Ram Balram
1980, Hindi. Directed by Vijay Anand.
Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends him off to join the police force. The older becomes a mechanic. Jagatpal has a tight hold on the boys, even when Ram is an adult, he still gives all his wages to his uncle and is only allowed to keep a few rupees for pocket money.
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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Cast & crew
- Vijay AnandDirector
- Amitabh BachchanPolice Inspector Balram Singh
- DharmendraRam / Bholuram
- RekhaShobha
- Zeenat AmanMadhu
- Ajit KhanJaggu / Chowdhary Jagatpal Singh / Baba
- Prem ChopraChandan Singh
- Amjad KhanSuleiman Seth
- Sujit KumarDaku Satarawala
- HelenTara Bai
- Urmila BhattSaraswati
- Utpal DuttProf. Saran
- RanjanThekedar Bhanwari
Details
- Released
- 12 April 1980
- Original title
- राम बलराम
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Vijay Anand, Kamleshwar
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Ram Balram runs 169 minutes (2h 49m).
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Ram Balram isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 April 1980. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ram Balram?
Ram Balram (1980) was directed by Vijay Anand and stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Rekha.