Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai
2000 2h 29m movie Film India

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai

Synopsis

Gangaram alias Ganga has been raised by his foster parents who reside in the village thus he gets accustom to village life. 24 years later his birth parents multi-millionaire Avinash and his wife Radha comes to ask him to move into their bungalow located in the city to which Ganga agrees and goes to bid farewell to his friends and girlfriend Saawni. While in the city Ganga is introduced to his elder brother, Milind, his wife, Supriya, and his younger brother; Ganga finds it very hard to adjust to the city life and is often scuffed at. Avinash arranges his marriage with equally wealthy Tina to which he agrees although he is not comfortable with this marriage as he is still in love with Saawni; meanwhile Ganga's honest policy gets him and his new found family into further problems.

Comedy + Drama in India

292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai itself).

The 1999–2001 India Window

In the crowded 1999-2001 India release window, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai sits at #64 of 83. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Padayappa
    #3

    Padayappa

    ★ 7.6 · 1999
  4. Friends
    #4

    Friends

    ★ 7.6 · 1999
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Narasimham
    #6

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  7. Tum Bin
    #7

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001
  8. Upendra
    #8

    Upendra

    ★ 7.4 · 1999

The 2000s India Landscape

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.

The 309th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

15
Reviews
33rd
Review-volume percentile
19th
Popularity percentile

15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,581 of 1,983 India films indexed here (20th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #495 of 648 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesUniversal Music Group
Runtime2h 29m
Release DateOctober 13, 2000
IMDbtt0263491