| Khote Sikkay | |
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| Directed by | Narendra Bedi |
| Written by | Narendra Bedi Satish Bhatanagar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | N D Kothari |
| Starring | Feroz Khan Danny Denzongpa Ranjeet Ajit Rehana Sultan |
| Cinematography | Peter Pereira |
| Edited by | B S Glaad |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Distributed by | Mewar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Khote Sikkay (transl. Fake Coins) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Narendra Bedi,[1] starring Feroz Khan and Danny Denzongpa as part of a gang hired by a villager to save his village from dacoits.[2] The film also stars Rehana Sultan, Ranjeet, Leela Mishra, Paintal, Ajit, and Ranjeet in supporting roles. The lyrics of the music were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and the music score was written by R.D. Burman.[3]
It was inspired by the Western genre, complete with horses and ponchos. It has a similar plot to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, as well as The Magnificent Seven.[4] Feroz Khan's character is similar to the Man with No Name stock characters in Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy.[5] The story of the blockbuster Sholay is said be inspired by this film.[6] Rajesh Khanna was offered the movie first, but he did not have the dates and thus Feroz Khan was signed.
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- ^ Kohli, Suresh (6 February 2014). "Khotey Sikkay (1974)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "'Almost 500 days of shoot with no VFX': Ramesh Sippy on 45 years of 'Sholay' - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more". 15 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.