5 Rifles
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5 Rifles is a 1974 Hindi
film
produced and directed by I. S. Johar
. The film stars Rakesh Khanna, Shahi Kapoor, and I. S. Johar. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji
. One particular Qawaali of note in this film is the track Jhoom barabar Jhoom Sharabi sung by the notable qawaal of his times, Janab Aziz Nazan. One more song 'Jab se Sarkar ne Nashabandi Tod Di' sung by Kishore Kumar is also a hit semi-qawwali.
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produced and directed by I. S. Johar
I. S. Johar
Inderjeet s Johar , better known as I. S. Johar, was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director.-Early life:...
. The film stars Rakesh Khanna, Shahi Kapoor, and I. S. Johar. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Hindi film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah...
. One particular Qawaali of note in this film is the track Jhoom barabar Jhoom Sharabi sung by the notable qawaal of his times, Janab Aziz Nazan. One more song 'Jab se Sarkar ne Nashabandi Tod Di' sung by Kishore Kumar is also a hit semi-qawwali.
Cast
- Rakesh Khanna (a Rajesh KhannaRajesh KhannaRajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
look-alike) as Rajesh Khanna - Shahi Kapoor (a Shashi KapoorShashi KapoorShashi Kapoor , born Balbir-Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Calcutta , is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema...
look-alike) as Dacoit Raka - Ambika Johar as Rajkumari/Khatari
- I.S. Johar as Harfan Mama
- Kamal Kapoor as Police Commissioner
- VeenaVeenaVeena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
as Maharani - MuradMurad (actor)Murad was an Indian character actor who appeared more than 100 Bollywood films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s playing character roles ranging from a father, uncle, police officer, courtroom judge or an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Bollywood industry who...
as Wajid Saab - D.K. Sapru as Maharaja (as Sapru)
- Keshto MukherjeeKeshto MukherjeeKeshto Mukherjee was an Indian actor. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in the Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films...
as Drunkard (as Keshto Mukerji) - Ram Avtar as Constable (fatso)
- Anil Johar as Captain Aslam
- Satyadeep
- AnuAnuIn Sumerian mythology, Anu was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, Consort of Antu, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It was believed that he had the power to judge those who had committed crimes, and that he had created the stars as...
(as Master Anu) - Ketty Irani