Shaan (1980)

Shaan tells the story of DCP Shiv Kumar an honest, brave and upright police man. He live in the country with his wife, a daughter and two brothers Ravi and Vijay who are con men to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ramesh Sippy

Writers:

Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan

Stars:

Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sunil Dutt	...	DSP Shiv Kumar (Guest Appearance)
Shashi Kapoor	...	Ravi Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Vijay Kumar
Shatrughan Sinha	...	Rakesh
Rakhee Gulzar	...	Sheetal Kumar
Parveen Babi	...	Sunita
Bindiya Goswami	...	Renu
Johnny Walker	...	Chacha
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Shakal
Mazhar Khan	...	Abdul
Helen	...	Dancer
Bindu	...	Maharani
Padmini Kapila	...	Roma (Guest Appearance)
Sujit Kumar	...	Shakal's assistant

Storyline

Shaan tells the story of DCP Shiv Kumar an honest, brave and upright police man. He live in the country with his wife, a daughter and two brothers Ravi and Vijay who are con men to the highest extent and would do anything to th rick people, there cunningness, one day got them into trouble with the law where there brother was forced to arrest them and feel no pity for them. However they were release a few days later since they were keeping a low profile in jail. Shiv Kumar decides to investigate against gangster and smuggler Shakal and his men where he was killed in his line of duty. After there brother's death Ravi and Vijay decides to mend there ways where they were persuade by marksman, circus master and an old enemy of Shiv, Rakesh, who decides to mend his ways and join hand with the two legendary to destroy Shakal who keeps a man-eating crocodile on an island far apart.

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Plot Keywords:

police | island | circus | arrest | police officer | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 December 1980 (India)

Also Known As:

I tsigana tis agapis

Filming Locations:

Goregoan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

181 min 181 min (1986 video release)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie raised many eyebrows when a mammoth set was erected at Filmcity in Goregaon. A glass and mirror set, the set cost as much as Rs. 8 lakhs which was mammoth in the context of that era.

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Connections

Referenced in Bluffmaster! (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Doston Se Pyaar Kiya Dushmanon Se Badla Liya"
Sung by Usha Uthup
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

User Reviews

very very good!!!!!!!!

shaan is good and has it's share of comedy and drama. johnny walker's performance was wonderful! amitabh bachan's acting as it always is (perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)shahshi kapoor is perfecy as well. the duo are wonderful acting together and they bring the film to life. the film couldn't have been the same without them. the two heroines parveen babi and someone else, they played there roles well. i love the film and would recommend it to anyone. over all the film was excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!