Ram Rajya (1967 film)

Ram Rajya (The Kingdom Of Rama) is an Indian 1967 Hindi religious film based on Valmiki's Ramayana and directed by Vijay Bhatt.

Valmiki in his hermitage has completed his epic Ramayana, and sends a messenger to King Rama asking permission to have it recited to him at his court.

Things spiral out of control when the washerman and the public of Ayodhya question Sita's virtue following her forced captivity at Lanka.

The crew consisted of:[1] Vijay Bhatt had earlier made several films based on the epic Ramayana, which included Bharat Milap (1942), Ram Rajya (1943) and Rambaan (1948) and they had all proved successful at the box-office.

[6] Bhatt is cited by Rajadhyaksha and Willemen as stating that his "interest in Hindu fantasy was a logical extension of his Gandhian sympathies".

[7] The highlight of the soundtrack was a Ragmala composed by music director Vasant Desai with lyrics by Bharat Vyas performed by Kathak dancer Gopi Krishna and actress Snehlata.

[4] The playback singers were Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Suman Kalyanpur and Usha Timothy.