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Movie details
- Runtime
- 176 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Writers
- Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan
- Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh
- Producers
- Yash Chopra
- Production company
- Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.
Spoiler-free synopsis
A disgraced former naval officer seeks redemption working in a poorly equipped coal mine, where he and other workers must confront exploitation, dangerous conditions and a catastrophic flood that traps hundreds underground.
For families
Editorial guidance
Context for discussing the story and deciding whether it fits your household.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, loyalty and the social values represented in Indian cinema of its period. Families can compare constructive and harmful character choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and discuss how cultural attitudes, filmmaking conventions and ideas of acceptable behaviour have changed over time.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise mine disasters, industrial exploitation, fights, physical peril, guilt and deaths. Some conduct may be presented through melodrama or social conventions typical of the era rather than contemporary expectations. Because modern scene-by-scene advisory documentation is incomplete for many legacy Indian films, the absence of a separately documented issue should not be treated as proof that every scene is free of mild violence, romance, smoking, alcohol, upsetting dialogue or other period content.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include how characters respond to pressure, whether harmful behaviour is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow deception or aggression, and how family or community expectations shape individual choices. Viewers can also discuss the historical context of a 1979 Hindi production and the difference between this editorial age recommendation and an official CBFC classification.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 13 based on the available evidence. The strongest concerns are mine disasters, industrial exploitation, fights, physical peril, guilt and deaths. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation, not a substitute for an official Indian CBFC certificate. For younger viewers, a better-documented or milder title may be preferable; for viewers close to the suggested age, shared viewing can help adults provide context for dated social attitudes, disturbing material or morally difficult behaviour.
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