Ram Rajya (1943 film)

For the 1967 film, see Ram Rajya (1967 film).

Ram Rajya
Ram Rajya
Directed byVijay Bhatt
Story byKanu Desai
Based onRamayana
by Valmiki
Starring
Music byShankarrao Vyas
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
132 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ram Rajya (lit. 'Kingdom of Rama') is a 1943 Hindi film, directed by Vijay Bhatt, with Prem Adib and Shobhna Samarth in the lead roles of Rama And Sita.[1][2] It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1943.[3]

The film gained significance, as for title it used the term Ram Rajya (Rule of Rama), Mahatma Gandhi often used to define democratic-righteous rule during the Indian independence struggle, and it was the only film he, who did not think much of the medium, ever saw.[4] It was the first Indian movie that premiered in the USA.

  1. ^ "Bollywood Hindi Movie". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Top Earners 1943". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  4. ^ Freek L. Bakker (2009). The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad. BRILL. p. 91. ISBN 978-9004168619.