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Ram Kasam

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ram Kasam
| image =
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| director = Chand Srivastava.<ref>Chand Srivastava.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151274/]</ref>
| producer = S.D. Narang<ref>S.D. Narang[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621210/]</ref>
| writer = Prabhkar Shrifad Wagle
| screenplay = K .B. Pathak
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]] [[Rekha]] [[Bindiya Goswami]]
| music = [[Sonik Omi]]
| cinematography = Prakash Digpal
| editing =
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978|08|11}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
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'''''Ram Kasam''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]] [[Bollywood]] [[action film]] directed by Chand, with music by Sonik Omi and lyrics by [[Verma Malik]]. The film is based on the [[Dacoity]] of the [[Chambal division]]; bandits of [[Morena]] and Chambal, thronging the locales of the mountainous valleys of the [[Chambal River]]. It has [[Sunil Dutt]] in a double role; as a simpleton, and as a dacoit, with love interests as [[Rekha]] and [[Bindiya Goswami]]. The film is an inspiring tale portraying ritualistic [[Hinduism]] and characters who show traits of their bloodline irrespective of the social setup that they have been forced into. The film was successful at the box office .

==Story==
The story starts with a stormy sea and strong winds which are wrecking a ship carrying the family of Inspector Ajit Singh from [[South Africa]], played by [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], his wife Lakshmi, [[Nirupa Roy]] and twins Ajay and Vijay. Terror struck they are thrown on the waves of the angry seas, and land on drifting pieces of wood, on the shores of India. Lakshmi becomes blind with shock, although Ajay is saved with her, whom she names Bhola, seeking refuge with a [[Zamindar]] family of [[D.K. Sapru]], to work as their menial chores servant. Meanwhile Vijay is misled to a life of crime and becomes Shankar, with his gangster moll being [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Suzy.

Ajit Singh who goes to the local police station to lodge a complaint about his missing family, expresses a desire to stay back in India, to the serving Inspector Jagdish Raj, who impressed by his honesty and zeal gets him recruited in to the police set-up, calling his service record from Africa.

Shankar who has become a famous dacoit, intercepts a truck carrying looted valuables to loot, but is hounded by none other than Inspector Ajit Singh, who however fails to arrest him, due to Suzy and Shankar escaping into a nightclub, where they don the garbs of artists and start performing a dance item. Their entire loot is then carried into Shankar's hide out where Shankar tells his gang members that looting heinous criminals is not a sin. Further he insults Suzy when she disrespects an [[Om]] symbol locket which was given to Shankar by his lost mother, as being worthless in a cache of priceless jewels. This irks Suzy who with Johnny betrays Shankar to the police when he goes to loot a train. Shankar is caught with the loot and jailed with dacoits of the [[Chambal division]]. He manages to escape with them, and to punish Suzy for her betrayal, brings her to this lair of thieves.

Meanwhile Bhola is shown to be very loyal to the [[Zamindar]], whose own son played by [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], called Choteh Thakur, is no less than a dacoit, out to loot his own family of all assets and belongings, for a life of vice and sin, and ill treating Bhola for his efforts to save the same. The Zamindar is taken ill and dies telling about all his treasures to Bhola. Shankar who has also taken refuge with the dacoits in the same village is again betrayed by Suzy and saved by Radha [[Rekha]].

Bhola is framed in a false theft by Choteh Thakur and jailed. Shankar who is being pursued by the police lands in the house of Lakshmi who being blind thinks that it is her son Bhola who has come to meet her. In a series of twists and turns Shankar realizes that she is his lost mother and Bhola his twin. Taking the place of Bhola he metes out avenging punishments to all those who had ill treated Bhola. When his mother is captured by Choteh Thakur as hostage for bringing all the family wealth back to him, both Bhola and Shankar interchange roles and not only avenge this, but return the entire wealth of the village to the government, after punishing the dacoits. Inspector Ajit Singh who has also reached the scene of crime recognizes his lost family. Lakshmi also regains her sight after being treated properly at a local hospital. Both Radha and Champa, [[Bindiya Goswami]], who are the love interests of Shankar and Bhola, help in restoring happiness to the village, as well as peace returns with law and order. Inspector Ajit Singh however, arrests Shankar for his petty crimes, promising him an early release for helping the police.

==Cast==
*[[Sunil Dutt]] as Ajay Singh / Bhola & Vijay Singh / Shankar (Double Role)
*[[Rekha]] as Radha
*[[Bindiya Goswami]] as Champa
*[[Nirupa Roy]] as Mrs. Lakshmi Singh
*[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Inspector Ajit Singh
*[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Lala (Radha's Uncle)
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Suzy
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Chhote Thakur
*[[Sudhir (actor)|Sudhir]] as Johnny
*[[D. K. Sapru]] as Zamindar
*[[Jankidas]]
*[[Jagdish Raj]] as Inspector
*[[C.S. Dubey]]

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Kajre Ki Kasam, Gajre Ki Kasam"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Main Chhokariya Ke Jaalwa Mein Kaise Aa Gayo"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
|-
| "Aaj Teri Mehfil Mein Kuch Ho Jayega"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| "Do Milte To, Kasam Khuda Ki, Ek Main Tujhko Deti Dil"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Omi]]
|-
| "Haay Meri Majboor Jawani"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0078139|title=Ram Kasam}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZIBJTDLtdE Ram Kasam [[YouTube]]]

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1978 action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sonik-Omi]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]

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Dharma (1973 film)

2021-02-16T21:33:33Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dharma
| image = Dharma73.jpg
| caption =
| director = Chand
| producer = S. K. Kapur
| writer = Ehsan Rizvi
| screenplay = K. B. Pathak
| story = Chand
| narrator =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] [[Navin Nischol]] [[Rekha]] [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] [[Madan Puri]] [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]
| music = [[Sonik Omi]]
| cinematography = B. Gupta
| editing =
| studio = Kapur Films
| distributor = Kapur Films
| released = 1973
| runtime = 138 mins
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Dharma''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1973|1973]] [[Bollywood]] [[action film]] directed by Chand. The film stars [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in the title role. The rest of the cast includes [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], [[Madan Puri]], [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] and the pair [[Navin Nischol]] and [[Rekha]]. The film became a "Superhit" at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat%3D179%26catName%3DMTk3Mw%3D%3D |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131818/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw== |archivedate=20 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> It was remade into the Telugu film ''[[Na Pere Bhagavan]]'' (1976). The film ''Dharma'' is also known for its music composed by the duo of Sonik-Omi and is especially famous for the qawwali sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]] & [[Asha Bhosle]] in the sequence between [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] and [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]. A few other songs were also nicely tuned and presented.

==Plot==
Sevak Singh Dharma is a dreaded dacoit living in isolation with his followers Bhairav Singh (Rajan Haksar), Mangal Singh (Madan Puri) and his wife Parvati (Geeta Siddharth) amongst others. He kills Bhairav for betraying his trust during a police encounter. While escaping in a boat, both his young son, Suraj, and wife are hit by gunfire by inspector Ajit Singh (Ajit) and considered drowned, while he survives and lands up in a city as the feared dacoit, Chandan Singh. Chandan Singh takes revenge on Ajit Singh's family and abducts his wife Asha and daughter Radha (both played by Rekha). Asha gets killed accidentally while Radha is rescued by a prostitute. Flash forward: Ajit Singh is now the Inspector General of Police; Chandan Singh is impersonating Nawab Sikander Bakht. Radha is a dancer who flips for Raju (Navin Nischol) Chandan's second-in-command. In time, Chandan tells Ajit that she is his daughter, and he should take charge of her. Even though Ajit suspects Raju's true identity, he admits him into the police force with the explicit duty of arresting Chandan who, after the truth about him comes in the open, is on the run. Bottles of blood and bullets run amuck in sequences leading towards the climax; the truth about Raju (or Suraj), now a police inspector, is revealed in the encounter between father and son. Chandan gives himself up to the police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/dharma-1973/article4676879.ece|title=Dharma reviews|accessdate=2017-09-21|publisher=hindu}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Sevak Singh / Chandan Singh / Dharma
*[[Navin Nischol]] as Suraj / Raju
*[[Rekha]] as Mrs. Asha Singh / Radha (Double Role)
*[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Inspector Ajit Singh
*[[Madan Puri]] as Mangal Singh
*[[Ramesh Deo]] as Chaman Singh
*[[Mohan Choti]] as Car Mechanic
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Seth Garib Das
*[[Anjali Kadam]] as Mrs. Parvati Singh
*[[Chandrashekhar]]
*[[Rajan Haksar]] as Bhairon Singh
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Seth
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Bindiya
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Cabaret Dancer #1
*[[Faryal]] as Cabaret Dancer #2
*[[Sonia Sahni]] as Cabaret Dancer #3
*[[Jayshree T.]] as Cabaret Dancer #4

==Crew==
* Stunt - A. Gani
* Art - D. S. Malvankar
* Choreography - Surya Kumar
* Audiography - Harbans Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dharma-14555/cast-crew|title=Dharma Crew|accessdate=2017-09-21|publisher=cinestaan}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Lyrics written by [[Verma Malik]] & music by [[Sonik Omi]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Na Satra Se Upar, Na Sola Se Kam"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Main Teri Gunahgar Hoon, Main Tujhse Sharmsar Hoon"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Raaz Ki Baat Keh Doon To Jaan-E-Mehfil Mein Phir Kya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Arey Saqi, Jo Kal Ki Hai Bachi Baaten"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Omi]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0355374|title=Dharma}}

[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sonik-Omi]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1973 action films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language action films]]