Haré Rama Haré Krishna
| Haré Rama Haré Krishna | |
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| Directed by | Dev Anand |
| Written by | Dev Anand |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Zeenat Aman Mumtaz |
| Cinematography | Fali Mistry |
| Edited by | Babu Sheikh |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Haré Rama Haré Krishna is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language satirical musical drama film written, produced and directed by Dev Anand under the banner of Navketan Films. It stars Anand himself, alongside Mumtaz, Zeenat Aman and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The film deals with the decadence of the Hippie culture, and aimed to have an anti-drug message and also depicts some problems associated with Westernization.
The film was a hit and a star-making vehicle for Aman, who played a westernized hippie, and won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, as well as the BFJA Award for Best Actress. It was influenced by the 1968 American psychedelic film Psych-Out.
The idea for Haré Rama Haré Krishna actually came to Dev Anand when he visited Kathmandu, Nepal and encountered hippies living there. He was low in spirits due to protests against his previous film Prem Pujari. The protesters had burnt posters of the film.