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Dharam Karam (1975)

Dharam Karam poster
Directed by
Randhir Kapoor
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 39m
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A father and son navigate their relationship through a series of dramatic events. The film features a popular song that plays multiple times.

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What happens

Dharam Karam is a 1975 Hindi drama film produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Randhir Kapoor, who also stars as father and son in the film, respectively. The film also stars Rekha, Premnath and Dara Singh. The music is by R.D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, who received a Filmfare nomination as Best Lyricist for the hit song "Ek Din Bik Jayega." The song is played 4 times during the film, with playback singing by Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Sushma Shrestha. Of the three of them, only Mukesh received a Filmfare nomination as Best Male Playback Singer for the song. According to some source, the film performed "Average" at the box office. and according to some source it performed "Hit" at BoxOffice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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