Ram Lakhan (1989)
January 27, 1989Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Rakhee Gulzar
Sharda
Jackie Shroff
Inspector Ram Pratap Singh
Anil Kapoor
Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
Dimple Kapadia
Geeta Kashyap
Madhuri Dixit
Radha Shastri
Gulshan Grover
Kesariya Vilayati, 'Bad Man'
Amrish Puri
Bhishambar Nath
Paresh Rawal
Bhanu Nath
Anupam Kher
Deodhar Shastri
Saeed Jaffrey
Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap
Dalip Tahil
Thakur Pratap Singh
Raza Murad
Sir John
Subhash Ghai
Director
Annu Kapoor
Shiv Charan Mathur
Ram Kelkar
Writer
Satish Kaushik
Kashiram
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 27, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 54m
Genres
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Wiki.
Ram Lakhan is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by Subhash Ghai and written by Anwar Khan with screenplay by Ram Kelkar. Ram Lakhan stars an ensemble cast of Raakhee, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles. The supporting cast includes Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Saeed Jaffrey and Satish Kaushik. Music of the film was by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, while Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics. Ghai also did a special appearance in the song "Tera Naam Liya Tujhe Yaad Kiya".Made on a budget of ₹28.3 million (US$350,000) including production and marketing costs, Ram Lakhan was released theatrically on 27 January 1989 on the Republic Day weekend. The film emerged as a major critical and commercial success and earned ₹180 million (US$2.3 million) worldwide, becoming the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 1989. Considered as Ghai's best work till date, Ram Lakhan has attained a cult classic status over the years and is still remembered for its cast, direction and soundtrack. Kapoor's performance as Lakhan was much loved and is regarded as one of his best roles; the song "My Name Is Lakhan" filmed on him has become his trademark and signature song.At the 35th Filmfare Awards, Ram Lakhan received 9 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Ghai) and Best Music Director (Laxmikant–Pyarelal), and won 2 awards – Best Supporting Actress (Raakhee) and Best Comedian (for both Kher and Kaushik).