Dharam Veer (film)

Dharam-Veer is a 1977 Hindi-language period action-drama film, directed by Manmohan Desai, produced by Subhas Desai under the Mehboob Studios and R.K. Studios banner, starring Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Pran, etc.

Dharam Veer
Theatrical publicity poster
Directed byManmohan Desai
Written byKader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. B. Pathak
Prayag Raj
Story by
  • Jeevanprabha M. Desai
  • Pushpa Sharma
Produced bySubhash Desai
StarringDharmendra
Jeetendra
Zeenat Aman
Neetu Singh
Pran
Jeevan
Ranjeet
CinematographyN. V. Srinivas
Edited byKamlakar Karkhanis
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Production
company
S. S. Movietone
Distributed byS.S. Movietone
Release date
  • 6 September 1977 (1977-09-06)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹130.4 million (India/UK)
32 million tickets (USSR)

Its music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Dharmendra's younger son Bobby Deol appears briefly playing the childhood version of his father's character. It was part of Desai's four big hits of the year based on the "separated and reunited" theme (the others being Parvarish, Chacha Bhatija (which also starred Dharmendra) and Amar Akbar Anthony).

Dharam-Veer takes place in a mythical kingdom and tells the tale of twin brothers Dharam played by Dharamendra and Veer played by Jeetendra, who gets separated at birth, later who still becomes best friends in childhood, not knowing that they were real brothers, later turns against each other due to conspiracies of villains and in the end reunite. Upon theatrical release this film went on to become a big blockbuster at the Indian box office, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1977 as well as one of the biggest hits of the 1970s decade.

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