Dharam Kanta(1982)
Dharam Kanta (1982) is a 160-minute Hindi film directed by Sultan Ahmed. Starring Amjad Khan, Om Prakash and Satyendra Kapoor. With a rating of 5.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1982.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ShemarooMe, Plex, JioHotstar, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1982
- Director
- Sultan Ahmed
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A man kidnaps a boy for ransom, but the boy dies and a curse falls on the kidnapper's family. A flood then separates him from his own children. Years later, he returns home, unaware his sons have become criminals and his daughter was raised by the boy's father.
“A father's crime haunts his children's fate.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Dharam Kanta
Cast reunions in this film: Jeetendra & Reena Roy (12 films together), Jeetendra & Satyendra Kapoor (11 films together), Jeetendra & Amjad Khan (9 films together), Reena Roy & Amjad Khan (8 films together), Rajesh Khanna & Satyendra Kapoor (7 films together), and Satyendra Kapoor & Amjad Khan (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Dharam Kanta' translates to 'The Scales of Justice', reflecting its central theme of crime and punishment.
- This was one of the few films where veteran actor Raaj Kumar played a character who is a kidnapper and faces a moral downfall.
- Director Sultan Ahmed was primarily known for writing and directing romantic and social dramas, making this revenge saga an unusual choice for him.
- The movie featured a popular song 'Mere Dil Ne Tadap Ke' sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, which became a hit.
- Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who played a key role, was a major star in the 1970s but appeared in fewer films by the early 1980s.
- The film's plot involving a curse and family separation was compared to older Hindi film melodramas of the 1950s and 60s.
- Despite its star cast, the film did not perform well commercially and is not widely remembered today.