The Great Gambler(1979)
The Great Gambler (1979) is a 162-minute Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Neetu Singh. With a rating of 6.8/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1979.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, ShemarooMe, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 15 March 1979
- Director
- Shakti Samanta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A gambler works for a criminal who is secretly using him to trap a government agent and steal defense secrets. The police send in the gambler's lookalike to catch him, but the imposter doesn't know how to gamble, which risks exposing the whole plan.
“A gambler's double life risks everything.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for The Great Gambler
Cast reunions in this film: Prem Chopra & Amitabh Bachchan (14 films together), Prem Chopra & Om Shivpuri (8 films together), Om Shivpuri & Madan Puri (7 films together), Zeenat Aman & Amitabh Bachchan (6 films together), Prem Chopra & Sujit Kumar (6 films together), and Zeenat Aman & Prem Chopra (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in several foreign locations, including Lisbon and Macau, which was rare for Bollywood movies at the time.
- Amitabh Bachchan played a double role, but both characters had distinct personalities and costumes to tell them apart.
- The movie's famous boat chase scene in Lisbon was inspired by similar sequences in James Bond films.
- Music director R.D. Burman used a synthesizer for the background score, giving it a modern sound for the 1970s.
- The film did not do well at the box office despite its big budget and star cast.
- Actress Zeenat Aman performed her own stunts in some action sequences, which was uncommon for leading actresses then.
- The title song 'Do Lafzon Ki Hai' became a hit and is still remembered for its romantic melody.