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Ram Balram

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  • 2h 49m
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Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Ajit Khan, Zeenat Aman, and Amjad Khan in Ram Balram (1980)
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Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents ha... Read allRam and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger b... Read allRam and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends him off to join the police force. The older ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Vijay Anand
  • Writers
    • Vijay Anand(screenplay)
    • Kamleshwar(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dharmendra
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Zeenat Aman
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  • Director
    • Vijay Anand
  • Writers
    • Vijay Anand(screenplay)
    • Kamleshwar(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dharmendra
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Zeenat Aman
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    Dharmendra
    Dharmendra
    • Ram Singhas Ram Singh
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Police Inspector Balram Singhas Police Inspector Balram Singh
    Zeenat Aman
    Zeenat Aman
    • Madhuas Madhu
    Rekha
    Rekha
    • Shobhaas Shobha
    Ajit Khan
    Ajit Khan
    • Jagguas Jaggu
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    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Chandan Singhas Chandan Singh
    Amjad Khan
    Amjad Khan
    • Suleiman Sethas Suleiman Seth
    Sujit Kumar
    Sujit Kumar
    • Daku Satarawalaas Daku Satarawala
    Helen
    Helen
    • Tara Baias Tara Bai
    Urmila Bhatt
    Urmila Bhatt
    • Saraswatias Saraswati
    Utpal Dutt
    Utpal Dutt
    • Prof. Saranas Prof. Saran
    Ranjan
    Ranjan
    • Thekedar Bhanwarias Thekedar Bhanwari
    Asit Kumar Sen
    Asit Kumar Sen
    • Police Constable A.K. Mukherjeeas Police Constable A.K. Mukherjee
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    Madhup Sharma
    Mohan Sherry
    • Police Commissioner Guptaas Police Commissioner Gupta
    Bharat Kapoor
    Bharat Kapoor
    • Chandarbhanas Chandarbhan
    Lalita Kumari
    Lalita Kumari
    • Gangubaias Gangubai
    Master Lucky
    • Young Ramas Young Ram
    • Director
      • Vijay Anand
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      • Vijay Anand(screenplay) (story)
      • Kamleshwar(dialogue) (screenplay)
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    Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends him off to join the police force. The older becomes a mechanic. Jagatpal has a tight hold on the boys, even when Ram is an adult, he still gives all his wages to his uncle and is only allowed to keep a few rupees for pocket money. When Balram returns as a fully fledged police officer, Jagatpal finally reveals his plan. He is going to use Ram to target the biggest smugglers in India. Now that Balram is a police officer, he will protect his brother from getting arrested. Balram has reservations, but Jagatpal threatens to beat him just as he did when he was a boy. Balram is still unhappy with Jagatpal's plan so tells his superiors in the police force that his brother intends to infiltrate the smuggler's underworld so that Balram can arrest them. The plan goes well. Ram becomes one of the lieutenants of one of the biggest smugglers (Amjad Khan) and Balram's excellent arrest rate make him one of the force's most successful officers. Jagatpal becomes enormously wealthy from Ram's illicit gains. The brothers also find love. Balram with the daughter of a college professor (Rekha) and Ram with a girl who has moved to the area looking for her father (Zeenat Aman). Unbeknowst to Ram, the girl believes her father to be Jagatpal. She, along with her courtesan mother, attempt to extort money for Jagatpal but he refuses to believe he is the father. His suspicions are confirmed when he catches the mother paying off a former customer. The man is confronted by Jagatpal and confesses that the girl is not Jagatpal's daughter. Jagatpal's plan comes unstuck however when the boy's mother returns. She did not die after all. Ram recognizes his mother but Balram cannot as he was too young when they were separated. Both boys weep when they are reunited, Ram for the mother he has missed all those years and Balram for the opportunity he now has to get to know his mother. She reveals Jagatpal's actions to the two brothers and they unite to take him down. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
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      Ram Balram remains the only movie where Rekha and Zeenat Aman acted together. They were both contenders for the No.2 position in the late 70's when Hema malini was the uncrowned queen of Hindi cinema.
    • Quotes

      Ram: Those who are God's beloved, God doesn't call them ahead of time.

    • Connections
      Featured in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Ek rasta do raahi ek chor ek sipaahi
      Sung by Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar

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    10/10
    A blast of a combo
    Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra team up together after SHOLAY(1975) and CHUPKE CHUPKE(1975)

    Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha are paired after MR NATWARLAL(1979) with Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman paired after SHALIMAR(1978) Ajit plays their mean uncle.

    The film is mainly about Ajit's plan to use Dharmendra to kill the smugglers and Amitabh to save him But Amitabh has a plan of his own The climax is done-to-death

    The film may not have reached the status of SHOLAY but is still very entertaining Above all the cast, Dharmendra-Amitabh are a perfect combo and have very good chemistry Zeenat Aman looks ugly with Dharam but is okay Rekha looks beautiful for Amitabh and both make a good pair Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra are typecast Ajit impresses with his evilness
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    • May 28, 2012

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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1980 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Ram and Balram
    • Production company
      • Navjeevan Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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