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| Directed by | Krishna Shah |
| Written by | Krishna Shah |
| Produced by | Suresh Shah |
| Starring | Dharmendra Zeenat Aman Sir Rex Harrison John Saxon Sylvia Miles Shammi Kapoor Prem Nath Aruna Irani |
| Cinematography | Harvey Genkins |
| Edited by | Amit Bose |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
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| Budget | $4 million[1] |
Shalimar is a 1978 bilingual Indian film, written and directed by Krishna Shah.[2] The film starred Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Sir Rex Harrison, Shammi Kapoor, John Saxon and Sylvia Miles.[3]
This was the only Bollywood film that English actor Sir Rex Harrison and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles appeared in.[4] Jayamalini does a dance number in the film. This was the last time that Mohammed Rafi's voice was picturized on Shammi Kapoor.[5] Its English version is known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone. Rex Harrison's voice was dubbed by Kader Khan. The plot is inspired by the novel The Vulture is a Patient Bird by James Hadley Chase, The film's script was novelized by Manohar Malagaonkar. Shalimar is the most expensive movie ever made in India.[6] The English version of the movie was released in the United States titled as the Raiders of the Sacred Stone.
- ^ "Doing the Cannes Cannes". Variety. 31 May 1978. p. 30.
- ^ "Krishna Shah, Director of 'Hard Rock Zombies,' Dies at 75". Variety. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "The outstanding performances by Dharmendra!". Zee News. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Obituaries (23 June 2019). "Sylvia Miles, film actress and Warhol acolyte, twice Oscar-nominated, who brought zany sparkle to small roles – obituary". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Music-Cover Story Archived 5 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Star capers". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. 31 January 1978. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.