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Trishul
	; Film poster
Directed by	Yash Chopra
Produced by	Gulshan Rai
Written by	Javed Akhtar; Salim Khan
Starring	Sanjeev Kumar; Amitabh Bachchan; Shashi Kapoor; Hema Malini; Raakhee Gulzar; Waheeda Rehman; Prem Chopra; Poonam Dhillon
Music by	Khayyam
Cinematography	Kay Gee
Editing by	B. Mangeshkar
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	4 May 1978
Running time	168 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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 movie was a Super Hit at the box-office and one of the top grossers of 1978, along with Muqaddar Ka Sikander and Don.^[1] .

It was remade in Tamil by Rajnikant as "Mr. Bharath" with Satyaraj donning Sanjeev Kumar's role.

[edit] Synopsis

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 half-siblings who are caught in the cross-fire of Vijay's revenge.

Vijay also crosses paths with Rakhee, 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Awards and Nominations

Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor-Amitabh Bacchan
Best Dialog "Aaj Mere Pass Jeb me futi kodi nahi hai aur me 5 lakh ka soda karne aya hu"

[edit] References

^ "India Box-office 1978". http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA==.

mahobbat bade kaam ki chiz hai , song pisturized on amit , shashi and hema was one of the best song of that time khayyam's music was rocking

[edit] External links

Trishul at the Internet Movie Database

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