Drama thriller

Shaan (1980): Cast & Plot

Name: Shaan
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1980-12-12
Duration: 3 h 1 min
Cast: Dalip Tahil, Sunil Dutt, Rakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor

Shaan is a 1980 drama thriller directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Dalip Tahil as Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Rakhee Gulzar. It runs 3 hours 1 minute.

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Released: December 12, 1980
Runtime: 3h 1m (181 min)
Director: Ramesh Sippy
Genres: Drama , Romance , Thriller , Action
Original language: Hindi
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Shaan About?

The premise of Shaan without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After returning home to his wife Sheetal and their young daughter, DSP Shiv Kumar announces his transfer to Bombay. His two brothers, Vijay and Ravi, already live in the city; they are clever and capable but spend their days idling and conning unsuspecting people, setting the stage for a clash between duty and family.

Shaan Themes & Keywords

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no brakes
murder of a police officer
underwater scene
cigarette smoking
f word
driving off a cliff
foreign language film
foreign film
live action
police
island
police officer

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arrest
crocodile
circus
car falling off a cliff
widow
loss of husband
ferris wheel
violence
martial arts
karate
flashback
brother brother relationship
baldness
shot in the hand
shootout
rifle
revolver
restaurant
nerve gas
knife
held at gunpoint
gas mask
flirting
fight
farm
exploding chair
escape
double decker bus
blood
barn
vengeance
traitor
theft
super villain
straight razor
stolen car
shot to death
shot in the stomach

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Cast & crew

Shaan Cast & Characters

Dalip Tahil leads the cast as Kumar, with Sunil Dutt as DSP Shiv Kumar and Rakhee Gulzar as Sheetal Kumar. Directed by Ramesh Sippy; 23 actors are credited in all.

Director Ramesh Sippy

Dalip Tahil as Kumar
Sunil Dutt as DSP Shiv Kumar
Rakhee Gulzar as Sheetal Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Kumar

Also Starring in Shaan

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Shashi Kapoor Ravi Kumar
Bindiya Goswami Renu
Johnny Walker Renu's uncle
Mazhar Khan Abdul
Bindu Desai Maharani of Kamalpur
Parveen Babi Sunita
Shatrughan Sinha Rakesh
Padmini Kapila Roma
Mac Mohan Jagmohan
Sharat Saxena Kumar's Assistant
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Shakal
Viju Khote Inspector
Goga Kapoor Kumar's Assistant
Yunus Parvez Hotel Manager
Sudhir Ranjeet
Sujit Kumar Kumar's Assistant

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Sudhir Pandey Tiwari
Manik Irani Kumar's Assistant
Mohan Sherry Durjan Singh

From the director

More from Ramesh Sippy

More films directed by Ramesh Sippy: Shimla Mirchi, Akayla, Bhrashtachar and Saagar.

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Plot

Shaan Plot Summary

What happens in Shaan from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

DCP Shiv Kumar [Sunil Dutt], a steadfast and principled police officer, quietly diffuses a tense hostage situation and returns home to his wife, Sheetal Kumar [Rakhee Gulzar], and their young daughter Guddi, announcing that he has been transferred to Mumbai. His news sets the stage for a sprawling tale that blends high-stakes crime with family loyalties and a gang’s slippery sense of justice. In Mumbai, Shiv’s two younger brothers—Vijay Kumar [Amitabh Bachchan] and Ravi Kumar [Shashi Kapoor]—are bright and capable, yet they drift through life chasing schemes that skitter along the edge of legality. Their clever con games pull in unsuspecting marks, and soon their misadventures braid with the lives of others in unpredictable ways.

Full summary

The whole story of Shaan, scene by scene

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