| Dharmatma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Feroz Khan |
| Produced by | Feroz Khan |
| Written by | Kaushal Bharti |
| Starring | Feroz Khan Hema Malini Premnath |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Editing by | B.S. Glaad |
| Release date(s) | 30 May 1975 |
| Country | India Afghanistan |
| Language | Hindi |
Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi movie and the first ever Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The movie is the first attempt in India to localise The Godfather. This film's protagonist Premnath was based on the character of Matka king Ratan Khatri. It is said that Feroz Khan sat down with Ratan Khatri in order to learn more about the man and understand the nuances of matka (form of Indian gambling). The film cast includes: Feroz Khan, Rekha, Hema Malini, Premnath, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet, Helen, Madan Puri, Iftekhar and Dara Singh. The location in the movie is Band-e Amir, Afghanistan and the music is by Kalyanji Anandji.This film took Feroz Khan to new heights in his career as this was one of the block buster movies of all times.
In these movie, Producer-Director and Actor Feroz Khan showcased the female lead of the film in a glamorous look first time. It is being said that actress Hema Malini was so impressed with the Feroz Khan's method of filming the female lead and she always wanted to work with Feroz Khan.[citation needed] But Feroz Khan, like his all movies, never repeated her in his movie. All the songs of the movie including 'Tere Chahere Main Woh Jadu Hain' were huge hit. The film earned name and fame to Feroz Khan.
Cast
- Prem Nath ... Dharamdas 'Dharmatma'
- Feroz Khan ... Ranbir
- Hema Malini ... Reshma
- Rekha ... Anu
- Danny Denzongpa ... Jankura
- Farida Jalal ... Mona
- Ranjeet ... Rishi
- Sudhir ... Natwar
- Imtiaz Khan ... Kundan
- Madan Puri ... Ranbir's Uncle
- Jeevan ... Anokhelal
- Satyendra Kapoor ... Anokhelal's brother
- Helen ... Dancer
- Iftekhar ... Vikram Singh
- Faryal ... Medical sister
- Sulochana Latkar ... Shanti
- Seema Kapoor
- Jagdish Raj ... Dr. Jagdish
- Krishnakant
- Habib ... Baron
- Anand Pal
- Major Anand ... Police Commissioner
- Brahm Bhardwaj ... Dr. Roy
- V. Gopal
- Hercules
- Dhanraj
- Rafiq
- Zaheera
- Nadira ... Gipsy
- Alka ... Rani
- P. Jairaj
- Yashraj
- Nana Palsikar ... Purshottam
- Nasir Hussain ... Rani's dad
- Krishan Dhawan ... Kishanlal - Anu's dad
- Gurnam
- Mohan Choti
- Himmat Sinh Chauhan
- Dara Singh ... Shakti Singh
External links
- Dharmatma at the Internet Movie Database
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