The Burning Train(1980)
The Burning Train (1980) is a 142-minute Hindi film directed by Ravi Chopra. Starring Simi Garewal, Hema Malini and Vinod Khanna. With a rating of 6.6/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1980.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 20 March 1980
- Director
- Ravi Chopra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 6.6/10
Storyline
An engineer finally gets to build his dream train for Indian Railways, hoping its first trip will make up for years of neglecting his family. But a resentful coworker sabotages the journey, putting everyone on board in danger.
“A dream train's first run becomes a race for survival.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for The Burning Train
Cast reunions in this film: Hema Malini & Dharmendra (16 films together), Jeetendra & Vinod Mehra (12 films together), Hema Malini & Jeetendra (11 films together), Dharmendra & Jeetendra (10 films together), Danny Denzongpa & Dharmendra (9 films together), and Hema Malini & Vinod Khanna (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film was one of the most expensive Hindi movies ever made at the time, with a budget of around 5 crore rupees.
- A real train was custom-built for the movie, named the 'Super Express', and it was later used by Indian Railways.
- The climax was shot using a massive, expensive miniature model of a train and bridge, a rare technique in Bollywood then.
- It featured a rare on-screen pairing of Dharmendra and Hema Malini after their real-life marriage.
- The movie's iconic theme song, 'The Burning Train', was composed by R.D. Burman and sung by Kishore Kumar.
- A major fire sequence was filmed using real fire and careful safety measures, causing great anxiety for the crew.
- Despite mixed reviews, it was a major box office hit and ran in theatres for over 25 weeks.