Dharma (1973 film)

Dharma
Dharma
Directed by	Chand
Written by	Ehsan Rizvi
Screenplay by	K. B. Pathak
Story by	Chand
Produced by	S. K. Kapur
Starring	Pran; Navin Nischol; Rekha; Ajit; Madan Puri; Bindu
Cinematography	B. Gupta
Music by	Sonik Omi
Production; company	Kapur Films
Distributed by	Kapur Films
Release date	30 November 1973;
Running time	138 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dharma is a 1973 Bollywood action film directed by Chand. The film stars Pran in the title role. The rest of the cast includes Ajit, Madan Puri, Bindu and the pair Navin Nischol and Rekha. The film became a "Superhit" at the box office.^[1] It was remade into the Telugu film Na Pere Bhagavan (1976).

Plot

Sevak Singh Dharma is a dreaded dacoit living in isolation with his followers Bhairav Singh (Rajan Haksar), Mangal Singh (Madan Puri) and his wife Parvati (Geeta Siddharth) amongst others. He kills Bhairav for betraying his trust during a police encounter. While escaping in a boat, both his young son, Suraj, and wife are hit by gunfire by inspector Ajit Singh (Ajit) and considered drowned, while he survives and lands up in a city as the feared dacoit, Chandan Singh. Chandan Singh takes revenge on Ajit Singh's family and abducts his wife Asha and daughter Radha (both played by Rekha). Asha gets killed accidentally while Radha is rescued by a prostitute. Flash forward: Ajit Singh is now the Inspector General of Police; Chandan Singh is impersonating Nawab Sikander Bakht. Radha is a dancer who flips for Raju (Navin Nischol) Chandan's second-in-command. In time, Chandan tells Ajit that she is his daughter, and he should take charge of her. Even though Ajit suspects Raju's true identity, he admits him into the police force with the explicit duty of arresting Chandan who, after the truth about him comes in the open, is on the run. Bottles of blood and bullets run amuck in sequences leading towards the climax; the truth about Raju (or Suraj), now a police inspector, is revealed in the encounter between father and son. Chandan gives himself up to the police.^[2]

Cast

Pran as Sevak Singh / Dharam Singh "Dharma" / Chandan Seth / Nawab Sikandar Mirza
Navin Nischol as Suraj / Raju
Rekha as Asha Singh / Radha (Double Role)
Ajit as Inspector Ajit Singh
Madan Puri as Mangal Singh
Rajan Haksar as Bhairav Singh
Ramesh Deo as Chaman Singh
Mohan Choti as Car Mechanic
Asit Sen as Seth Garibdas
Anjali Kadam as Parvati Singh
Chandrashekhar
Murad as Seth
Bindu as Bindiya
Helen as Cabaret Dancer #1
Faryal (actress) as Cabaret Dancer #2
Sonia Sahni as Cabaret Dancer #3
Jayshree T. as Cabaret Dancer #4

Crew

Stunt - A. Gani
Art - D. S. Malvankar
Choreography - Surya Kumar
Audiography - Harbans Singh^[3]

Soundtrack

Lyrics written by Verma Malik and music composed by Sonik Omi.

Song	Singer
"Sada Itni Umar Teri Rahe"	Mohammed Rafi
"Main Teri Gunahgar Hoon, Main Tujhse Sharmsar Hoon"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
"Raaz Ki Baat Keh Doon To Jane Mehfil Mein Phir"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
"Jo Kal Ki Hai Bachi Baaten"	Asha Bhosle, Omi

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Kohli, Suresh (2 May 2013). "Dharma reviews". hindu. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
^ "Dharma Crew". cinestaan. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.