Ram Aur Shyam

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ram Aur Shyam
| image = Ram Aur Shyam.jpg
| caption = Ram Aur Shyam poster
| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]
| producer = [[Aluri Chakrapani|Chakrapani]] [[B. Nagi Reddy]]
| writer = Kaushal Bharati [[Narasa Raju D. V.|D.V. Narasaraju]]
| story = D. V. Narasa Raju
| based_on = ''[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]'' (Telugu) by [[D. V. Narasa Raju]]
| starring = [[Dilip Kumar]] [[Waheeda Rehman]] [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]
| music = [[Naushad]] (composer) [[Shakeel Badayuni]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam
| studio = [[Vijaya Productions]]
| distributor = [[Vijaya Productions]]
| released = 1967
| runtime = 171 min.
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|104.3 million}} ({{US$|13.8 million|long=no}})
}}

'''''Ram Aur Shyam''''' ([[Indian English|English]]: ''Ram And Shyam'') is a 1967 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]. The film is a remake of Chanakya's 1964 [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film]] ''[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]''. It stars [[Dilip Kumar]] in a double role as twin brothers, alongside [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]. The music was composed by [[Naushad]], with lyrics written by [[Shakeel Badayuni]].

''Ram Aur Shyam'' was the second highest-grossing [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] of 1967, domestically in [[India]] and overseas. The film received 3 nominations at the [[15th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for [[Dilip Kumar]].

==Plot==
Ram ([[Dilip Kumar]]) lives with his sister Sulakshana ([[Nirupa Roy]]) and niece Kuku in his family estate. His brother-in-law Gajendra ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]) is a [[Gharjamai|ghar jamai]] who looks after his factories and controls his property with an iron hand. Ram is shy and cowardly in nature. He is always abused and brutally beaten by Gajendra. Sulakshana and Kuku try to protect Ram from Gajendra whenever he whips Ram. Everybody decides to get Ram married for his well being.

Gajendra finds a rich girl Anjana ([[Waheeda Rehman]]) with the aim of getting a huge dowry. Anjana dislikes Ram after he spills tea over her due to nervousness. Gajendra, angry at Ram's behaviour, conspires with the support of his mother and cunning Munimji to kill Ram and take over his property. Ram overhears this and escapes to the city to save his life. Meanwhile, Ram's long lost twin brother Shyam (also [[Dilip Kumar]]) lives in a village with his adopted mother Ganga, whom he believes to be his biological mother. No one other than Ganga knows the truth about the twin brothers.

Shyam is strong, brave and mischievous, unlike his brother. He has a love-hate relationship with Shanta ([[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]). Shyam escapes to the city, after a mischievous conflict with Ganga, and meets Anjana, who is impressed by his personality. Anjana and her father confuse Shyam with Ram. Ram meets Shanta, who thinks he is Shyam and takes him forcefully to his mother. Ram and Shanta develop feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Shyam decides to take the place of Ram to face Gajendra.

Shyam refuses to sign his property over, after which angry Gajendra attacks him. Shyam retaliates and whips Gajendra hard, shocking everybody. Sulakshana stops her brother to protect her husband. Gajendra is startled after being beaten up by Shyam, whom everybody believes as Ram. Shanta and Anjana meet and both claim the picture of Ram as their fiancé. Gajendra learns that Shyam has taken the place of Ram. He abducts Ram and Shanta, and plans to kill Ram. He frames Shyam for the murder of Ram though Ram is alive. Shyam is arrested by police. Anjana and her father learn from Ganga that Ram and Shyam are twin brothers lost in a village fair.

They also learn about the true colour of Gajendra. Shyam escapes from police custody and battles Gajendra and his henchmen. Gajendra tries to shoot them, but both the brothers and Shanta manage to defeat him. At the end, the twin brothers are happily married and the family reunited.

==Cast==
* [[Dilip Kumar]] as Ram / Shyam (Double Role)
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Anjana
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Shanta
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Sulakshana
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Gajendra
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Rai Sahib Gangadhar
* [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Munimji
* [[Mukri]] as Gopal
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Police Inspector
* [[Raj Kishore]] as Restaurant Waiter
* [[Baby Farida]] as Kuku
* [[Laxmi Chhaya]] as Dancer
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Ganga
* [[Zebunnisa]] as Gajendra's Mother

== Reception ==
Dilip Kumar, who was known as "Tragedy-King" surprised the audience with his comic performance, which won him [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[15th Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Aps Maphotra|date=10 January 2009|title=Ram aur Shyam 1967|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/ram-aur-shyam-1967/article654973.ece|accessdate=10 January 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

=== Box-Office ===
At the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|domestic Indian box office]], ''Ram Aur Shyam'' grossed {{INR|27.5 [[million]]|link=yes}}<ref name="boi67">{{cite web|title=Box Office 1967|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=173&catName=MTk2Nw==|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=7 February 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075802/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=173&catName=MTk2Nw==|archivedate=7 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ({{US$|3.7 million|long=no|link=yes}}) nett.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service ({{nowrap|7.5 INR}} per USD)|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|year=1967|accessdate=21 November 2017}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, the film's domestic nett gross is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|3.7|1967}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|1.84 [[billion]]}}) in 2016.<ref name="exchange2016">{{cite web |title=Exchange Rates (68.3 INR per USD) |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2076.html |year=2016}}</ref> It was 1967's second highest-grossing film in India, after ''[[Upkar]]''.<ref name="boi67"/>

[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] at the [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office]], ''Ram Aur Shyam'' was released with 1,160 prints and sold {{nowrap|33.4 million}} tickets in 1972.<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> At the average Soviet ticket price of {{nowrap|25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]}} at the time,<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref><ref name="routledge">[https://books.google.com/books?id=bJnAAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA357 ''The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War'', page 357], [[Routledge]], 2014</ref> the film grossed {{nowrap|{{#expr:33.4/4}} million}} [[Soviet ruble|rubles]] ({{US$|10.1 million|long=no}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Archive (0.83 rubles per dollar)|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1972}}</ref> {{INR|76.8 million}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service ({{nowrap|7.6 INR}} per USD)|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|year=1972|accessdate=21 November 2017}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, the film's overseas Soviet gross is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|10.1|1972}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|3.96 billion}}) in 2016.<ref name="exchange2016"/> It was the second highest-grossing 1967 Indian film in the [[Soviet Union]], after ''[[Hamraaz]]''.<ref name="soviet"/>

Worldwide, the film grossed {{INR|{{#expr:27.5+76.8}} million}} ({{US$|{{#expr:3.7+10.1}} million|long=no}}) by 1972. Adjusted for inflation, its worldwide gross is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:1.84+3.96}} billion}} ({{US$|{{#expr:27+58}} million|long=no}}) in 2016.

== Legacy ==
Dilip Kumar stated in an interview "The script of ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967) offered me endless stimulation. Each scene was sharply written to highlight the contrast between the characters and their predicaments."<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Dilip Kumar talks about celluloid magic|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/veteran-dilip-kumar-talks-about-celluloid-magic/story-aspmFWLlKnoVmVzk7btZKO.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

According to [[Rediff.com]], the most famous twin act in India, remains to be Dilip Kumar's turn in ''Ram Aur Shyam.'' The film is also included in their list of "Landmark Film of 60s".<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: Ram Aur Shyam, 1967|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/26sd8-landmark-films-of-the-60s.htm|access-date=2021-10-19|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> It was listed at number 15 in "Top 50 Film of Last 50 years" list compiled by ''[[Box Office India]]'' magazine in 2011 which feature all-time [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Bollywood films]] by using the relative price of [[gold]] in different years to arrive at a hypothetical current value of box-office collections of past films.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-03-17|title=Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years {{!}} Box Office India : India’s premier film trade magazine|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317110155/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/top-50-film-of-last-50-years/|access-date=2021-09-29|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

== International DVD release ==
The movie was dubbed in Russian and released as Рам и Шиам.

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Ram Aur Shyam
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| artist = [[Naushad]]
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Lyrics were written by [[Shakeel Badayuni]].
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Maine Kab Tumse Kaha"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Main Hoon Saqi, Tu Hai Sharabi Sharabi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Aaj Ki Raat Mere Dil Ki"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Aayi Hai Baharen"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "O Balam Tere Pyar Ki Thandi Aag Mein Jalte Jalte"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Dheere Dheere Bol, Koi Sun Lega Sajna"
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aaj Sakhi Ri Mori Piya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0062177|Ram Aur Shyam}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|ram-aur-shyam|Ram Aur Shyam}}

{{Tapi Chanakya}}

[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films about twin brothers]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tapi Chanakya]]
[[Category:Films scored by Naushad]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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