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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dharam Kanta<br />
| image = Dharam Kanta.Jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Sultan Ahmed (director)|Sultan Ahmed]]<br />
| producer = [[Sultan Ahmed (director)|Sultan Ahmed]]<br />
| writer = [[Kader Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> [[Majrooh]] {{small|(lyrics)}}<br />
| screenplay = Bharat B. Bhalla <br />
| story = Bharat B. Bhalla<br />
| starring = [[Raaj Kumar]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Jeetendra]]<br />[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />[[Reena Roy]]<br />[[Sulakshana Pandit]]<br />[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]<br />
| music = [[Naushad]]<br />
| cinematography = R. D. Mathur<br />
| editing = M. S. Shinde<br />
| studio = Sultan Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1982|8|13}} <br />
| runtime = 148 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dharam Kanta''''' ({{translation}} Balance of Piety) is a [[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]] [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]], produced and directed by [[Sultan Ahmed (director)|Sultan Ahmed]] under the Sultan Productions banner. It stars [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Reena Roy]], [[Sulakshana Pandit]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in the pivotal roles and music composed by [[Naushad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534344/Dharam+Kanta | title=Movie Overview | accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref> The movie was a hit on its release and completed silver jubilee<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Thakur Bhavani Singh heads a gang of dacoits, who have spread terror and fear in the region. Bhavani has a family, consisting of his wife, Radha, and two sons, Ram and Laxman, and a daughter named Ganga. One day, Bhavani kidnaps the son of wealthy Harnam Singh and will release him for a hefty ransom. Harnam agrees to all the conditions, and hands over the money to Bhavani. Unfortunately, Harnam's child is killed, and his wife, devastated, curses Bhavani and his family. Subsequently, Bhavani is separated from his family due to heavy rains and floods, and decides to turn himself into the police, and is sent to prison. His wife has been unable to locate any of their children. Ram and Laxman are taken in by two bandits and turn to a life of crime, and ironically Ganga is adopted by Harnam Singh. Years later, Bhavani is released from prison, and comes to meet his wife, and is devastated to know that he may never get to see his children again. Bhavani starts living an honest life, not knowing that his estranged sons are leading a life of crime and that his daughter is now living with the family, whose son he killed.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Raaj Kumar]] as Thakur Bhavani Singh<br />
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Thakurain Radha Singh<br />
* [[Jeetendra]] as Laxman Singh / Shiva<br />
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Ram Singh / Shankar<br />
* [[Reena Roy]] as Bijli<br />
* [[Sulakshana Pandit]] as Chanda<br />
* [[Heena Kausar]] as Ganga Singh<br />
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Chandan Singh / Jwala Singh (Double Role)<br />
*[[Gajanan Jagirdar]] as Mukhiya,Father of Radha Singh <br />
* [[Satyendra Kapoor]] as Thakur Harnam Singh<br />
* [[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima]] as Mrs. Harnam Singh<br />
* [[Om Prakash]] as Fakira<br />
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Priest<br />
* [[Mukri]] as Shiva's Foster Father <br />
*[[Yunus Parvez]] as Customer at Brothel<br />
* [[Nisar Ahmad Ansari]] as Jailor<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Duniya Chhute, Yaar Na Chhute, Jaan Se Badhkar Yaari Hai" (Solo) <br />
| [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]<br />
|- <br />
| "Duniya Chhute, Yaar Na Chhute, Jaan Se Badhkar Yaari Hai" (Duet) <br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Tera Naam Liya, Dil Thaam Liya"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|- <br />
| "Yeh Gotedaar Lahenga Nikloon Jab Daalke"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|- <br />
| "Ghunghroo Toot Gaye"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Teri Meri Hai Nazar"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0379250}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1982 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Naushad]]<br />
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