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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Besharam<br />
| image = Besharam 1978.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Deven Verma]]<br />
| producer = [[Deven Verma]]<br />Navratna Films<br />
| writer = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Sharmila Tagore]]<br />[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]<br />[[Deven Verma]]<br />
| music = [[Kalyanji Anandji]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = April 28, 1978<br />
| runtime = 149 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| gross = {{INR|1.6 crores}}(equivalent to {{INR|33 crores}} or {{USD|4 million}} in 2019)<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Besharam''''' ({{literal translation|Shameless}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]] [[Hindi]] [[drama film|drama]]/[[thriller film]] produced and directed by veteran character actor [[Deven Verma]]. This is his first directorial venture and stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Nirupa Roy]] and [[Deven Verma]]. The film's music was composed by [[Kalyanji Anandji]].<br />
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An innocent man sets out to find the truth about his father's death. He finds himself in a dangerous battle with the criminal underworld.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
After Digvijay Singh ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]) implicates him as a corrupt person, Ramchandra ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a teacher, commits suicide. After this incident, his obedient and simple son Ram Kumar ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]), an insurance agent, faces many difficulties. Resolved to fight against the injustice in society and uncover the criminal elements, he joins forces with the Police Commissioner ([[Iftekar]]) and transforms himself into Prince Chandrashekar, a top diamond businessman from South Africa.<br />
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A few years later, Digvijay Singh becomes a powerful person in the city with a dubious personality. He seems to be a decent industrialist, Dharamdas, while smuggling drugs, running many criminal activities and keeping poisonous snakes to kill his enemies and traitors.<br />
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Ram Kumar loves Rinku ([[Sharmila Tagore]]), unaware that she is Dharamdas's sister. Disguised as Prince Chandrashekar, Ram wins the heart of Dharmdas's beloved Manju ([[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]), who gets close to him and enters his business. Finally, he succeeds in arresting him.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] – Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar<br />
*[[Sharmila Tagore]] – Rinku/Monica<br />
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] – Manju<br />
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] – Digvijay Singh/Dharamdas<br />
*Uma Dhawan – Chanda<br />
*[[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] – Mukhiya<br />
*[[A. K. Hangal]] – Ramchandra<br />
*[[Nirupa Roy]] – Mrs. Ramchandra<br />
*[[Iftekhar]] – Police Commissioner<br />
*Imtiaz – Tony (as Imtiyaz)<br />
*[[Jagdish Raj]] – Pandey<br />
*[[Jayshree T.]] – Rosie<br />
*[[Deven Verma]] – Laxman, his father and mother<br />
*[[Urmila Bhatt]] – Rosy<br />
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as an [[item number|item dancer]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
*''Director'' – [[Deven Verma]]<br />
*''Producer'' – [[Deven Verma]]<br />
*''Production Company'' – Navratna Films<br />
*''Music Director'' – [[Kalyanji Anandji]]<br />
*''Playback Singers'' – [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Song Title !!Singers !!Time<br />
|-<br />
|"Chori Chori Chupke Chupke"<br />
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|4:45<br />
|-<br />
|"Mere Kis Kaam Ki Yeh Jawaani"<br />
|[[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|3:55<br />
|-<br />
|"Mere Sukh Mein Hey Ram"<br />
|[[Mahendra Kapoor]]<br />
|2:25<br />
|-<br />
|"Yeh Raaz-e-dil Tumhaara"<br />
|Lata Mangeshkar & chorus<br />
|3:55<br />
|}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb movie}}<br />
* {{BH movie|besharam<!-- id# 568653 -->}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]<br />
[[Category:1970s thriller drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Deven Verma]]<br />
[[Category:1978 drama films]]</div>
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