Jigri Dost

Jigri Dost (transl. Best Friend) is a 1969 Hindi-language comedy film, produced by Sunderlal Nahata and Dhoondy under the Vijaya Lakhshmi Pictures banner and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. It stars Jeetendra, Mumtaz and Poonam Sinha and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The heroine Komal in the movie is actually Poonam Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha's wife. The film is a remake of 1966 Kannada movie Emme Thammanna,^[1] which had earlier been remade in Telugu in 1968 as Govula Gopanna and which later went on to be remade in Tamil in 1970 as Maattukara Velan.^[2]

Jigri Dost
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ravikant Nagaich
Written by	Vishwamittar Adil (dialogues)
Story by	A. K. Velan
Based on	Emme Thammanna (1966)
Produced by	Doondi Sunderlal Nahata
Starring	Jeetendra Mumtaz Poonam Sinha
Cinematography	Ravikant Nagaich
Edited by	N. S. Prakash
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Production company	Vijaya Lakhshmi Pictures
Release date	7 November 1969 (1969-11-07)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	2.7 crore

Plot

Gopi is a cowherd who rears cattle and adores it. Municipal chairman Neelkanth, an honorable-seeking hoodlum who creates turbulence in the town. Once, his vainglory daughter Komal squabbled with Gopi, and he mocked her. Knowing it, Neelkanth tries to murder Gopi when Kasturi, Neelkanth's good-natured son, rescues him. Advocate Narayan Das, a man of integrity, always confronts Neelkanth. He lives with his ideal wife, Annapurna, and a daughter, Shobha. Narayan Das fixes Shobha's alliance with his childhood friend Sripathi's son Anand, the doppelganger of Gopi. Gopi lands at Narayan Das's residence on the advice of Kasturi to file case on Neelkanth. Narayan Das mistakes him for Anand and fixes his daughter, Shobha marriage with him. Gopi falls for Shobha. Eventually, Anand arrives to apprentice Narayana Das when Neelkanth's goons attack him instead of Gopi. However, he escapes and reaches Narayana Das home, where he is surprised to see Gopi and understands the situation.

Now, they play a confusing drama without revealing their identity. Anand & Komal fight, assuming him for Gopi, but later falls for him. Parallelly, Kasturi loves their maid, Raji. Once, Shobha misinterprets witnessing Anand & Komal when the Gopi & Anand divulge the reality. Then, Narayan Das expels Gopi and announces Shobha's marriage with Anand, which he refuses, declaring his love for Komal. Thereupon, Narayan Das declares Neelkanth as the murderer of Anand's father, who forged it as suicide. Anand learns that his father gathered evidence against Neelkanth in a diary. Listening to it, Anand gets angered and attacks Neelkanth, but he is captured. Further, Neelkanth blackmails Narayan Das, so he immediately rushes, and Neelkanth plans to kill him when Gopi saves him. Everyone comprehends Gopi's virtue at this, and Shobha accepts him. In that chaos, Anand is hidden in Neelkanth's dark den. Therein, startlingly, Raji is unveiled as a specially appointed secret cop to get hold of Neelkanth. At last, Gopi breaks out the diary secret, frees Anand, and ceases Neelkanth. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriages of love birds.

Cast

• Jeetendra as Gopi and Advocate Anand (dual role)
• Mumtaz as Shobha N. Das
• Poonam Sinha as Komal
• Agha as Advocate Narayan Das
• K. N. Singh as Chairman Neelkanth
• Jagdeep as Kasturi
• Prem Kumar as Jagawar
• Nirupa Roy as Annapurna N. Das
• Aruna Irani as Neelkanth's maidservant

Soundtrack

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Dil Mein Kya Hai (Revival)"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
2	"Dil Men Kya Hai Tere"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
3	"Mere Des Mein Pavan Chale Purvai"	Mohammed Rafi
4	"Raat Suhani Jaag Rahi Hain"	Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
5	"Tirchhi Topi Wale"	Lata Mangeshkar
6	"Phool Hai Baharon Ka"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi