36 Ghante is a 1974 Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 film directed by Raj Tilak. The film stars Raaj Kumar

Raaj Kumar

Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili...

, Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...

, Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...

, Vijay Arora

Vijay Arora

Vijay Arora *Punjabi* was an actor in Hindi films and television serials, most famous for his roles in Yaadon Ki Baaraat and as Indrajit in the television serial Ramayan...

, Ranjeet

Ranjeet

Gopal Bedi is an actor in Indian films and television, born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar . He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films...

, Danny Denzongpa

Danny Denzongpa

Tshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....

, Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...

, Iftekhar

Iftekhar

Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...

, and Deven Verma

Deven Verma

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. The film's music is by Sapan Chakraborty

Sapan Chakraborty

Sapan Chakraborty also variously cited as Swapan Chakraborty, Sapan Chakravorty, Sapan Chakravarty or simply Sapan is a Bengali Indian music composer who composed music for Bollywood Hindi and Bengali films. He was also a music assistant of Rahul Dev Burman and an occasional playback singer...

. It is a remake of the American film The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (film)

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, which was adapted from Joseph Hayes's novel.

Plot

Three hardcore criminals escape from a jail by overpowering the guards and snatching their guns. Once out in the street, they first snatch a car from a man passing that way, and then steal clothes from three other passers-by, and get themselves dressed in the same. Then they forcibly enter into a newspaper editor's house, taking him and his family hostage. After many incidents they finally get killed one-by-one.

Cast

• Raaj Kumar
  Raaj Kumar
  Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili...
  
   as Editor Ashok Rai
• Mala Sinha
  Mala Sinha
  Mala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...
  
   as Deepa Rai
• Sunil Dutt
  Sunil Dutt
  Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
  
   as Himmat
• Vijay Arora
  Vijay Arora
  Vijay Arora *Punjabi* was an actor in Hindi films and television serials, most famous for his roles in Yaadon Ki Baaraat and as Indrajit in the television serial Ramayan...
  
   as Vijay
• Parveen Babi
  Parveen Babi
  Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...
  
   as Naina Rai
• Urmila Bhatt as Vijay's mom
• Danny Denzongpa
  Danny Denzongpa
  Tshering Phintso Denzongpa , widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films....
  
   as Dilawar Khan
• Ramesh Deo as Inspector R.D. Wadekar
• Iftekhar
  Iftekhar
  Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
  
   as Vijay's dad
• Jankidas
  Jankidas
  Jankidas Mehra was a prolific Indian film actor of Hindi Cinema, cyclist, production designer and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances between the 1930s and 1997.-Sports:...
  
   as Jankidas
• Ranjeet
  Ranjeet
  Gopal Bedi is an actor in Indian films and television, born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar . He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films...
  
   as Ajit
• Sonia Sahni as Kamini
• Surendranath
  Surendranath
  Raman Surendranath is a former Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1958 to 1961. He was primarily a medium pace swing bowler, who enjoyed a particularly successful tour of England in 1959....
  
   as Ajit and Himmat's stepfather
• Deven Verma
  Deven Verma
  Deven Varma is an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has also produced and directed some films including Besharam...
  
  as Kirpal Singh