Trishul (film)

Infobox Film
name = Trishul


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caption = Film poster
director = Yash Chopra
producer = Gulshan Rai
writer = Javed Akhtar
Salim Khan
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starring = Amitabh Bachchan
Sanjeev Kumar
Poonam Dhillon
Shashi Kapoor
Rakhee Gulzar
music = Khayyam
cinematography = Kay Gee
editing = B. Mangeshkar
distributor =
released = 4 May 1978
runtime = 167 min.
country = India
language = Hindi / Urdu
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imdb_id = 0078418

Trishul (Devanagari: 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.

ynopsis

Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) is the illegitimate son of a construction baron ( Sanjeev Kumar) and his first love, Shanti (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 by destroying his father's business and family connections. Shashi Kapoor and Poonam Dhillon play his step siblings who are caught in the cross-fire of Vijay's revenge.

Vijay also crosses paths with Rakhee, who is the devoted secretary of Sanjeev Kumar, and rival company president Hema Malini.

The film focuses on the three intertwined stories of Amitabh, Sanjeev, and Shashi.

Cast

* Amitabh Bachchan .... Vijay Kumar
* Sanjeev Kumar.... Raj Kumar Gupta / R.K.Gupta
* Shashi Kapoor ..... Shekhar Gupta
* Raakhee.... Geeta
* Hema Malini .... Sheetal Varma
* Poonam Dhillon ..... Babli / Kusum Gupta
* Sachin .... Ravi
* Waheeda Rehman .... Shanti
* Prem Chopra .... Balwant Rai

Credits

*Director: Yash Chopra
*Producer: Gulshan Rai (Trimurti Films)
*Writers: Salim-Javed
*Art Director: Desh Mukherjee
*Chief Asst. Director: Ramesh Talwar
*Editor: B. Mangeshkar
*Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi

Awards & Nominations

*Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor-Amitabh Bachchan