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Ram Ram Gangaram (1977)

Ram Ram Gangaram poster
Original title
राम राम गंगाराम
Directed by
Dada Kondke
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Indian Marathi-language drama is a political satire about a man named Gangaram. Its story pokes fun at a government economic program during a time of national emergency.

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What happens

Ram Ram Gangaram is a 1977 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed and produced by Dada Kondke under the banner of Dada Kondke Productions. It stars Kondke himself with Usha Chavan, Ashok Saraf and Anjana Mumtaz. The music is composed by Raamlaxman, editing is by N. S. Vaidya and cinematography is handled by Arvind Lad. The film originally titled Gangaram Vis Kalmi reportedly made reference to Indira Gandhi's Twenty-Point Economic Programme during the Emergency, and the picture itself was meant to be a political satire. This may have contributed to the film's censoring issues. Under this new title, a partially reedited edition was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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