''Kalyug Aur Ramayan'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language drama film starring

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes ...

, Madhavi,

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and

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. The film, a modern adaptation of the ancient Indian epic ''

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'', was directed by Babubhai Mistri and produced by Shashi Goswami. The music was given by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Maya Govind and

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. The film faced controversy, particularly from

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(Hindu nationalist) groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on objections to the juxtaposition of Kaliyuga (the current dark age in Hinduism) with the religious text ''Ramayana'' in the title and the portrayal of deities from the latter who are situated in a contemporary debauched India. Originally titled ''Kalyug Ki Ramayan'' () the title was changed as mandated by the

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along with other edits to address religious concerns.

Plot

The film is based on the ancient Indian epic ''

'' and set in the modern-day India. Manoj Kumar portrays the god

Hanumana Hanumana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and some Neighbouring Towns are Manikwar , Mauganj And Mangawan. There is a famous temple of Lord Shiva known as Hateshwarnath located in Village ...

, the devotee of

Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

, who comes to earth on the latter's instructions and meets a miserable father Dasaratha (named after Rama's father in the epic, other others members of the family are similarly named). Dasrath is distressed by his sons and daughter-in-law. How Hanumana solves this problem is theme of the film.

Cast

as Pawan Putra /

*Rajiv Goswami as Raman (based on

) * Madhavi as Sarita (based on

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) *

as Bhairon Singh *

as Dashrath (based on Dasaratha) *

as Kamla (based on Kaushalya) *

Satish Shah Satish Shah (born 25 June 1951) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like '' Jaane bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004), '' Kal Ho Naa Ho'' ...

as Police Inspector Thakur Hanuman Singh * Parikshat Sahni as Judge Shyam Diwakar * Huma Khan as Kamini * Urmila Bhatt as Mrs. Sharma *

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as Mr. Sharma *

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as D'Souza *

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as Stage Actor *

C.S. Dubey Chandrashekhar Dubey (4 September 1924 – 28 September 1993) commonly referred to as C. S. Dubey was an Indian actor and radio personality. He was born in Kannod and appeared in over 150 Hindi films as a character actor starting in 1950s, wi ...

as Jagannath * Amrit Patel as Stage Actor * Sarita Devi as Dashrath's Mother * Bhupendra Singh * Dinesh Kaushik as Stage actor * Sonika Gill as Nirmala Sharma * Rahul as Dhaman * Manmauji as Stage actor Source:

Soundtrack

References

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* {{IMDb title, tt0242568 1987 films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji 1980s Hindi-language films Hanuman in popular culture Films directed by Babubhai Mistry Films based on the Ramayana Hindu mythology in popular culture Hinduism-related controversies in film Indian drama films

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

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