Bhagwan Shri Bajrangbali has had super-natural powers at a very young age which includes swallowing the sun, lifting mountains, just to name a few. Bajrangbali has always regarded the skies and universe as his playground and could leap and fly around at will. Bajrangbali makes it his duty to serve Bhagwan Shri Ram all days in his life. He will make this comes to light when Ram's wife, Devi Maa Sita, has been kidnapped by Shivbakht Ravan, and is being held captive in far off Lanka.
Practical Effects
Dara Singh's actual wrestling physique makes Hanuman's mountain-lifting weirdly convincing.
Production
Gaudy 1970s Lanka sets that look like Vegas got possessed by Hindu cosmology.
Director
Chandrakant Gaur
Dara Singh
Bajrangbali/Hanuman
Biswajeet Chatterjee
Rama
Moushumi Chatterjee
Sita
Durga Khote
Dev Ma Anjani
Shashi Kapoor
Lakshamana
Dulari
Shabari
Premnath Malhotra
Ravan
Sumitra Devi
Maharani Mandodari
Asit Sen
Kumbahkana
Moolchand
Ravan's guard, setting Bajrangbali's tail on fire
Mehmood
Shakun
Mukri
Shakun's assistant
Ram Mohan
Dhobi, washerman
Jagdish Raj
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dara Singh was already a national wrestling champion when cast; producers reportedly chose him because no stuntman could match his authentic physique for the 'lifting mountain' sequence. He performed most of his own leaps and swings on visibly rickety wire rigs.
Released during the Emergency period, the film's emphasis on righteous devotion to a virtuous leader carried unintentional political resonance that audiences read various ways—though it's now primarily remembered for Singh's iconic performance that defined Hanuman for North Indian cinema for decades.
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