
Besharam
1978-04-14 · 139 min · ★ 6.5
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. 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 from again. Then a young man, Prince Chandrashekar from Johanneburg, South Africa, surfaces, claims he is a multi-millionaire, and would like to go into business with Digvijay Singh. This Prince also meets with Digvijay's sister and friend, Renuka, and Manju respectively and has an on-going affair with both at the same time. Digvijay is not happy with what's going on, and he asks his men to investigate the background of this Prince, and what they find will change Digvijay's life forever.
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- Directors
- Deven Verma
- Production companies
- Navarathna Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Amitabh BachchanRam Kumar Chandra / Prince Chandrashekar
Sharmila TagoreRenuka / Monica
BinduManju
Amjad KhanDigvijay Singh / Dharamdas
A.K. HangalRamchandra
Nirupa RoyMrs. Ramchandra
IftekharPolice Commissioner
Imtiaz KhanTony
Jagdish RajPandey
Jayshree TalpadeRosie
Deven VermaLaxman / Laxman's Father / Laxman's Mother
Urmila BhattRosy
Mohan ChotiRam's Friend
DhumalMukhiya
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