Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had an ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.

Plot[link]

Sharda (Raakhee) vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber (Amrish Puri) and Bhanu (Paresh Rawal), and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer Ram (Jackie Shroff) and the easily tempted dreamer Lakhan (Anil Kapoor). If the family is to be avenged, Ram will have to lead his brother away from the path of corruption he's strayed onto, and protect him from the influence of Bhanu and Bhishamber.

When Thakur Pratap Singh refuses to bow down to cruel Bhishamber Nath, he is severely beaten up and left on a nearby railway track to be cut to pieces by the next passing train, leaving behind his widowed wife, Sharda, and two young sons, Ram and Lakhan. Sharda vows to avenge the death of her husband, and hopes she will achieve this when her sons grow up and ultimately destroy their father's assailants, and it is then and then only will she disperse her husband's ashes. Years later, Ram is now the Police Inspector and is a major obstacle in Bhishamber's illegal activities while Lakhan is the fun-loving, wanna be quick millionaire, precocious young man, still living in his brother's shadow. When Lakhan finds out that there is a big reward for the capture and arrest of notorious gangster Kesariya Vilayti, he single-handedly captures him and claims the reward. Thinking police work is quite simple and easy, he applies for the job, completes his training and also becomes a police inspector like his brother. Satisfied that her sons have chosen the right path, Sharda goes on a religious pilgrimage. When she returns she finds that nothing is the same anymore, Ram and Lakhan have quarreled and no longer speak with each other; Ram lives in a their older family home, while Lakhan has moved in to a spacious bungalow, supposedly bought through bribes. While Ram continues to create obstacles for Bhishamber, Lakhan has now joined Bhishamber's gang and is on their pay-roll. Taking the current situation into account, it looks like Sharda may not live long enough to avenge her husband's death in this part.

However, after Lakhan is tricked by Bhishamber and Sir John, Ram has to come to terms and save his brother.

Cast[link]

• Rakhee Gulzar ... Mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh
• Jackie Shroff ... Inspector Ram Pratap Singh
• Anil Kapoor ... Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
• Madhuri Dixit ... Radha Shastri
• Dimple Kapadia ... Geeta Kashyap
• Gulshan Grover ... Kesariya Vilayati, 'Bad Man'
• Amrish Puri ... Bhishambar Nath
• Paresh Rawal ... Bhanu Nath
• Anupam Kher ... Deodhar Shastri
• Saeed Jaffrey ... Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
• Raza Murad ... Sir John
• Dalip Tahil ... Thakur Pratap Singh
• Annu Kapoor ... Shiv Charan Mathur
• Sonika Gill ... Vivienne
• Anand Balraj ... Debu
• Mukri ... Dhondu Nai
• Lalita Kumari ... Mrs. Bhishamber Nath
• Subhash Ghai ... Man singing on a motorcycle
• Satish Kaushik ... Kanshiram
• Lahiri Singh ... Father of Thakur Pratap Singh

Tracks list[link]

[edit] Awards

• Filmfare Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Rakhee Gulzar
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Anupam Kher

Nominations

• Filmfare Award for Best Film - Subhash Ghai
• Filmfare Award for Best Director - Subhash Ghai
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Satish Kaushik
• Filmfare Award for Best Music - Laxmikant Pyarelal
• Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer Male - Mohammed Aziz (My Name is Lakhan)
• Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer Female - Anuradha Paudwal (Tera Naam Liya)

Facts[link]

• This movie was a hit in India, especially some of its songs. One particular song that was quite popular was "My Name is Lakhan".
• This is one of many movies that Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor were in. Their collaboration in movies made them quite the hit duo. This may have to do with them being young, dynamic actors who started out around the same time. They were also known for their robust mustaches, which was not something actors kept. This also differentiated them from the crowd of stars.
• This was also one of many movies in which Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were paired opposite each other.
• Some of the most famous villains of the late 80's-early 90's were present in this movie: Amrish Puri, Gulshan Grover, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher (for a short period of time in the film)
• Lahiri Singh, Who played Dadaji's role in Indian television's first soap opera Hum Log (TV series)(1984) plays Dilip Tahil's Father in this Film.

External links[link]

• Ram Lakhan at the Internet Movie Database

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