Plot

During Raja Sahib's party a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna and his aide Kamal.Also present at the party is Heera a photographer currently working on a assignment of bikini models Panna hides the diamond in petrol tank of his car.Heera while driving from the party recollects his past and lives with guilt that his love Reema died because of him.Panna and Kamal are following Heera where she manages to enter Heera's car by pretending that Kamal was molesting her.Heera finds that Panna wants to be a model and starts clicking her pictures but notices that Panna is not whom she claims and after comforting she revels the truth. Panna was forced to steal the diamond by her boyfriend Anil who has left her pregnant and will marry her only if she steals the diamond.Heera also finds that Panna is sister of Reema who often spoke about her.Besides Anil there is Johri and many other con man who want the diamond.Heera must now not only save the diamond but also Panna.—[email protected]

Heera has two passions in his life, namely his love for Reema, an air-hostess, and photography. When Reema passes away during an airplane accident, Heera is left with 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 stolen property, he decides to turn Panna in to the police, and that's when he comes to know that Panna is Reema's younger sister.—rAjOo ([email protected])

My review of Heera Panna(1973) Heera Panna was Dev Saab's third film as a director. It was a reasonably good film which did above average business.The doe eyed Raakhee portrayed grace and elegance,while the bikini clad Zeenat was all about physical charm, and a sheer delight for the camera. Mainly, the movie is a road caper filmed on Bengaluru- Chennai Highway with flashbacks of some exotic locales of Hongkong. Heera ( Dev Anand) is an international photographer who has an affair with an air hostess Reema (Raakhee) in Hongkong who unfortunately dies in a plane crash.Heera comes to India to attend a party thrown by a Maharaja of an estate near Bengaluru.In the party, Paintal and Zeenat steal the royal diamond of Maharani and hide it in Heera's car. As the story unfolds, we know that Zeenat was emotionally blackmailed by Dheeraj into participating in the diamond heist. Dheeraj works for Jeevan but wants the diamond all by himself with the help of Manmohan and Maruti. Sudhir and Shyam Kumar are Jeevan's partners but they also get greedy and attempt to get hold of the diamond for themselves. Since Jeevan boss is too smart to trust Dheeraj, Shyam Kumar, or Sudhir; he sends a separate team of his men disguised as policemen, and finally joins the ranks himself. The hero comes to know that Panna ( Zeenat) is Rakhee's sister and convinces her to leave the villain ( Dheeraj) and restore the diamond to its rightful owner. Meanwhile, all the goons land there to take possession of the diamond and there is a Western style gun fight in which the hero proves that he is not only an ace cameraman , he is also a sharp shooter who is a faster draw than the best of the cowboys. The rocky terrain that adjoins the Bengaluru- Chennai Highway makes it the perfect setting for a Western. Dev, Zeenat, and Raakhee look great; and Rehman shines in a cameo. AK Hangal,Manmohan, Sudhir, Shyam Kumar, and Paintal have nothing much to do. Dilip Dutt ( Do you remember Mani of Guide) looks pathetic as Jeevan's henchman disguised as a policeman. RD Burman's music is very good particularly the songs- Panna Ki tamanna, and Bahut Door Mujhe Chale Jaana Hai. When I first saw the movie, there was another lovely song- Ek Paheli Hai Tu, Nar Naveli Hai tu- which is not there in the you tube version. The movie would have done more business if Panna (Zeenat) was not killed in the end.The viewers expected Dev to unite with Zeenat particularly as he had lost his earlier girlfriend Reema (Raakhee) to a plane crash. What was the point in killing both the heroines?