Kalyug Aur Ramayan

{{Infobox film

| name = Kalyug Aur Ramayan

| image = Kalyug Aur Ramayan.jpg

| caption = Ultra CD Cover

| producer = Shashi Goswami

| story = Manoj Kumar(written by)
Dawood Kashmiri (dialogue)

| starring = Manoj Kumar
Madhavi
Rajiv Goswami
Prem Chopra
Om Prakash
Bindu
Satish Shah
Sonika Gill
Abhi Bhattacharya
Huma Khan
Urmila Bhatt
Parikshat Sahni

| music = Kalyanji Anandji

| cinematography = V.K. Murthy

| released = {{film date|1987|4|24|df=yes}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

}}

Kalyug Aur Ramayan ({{lit|Kaliyuga and Ramayana}}) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Manoj Kumar, Madhavi, Prem Chopra, Om Prakash, Bindu and Rajiv Goswami. The film, a modern adaptation of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, was directed by Babubhai Mistri and produced by Shashi Goswami. The music was given by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Maya Govind and Verma Malik.{{cite magazine |last=Jain |first=Madhu |date=28 February 1987 |title=Manoj Kumar's new film Kalyug Ki Ramayan becomes controversial before being released|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19870228-manoj-kumars-new-film-kalyug-ki-ramayan-becomes-controversial-before-being-released-798589-1987-02-27|magazine=India Today |location=New Delhi |publisher=Living Media |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 May 2023}}

The film faced controversy, particularly from Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on objections to the juxtaposition of Kaliyuga (the current Dark Age in Hinduism) with the religious text Ramayana in the title and the portrayal of deities from the latter who are situated in a contemporary debauched India. Originally titled Kalyug Ki Ramayan ({{lit|Ramayana of the Kaliyuga}}) the title was changed as mandated by the Central Board of Film Certification along with other edits to address religious concerns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/laxmmi-bomb-padmaavat-loveyatri-kalyug-aur-ramayan-billu-controversial-bollywood-film-title#read-more|title='Laxmmi Bomb' to 'Kalyug Ki Ramayan': What's in a Bollywood Title?|first=Quint|last=Entertainment|date=30 October 2020|website=TheQuint}}

Plot

The film is based on the ancient Indian epic Ramayana and set in the modern-day India. Manoj Kumar portrays the god Hanuman, the devotee of Rama, who comes to earth on the latter's instructions and meets a miserable father Dasaratha (named after Rama's father in the epic, other others members of the family are similarly named). Dasrath is distressed by his sons and daughter-in-law. How Hanuman solves this problem is theme of the film.