Naseeb (1981 film)

Naseeb
Theatrical release poster
Directed byManmohan Desai
Written byKader Khan
Prayag Raj
K. K. Shukla
Produced byManmohan Desai
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Shatrughan Sinha
Rishi Kapoor
Hema Malini
Reena Roy
Kim
CinematographyJal Mistry
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed byAasia Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 1 May 1981 (1981-05-01)
Running time
182 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget4 crore (equivalent to 82 crore or US$9.8 million in 2023)[1]
Box office14.5 crore (equivalent to 297 crore or US$36 million in 2023)[2]

Naseeb (transl.Destiny) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language masala film[3] produced and directed by Manmohan Desai, and written by Kader Khan. It is a typical Manmohan Desai film starring, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim in lead roles and Pran, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Amrish Puri in supporting roles, along with Jeevan in a small positive role. The music is by the Manmohan Desai regulars Laxmikant–Pyarelal.

Naseeb was a hit at box office.[4]

The film was later remade in Tamil as Sandhippu (1983) and in Telugu as Trimurtulu (1987).[5]

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  3. ^ Pothukuchi, Madhavi (26 February 2020). "The champion of masala films, Manmohan Desai made Bollywood what it is today". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "venkatesh filmography". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.