Dharam Veer (1977)

An Astrologer informs Satpal Singh that his nephew will eventually kill him. When Satpal's sister, Maharani Meenakshi, gives birth to twins, he has one thrown from the castle walls, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Manmohan Desai

Writers:

Smt. Jeevanprabha M. Desai (story), Kader Khan (dialogue),

Stars:

Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Jeetendra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dharmendra	...	Dharam Singh
Zeenat Aman	...	Rajkumari Pallavi
Jeetendra	...	Veer Singh
Neetu Singh	...	Roopa (Gypsy Girl)
Pran	...	Hunter Jwala Singh
Sheroo the Wonder Bird	...	Sheroo
Bobby Deol	...	Young Dharam (as Bobby Junior Dharmendra)
Indrani Mukherjee	...	Maharani Meenakshi (as Indrani Mukerjee)
Jeevan	...	Satpal Singh
Sujit Kumar	...	Rajkumar Sujan Singh
Dev Kumar	...	Dev Singh (Pallavi's brother)
Azad	...	Azad Singh
D.K. Sapru	...	Maharaja (The King) (as Sapru)
B.M. Vyas	...	Rajguru
Hercules	...	Ramdin Lohar

Storyline

An Astrologer informs Satpal Singh that his nephew will eventually kill him. When Satpal's sister, Maharani Meenakshi, gives birth to twins, he has one thrown from the castle walls, and replaces the second with his very own son. Years later, the two princes have grown up, one is Dharam, who was rescued by Sheroo, a pet bird of Jwala Singh. Thereafter brought up by Dhano and her husband Lohar, and the second is Veer, who lives in the palace. Satpal finds out to his horror that his wife, Roopmati, had switched the children a second time, as a result he has ended up abusing his very own son, Ranjit, thinking him to be Veer. Now Satpal plots with Prince Sujan Singh, Dev Singh, leader of gypsies, Azad, and their goal is to create enmity between Dharam and Veer, make them enemies, have Dharam kill Veer in a combat, and then subsequently hang Dharam for killing Veer. And to start this all, he has Lohar arrested, and charged with mishandling Meenakshi's carriage, has his hands chopped off, ...

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Plot Keywords:

prince | gypsy | best friend | queen | animal in cast credits | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

S.S. Movietone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in Raja Babu (1994)

User Reviews

A Must Watch Classic

Dharam Veer is a period costume drama set in the midieval periods shot in grand colourful palaces and forts. While the storyline and screenplay are contemporary, its the special effects and poorly edited action sequences that make the film look a bit dated.

The film is based on the "lost and found" formula, a specialty of its director, Mr. Manmohan Desai. When the family astrologer predicts to the brother of the queen of a kingdom that his eldest nephew (sisters son) will be responsible for his untimely death, the uncle tries to eliminate him on the day he is born. While the scheming uncle believes that his nephew is dead, all that he has unknowingly managed to do is that he has separated the child from his family. The prince is brought up at a poor blacksmith's house in an environment of contrast with the life of a palace.

However, as luck would have it, the poor prince emerges to be the best friend of his younger brother from the palaces in a kingdom which believes that rich and poor are all alike. They eventually reunite as brothers to get rid of their scheming uncle who had designs for his son to be the crowned king. Various parallel well knit side tracks enhance the pace of the film.

All in all, thoroughly entertaining fare with nice music, beautiful backdrops, gorgeous stars (zeenat aman and dharmendra are just fab!), grand festivities, moderate emotions and hilarious comedy scenes make it a must watch!