Barood
1976 · India
- Director
- Pramod Chakravorty
- Screenplay
- Sachin Bhowmick
- Music
- Sachin Dev Burman
- Based on
- The Summertime Killer
Cast
What it is about
A boy witnesses the murder of his father, a police inspector in Mumbai, in broad daylight on a beach. Years later, now a champion motorcycle racer, he sets out on a vengeance quest with his Labrador, travelling through several cities in Europe and the Americas.
How it was made
Directed by Pramod Chakravorty, with a screenplay by Sachin Bhowmick and dialogue by Ahsan Rizvi, the film stars Rishi Kapoor and Reena Roy, alongside Ashok Kumar and Ajit, with guest appearances by Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Much of it was shot in foreign locations including Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Madrid and Geneva. The music is by S. D. Burman.
Reception and legacy
It was a success in India, but its biggest response came in the Soviet Union, where it opened in 1978, topped the year's box office and drew around 60 million viewers. Among Indian films of the 1970s there, only Bobby, also starring Rishi Kapoor, drew a larger audience.
Trivia
Soviet success
In the Soviet Union it drew around 60 million viewers, placing it among the largest box office hits of imported cinema.
International shoot
A large part of the filming took place outside India, in cities such as Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Madrid and Geneva.
More films by Pramod Chakravorty
Jagir (Teen Murti)
Love in Tokyo
Vision
BaroodOriginal Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.