Dharam Karam Page #6

Synopsis: Shankar is a hoodlum who lives in a shanty hut with his pregnant wife, Kanta, and makes a living as a career criminal. He prays to Lord Shiv that if he is blessed with a male child, he will ensure that the child does not take to his path, but instead grows up to a decent and honest human being. His wife does give birth to a baby boy, and Shankar loots the ill-gotten gains of another hoodlum named J.K.. A furious J.K. hunts down Shankar in an attempt to abduct his son, but Shankar takes his child and switches him with one belonging to renowned stage artist, Ashok Kumar. Shankar gets into a scuffle with J.K. and his men, killing one of them, getting arrested, tried in Court, and being sentenced to 14 years in jail. Kanta passes away, while Dharam is left in the care of a wrestler, Bhim Singh, and a mid-wife, Ganga. Dharam is taught to be a hoodlum, but wants to focus on becoming a singer, while Ranjit has taken to alcohol, gambling, and a life of crime under J.K. himself. After his disch
 
IMDB:
5.7
Year:
1975
159 min
50 Views


Your friends are your songs

Your songs are your life-long pals

Go on, try to sing. Good

Your friends are your songs

Your songs are your life-long pals

Go on singing love songs

And smile as you do so

Your friends are your songs

Your songs are your life-long pals

But the void in my heart

is already humming. Look

Your friends are your music

Your songs are you life-long pals

Go on singing love songs

And keep smiling as you do so

By singing and playing

an instrument..

For a minute or two,

entertain the sad folks

Let's do this great

thing in this world

Your friends is your music

Your songs are you life-long pals

Go on singing songs of love

And smile as you do so

Your friends is your music

Your songs are your life-long pals

Well done, son.

Well done. You acted so well

Ashok sir,

make him bigger than you.

Well done, son

Shankar.. Namaste

O Ganga.. How are you? -I'm okay

How's your little Basanti?

-She's grown up now like Dharam

Shankar..

..people usually get released

from the jail in the morning

How come you're out at night?

-I'll tell you. It's private

Come with me.

I've very good news for you

When I show you,

your eyes will pop out

Recognise him?

No? This is my son, Ranjit

Looks different doesn't he?

I changed my son's fate

Made it first class.

-If you could change fate..

Your idol would be in a

temple instead of God!

I've just seen with my own eyes.

l bought a Rs 20

ticket to see him

Not your son, but his son.

Whose son you abducted..

To make a vermin.

-What nonsense, Ganga!

Truth always prevails.

Mr Ashok named Dharam, Ranjit

Because Ranjit is like you and

Dharam is like his father

Kill me!

But you're defeated, Shankar

What you couldn't do, Nature has!

-Is that the truth?

I've brought up Dharam.

When he comes home now..

You can see his resemblance

to that poster you have

Rogue, I should've killed

you when you were a kid

He's your father, Shankardada.

Father!

So friends..

you made a girl out of him

Is that what I asked you to do?

-He's the slums top most don

Yes, a good one too.

-He may be famous on the stage

But not as a bully

Stop! Dharam can defend himself

Shankar, don't do this

-I'll kill you, darn it.

It's not so easy to do that

He's my student.

He knows more than you

Get out of the way..

Take out your knife

Go on! -No father.

I've left all that behind

I've promised to be decent.

-Whom have you promised?

Dharam, don't be scared of him.

Show him that you're my disciple

If you don't defend yourself..

.. I'll think I took

efforts on a coward

You rogue, pick up the knife.

Pick it up!

I had forbidden you to fight,

knife, loot etc.

But son, it's every man's

duty to defend himself

This is your true line.

Not dancing and singing

What kind of a son is he who

doesn't have his father's traits?

You listen to me. -Your order

is like God's order to me

But I've given my word.

I'll not fight, knife or loot now

Anyone dearer to you

than your father?

Don't you care for his joy?

But Dad you were happy with

my performance on stage too

You gave me a chocolate also.

-Okay. Forget the past

No dancing, singing from today.

Manage your business

Else I'll think, I've no son

Now do you believe,

what I said was true

He's taken after you.

Now pay for your sins!

Reap as you sow!

Sitting between two girls

and playing cards

Hey! What's going on?

How rude! Let go of me..

Take the money if you wish.

Where are you taking me?

You are Mr Ashok's son.

The son of a great entertainer

Don't ruin yourself in liquor.

Emulate Mr. Ashok, not me!

Like you? -No questions! Go home

If I ever see you doing such work

again, I'll break your leg!

Now go away from here

Please don't get offended.

It's for your own good

Here, have these chocolates

I've eaten a lot of chocolates

in my life

Give them to your son, old man

Mr. Phono.. -Dharam!

Come, I was waiting for you

Did you see the reviews.

Read the papers today?

What praise! Son,

what I couldn't do in 25 years..

You've achieved in one night.

Listen, I've selected one item..

just for you

No, sir. My father's come back

I came to tell you, now I won't

be able to perform with you

But son, I started a new

life depending on you

You can't leave me like this.

-Forgive me, sir

May be I wasn't destined

to fulfill your desires

Mr Ashok?

Here so late at night?

-My dearest thing has been taken

And it's with you.

I've come to ask for it

With me? No..

I've nothing of yours with me

What do you mean?

-l want my life's support

I've come to ask for Dharam

Shankar, please return my Dharam.

He has my soul in him, not yours

Show some sympathy for our hopes.

I beg you. Take whatever you want

Even my estate.

Return my Dharam to me

I think he knows everything.

You've come to know the truth

But you can't do anything

about it.

Nothing at all. Understand?

Don't be so heartless.

You're a father too

Think as a father.

-l had, sir. I had

I had broken a coconut for my

son in Lord Shiva's temple

But He turned out to be

a mere stone idol!

He neither valued that coconut,

nor my honesty

Now I too will become

stone-hearted. I won't listen to you

Want to go to the police?

Go! Launch a complaint

There's no proof against

my crime.

And I won't give Dharam to you

Had I been a hoodlum too,

I'd have taken Dharam forcefully

But you've more right over him.

Shankar, think

Live up to your name.

Lord Shankar had swallowed

poison to save others

You also keep your

sins to yourself.

Don't let them effect

your son's life

Had my son Ranjit been born to you

and your son Dharam to me..

I wouldn't have had to come

at your door today and beg

You meant something else and I

took it entirely differently

Sorry sir.

Tell me again. What's the matter?

You've stopped Dharam from

performing on stage. Don't do this

You'll get many knife-wielding

boys..

..but I won't find

an artist like him

No. Dharam will do what

I tell him to.

Then train your son Ranjit too.

I'm very sure he's..

A better artist than Dharam

-Artist's are not made, but born

Then what kind of an artist are

you? Beat him and train him

Animals can be trained that way,

not man

You can't beat Dharam and

make him a hoodlum

Dharam will not work with you.

Do you hear me?

Don't shout

Go ahead and spoil your son.

Smear his life with sins

But remember one thing, Shankar

One day Dharam will kick this

hellish life and come to me

And you won't be able to do

anything then. Nothing!

Has he come around? -Yes

J K?

You didn't come to work for days.

That's why I called you here

Not hurt, are you?

-l can't work with you anymore

My life's in danger.

-All living things are in danger

But a saucer-eyed old

man threatens me

Says if I do work, he'll kill me

So Shankar's back from jail, eh?

-What?

Nothing

All this.. -For you!

Your bungalow's by

the sea and my..

So? -Nowadays our Govt

has become smart

We could bribe them

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