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The Burning Train

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The Burning Train
The Burning Train.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRavi Chopra
Written byKamleshwar (dialogues)
Screenplay byKamleshwar
Story byRavi Chopra
Produced byB. R. Chopra
StarringDharmendra
Vinod Khanna
Jeetendra
Hema Malini
Parveen Babi
Neetu Singh Kapoor
CinematographyDharam Chopra
Edited byR. P. Bapat
S. B. Mane
Pran Mehra
Music byR. D. Burman
Production
companies
R. K. Studios
Film City
Natraj Studios
Distributed byB. R. Films
United Producers
Release date
  • 28 March 1980 (1980-03-28)
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹65 million[1]

The Burning Train is a 1980 Indian action thriller disaster film, produced by B. R. Chopra under the B. R. Films banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featured a huge all-star cast, featuring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Jeetendra, Neetu Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Navin Nischol and Danny Denzogpa in the pivotal roles and music composed by R. D. Burman.

The plot revolves around a train named the Super Express, that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai. This movie was inspired by an earlier Japanese disaster movie, The Bullet Train (1975).[2] The Burning Train grossed ₹65 million, becoming the seventh highest-grossing Indian film of 1980.[1]

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Disaster film

Disaster film

A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters may include natural disasters, accidents, military/terrorist attacks or global catastrophes such as a pandemic. A subgenre of action films, these films usually feature some degree of build-up, the disaster itself, and sometimes the aftermath, usually from the point of view of specific individual characters or their families or portraying the survival tactics of different people.

B. R. Chopra

B. R. Chopra

Baldev Raj Chopra was a famous Indian director and producer of Bollywood industry and television series. Best known for directing Hindi films like Naya Daur (1957), Sadhna (1958), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963), Humraaz (1967), Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), Nikaah (1982), Awam (1987), and the producer of TV series, Mahabharat in 1988. He was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, for the year 1998, and Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2001.

Ensemble cast

Ensemble cast

In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that is composed of multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.

Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Dharam Singh Deol, commonly and widely known as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films and has also worked in few Punjabi films. Known as the first "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 300 films in a career spanning over six decades, He is one of the most successful actors in the history of Hindi cinema. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2012, he was awarded India's third-highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

Hema Malini

Hema Malini

Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Known for starring in both comic and dramatic roles, she is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema. She is known as Dream Girl of Hindi cinema.

Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi was an Indian actress and model. Recognized for her roles in Hindi films throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Babi was known for her "glamorous" acting style, and was one of the highest-paid actresses. Her modeling and fashion sense additionally established her as an icon.

Jeetendra

Jeetendra

Ravi Kapoor, commonly and widely known by his mononymously screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures.

Neetu Singh

Neetu Singh

Neetu Kapoor, is an Indian actress who is known for appearing in Hindi films throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. In 2012, Singh was inducted into the Walk of the Stars, an entertainment hall of fame at Bandra bandstand in Mumbai.

Navin Nischol

Navin Nischol

Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970. In 1996 he worked in Pyar Zindagi Hai along with Rita Bhaduri and Raj Mohammed. The film was shot in Hyderabad.

New Delhi

New Delhi

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Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the de facto financial centre of India. With an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai is the most populous city in India. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city.

Cinema of Japan

Cinema of Japan

The cinema of Japan has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that earned 54.9% of a box office total of US$2.338 billion. Films have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived.

Plot

Ashok Singh / Ashok (Dharmendra), Vinod Verma (Vinod Khanna), and Randhir (Danny Denzongpa) are childhood Best - friends. Ashok is the son of multi-millionaire Seth Dharmdas (Madan Puri) and likes fast cars, whereas Vinod and Randhir are engineers at the Indian Railway Board along with Rakesh (Vinod Mehra) and dream to build the fastest moving train in India. Since boyhood, Randhir is tetchy and wild and envies Vinod. Meanwhile, Ashok and Vinod fall for Seema (Hema Malini) and Sheetal (Parveen Babi), respectively. Randhir also aspires to possess Sheetal, but she pairs with Vinod, and they are blessed with a son, Raju (Master Bittoo), provoking hostility in Randhir. Suddenly, destiny plays with Ashok, his father faces bankruptcy following his death, Seema deceives him, and forlorn Ashok turns wanderer. At this juncture, the Indian Railway Board approves the fastest-moving train, the Super Express. Here, Vinod, Randhir, and Rakesh's designs are finalized, and Vinod prevails whereby malice of Randhir summits. After six years, Vinod triumphs in building the Super Express from Delhi to Bombay in 14 hours. But Vinod's obsession with the train ruins his marriage, so, Sheetal shoves Raju to her mother in the Super Express and banishes Vinod.

Then, the train begins signing-on many passengers, namely: Raja Ram Mohan (Om Shivpuri) with his wife Padmini (Indrani Mukherjee). A smuggler Chander (Ranjeet) with diamonds and fiancée Razia (Komilla Virk). An undercover cop Ranveer (Sujeet Kumar), disguised as a church father, is behind them. Major P.K. Bhandari (Asrani), a school teacher (Simi Garewal) with students, a Pandit Shambhunath (Rajendra Nath), a Muslim Abdul Rahim (Yunus Parvez), ticketless passengers (Keshto Mukherjee and Paintal) along with Rakesh's pregnant wife. Besides, Seema with her Doctor cousin (Navin Nischol) in addition, Ashok joins in his friend's success, and he is startled to see Seema. Above all, Ravi (Jeetendra), a prowler following Madhu (Neetu Singh), absconding with the jewelry, and on the ride, they fall in love. Randhir removes the vacuum brakes, plants a bomb in the engine, and quits the train. Meanwhile, Ashok accompanies him in the presence of Seema, and on chat, Randhir reveals his evil plan. Immediately, Ashok rushes and manages to catch the train. But it is too late, and halfway, the bomb explodes, killing the drivers, and the train proceeds without breaks. Panic-stricken, Vinod and the railway board desperately try to save the passengers. Thereof, Vinod converses with the passengers through All India Radio, and outlines the method of applying emergency brakes. At present, Ashok, Ravi, and the guard Usman Ali (Dinesh Thakur) make a plucky endeavor toward the engine.

In that chaos, the petrified train cooks fail to switch off the gas. At the same time, Rakesh's wife is in Pregnancy labor, and the doctor asks for hot water when a cook lights and the gas explodes, killing Usman Ali and several passengers. However, Ashok and Ravi barely make it back by erecting some gaps between the burning compartments and the passengers. At the same time, Vinod proposes sending a helicopter to land a person on the engine which was voluntarily led by Randhir for sabotage. Anyway, he succeeds but falsifies by announcing his death as the helicopter explodes. Meanwhile, Ashok identifies the reason behind Seema's betrayal as her disability, and they reconcile. Ravi divulges his identity to Madhu, yet, she accepts his love, as well as, Sheetal returns to Vinod and boasts his courage. At Bombay, Rakesh plans to build a steep incline to reduce the speed. Beyond, as an end-run, dauntless Vinod boards Super Express using another engine speeding parallel to it and plans to move from one train car to another with fireproof suits and also carry dynamite. Soon, Vinod, Ashok, and Ravi cross the fire. Thereafter, Vinod detects that all systems of the engine have failed when Ashok thinks of blasting the couplings of the compartments to the engine. Vinod disagrees as it leads to derailing at such a speed then he favours the incline built by Rakesh. Ravi backs the plan and instructs passengers to tie themselves to their seats to avoid injury. Vinod and Ashok set up the dynamite towards blast while the train is climbing towards the incline and then jump off the slowing engine. Nevertheless, the engine blasts at Bombay Railway Station but the compartments slow down and halt. Finally, the passengers rejoin their relative's tribute to the soul of India. Vinod, Ravi, and Ashok are happy in their love life.

Cast

Actor Character Role Notes
Dharmendra Ashok "Ashokee" Singh A rich man who loves to drive cars at supersonic speed, turns dirt poor and is a passenger on a train
Vinod Khanna Vinod "Vinni" Verma Railway Mechanical Engineer Employees of Railways
Vinod Mehra Rakesh
Danny Denzongpa Randhir
Jeetendra Ravi Train Passenger
Navin Nischol Doctor
Hema Malini Seema Ashok's Love Interest She was Engaged to Ashok.
Parveen Babi Sheetal Vinod Verma Vinod's Love Interest and Wife She marries Vinod and had a son , But later Leaves him.
Neetu Singh Kapoor Madhu Train passenger and Ravi's Love Interest
Madan Puri Seth Dharamdas Singh Ashok's Father
Nazir Hussain Verma Vinod's Father
Nana Palshikar Seema's paternal Uncle Special Appearance and Guest Appearance
Urmila Bhatt Randhir's Mother
Iftekhar Railway Board Chairman Employees of Railways
Chandrashekhar Railway divisional manager,Mumbai Zone
Jagdish Raj Dango Motorman of super Express
M.Rajan Jeevanlal
Dinesh Thakur Usman Ali Train Guard
Jankidas Ticket Checker in Super Express
Mac Mohan Mac Assistant supervisor under Rakesh
Sujit Kumar Ranveer Police Inspector Train Passengers (Special Appearances and Guest Appearances)
Ranjeet Chander Smuggler
Komila Virk Razia Chander's Associate
Asrani P.K.Bhandari Army Major
Romesh Sharma Udesh
Pramila Kapila Rituu Udesh's wife
Om Shivpuri Raja Rammohan
Indrani Mukherjee Rani Padmini Raja Rammohan's Wife
Mukri Kanhaiya Marwadi Seth
Shammi Marwadi Seth Wife
Sudha Shivpuri Rakesh Mother-in-Law
Ravindra Kapoor Sardarji Sikh Passenger
Renu Joshi Sardarji Sikh Passenger's Wife
Yunus Parvez Abdul Rehmann Maulana
Rajendra Nath Shambhunath Pandit
T.P Jain Pathan
Anand Balraj Guy with Guitar who does hooliganism
Asha Sachdev Ramkali Qawwal Singer
Simi Garewal School Teacher
Khushbu School student who travels in the group with other students
Paintal Both Ticketless Travellers
Keshto Mukherjee

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Danny Denzongpa

Danny Denzongpa

Danny Denzongpa is an Indian actor, singer, and film director who primarily works in Hindi and occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films. In a career spanning five decades, has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

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Jeetendra

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Hema Malini

Hema Malini

Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Known for starring in both comic and dramatic roles, she is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema. She is known as Dream Girl of Hindi cinema.

Madan Puri

Madan Puri

Madan Puri was an Indian actor of Hindi and Punjabi films. His brothers were actors Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri. As a character actor mainly in negative roles (villain), he acted in about 430 films in a career spanning above fifty years.

Nana Palshikar

Nana Palshikar

Nana Palshikar was an Indian actor who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with Dhuwandhar, and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream and arthouse films. He was also cast in small parts in a few international productions such as Maya (1966), The Guru (1969) and Gandhi (1982). Palshikar was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, in 1962 and 1965. He was recognised with an award in the same category by the Bengal Film Journalists' Association in 1965.

Iftekhar

Iftekhar

Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif, often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer.

Chandrashekhar (actor)

Chandrashekhar (actor)

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Jagdish Raj

Jagdish Raj

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Dinesh Thakur

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Jankidas

Jankidas

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Mac Mohan

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Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kisi Ke Vaade Pe"Asha Bhosle 
2."Meri Nazar Hai Tujh Pe, Teri Nazar Hai Mujh Pe"Asha Bhosle 
3."Pehli Nazar Mein Humne To Apna Dil De Diya Tha"Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar 
4."Waada, Haan Waada"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 
5."Pal Do Pal Ka Saath Hamara"Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle 
6."Teri Hai Zameen Tera Aasman""Padmini Kolhapure, Sushma Shrestha 
7."The Burning Train" (Reprise & Theme)  

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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the most influential and successful singers in Hindi Cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged Bhosle in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodeling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. According to his brother and legendary actor Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar was successful as a singer because his "voice hits the mike, straight, at its most sensitive point".

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll.

Usha Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Assamese songs.

Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure

Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer, who works primarily in Hindi films. She began her acting career in 1972 at the age of seven, and her early works include Zindagi (1976) and Dream Girl (1977). She had her breakthrough with the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), starring as the young Roopa. She is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards.

Legacy

The song “Bang Bang” by Pete Cannon which was used for the advert of 2018 Apple iPhone X, samples the music from "Meri Nazar Hai Tujh Pe".[3][4]

Source: "The Burning Train", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burning_Train.

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  1. ^ a b "Box Office 1980". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ Samuel, Patrick. "The Burning Train". staticmass.net. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Pancham Da's Music in this iPhone X Ad Will Give You Goosebumps". 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pete Cannon's new composition for iPhone X is a throwback to RD Burman".
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