''Dharma'' is a 1973

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directed by Chand. The film stars

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in the title role. The rest of the cast includes Ajit,

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, Bindu and the pair

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and

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. The film became a "Superhit" at the box office. It was remade into the

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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.

Cast

as Sevak Singh / Dharam Singh "Dharma" / Chandan Seth / Nawab Sikandar Mirza *

as Suraj / Raju *

as Asha Singh / Radha (Double Role) * Ajit as Inspector Ajit Singh *

as Mangal Singh *

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as Bhairav Singh *

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as Chaman Singh *

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as Car Mechanic * Asit Sen as Seth Garibdas *

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as Parvati Singh *

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as Seth * Bindu as Bindiya * Helen as Cabaret Dancer #1 * Faryal (actress) as Cabaret Dancer #2 *

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as Cabaret Dancer #3 * Jayshree T. as Cabaret Dancer #4

Crew

* Stunt - A. Gani * Art - D. S. Malvankar * Choreography - Surya Kumar * Audiography - Harbans Singh

Soundtrack

Lyrics written by

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and music composed by Sonik Omi.

References

External links

* 1973 films Films scored by Sonik-Omi 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1973 action films Hindi films remade in other languages Indian action films Hindi-language action films Films about courtesans in India {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub