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Besharam

  • 1978
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
162
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Besharam (1978)
ActionDrama

In order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias Dharamdas sets his men upon him, his son, Ram Kumar, and his wife, all in vain, as Ramchandra wins. Sh... Read allIn order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias Dharamdas sets his men upon him, his son, Ram Kumar, and his wife, all in vain, as Ramchandra wins. Shortly after his election, Ramchandra is framed and is forced to quit office after a scanda... Read allIn order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias Dharamdas sets his men upon him, his son, Ram Kumar, and his wife, all in vain, as Ramchandra wins. Shortly after his election, Ramchandra is framed and is forced to quit office after a scandal, and he hangs himself. Ram, his mom, and his sister, Chanda, re-locate and are not heard... Read all

  • Director
    • Deven Verma
  • Stars
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Bindu Desai
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    162
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Deven Verma
    • Stars
      • Sharmila Tagore
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Bindu Desai
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Renuka…
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Ram Kumar Chandra…
    Bindu Desai
    Bindu Desai
    • Manju
    • (as Bindu)
    Helen
    Helen
    • Dancing Girl
    Amjad Khan
    Amjad Khan
    • Digvijay Singh…
    Deven Verma
    Deven Verma
    • Laxman…
    Nirupa Roy
    Nirupa Roy
    • Mrs. Ramchandra
    A.K. Hangal
    A.K. Hangal
    • Ramchandra
    Dhumal
    Dhumal
    • Mukhiya
    Jagdish Raj
    Jagdish Raj
    • Pandey
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    • Police Commisioner
    • (as Iftiqar)
    Uma Dhawan
    • Chanda
    Urmila Bhatt
    Urmila Bhatt
    • Rosy
    Imtiaz Khan
    Imtiaz Khan
    • Tony
    • (as Imtiyaz)
    Jayshree Talpade
    Jayshree Talpade
    • Rosie
    • (as Jayshree T.)
    Shamim Banu
    • Ram's Sister
    • (uncredited)
    Mohan Choti
    Mohan Choti
    • Ram's Friend
    • (uncredited)
    G.M. Durrani
    • Actor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Deven Verma
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    1srirammeera

    Entirely Avoidable......sad wrinkle in a stellar year for Amitabh - 1978

    This movie has all the signs of a project that everyone decided to can and then took it out of the dustbin maybe around the same time that Don became a huge hit. Besharam has almost the same story and look and feel (Amitabh working for Iftekar to inflitrate the baddies), music by Kalyanji-Anandji, a Helen dance number - night-club disco-esque 70s feel - police and sirens everywhere but then the similarities end. Everything else about the movie is 3rd rate - there is no Kishore Kumar, an ageing but still sexy Sharmila Tagore is no replacement for the storm that Zeenat cooked up in the 70s, the 3 songs are probably from the KA's dustbin, and all of the actors incl the great Amjad act embarassed to be here - and Big B unable to make up his mind if he is in Zanjeer or Don or Kasauti. This I guess is the last forgettable movie of Amitabh in what however became a next-10 year run of almost continuous hits Strictly Historical Museum value movie as a cautionary tale of how even th Giants can stumble !!!! Strictly for diehard Bachchan fans for historical interest
    7ArvindVyas

    Shameless! Really...

    Most of the early movies of AB had good theme and story lines. This is one of his early movies where the theme starts decaying.

    AB lives in a village which is dominated by evil Thakur Amzad Khan. His father an honest teacher dies courtacy Thakur. Unknown to Thakur AB grows to become a Police Inspector. Comes back to village, posing as a prince, he wants revenge which is also rolled in the call of the duty.

    Sarika has played role of Thakur's sister, who falls for Amitabh. Average stuff altogather. Deven Verma provides comic relief and watch for his comments just before intermission and end of the movie.

    Overall an indifferent movie. Watch or not, hardly would make a difference.

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      Deven Verma first film as director.
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      Referenced in Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Desharem
    • Production company
      • Navratna Films
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
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