Besharam (1978 film)

Besharam
Besharam
	File:Besharam 1978.jpg Poster
Directed by	Deven Verma
Produced by	Deven Verma; Navratna Films
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan; Sharmila Tagore; Amjad Khan; Deven Verma
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Release date	April 28, 1978
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹1.6 crores(equivalent to ₹33 crores or US$4 million in 2019)

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Besharam (lit. 'Shameless') is a 1978 Hindi 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, A. K. Hangal, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy and Deven Verma. The film's music was composed by Kalyanji Anandji.

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.

Plot[edit]

After Digvijay Singh (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.

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.

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), who gets close to him and enters his business. Finally, he succeeds in arresting him.

Cast[edit]

Amitabh Bachchan – Ram Kumar Chandra/Prince Chandrashekar
Sharmila Tagore – Rinku/Monica
Bindu – Manju
Amjad Khan – Digvijay Singh/Dharamdas
Uma Dhawan – Chanda
Dhumal – Mukhiya
A. K. Hangal – Ramchandra
Nirupa Roy – Mrs. Ramchandra
Iftekhar – Police Commissioner
Imtiaz – Tony (as Imtiyaz)
Jagdish Raj – Pandey
Jayshree T. – Rosie
Deven Verma – Laxman, his father and mother
Urmila Bhatt – Rosy
Helen as an item dancer

Crew[edit]

Director – Deven Verma
Producer – Deven Verma
Production Company – Navratna Films
Music Director – Kalyanji Anandji
Playback Singers – Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor

Soundtrack[edit]

Song Title	Singers	Time
"Chori Chori Chupke Chupke"	Lata Mangeshkar	4:45
"Mere Kis Kaam Ki Yeh Jawaani"	Asha Bhosle	3:55
"Mere Sukh Mein Hey Ram"	Mahendra Kapoor	2:25
"Yeh Raaz-e-dil Tumhaara"	Lata Mangeshkar & chorus	3:55

External links[edit]

Besharam on IMDb
Besharam at Bollywood Hungama