Trishul (film)

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Trishul

Film poster
Directed by Yash Chopra
Produced by Gulshan Rai
Written by Javed Akhtar
Salim Khan
Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Sanjeev Kumar
Poonam Dhillon
Shashi Kapoor
Rakhee Gulzar
Music by Khayyam
Cinematography Kay Gee
Editing by B. Mangeshkar
Release date(s) 4 May 1978
Running time 167 min.
Country India
Language Hindi / Urdu
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Trishul (Devnagari: त्रिशूल) is an Indian Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra and produced by Gulshan Rai in 1978. Music is by Khayyam and it is written by Salim-Javed and the lyrics are by Sahir Ludhianvi. The film was later remade in Tamil as Mr. Bharath starring Rajinikanth and Sathyaraj.

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Amitabh Bachchan is the illegitimate son of a construction baron ( Sanjeev Kumar) and his first love (Waheeda Rehman), whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Sanjeev does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to Delhi to take revenge on his father. Shashi Kapoor and Poonam Dhillon play his step siblings. Rakhee plays his love interest while Hema Malini plays Shashi's love interest. Prem Chopra is the villain and Sachin the love angle with Poonam Dhillon.

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