The Burning Train
| The Burning Train | |
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| Directed by | Ravi Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Written by |
Kamleshwar (dialogues) Sahir (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Kamleshwar |
| Story by | Ravi Chopra |
| Starring |
Dharmendra Hema Malini Vinod Khanna Parveen Babi Jeetendra Neetu Singh Vinod Mehra Danny Denzongpa Kushboo |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Dharam Chopra |
| Edited by | R. P. Bapat S. B. Mane Pran Mehra |
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Production
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R. K. Studios
Film City Natraj Studios |
| Distributed by | B. R. Films United Producers Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. Yash Raj Films |
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Running time
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177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The Burning Train (Hindi: द बर्निंग ट्रेन) is a Bollywood action thriller film released in 1979 produced by B. R. Chopra on B. R. Films banner, directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featuring a huge all-star cast Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Vinod Mehra, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles and music composed by R. D. Burman. The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.
The plot is an intricately woven one. It starts from childhood with the story of Ashok (also called Shoki by his childhood friend Vinod) (Neil Mohan) who is a wealthy industrialist's only son. He is passionate about cars from childhood befriends Vinod (Vinod Khanna) who is passionate about trains; it's his dream to make India's fastest train. Rakesh (Vinod Mehra) shares the same passion as Vinod. Randhir (Danny Denzongpa) is in a tussle from childhood to make a better train than Vinod's. Childhood turns into adulthood and one day both attend a dance function organised by the Indian Railways. This is where Ashok and Vinod fall in love with two beautiful women: Seema (Hema Malini) and Sheetal (Parveen Babi). Ashok is now deeply in love with Seema and they are planning to get married after their engagement. Vinod is married to Sheetal and they have a son Raju. One day Vinod, who is now a top notch railway engineer, gets awarded the contract to build a super-fast express train between New Delhi and Mumbai. Rakesh (Vinod Mehra) is his assistant. Randhir, the losing engineer and ex-lover of Sheetal, swears revenge and leaves.
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