Ram Tere Kitne Nam(1985)
Ram Tere Kitne Nam (1985) is a 157-minute Hindi film directed by P. Madhavan. The film features Narendra Nath, Yunus Parvez and Shatrughan Sinha. With a rating of 4.1/10 from 1985.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Zee5, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1985
- Director
- P. Madhavan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
A sensitive young man named Peturam loves a woman named Radha, but her brother Tej mocks him and demands a huge sum of money for the marriage. Peturam moves to Bombay, struggles to earn the money, but then becomes a wealthy movie star named Ram Kumar. He returns home triumphantly with the fortune, only to discover Radha has already married someone else.
“From taxi driver to star, can love follow his rise?”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Ram Tere Kitne Nam
Cast reunions in this film: Prem Chopra & Shatrughan Sinha (14 films together), Shatrughan Sinha & Sanjeev Kumar (9 films together), Rekha & Prem Chopra (7 films together), Prem Chopra & Shammi Kapoor (7 films together), Sarika & Shatrughan Sinha (5 films together), and Sarika & Sanjeev Kumar (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful twist on the popular Hindu chant 'Ram Naam' and references the lead character's multiple identities.
- Actor Rajendra Kumar, a major star of the 1960s, played a key supporting role as the film director who discovers the protagonist.
- The movie was one of the final films directed by veteran South Indian filmmaker P. Madhavan, known for his Tamil and Hindi work.
- The plot's premise of an ordinary man becoming a film star mirrored real-life aspirations during India's 'lottery' and cinema craze of the 1980s.
- Despite its dramatic story, the film is not widely remembered and had a relatively modest box office performance compared to major hits of that year.
- The soundtrack featured music by veteran composer Usha Khanna, one of the few prominent female music directors in Hindi cinema at the time.