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CREDITS
Title: Dharam Veer
Year: 2003
Language: English
Genre: Feature / Arthouse
Director:
SYNOPSIS
An Astrologer informs Satpal Singh that his nephew will eventually kill him. When Satpal's sister, Maharani Meenakshi, gives birth to twins, he has one thrown from the castle walls, and replaces the second with his very own son. Years later, the two princes have grown up; one is Dharam, who was rescued by a poor couple. The second is Veer, who lives in the palace. Satpal finds out to his horror that his wife, Roopmati, had switched the children a second time, as a result he has ended up abusing his very own son, Ranjit, thinking him to be Veer. Now Satpal plots with Prince Sujan Singh, Dev Singh, leader of gypsies, Azad, and their goal is to create enmity between Dharam and Veer, make them enemies, have Dharam kill Veer in a combat, and then subsequently hang Dharam for killing Veer.
QUEER NOTES
In Dharam Veer, the real love is between a skirt-clad Dharmendra and a willowy Jeetendra � all the oomph of Zeenat Aman and Neetu Singh is no more than an unavoidable distraction. Dharmendra (mini-skirted) and Jeetendra (in princely tights) gambol over hill and dale, looking deep into each other's eyes, clasping hands and singing lyrics that swear undying love: "My life is naught without you" and suchlike. 9
ACTOR/S IN QUEER ROLE
Dharamendra as Dharam and Jeetendra as Veer (male bonding)
LINKS
Imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0213611/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharam_Veer_(1977_film)
queer portrayals in Indian films