Ram Teri Ganga Maili
1985 Indian film directed by Raj Kapoor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ram Teri Ganga Maili (transl. Ram, Your Ganga is Tainted) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles. Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film.
Ram Teri Ganga Maili | |
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Directed by | Raj Kapoor |
Written by | Raj Kapoor V. P. Sathe K. K. Singh Jyoti Swaroop |
Produced by | Randhir Kapoor |
Starring | Mandakini Rajiv Kapoor |
Cinematography | Radhu Karmakar |
Edited by | Raj Kapoor |
Music by | Ravindra Jain |
Distributed by | R. K. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 178 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹1.44 crore |
Box office | est. ₹19 crores (equivalent to ₹326 crore (US$46 million) in 2016) |
The film generated controversy because of Mandakini's bold scenes of breastfeeding and bathing in a transparent saree, which wasn't something the conservative Indian Film Certification Board allowed then. Yet, it had a U (Universal) age rating, which was later amended to U/A. It was the last film directed by Raj Kapoor.
Ram Teri Ganga Maili is included in the 'All-Time Blockbusters' list of Indian Cinema. It was certified Diamond Jubilee in Mumbai and Golden Jubilee in other major cities. The film was the year's highest-grossing film. It was also one of the highest-grossing films of the 1980s, alongside Kranti (1981) and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989).[1]