Dharmatma

Dharmatma
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धर्मात्मा
Directed by	Feroz Khan
Produced by	Feroz Khan
Written by	Kaushal Bharti
Starring	Feroz Khan Hema Malini Nazir Hussain Premnath Imtiaz Khan Rekha Farida Jalal Ranjeet Danny Denzongpa Madan Puri Iftekhar Jeevan Dara Singh
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Edited by	B.S. Glaad
Release date	30 May 1975
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The movie is the first attempt in India to localise The Godfather. The title character was based on matka (form of Indian gambling) king Ratan Khatri. It is said that Khan sat down with Khatri to learn more about him and understand the nuances of matka. The cast includes Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, Rekha, Premnath, Imtiaz Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet, Helen, Madan Puri, Jeevan, Iftekhar and Dara Singh, satyen kappu and sudhir. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. This film took Feroz Khan to new heights in his career as this was a blockbuster movie. The same year, Sholay and Deewar were released. The film is also its scenes featuring Buzkashi a Central Asian sport on horses, including aerial shots, which in turn won film's cinematographer, Kamal Bose, Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer.

Wealthy, powerful and influential Seth Dharamdas (Prem Nath) leads a financially secure life in a palatial bungalow. He is known to come help people who are beyond any hope of assistance, and this leads to him being known as "Dharmatma". But Seth Dharamdas does have a number of skeletons in his closet and a parallel life as a gangster and a matka king. The only person whom he dislikes and fears is his own son Ranbir (Feroz Khan).