Trishul (film)
| Trishul | |
|---|---|
Sachin | |
| Cinematography | Kay Gee |
| Edited by | B. Mangeshkar |
| Music by | Mohammed Zahur Khayyam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films Trimurti Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[1] |
| Budget | est.₹8.8 million[2] |
| Box office | est.₹110 million[2] |
Trishul (transl. Trident) is a 1978 Indian
Trishul was the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1978, after Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. The movie has been remade in Tamil as Mr. Bharath and in Telugu as Mr. Bharath.
Rishi Kapoor was offered the role of Ravi, which was eventually played by Sachin. Kapoor declined the offer, triggering animosity between him and Salim-Javed.[3]
Plot
In 1953 Raj Kumar "R.K." Gupta (
25 years later in 1978 Shanti dies. The adult Vijay comes to
Vijay becomes successful quickly and is soon celebrating the second anniversary of Shanti Constructions with a huge party. He tells Geeta to invite the crème de la crème of the city, especially R. K. Gupta. At the party, Vijay meets Sheetal Verma (
Vijay visits R.K. to claim victory and tells him that he is Shanti's (and R.K.'s) son. Gupta tries to rescind the order that he has given Balwant, but Balwant has already kidnapped Ravi in order to get to Vijay. With the assistance of Shekhar and R.K., Vijay rescues Ravi. During the confrontation, Balwant tries to shoot Vijay but R.K. takes the bullet for him. Balwant and his goons are arrested. With his last breath, R.K. asks Vijay for forgiveness. Vijay forgives him and unites with the family. In addition, Vijay changes the name of his company from Shanti Constructions to Shanti-Raj Constructions.
Cast
- Shashi Kapoor as Shekhar Kumar Gupta
- Sanjeev Kumar as Raj Kumar "R.K" Gupta
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Kumar
- Hema Malini as Sheetal Verma
- Raakheeas Geeta
- Poonam Dhillon as Kusum "Babli" Gupta
- Sachinas Ravi
- Waheeda Rehman as Shanti (Special Appearance)
- Prem Chopra as Balwant Rai
- Iftekhar as P. L. Verma
- Gita Siddharth as Kamini Gupta
- Manmohan Krishna as Seth Dindayal
- Yunus Parvez as Bhandari
- Mohan Sherry as Gangu
- M. B. Shetty as Madhav Singh
- Manik Irani as Gangu's Henchman
- Moolchand as Creditor
Credits
- Director – Yash Chopra
- Producer – Gulshan Rai
- Production company – Trimurti Films
- Writer – Salim–Javed
- Art director – Desh Mukherjee
- Chief assistant director – Ramesh Talwar
- Editor – B. Mangeshkar
- Lyrics – Sahir Ludhianvi
- Singers – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, K. J. Yesudas, Nitin Mukesh & Pamela Chopra
Soundtrack
All the songs
The soundtrack for this movie is credited for bringing the three legends of Indian film music – Kishore Kumar, Mangeshkar and Yesudas – together in a single song, "Mohabbat Bade Kaam Ki Cheez Hai".
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gapoochi Gapoochi Gam Gam" | Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh | 04:09 |
| 2 | "Ja Ri Behna Ja" | Yesudas & Pamela Chopra
|
03:05 |
| 3 | "Jo Ho Yaar Apna" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 03:29 |
| 4 | "Mohabbat Bade Kaam Ki Cheez Hai" | Yesudas
|
04:38 |
| 5 | "Janeman Tum Kamal Karte Ho" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 05:37 |
| 6 | "Aap Ki Maheki Hui Zulf Ko" | Lata Mangeshkar, Yesudas | 03:09 |
| 7 | "Tu Mere Saath Rahega" | Lata Mangeshkar | 06:29 |
Reception
Box office
In India, the film grossed ₹110 million[5] ($13.4 million),[6] with net earnings of ₹55 million.[5] It was declared a 'super hit' at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing Indian film of 1978, below Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and above Don.[5]
Overseas in the
bringing the film's worldwide gross to approximately ₹202 million ($25.1 million).Adjusted for inflation, its Indian gross is equivalent to $62.6 million (₹4.64 billion) and its Soviet gross is equivalent to $43.3 million (₹3.21 billion), for a total inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $105.9 million (₹7.84 billion).
In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated 43 million tickets in India,[5][12] and 29.7 million tickets in the Soviet Union,[8] for an estimated total of 72.7 million tickets sold worldwide.
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- Best Film – Gulshan Rai
- Best Director – Yash Chopra
- Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan
- Best Supporting Actor – Sanjeev Kumar
- Best Story – Salim–Javed
Legacy
Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu in his review of Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002) called it "a spoof of Trishul".
Popular culture
The movie was heavily referenced in
References
- ISBN 9780195664621.
JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu.
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- ^ "When Rishi Kapoor accused Salim Khan of threatening to destroy his career: 'We created Amitabh Bachchan, who destroyed Rajesh Khanna'". 21 June 2023.
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- ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India". World Bank. 1978. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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- ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India". World Bank. 1980. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (22 June 2012). "Gangs of Wasseypur review: Gangster-e-Azam of sorts". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
External links
- Trishul at IMDb
