| Kalyug Aur Ramayan | |
| Director: | Babubhai Mistri |
| Producer: | Shashi Goswami |
| Story: | Manoj Kumar(written by) Dawood Kashmiri (dialogue) |
| Editing: | Manoj Kumar |
| Starring: | Manoj Kumar Madhavi Rajiv Goswami Prem Chopra Om Prakash Bindu Satish Shah Sonika Gill Abhi Bhattacharya Huma Khan Urmila Bhatt Parikshat Sahni |
| Music: | Kalyanji Anandji |
| Cinematography: | V.K. Murthy |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Kalyug Aur Ramayan is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Manoj Kumar, Madhavi, Prem Chopra, Om Prakash, Bindu and Rajiv Goswami. The film, a modern adaptation of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, was directed by Babubhai Mistri and produced by Shashi Goswami. The music was given by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Maya Govind and Verma Malik.[1]
The film faced controversy, particularly from Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on objections to the juxtaposition of Kaliyuga (the current dark age in Hinduism) with the religious text Ramayana in the title and the portrayal of deities from the latter who are situated in a contemporary debauched India. Originally titled Kalyug Ki Ramayan the title was changed as mandated by the Central Board of Film Certification along with other edits to address religious concerns.[1]
The film is based on the ancient Indian epic Ramayana and set in the modern-day India. Manoj Kumar portrays the god Hanumana, the devotee of Rama, who comes to earth on the latter's instructions and meets a miserable father Dasaratha (named after Rama's father in the epic, other others members of the family are similarly named). Dasrath is distressed by his sons and daughter-in-law. How Hanumana solves this problem is theme of the film.
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