Heera Panna
Heera Panna is a 1973 Hindi film. Written, produced and directed by Dev Anand for Navketan films, the film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Rehman, Jeevan, A.K. Hangal, Paintal and Dheeraj Kumar. The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman.
Plot
Heera has two passions in his life, namely photography and his love for Reema, an air-hostess. When Reema passes away during an airplane accident, Heera is left with his only passion in life – photography. During one of his photographic sessions with Raja Saab, a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna and is hidden in Heera's car. When Heera comes to know about this theft and that he is in possession of the stolen property, he decides to turn Panna to the police but discovers to his shock that Panna is Reema's younger sister. Feeling pity for her, Heera decides not to. While Heera describes her how he met Reema in a plane, how they fell in love and the tragic accident resulting in her death, Panna narrates how she was tempted by Anil and ultimately forced into joining the dark world of theft and robbery. Hearing all this, Heera remembers how Reema once told him to take care of her sister and vows to save her from the ruffians. Soon Anil and his men along with Hari's goons reach the place where Heera and Panna are hiding. In the confrontation that takes place, they fail to snatch the diamond away from Heera but Panna gets hit fatally and eventually succumbs to her wounds. Police along with Raja saab and Panna's father arrive; Heera who is accused of stealing the diamond proves himself innocent and hands over the same to the police who arrests all the henchmen. The film ends as Heera drives away his car, left with the memories of both Reema and Panna.Cast
- Dev Anand as Heera Bhandari
- Zeenat Aman as Panna
- Raakhee in a Sp. App. as Reema Singh
- Rehman as Raja Saab
- Jeevan as Hari
- Paintal as Kamal
- Sudhir as Kamran
- Sheetal as Ratna
- A. K. Hangal as Diwan Karan Singh
- Manmohan as Veeru
- Mac Mohan as Anil's Photographer
- Dheeraj Kumar as Anil
Crew
- Director – Dev Anand
- Writer – Dev Anand, Suraj Sanim
- Producer – Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik
- Editor – Babu Sheikh, Ashok Bandekar, Achyut Gupte
- Cinematographer – Fali Mistry
- Art Director – T. K. Desai
- Production Company – Navketan International Films
- Production Manager – Rashid Abbasi, Kumar D. Bhutani, R. S. Manian, Manohar, N. Mehra
- Assistant Director – Vishwamitter Adil, Gogi Anand
- Assistant Art Director – Nana, Sharad Pole
- Costume and Wardrobe – Amarnath, Balchandra
- Music Director – Rahul Dev Burman
- Music Assistant – Basu Deb Chakraborty, Maruti Rao, Manohari Singh
- Lyricist – Anand Bakshi
- Play back Singers – Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Music
- The song "Panna Ki Tamanna Hai" was listed at #14 on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1974
| Song Title | Singers | Time |
| "Panna Ki Tamanna Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:49 |
| "Bahut Door Mujhe Chale Jana Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 4:41 |
| "Ek Paheli Hai Tu" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | 4:33 |
| "Main Tasveer Utarta Hoon" | Kishore Kumar | 5:25 |