Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam (English: Ram And Shyam) is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Tapi Chanakya. The film is a remake of Chanakya's 1964 Telugu film Ramudu Bheemudu. It stars Dilip Kumar in a double role as twin brothers, alongside Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Nirupa Roy, Pran. The music was composed by Naushad, with lyrics written by Shakeel Badayuni.
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| Directed by | Tapi Chanakya |
| Written by | Kaushal Bharati D.V. Narasaraju |
| Story by | D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Based on | Ramudu Bheemudu (Telugu) by D. V. Narasa Raju |
| Produced by | Chakrapani B. Nagi Reddy |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Waheeda Rehman Mumtaz |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Edited by | C. P. Jambulingam |
| Music by | Naushad (composer) Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics) |
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| Distributed by | Vijaya Productions |
Release date | 20 October 1967 |
Running time | 171 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹104.3 million ($13.8 million) |
Ram Aur Shyam was the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1967, domestically in India and overseas. It was listed at number 15 in "Top 50 Film of Last 50 years" list compiled by Box Office India magazine in 2011 which featured all-time highest-grossing Bollywood films by using gold-price inflation. The film received 3 nominations at the 15th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress for Waheeda Rehman and Best Supporting Actress for Mumtaz and won Best Actor for Dilip Kumar.