The read
It runs long at 2h 36m.
Synopsis
Ahmed and Mohan Kumar Saxena are petty thieves, and con-men. They career is spent as false witnesses near the Bombay courts, where they get paid a set sum of rupees for false depositions. This changes when they meet and are influenced by Kabir Das, and decide to go straight. They find that it's virtually impossible to earn a living as honest citizens. Then Kabir Das is arrested and imprisoned by a murder he claims he did not commit, and the duo promise to help him, and find out who the real killer is, but they themselves end up getting in trouble.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Desh MukerjiDirector
- Pyarelal Ramprasad SharmaOriginal Music Composer
- Javed AkhtarWriter
- Salim KhanWriter
- Laxmikant Shantaram KudalkarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shashi KapoorMohan Kumar Saxena
- Amitabh BachchanAhmed Reza
- Sanjeev KumarKabir Das
- RekhaDurga
- Aparna SenShyamlee
- HelenJenny Francis
- Prem ChopraRanjeet
- Om ShivpuriSeth Jamuna Das
- Shreeram LagooGovinda Anna
- Utpal DuttBalbir Singh
Stills
Themes
courtroomfalse witness