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Ram Lakhan is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action 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".

Plot
Sharda is happily married to the rich and benevolent Thakur Pratap Singh. The couple has two young sons, Ram and Lakhan. Pratap's father, Veer Singh, shows mercy to his nephews, Bhishambar and Bhanu, after they serve jail time for siphoning the family wealth. Veer Singh is tricked into signing a will that deprives Pratap, Sharda, Ram, and Lakhan of the family wealth and right to live in their ancestral manor. Veer Singh is then killed by a car explosion. Pratap refuses to bow down to the cruel Bhishambar after finding out their master plan. He is later severely beaten up, brutally stabbed, and left on a nearby railway track to be cut into pieces by the next passing train, leaving behind Sharda, Ram, and Lakhan. Sharda vows to avenge Pratap’s death and hopes to get it by visiting the temple every day and praying for justice. She talks about when her sons grow up and ultimately destroy Pratap’s assailants, and it is then and only then that she will disperse Pratap's ashes. 20 years later Ram, now a police inspector, becomes a major obstacle in Bhishambar's illegal activities. He is in love with Geeta, the daughter of Police Commissioner Arun Kashyap. Lakhan is the fun-loving, precocious young man, still living under Ram's shadow and Sharda's love. When Lakhan finds out there is a big reward for the arrest of notorious gangster Kesariya Vilayti, he single-handedly captures him and claims the reward. Thinking police work is quite easy, Lakhan applies for the job, begins training, and eventually becomes an inspector too. He too seeks to use his new job to woo his childhood sweetheart, Radha, and deal with her stingy, eccentric but easily fooled father, Deodhar Shastri. Sharda heads on a religious pilgrimage, and when she returns, she finds that Ram and Lakhan have quarreled and no longer speak with each other based on their ideological differences. Lakhan uses his power to make extra money in an attempt to raise his clout so he can take revenge against Bishamber and Bhanu. While Ram creates obstacles for Bhishambar, Lakhan joins his gang and is on their payroll. However, after he is tricked by Bhishamber and the ruthless gangster, Sir John, Ram has to come to terms and save his brother and finish what was once started. As the duo fight their enemies, Bishamber is pushed down by Lakhan, and the coming train cuts him off, as Thakur was pushed down and killed in the same way, and Bhanu is shot down. == Cast ==
Cast
Jackie Shroff as Inspector Ram Pratap Singh: Sharda and Thakur Pratap’s elder son; Lakhan's elder brother; Geeta's lover • Anil Kapoor as Sub-Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh: Sharda and Thakur Pratap’s younger son; Ram's younger brother; Radha's lover • Raakhee as Sharda Pratap Singh: Thakur Pratap’s wife; Ram and Lakhan's mother • Dimple Kapadia as Geeta Kashyap: Arun's daughter; Ram's lover • Madhuri Dixit as Radha Shastri: Devdhar's daughter; Lakhan's lover • Amrish Puri as Bhishambar Nath: Thakur Pratap’s cousin; Bhanu's elder brother; Nirmala's husband • Gulshan Grover as Kesariya Vilayati / Badman • Paresh Rawal as Bhanu Nath: Thakur Pratap’s cousin; Bhishambar's younger brother • Anupam Kher as Devdhar Shastri: Radha's father • Saeed Jaffrey as Arun Kashyap: Geeta's father • Raza Murad as Sir John • Dalip Tahil as Thakur Pratap Singh: Veer's son; Bhishambar and Bhanu's cousin; Sharda's husband; Ram and Lakhan's father • Annu Kapoor as Shivcharan Mathur • Anirudh Agarwal as Jeeva • Sonika Gill as Vivia • Anand Balraj as Debrath Nath / Debu • Mukri as Dhondu Nai • Lalita Kumari as Parmeshwari Bhishambar Nath: Bhishambar's wife • Subhash Ghai as Manmohan Mhatre (special appearance in song "Tera Naam Liya Tujhe Yaad Kiya") • Satish Kaushik as Kanshiram Dey • Lahiri Singh as Veer Pratap Singh: Thakur Pratap’s father; Sharda's father-in-law; Bhishambar and Bhanu's uncle; Ram and Lakhan's grandfather • Mukesh Rawal as Mukund Trivedi: Lakhan's friend == Track list ==
Track list
The soundtrack was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and the lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. The songs were extremely popular and remain popular even today. The catchy numbers like "My Name Is Lakhan" and "tera naam liya, tujhe yaad kiya" were playing almost in every street in Northern India, the album also includes melodious and soulful tracks like "O Ram ji! bada dukh deena" with mythological connotations and the title track "mere do Anmol Ratan" . == Awards ==
Awards
;35th Filmfare Awards: WonBest Supporting ActressRaakheeBest ComedianAnupam Kher and Satish Kaushik (tie) NominatedBest Film – Ashok Ghai • Best DirectorSubhash GhaiBest Music DirectorLaxmikant PyarelalBest Male Playback SingerMohammed Aziz – "My Name is Lakhan" • Best Female Playback SingerAnuradha Paudwal for "Bekhabar Bewafa" • Best Female Playback SingerAnuradha Paudwal for "Tera Naam Liya" == References ==
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