Dharam Veer Song Lyrics Caused Controversy

Bollywood films are full of on-screen drama but what many people don’t know is that a lot of times, a dramatic and memorable film involves off-screen mishaps too. Dharam Veer, a film that was released 45 years ago and considered a box office sensation, involved a mistake by producer Manmohan Desai that created a ruckus and angered women’s organisations around the nation. This led to protests and the situation was only getting worse with time. The movie starred Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Jitendra, and Neetu Singh. Dharmendra was even scared as everything was at stake.

Dharam Veer was one of Manmohan Desai’s four blockbusters. The songs of the film were a huge hit. But whenever there are discussions around the film, the controversy involved with the songs cannot go untouched. When the music album of the film was released, there was a huge uproar which came as a shock to Manmohan and lyricist Anand Bakshi. One of the words used in the song got women’s rights organizations enraged.