Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is sent to nab Vijay.
Acting
Amitabh's brooding intensity launched an entire career archetype.
Writing
Salim-Javed's razor-sharp dialogue still quoted 50 years later.
Score
R.D. Burman's 'Keh Doon Tumhe' haunts the crime montages.
Director
Yash Chopra
Shashi Kapoor
Sub-Inspector Ravi Verma
Amitabh Bachchan
Vijay Verma
Nirupa Roy
Sumitra Devi
Parveen Babi
Anita
Neetu Singh
Leena Narang
Madan Puri
Samant
Manmohan Krishna
DCP. Narang
Jagdish Raj
Jaggi
A.K. Hangal
Chander's Father
Aruna Irani
Dancer in song (uncredited)
Kamal Kapoor
Anand Verma's Employer
D.K. Sapru
Mr. Agarwal
Dulari
Chander's Mother
Yunus Parvez
Rahim Chacha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'Mere paas maa hai' line was improvised by Shashi Kapoor after the original dialogue felt flat.
Deewaar's 'coolie' protagonist wearing a tattooed number 786 directly referenced Muslim identity in secular India, making Vijay a specifically working-class Muslim hero rarely seen in Hindi cinema.
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