Ram ( Dilip Kumar) lives with his sister Sulakshana ( Nirupa Roy) and niece Kuku in his family estate. The film received 3 nominations at the 15th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress for Rehman and Best Supporting Actress for Mumtaz, and won Best Actor for Kumar. Ram Aur Shyam was the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1967, domestically in India and overseas. He also remade it in Tamil starring MGR as Enga Veettu Pillai (1965). In turn, it was a remake of the director's own 1964 Telugu film Ramudu Bheemudu, starring NTR which was hit at box-office. Ram Aur Shyam inspired various 'twins-separated-at-birth' films like Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), ChaalBaaz (1989) and Kishen Kanhaiya (1990) and Gopi Kishan (1994).
Ram Aur Shyam featured music composed by Naushad, with lyrics written by Shakeel Badayuni.
It stars Dilip Kumar in a double role as twins separated at birth, alongside Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Nirupa Roy and Pran. Ram Aur Shyam ( English: Ram And Shyam) is a 1967 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Tapi Chanakya.
