Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie, and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan,the title character was based on matka, king Ratan Khatri, Matka" gambling or satta" is a form of lottery which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from where?
Dharmatma Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The movie is the first attempt in India to localise "The Godfather". The title character was based on matka (form of Indian gambling) king Ratan Khatri. It is said that Khan sat down with Khatri to learn more about him and understand the nuances of matka. The cast includes Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, Rekha, Premnath, Imtiaz Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet, Helen, Madan Puri, Jeevan, Iftekhar and Dara Singh, satyen kappu and sudhir. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. This film took Feroz Khan to new heights in his career as this was a blockbuster movie. The same year, "Sholay" and "Deewar" were released. The film is also its scenes featuring Buzkashi a Central Asian sport on horses, including aerial shots, which in turn won film's cinematographer, Kamal Bose, Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer.
Raigama Bandara Raigama Bandara also known as Pararajasinghe was the son of Vijayabahu VII (1521) and brother of Mayadunne and Buvanekabahu VI. When Kingdom of Kotte was divided due to the incident known as "Wijayaba Kollaya", which resulted the assassination of king Vijayabahu, Pararajasinghe became the ruler of Raigama. Raigam Bandara is known as a good ruler who upheld the economy of the Raigama. However, after a battle with Kingdom of Kotte the family of Raigam Bandara had fled to Matara as a result of miscommunication. The fleeing of the family was followed by downfall of the ruler himself. The only straight descendants of the king still live bearing the name of "Mohotti" in Matara and in North Central province.