After helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only way to save his wife and child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity.
Acting
Bachchan's sweaty desperation before he became invincible
Direction
Bedi squeezes claustrophobia from ordinary apartments
Score
R.D. Burman ringtones of doom
Director
Narendra Bedi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bachchan shot this between Zanjeer and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, during his 'angry young man' factory period where he reportedly did 4-5 films simultaneously.
The anonymous telephone threat was a fresh terror in 1974 India—landlines were still status symbols, making the invasion of domestic space uniquely violating for middle-class audiences.
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