Box office==
It was the highest grossing [[Bollywood film]] of 1970<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=176&catName=MTk3MA== |title=Box Office India 1970 |access-date=31 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010033/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=176&catName=MTk3MA== |archive-date=2 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 7th highest grossing Bollywood movie of the 1970s.

==Soundtrack==
The movie boasts one of the best performances of [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]]. ''Johny Mera Naam'' marked some of the best music composed by the duo [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] and pro memoria lyrics of [[Indeevar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/66555|title=Johny Mera Naam 1970 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos — Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Nafrat Karnewalon Ke"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Palbhar Ke Liye Koi Hamen Pyar Kar Le"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Usha Khanna]]
|-
| "O Mere Raja, Khafa Na Hona, Der Se Aayi"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Husn Ke Lakhon Rang"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Mose Mora Shyam Rootha"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "O Babul Pyare"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Title Music"
| [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
|-
|}

==Influences==
* The song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye", composed by [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] and performed by [[Kishore Kumar]] in this film was very popular. It was used at the end of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]" (2006).
* A scene of the film is shown in the 2007 thriller ''[[Johnny Gaddaar]]'', prompting a character to give Johnny as a fake name and hence the film title.
* The song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" was picturized at the [[Godawari garden]] near [[Kathmandu]] in which the glamor girl, [[Hema Malini]], appears in beautiful costume.
* The song "O Mere Raja" was shot at the ruins of [[Nalanda]] and the Vishwa Shanti Stupa in [[Rajgir]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dev-Anand-Nalanda-residents-fondly-remember-Johny/articleshow/10986118.cms|title=Dev Anand: Nalanda residents fondly remember 'Johny' - Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{IMDb title|0154685}}

{{Vijay Anand}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Vijay Anand]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]
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[[Category:1970s crime action films]]
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