FILM · 1975 · INDIA
Dharmatma
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- #001
Dharmatma was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan.
- #002
Feroz Khan had always loved poetry. Before Dharmatma, Indivar recited a poem to Feroz Khan that began with the line "tere chehra mein woh jadoo hai." Feroz Khan thought the poem could be turned into a beautiful song, so they worked on it and recorded the song, which is how it was created. It was later used in Dharmatma.
- #003
Danny Denzongpa was offered the role of Gabbar Singh in 1974. He had to turn the offer down because his dates were blocked by the Dharmatma schedule in Afghanistan.
- #004
For the role played by Rekha, Feroz Khan first wanted Zeenat Aman. When he approached her, she refused, saying she did not want any supporting role. This angered Feroz. One night, when Feroz was drunk, he called Zeenat and verbally abused her. Years later, when he wanted her for Kurban, he had to find a mutual friend to speak to her and persuade her to do the film.
- #005
Sanjay Khan came to the premiere but stayed on his own. Later in the night he was seen dancing with Simple Kapadia. Helen came to the premiere and received a big kiss from Feroz Khan on stage. Vinod Khanna came to the premiere with his wife Geetanjali. Geetanjali entertained everyone present by performing a solo dance with Feroz Khan on stage.
- #006
While the film's script was being prepared, Feroz Khan was very close to signing Rajesh Khanna for the role Feroz would eventually play. Feroz had written Danny's role for himself. At that point the role was meant to be much bigger. When the offer to Rajesh Khanna fell through, Feroz Khan took on the lead role himself.
- #007
Feroz Khan said that Hema Malini looked more beautiful in Dharmatma than in her other films.
- #008
Many people involved with the film wanted Hema Malini's character not to die. Some even suggested killing off Rekha's character instead. The film's distributors kept telling Feroz to keep Hema Malini alive. The only person who told Feroz to keep it secret while he was writing the script and the character was Hema Malini herself. Feroz wanted to create a big shock effect with Hema's sudden death in the film. When the film broke box-office records, his gamble paid off.
- #009
Imtiaz Khan had used very rude language about Rekha in the press. This caused her then-boyfriend Kiran Kumar to attack him. Feroz was worried about Imtiaz and Rekha appearing in the same film. Imtiaz promised Feroz that nothing would happen and that everything was in the past.
- #010
A video recently surfaced online showing Feroz Khan, Hema Malini and Danny arriving at an airport in Afghanistan. The clip was posted on the Kabul (Farid Dastan) page on Facebook. The video also includes footage of a high-profile party hosted by Afghanistan's top leaders.
- #011
In the song "Tere Chunni Pe Sitare" from Yalgaar, Vicky Arora wears a denim jacket and denim trousers, just as Feroz Khan did in the song "Tune Kisi Se Pyar Kiya Hain" in Dharmatma. Manisha Koirala wears a sari in the same yellow style that Rekha wore in the same song.
- #012
Dharmatma was inspired by The Godfather (1972).
- #013
Daniel Alomia Robles's piano version of El Condor Pasa uses the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #014
When the film was released in cinemas in 1975, it had an "Adults Only" rating.
- #015
Dharmatma, which means "The Godfather" in Hindi, was inspired by The Godfather (1972).
- #016
After Dharmatma, Feroz Khan wanted to buy the remake rights to an Italian film he had seen. He had plans to cast Hema Malini. The film was ultimately shelved.
- #017
The film was sold for 12 Lakh per territory and brought in 75 to 80 Lakh in return.
- #018
Premnath played the lead role.
- #019
Dharmatma had censorship problems, and Feroz Khan had his own troubles with the censors at the time.
- #020
Emmerson Nogueira's El Cóndor Pasa (Yapabilseydim) is the same as the one sampled for Dharmatma's title music.
- #021
Both Dharmatma and Khuda Gawah were shot in Afghanistan, and both films featured Danny Denzongpa.
- #022
Feroz Khan shot the Afghanistan portions first. He was very pleased with Hema Malini. The collaboration was the embodiment of teamwork, and Feroz said Hema would do anything for him.
- #023
During the film's early shoots, Rekha felt that Feroz Khan was focusing more on Hema Malini. She also felt left out of the promotion. Feroz stated that Rekha may have felt this way because her family and personal life were also in disarray.
- #024
After signing Prem Nath for the film, Feroz watched the film Be Imaan. He hated Prem Nath's performance in it and thought it was too loud and over the top. He had almost begun to regret his decision to sign him for the film. He asked Prem Nath not to scream and not to overact in his film. Notably, Prem Nath's performance was quite restrained and very much in keeping with Dharmatma.
- #025
When Feroz Khan visited America in 1972, he was one of the first few Indians to see The Godfather. Feroz Khan took advantage of the fact that the film was only screened at a film festival in India.
- #026
The song "Tere Chehre Mein Woh" was shot in Afghanistan's famous Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamyan Province.
- #027
When Feroz Khan visited Afghanistan to scout locations, the ruler was King Zahir Shah. Feroz was Zahir's personal guest, and Zahir gave him permission to shoot in Afghanistan. When Feroz returned with his unit to shoot, a coup had taken place. However, all the officials and the people showed Feroz and his team love and respect, just as Afghans loved Indian films.
- #028
Sanjeev Kumar arrived at the film's premiere completely drunk and shook hands with all the waiting fans. Rekha did not show up at all. Hema Malini also did not attend the premiere, but her mother Jaya came alone.
- #029
Amitabh Bachchan came to the premiere with Manoj Kumar. Randhir Kapoor and Babita were seen dancing that night. Simple Kapadia came with her family but soon joined Danny Denzongpa's company. Prem Nath came with his son. Kamini Kaushal and Nadira were also at the grand premiere. VIP tickets were sent to Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, but they sent their drivers instead.
- #030
Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer came to the film's premiere together with Sadhana and her husband R. K. Nayar.
- #031
Rekha constantly complained to Feroz that making the film had been of no benefit to her. Hema Malini was the heroine, not her. However, Feroz pointed out that he had paid her well and explained exactly how her role had turned out.
- #032
Danny and Habib were shooting in Afghanistan for the film. As a result, Danny lost the role of Gabbar Singh and Habib lost the role of Kaalia in the 1975 Sholay, because the dates could not be arranged.
- #033
After the film's release, something went wrong in Feroz Khan's relationship with Madan Puri. In November 1982, Stardust magazine asked Madan Puri whether he could become a director. He replied that there was no need. He did not want to be a slave to his actors. Moreover, only C-grade actors like Feroz Khan became directors. This comment did not sit well with Feroz.
- #034
Danny Denzongpa felt that his role in the film ended abruptly. He suggested to Feroz that his character return to India with him and help him fight his enemies. This had first been planned when Feroz himself had taken on the same role earlier. The second suggestion was that Hema Malini beg Danny to let her marry Feroz. However, the scene was instead done with Habib and Hema. Feroz did not agree with Danny's suggestion.
- #035
Rapper Jaylib sampled Dharmatma's title music (Sad Version) for his song Champion Sound.
- #036
Gary Glitter's song Rock N Roll Part 2 (The Hey Song) plays in the film. The song comes on while Ranjeet and Sudhir are watching a dancer's performance in a nightclub.
- #037
Premnath's character was based on "Matka King" Ratan Khatri. Feroz Khan is said to have met Ratan Khatri to learn all the details. Ratan would later go on to produce the film Rangila Ratan, starring Rishi Kapoor and Praveen Babi.
- #038
Many believed that actress Seema Kapoor stole the show with her nightclub dance. It was a sequence Feroz directed very emotionally. Seema Kapoor was returning to the time when she had grown up in the 70s and conquered men's hearts. This was the period when every magazine used her pictures, especially the adult magazine Debonair, edited by the famous journalist Vinod Mehta. She was very popular and remained in demand until the mid-70s, then suddenly vanished. As is common in show business, she was quickly replaced by someone else. But the experienced photographer NK Sareen did not forget her. He was the one who took the maximum number of her photos and got her onto the covers of many magazines, both English and regional. Sareen says, "I was introduced to Seema Kapoor by the editor of a film magazine. By then she had already made a name for herself as an attractive model. She was very blonde, but when I first saw her she looked quite ordinary." However, Sareen thought he would give her a chance anyway, since he had promised his editor friend that he would make her a hit. As Sareen tells it, the first meeting was warm. "She greeted me with great excitement. She then asked me to wait a few minutes. She came out of her house, walked to her car, opened the left door of her Fiat for me, and sat in the driver's seat herself. She then took off her shoes and began driving barefoot. While driving, she asked me what kind of photos I wanted to take. But before I could say anything, she told me she only wanted to pose for glamorous images, because those were what was in demand," Sareen adds. Then, Sareen says, came the trick question. "She looked at me with a mischievous smile, named another editor, and said: 'He says I have a million-dollar body, what do you think?' I wasn't expecting such a direct and cheeky question, and I didn't know how to answer her," Sareen recalls. They went to Madh Island and took sizzling photos. And as might be expected, no one at Debonair, including Vinod Mehta, could say no to the shoot. "She did two Debonair covers and was later featured in an extensive article shot especially for the magazine. She appeared on many magazine covers one after another. A weekly English magazine from Delhi put her picture on its cover, and the second issue put her on the cover again. Later, my pictures of Seema were used by various publications in Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali and other regional languages," Sareen adds. Her pictures were in great demand, and she was a perfect pin-up girl who fired many men's fantasies. She has a brother named Suresh Kapoor, married to Kanta Kapoor. Her sister Sudha Kapoor is married to Vinod Kapoor (whose daughter Dimple is married to Denis Navratil, another daughter Shweta is married to Sandeep Banga, and another daughter Ginni is married to Akhil Gambhir). Her brother Ashok Kapoor (Kapil Kapoor, married to Jyoti, and his son Rishi Kapoor, married to Anjali). She is married to Subodh K. Chibber.
- #039
Dharmatma went over budget, and Feroz quickly realized it. To recover the money he had lost, he had to sign on for seven films. Working on so many films at once was something Feroz did not enjoy doing.
- #040
The music Helen danced to (near the climax) was first released on the international dance album Bombay The Hardway: Guns Cars and Sitars.
- #041
The dialogue in which Ranjeet and Sudhir invite the dancer on a long journey was first released on the international dance album Bombay The Hardway: Guns Cars and Sitars.
- #042
Onra sampled "Mere Galiyon Se" for his song "Beef." The song premiered on the international dance album "1.0.8."
- #043
"Ms Fat Booty" by Mos Def sampled "Dharmatma sad theme music."
- #044
Asha Puthli's song "Lies" is used in the film. The song comes up as Ranjeet and Sudhir harass the female dancer. Asha Puthli's song was a cover version of J. J. Cale's "Lies" (1972).
- #045
ESPN's "The Jock Jam, Volume 3" from Jock Jams, Tommy Boy 1997, sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #046
"Gut Dabei" from Deichkind's album "Arbeit Nervt" (2008) sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #047
Paulina Rubio's song "Causa Y Efecto" sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #048
Allison Iraheta's song "Robot Love" sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #049
Christina Aguilera's song "I Hate Boys" sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #050
Charles Hamilton's song "3. and Goal" sampled Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #051
Aki & Turo's song "Mahtisonni" was a cover version of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #052
The song "Rock'n'Roll pt.2" on Hoodoo Gurus' album "Gorilla Biscuit" (B-sides and rarities) was a cover version of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." This is the same song playing in the nightclub with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #053
Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll (Part 2) (Small Soldiers Remix) was a remix of the original song. The original song was in the nightclub scene with Ranjeet and Sudhir.
- #054
Dharmatma's Title Music sampled Simon and Garfunkel's "El Condor Pasa." Years later, Anu Malik drew inspiration from the same song for the track Tare Hain Baraati from Virasat.
- #055
Dharmatma Title Music sampled Leo Rojas's El Condor Pasa. Simon and Garfunkel also made their own version of El Condor Pasa. Eighteen years later, Anu Malik sampled Leo Rojas's El Condor Pasa for his song "Tere Chahat Ke Siva" from Jaanam.
- #056
The 101 Strings Orchestra song El Condor Pasa was the same melody sampled for Dharmatma Title Music.
- #057
The Paul Desmond song El Cóndor Pasa was the same melody sampled for Dharmatma Title Music.
- #058
The BZN song El Condor Pasa was the same melody sampled for Dharmatma Title Music.
- #059
Yma Sumac's "El Condor Pasa (Original)" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #060
Back In Time's "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #061
Ferante & Teiche's song "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #062
Fausto Papetti's "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #063
Julie Felix's song "If I Could (El Condor Pasa)" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #064
Ray Conniff's song "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #065
Jürgen Marcus's song "(El Condor Pasa)" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #066
Perry Como's "El Cóndor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #067
Marion März's song "Nur Du (El Condor Pasa)" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #068
"El Condor Pasa" by Robert Delgado and His Orchestra is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #069
Electric Warrior's song "El Condor Pasa" (Isao Tomita) is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #070
Grupo Quetzal's "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #071
Facio Santillan's "El Condor Pasa" and "Pajaro Campana" are the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #072
Los Calchakis's "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #073
Alborada's song "El Condor Pasa" is the same melody sampled for the Dharmatma title music.
- #074
Several scenes from the film were used in the music video for "Hardway" by Arling, Riley, Mondriaan and The Bollywood Mystery.
- #075
The Dharmatma title music premiered on the international album MR THING/VARIOUS Strange Breaks & Mr Thing II.
- #076
At the start of the rape scene on the beach, Sudhir fits an 8-track player into the car. The song playing for the first 10 seconds is "diavolo tzigano" by Kurt Steiner's Orchestra Da Concerto Di Vienna.
- #077
The Dharmatma theme music was sampled by HashQ for the song "Intermission" on the album Cinema Theme's.
- #078
"Aap Jaisa Koi" was originally written for Dharmatma, and Helen was to sing it when Feroz is taken to the gypsy hideout. Kalyanji Anandji rejected it for not being sexy enough. Indeewar changed the song's pattern to fit disco rhythms. Biddu later took the lyrics and turned it into a disco song.
- #079
During the making of the film, the media linked Zaheera with Prem Nath. She denied the claim.
- #080
Saggaz Beat and the song "Pesadelo" by Yellow sampled the Dharmatma theme music.
- #081
A few weeks after Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche was declared a surprise hit, Feroz Khan called Imtiaz Khan and offered him Dharmatma.
- #082
The Dharmatma title music was sampled by the 070 Shake song "Come Around".
- #083
The Dharmatma title music was sampled by 070 in the song "Flight 319".
- #084
When Feroz described the role to Helen, she was already busy with 30 films. However, Feroz described the dance in a very unique way; it was almost going to be like ballet, and the dance was meant to be a full-fledged dance number. But the censor board cut 12 frames of the dance, making the song meaningless. Feroz had earlier wanted Helen to do Seema Kapoor's dance number, but later felt Helen was too big a star to take on that role.
- #085
"Kya Khoob Lagti Ho" had an instrumental version by Babla on the album Babla And His Orchestra (Film Instrumentals). This was in 1977.
- #086
Nagarjuna's film "Aur Ek Dharmatma" (1991) is the dubbed Hindi version of the Telugu film "Neti Siddhartha". "Neti Siddhartha" was a remake of Feroz Khan's Dharmatma. Dharmatma was based on the Hollywood film Godfather.
- #087
Aakhri Sanghursh, like Dharmatma, Nayakan, Dayavaan, Zulm Ki Hukumat, Aatank Hi Aatank, Sapoot, Sarkar and The Power, was a remake of Godfather.
- #088
Prem Nath was billed in the credits ahead of Feroz Khan, who played the lead role.
- #089
Actor Ranjeet said: "When Sholay was first announced in a newspaper, it showed Danny as the villain, but at that time we were shooting in Afghanistan for 'Dharmatma' and Feroze Khan told him to stay behind. He reasoned what he would do in a film with three heroes, saying, 'here I'm giving you a solo song with Hema Malini'. After completing my portions in Afghanistan, I was to shoot in Bangalore, and the producers of Sholay came and offered me their film, which was being shot in the same place. But how could I take my friend's place without his permission? Who knew Gabbar Singh would be such a big hit? But maybe if I had done the role, it wouldn't have worked either," he added.
- #090
The background music of the scene in Dharmatma where Feroz Khan takes the ring of his father's killer and tries it on Faryal's finger resembles that of the scene in Don where Ifthekar tears up Vijay's original police report. Both scenes have the same melody/music, but the guitar reworking is different.
- #091
Zeenat Aman was offered the film by Feroze Khan. However, she turned it down because it was a supporting role opposite the lead actor. He later gave her a role in the 1980 film Kurban.
- #092
Mahesh Manjrekar first planned to remake The Godfather in 2004. Vikram Bhatt later replaced him on the film. The shelved film was "Kutumb" (2004), starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Irrfan Khan. It was produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and directed by Vikram Bhatt (in place of Mahesh Manjrekar). The film was adapted from The Godfather.
- #093
The song "Baat Ban Jaye" was originally written for Dharmatma's climax. The song was to be filmed on Helen in the studio. Kalyanji Anandji rejected Indeewar's song because they did not find it sexy enough.
- #094
The intro music from 0:03 to 0:30 of Dharmatma's song "Tere Chehre Mein Woh Jaadu Hain" was slightly inspired by the background music in the film Safar, in the scene where Feroz Khan first meets Sharmila Tagore and comes out of her house driving his sports car down the steps. The melody is similar.
- #095
Cinematographer Kamal Bose said: "Feroz Khan is quite a dynamic director; with him I managed to broaden my horizons. He is quite westernised, and his perception of a scene is quite interesting. This scene was quite an exciting and thrilling one, and I had to take great risks to shoot it. Bushkashi is a sport peculiar to Afghan tribes. They try to catch a sheep while riding horses. The riders try to snatch the sheep from one another. The horses usually move at great speed. To get realistic shots, I stood right in the middle of the galloping horses with a camera in my hand, and Feroz Khan held me from behind to keep me steady."
- #096
In the film Aag, Feroz Khan says a dialogue with Shyama: "Mujhe dharmatma bane ka koi khwaish nahin". Eight years later, Feroz made a film titled "Dharmatma".
- #097
Satyen Kappu's character in Nadir Shah spoke in a deep, raspy voice. Years later, in Dharmatma, Feroz Khan had Satyen Kappu's character speak the same way.
- #098
In Anjaam, Feroz Khan gives Helen a lesson about sinning as a traitor to her country. This scene may later have inspired the scene Feroz Khan played with Prem Nath in Dharmatma.
- #099
The climactic scene in Kashmakash, in which I. S. Johar tries to run over Feroz Khan in an open area, was repeated in Dharmatma. In Dharmatma, a group of men in an open area try to run over Feroz with motorcycles. Rekha was with Feroz in both scenes.
- #100
Farida Jalal said: "Feroz ji was known as the rajasaab of our time. He was a noble person. He was very loving and caring. I played his sister in Dharmatma and he cared for me like a brother. He was very protective of me. Since Dharmatma was his production, I know him as a very generous person. Any other producer would try to cut costs, but he never did. He was always generous in his productions. Dharmatma was a remake of Godfather. And he always kept the book with him like a Bible. He used to call me 'baby' and 'sweetheart'. I miss him already."
- #101
In Sharafat Chodh Di Maine, Feroz Khan can be seen singing the song "Tune bhi kisi se kabhi pyar kiya hai?" from Dharmatma. Feroz Khan sang this song in Dharmatma.
- #102
In Sharafat Chodh Di Maine, when Feroz Khan donates a cheque to a charity, Jagdeep adds "Bahut Dharmatma Hai". Dharmatma was a film that Feroz Khan acted in and directed.
- #103
Imtiaz Khan stated that Feroz Khan freely allowed him to decide what to wear in the film. Feroz also told Imtiaz that he had to be clean-shaven in the first few scenes of the film. After getting married, he would grow a beard. Imtiaz told him he could wear a false beard for his other films. Shaving his beard would not be a problem. Feroz asked Imtiaz to come and do a screen test to see how he would look as the character. Imtiaz agreed and met Feroz at Filmistan Studios. Feroz shot the climax at Tableland in Mahableshwar. It is a famous tourist spot. Many horse rides are taken in the area. Feroz specifically told Imtiaz that this film would make him a superstar and would be the best role of his life. However, the person who would achieve stardom overnight after Sholay was Amjad Khan.
- #104
A close-up of the Dharmatma poster shows a scene featuring Shabana Azmi and Moushumi from the film Swarg Narak. This was the only time both actresses technically appeared in a film alongside Feroz Khan.
- #105
The song "Do Pardesi" from Kashish was a mix of 3 songs. The music from 0:20 to 0:50 was inspired by the intro music of "Tere Chere Mein Woh Jadu" from Dharmatma. The sitar music used at 0:53 was inspired by the sitar use in the song "Ae Naujawan" from Apradh. From 2:10 onwards, the sound of the song resembles "Luk Chup" from Do Anjaane.
- #106
Feroz Khan said in the 9 May 1975 issue of Star & Style magazine: "I work on faith. Faith comes from experience, thought or learning. Or it comes from reading. Nothing affects me. As they say, I copied The Godfather and made my Dharmatma. I am sick to my bones of this sentence that has continued since I planned it. Of course, as an advertising film producer, I am not saying that the comparison they make between my film and The Godfather is bad. The Godfather was so successful worldwide that I realized it would help my film. As an actor, I chose an easy and smooth path upwards. I never wanted to have more films than others, and I made the films that came to me in my own way."
- #107
The instrumental melody between 1:28 and 1:38 in the song "Tere Chehre Main Woh Jadu" from Dharmatma was later turned into a stanza in the song "Kab Ke Bichade Hue Aaj" from Laawaris. In the Laawaris song, while singing "Behki Hawaon Mein Behki Fizaon Mein" at 2:53 and "Barson Ke Begaane…" at 4:46, the rhythm of the stanza can be heard to be the same as the mentioned section of "Tere Chehe Mein Woh Jadu Hain".
- #108
The elaborate house/set used for Jeevan and Satyen Kappu in Dharmatma was used in Aaj Ka Mahatma.
- #109
The instrumental music between 2:18 and 2:32 in the song "Kya Khoob Lagti Ho" from Dharmatma was taken from the background music of Haath Ki Safai (1974). It was exactly the part where Randhir Kapoor looks at Hema Malini's wardrobe while she is sleeping.
- #110
The music at 1:14 in the song "Tum Mile Pyar Se" from Apradh resembled the music between 1:01 and 1:15 in the song "Kya Khoob Lagti Ho" from Dharmatma. It was the same melody played with different musical orchestrations.
- #111
In Dharmatma, while chasing Hema Malini, Danny Denzongpa calls her "junglee billi". 3 years later, Amitabh Bachchan would say "Mujhe junglee billi pasand hain" to Zeenat Aman in Don.
- #112
Kya Khoob Lagti Ho had an instrumental cover version by Babla on Kalyanji Anandji's album presenting Babla And His Orchestra. (Film Instrumentals). The album premiered in 1977.
- #113
Sanjay Khan was not pleased that Feroz Khan copied a Hollywood film. He asked why he did it. Feroz Khan said he would prefer to make a good copy instead of a bad original.
- #114
There were reports that Rekha was indeed planned to take part in the Afghanistan shoot. However, Feroz told her that his budget was limited and that he could not bring anyone with him. However, Hema had brought her entire team with her for the shoot.
- #115
The Dharmatma Title Music and Cabaret Music were sampled by Dudley Perkins for the song Washedbrainsyndrome.
- #116
Subhash Ghai's heavy influence from Feroz Khan was seen in Kalicharan. Kalicharan's title music and background music closely resembled the background music of Dharmatma.
- #117
The 1999 television series Agnipath in DD2 was also a remake of The Godfather.
- #118
"Kya Khoob Lagti Ho" had a Bangladeshi version titled "Jodi Bou Sajo Go" from the film Wada, written by Runa Laila and Khurshid Alam.
- #119
Dharmatma and Prem Aggan are the only two productions in which Feroz Khan showed the faces of the lead actors in his title sequence.
- #120
In March 1987, Prem Nath told Cineblitz: "Before watching Dharmatma I had not seen The Godfather. I had not read the book either. Because I did not want to have any prejudice or be influenced by Brando's performance. Dharmatma did a good job but it was not as good as expected. The reason was that in Dharmatma they killed me right after the interval. It was not like in the original Godfather. Now, together with the title actor, the audience felt cheated, and Feroz Khan also unnecessarily killed Hema Malini. This was another reason the audience felt disconnected in the second half."
- #121
Feroz Khan enters the film 30 minutes in. This is the longest wait for the lead protagonists (Feroz, Vinod, Anil, Sanjay, Fardeen) in any film directed by Feroz Khan.
- #122
Laila Khan was asked to share an unknown anecdote from her childhood; she has many. One of the notable ones was Feroz Khan's love for his films. "I have to share a memorable anecdote about my father. He was incredibly passionate about his films. When his second film, Dharmatma, received an 'Adult' certificate, he was so upset that he literally punched his fist through a glass window when he heard the news. He wanted the film to reach a wider audience and the restriction deeply disappointed him. His dedication and intensity were truly remarkable," shared Feroz's daughter.
- #123
Rekha's entrance scene had her arriving in a green 1966 MGB Roadster.
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Feroz Khan and Rekha are seen in a Mercedes-Benz W113, commonly known as the "Pagoda" SL roadster, in the song "Tune Kisi Se Pyar Kiya Hain".
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Feroz Khan drives a 1965 Dodge Dart 270 4-door sedan during Helen's dance at the peak.
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The beach scene with Ranjeet, Sudhir and Zaheera was in a red 1962 Chevrolet Impala Cabriolet.
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Dharmatma and Kurbani were shot at Scindia Palace. Shinde Palace is located at 75, Wanwadi Bazar Rd, Padma Vilas Enclave, Wanwadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411040, India.
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The Human League song Rock N Roll was a cover version of Gary Glitter's song. The original was used in Dharmatma.
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