Shalimar (film)

Shalimar
Directed by	Krishna Shah
Produced by	Bhupendra Shah Suresh Shah
Written by	Krishna Shah
Starring	Dharmendra Rex Harrison Zeenat Aman John Saxon Sylvia Miles Shammi Kapoor Prem Nath Aruna Irani
Music by	Rahul Dev Burman
Cinematography	Harvey Genkins
Editing by	Amit Bose
Release date(s)	1978
Country	India
Language	Hindi English

Shalimar is a 1978 Hindi film. Its English version known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone was released in USA. The movie starred Dharmendra, Sir Rex Harrison, Zeenat Aman, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles in supporting roles. Jayamalini does a dance number in the film. This was the last time that Mohammed Rafi's voice was picturized on Shammi Kapoor.

Plot

On the run from the police, S.S. Kumar, a thief, comes across a private invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley addressed to Raja Bahadur Singh. When the Raja is shot, Kumar takes him to a nearby hospital, dons a Sikh's turban, poses as the Raja's son and goes to the private island of John. Also attending are K.P.W. Iyengar, Dr. Bukhari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that all of these invitees are master criminals and gangsters. Kumar's guise does not fool anyone, including his former sweetheart, Sheila Enders (Zeenat Aman), nevertheless John permits him to stay on, as he feels that Kumar's career, though an amateur, is consistent with those already present. The reason why John has invited them is to find a successor to take his place as he is dying of cancer. He feels that one of his invitees can be trusted to take his place and for this he has arranged for them to steal a diamond (Shalimar) worth 135 crores of rupees. This gem is placed in a secure place within his palace, which is alarmed, and guarded by armed men 24 hours a day. He challenges one of them to steal the shalimar - but if anyone fails then they are killed instantly. Pitted against such veterans, it looks like Kumar has got himself into a bind that he may not come out of in one piece.

It is all about a Sacred Stone that is in possesion of a filthy rich guy who has protected it in a room whose floor is made up of tiles of only two colors - black and white. The rich man has installed secret cameras everywhere in his place and spies from a room where he basically stays. Many people have made an attempt to steal the stone but all have died due to very strong protection in the room which has the sacred stone. One peculiar thing about that room is, there are hidden bombs beneath the floor. Nobody can see where and all the bombs are placed under the floor. Even a little touch on the tile which has a bomb beneath it, will explode. Only S. S. Kumar (Dharmendra), with the help of a device that detects bombs, infiltrates the security of the room and finally is able to steal the sacred stone from the room. The best part of the movie is the way in which Dharmendra gets rid of the bombs and steals the stone. It is phenomenal.

Cast

• Rex Harrison ... Sir John Locksley
• Dharmendra ... S.S. Kumar
• Zeenat Aman ... Sheila Enders
• John Saxon ... Colonel Columbus
• Sylvia Miles ... Countess Rasmussen
• O.P. Ralhan... K.P.W. Iyengar (Romeo)
• Shammi Kapoor ... Dr. Bukhari
• Prem Nath ... Raja Bahadur Singh
• Shreeram Lagoo ... Tolaram
• Aruna Irani ... Dance Teacher
• Clyde Chai-Fa ... Dogro
• M.B. Shetty ... Tribal Chief

Soundtrack

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Naag Devta"	Mohammed Rafi
2	"Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai"	Lata Mangeshkar
3	"Hum Bewafaa Hargiz Na They"	Kishore Kumar
4	"Mera Pyaar Shalimar"	Asha Bhosle
5	"Hum Bewafaa Hargiz Na They (II)"	Kishore Kumar
6	"One Two Cha Cha"	Usha Uthup

Nominations

• Filmfare for Best Music - R.D. Burman

Filmfare for Best Male Playback Singer - Kishore Kumar for the song "Hum Bewafa Harghiz Na the"

Filmfare for Best Female Playback Singer - Usha Uthup for the song "One Two Cha Cha"

External links

• Shalimar at the Internet Movie Database