''Ram Tere Kitne Nam'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian

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-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by Harish Shah. The film stars

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in lead roles. The film had musical score by Babul Bose. The film was a remake of director's own Tamil film ''

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''.

Plot

Ram (

), funnily called, "Peturam", is an overweight & sensitive young man, who is head over heels in love with beautiful Radha (

), the only sister of Thakur Tej Singh (

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) and would like to marry her. When he proposes to marry her, Tej makes fun of him, asks him to gather together at least 10 lakh rupees before he can even be considered as a prospective groom. Crestfallen, Ram re-locates to Bombay, where he starts to work driving a taxi, and buying lottery tickets, all quite in vain, as he finds himself quite far away from his target of 10 lakh rupees. Then one day he meets with a Bollywood Film Director (

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), who decides to give him a chance in movies. The movie turns out to be a success, making Ram, who is now known as Ram Kumar, a millionaire overnight. Pleased with his success and ensuring that he has more than enough to satisfy Tej Singh, Ram triumphantly returns to his home-town in his chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz, only to find out that Radha has already been married to a man Aloknath Gupta (

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) and is soon to bear his child. Watch how a devastated Ram Kumar attempts to put the remainder of his life together, in a career that he never wanted in the first place.

Cast

as Ram "Peturam" / Ram Kumar *

as Radha Singh *

as Thakur Tej Singh *

as Film Director *

as Aloknath Gupta * Sachin as Gopi / Chandan *

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as Ram's Grandmother *

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as Jailor *

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as Judge *

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as Diwan Lalchand *

Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Garm Hava'' (1974), ''Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul' ...

as Chaudhary Harbhajan Singh *

Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – April 28, 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, British India in 1927. He acted in many Hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. ...

as Ram Kumar's Lawyer

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

R. D. Burman Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is considered one of the most influential composers of India. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films. Burman did major work w ...

References

External links

* 1985 films 1980s Hindi-language films Hindi remakes of Tamil films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by P. Madhavan {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub