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| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Pramod Chakravorty]]
| director      = [[Pramod Chakravorty]]
| producer      = J.C. Bhagat<br />H.S. Bhattacharya<br />Jitu Thakar
| producer      = J. C. Bhagat<br />H. S. Bhattacharya<br />Jitu Thakar
| screenplay    = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
| screenplay    = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[The Summertime Killer]]''|[[Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi]]}}
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[The Summertime Killer]]''|[[Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi]]}}
| starring      = [[Rishi Kapoor]]<br />[[Reena Roy]]<br />[[Shoma Anand]]<br />[[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Hema Malini]]<br />[[Ashok Kumar]]
| starring      = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Rishi Kapoor]]<br />[[Shoma Anand]]<br />[[Ajit (Hindi film actor)|Ajit]]<br />[[Reena Roy]]
| music          = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| music          = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| cinematography = V.K. Murthy
| cinematography = [[V. K. Murthy]]
| editing        = Narendra Arora
| editing        = Narendra Arora
| studio        =  
| studio        =  
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|1976|04|02|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1976|04|02|df=y}}
| runtime        =  
| runtime        = 140 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Raj|first1=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.1|date=2009|publisher=[[Hay House]]|isbn=9789381398029|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT30|language=en}}</ref>
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =  
| budget        =  
| gross          = [[#Box office|{{estimation}} {{INR|19.32 crore}} ({{US$|23.52 million|long=no}})]]
| gross          = [[#Box office|{{estimation}} {{INR|19.32 crore}} ({{US$|23.52 million|long=no}})]]
}}
}}


'''''Barood''''' ({{trans|Gunpowder}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Bollywood]] [[action crime film]] directed by [[Pramod Chakravorty]], with screenplay by [[Sachin Bhowmick]] and dialogues by Ahsan Rizvi.<ref>{{cite AV media | title = Barood | time = 0:16}}</ref> It stars [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Reena Roy]] and [[Shoma Anand]] in leading roles, with [[Dharmendra]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Ashok Kumar]] in supporting roles. The film was a commercial flop in [[India]],<ref name="boi76"/> but went on to become an [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|overseas blockbuster]] in [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|the Soviet Union]].<ref name="taste"/>
'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Barood}}''' ({{Translation|Gunpowder}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi]]-language [[action crime film]] directed by [[Pramod Chakravorty]], with screenplay by [[Sachin Bhowmick]] and dialogues by Ahsan Rizvi.<ref>{{cite AV media | title = Barood | time = 0:16}}</ref> It stars [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Shoma Anand]], [[Ajit (Hindi film actor)|Ajit]] and [[Reena Roy]] in leading roles, with [[Dharmendra]] and [[Hema Malini]] in guest appearances. The film was shot in several foreign locations, including [[Las Vegas]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Paris]], [[Madrid]] and [[Geneva]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Raj|first1=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.1|date=2009|publisher=[[Hay House]]|isbn=9789381398029|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT30|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
Anup Saxena, a young eight-year-old boy lives in [[Mumbai]] in a middle class society, with his father Durga Prasad Saxena, who is a [[Police Inspector]] in [[Mumbai Police]]. He receives a medal for his dedication, honesty for his services, given to the force. Anup's life is suddenly goes dark, when he witnesses four notorious smugglers, Prem, Jagdish, Ratan and Bakshi, assault and kill his father, in broad daylight on Juhu Beach.
 
He spends the rest of his childhood trying to make money to avenge his father's death. Twelve years later, the boy is now a champion motor cyclist. He, with the help of his pet [[Labrador Retriever|Labrador]] Django, seeks revenge. In true [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] style, he begins to track down and eliminate the gang of smugglers.
 
His search leads him to various places like [[Las Vegas]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Geneva]], [[Madrid]], [[Paris]], [[Barcelona]], and the coastal areas of [[Spain]]. Where he finds his life threatened by his father's murderers. He kills them one by one in different countries like Prem in Geneva, Ratan in Las Vegas and Jagdish in New York. He leaves his dog at a kennel with Harry Ramani, a vet. He tries to woo Sapna, who is an assistant of Bakshi, in order to get his details and kill him. Bakshi is shot by him, but survives and Anup is already followed by a New York-based retired police detective Balraj Gupta, who is a friend of his late father and is determined to save him. He shadows his every move and will not hesitate to arrest him. Gupta and Bakshi, the [[Organised crime in India|Mafia]] Lord are hell bent to track him. Bakshi is into [[Winemaking|wine manufacturing]] and is operating out of Madrid and has a beautiful daughter Seema. Anup starts falling for her and then kidnaps her and takes her to an island and tells Bakshi to follow his instructions.
 
Bakshi's cronies give anup a wild car chase and finally Bakshi tries to follow him and dies in a car crash. Gupta arrests Anup and takes him to the police but in the middle of the trip he uncuffs and releases him. Seema wants to go with him. But he leaves her stranded in the middle and hands himself over to the police. After his release from the jail, Gupta comes to receive him and finally they end up together.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Anup D. "Pappu" Saxena<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rishi Kapoor|url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438501/|website = IMDb|accessdate = 2015-11-09}}</ref>
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Anup D. "Pappu" Saxena
* [[Reena Roy]] as Sapna, Bakshi's assistant  
* [[Reena Roy]] as Sapna, Bakshi's assistant  
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Seema Bakshi
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Seema Bakshi
* [[Dharmendra]] as Anup's Land lord
* [[Hema Malini]] as Anup's Land lady
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Balraj Gupta, Criminologist
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Balraj Gupta, Criminologist
* Ajit as Bakshi
* [[Ajit Khan]] as Bakshi
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Prem, Bakshi's Madrid associate
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Prem, Bakshi's Madrid associate
* [[Madan Puri]] as B. Puri - Bakshi's New York associate
* [[Madan Puri]] as B. Puri – Bakshi's New York associate
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Ratan - Bakshi's Las Vegas Associate
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Ratan – Bakshi's Las Vegas Associate
* [[Asrani]] as Hari Ramchandani / Harry Ramani - Veterinary surgeon
* [[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as Jagdish
* [[Asrani]] as Hari Ramchandani / Harry Ramani – Veterinary surgeon
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David]] as Dominic Francis
* [[Dr. Shriram Lagoo]] as Inspector Durgaprasad Saxena  - Anup's father
* [[Dharmendra]] as Ashok , Anup's Landlord (Cameo)
* [[Hema Malini]] as Seema , Anup's Landlady (Cameo)


==Music==
== Soundtrack ==
#"Dil Kaanto Mein Uljahaya Hai, Ek DushmanPe Pyar Aaya" - Lata Mangeshkar
{{Infobox album
#"Samundar Samundar Yaha Se Waha Tak Ye Maujo Ki" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| name        = Barood
#"I Love You" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
| type        = Soundtrack
#"Bada Hi Khubsurat Is Jagah Ka Har Nazara Hai" - [[Kishore Kumar]]
| artist      = [[S. D. Burman]]
#"Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai Sach Hai" - Shivangi Kolhapure, [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| released    = {{Start date|1976|04|2}}<ref name="Apple Music">{{Cite web |date=10 November 2023 |title=Barood |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/barood-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1548690744|publisher=Apple Music}}</ref>
| genre        = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length      = {{Duration|m=33|s=11}}
| language    = [[Hindi]]
| label        = [[Universal Music India]]
| producer    = [[S. D. Burman]]
| prev_title  = [[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]
| prev_year    = 1975
| next_title  = [[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]
| next_year    = 1976
| chronology  = [[S. D. Burman]]
}}
The music was composed by [[S. D. Burman]] with lyrics written by [[Anand Bakshi]].<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nagme-kisse-baatein-yaadein-a-peek-into-anand-bakshis-life-and-lyrics/article34605876.ece|url-status=dead|title=Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein..{{endash}} A peek into the illustrious career of Anand Bakshi|newspaper=The Hindu newspaper|archive-date=30 August 2022|access-date=7 June 2024|author=Narendra Kusnur|date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830045429/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nagme-kisse-baatein-yaadein-a-peek-into-anand-bakshis-life-and-lyrics/article34605876.ece}}</ref>


==Production==
{{Track listing
It is claimed to be an uncredited remake of the 1972 Italian/Spanish/English film ''[[The Summertime Killer]]'' starring [[Christopher Mitchum]] and [[Olivia Hussey]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Matlab Jo Samjhe
| length1 = 4:25
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| title2 = Dil Kanton Mein (Ek Dushman Pe Pyar Aaya Hai)
| length2 = 4:32
| extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title3 = Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai
| length3 = 3:55
| extra3 = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] & Shivangi Kolhapure
| title4 = Samandar Samandar - Instrumental
| length4 = 4:51
| extra4 = [[S. D. Burman]]
| title5 = Samandar Samandar
| length5 = 4:26
| extra5 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| title6 = I Love You
| length6 = 4:42
| extra6 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title7 = Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai - Instrumental
| length7 = 5:03
| extra7 = [[S. D. Burman]]
| total_length = 33:11
}}


==Box office==
==Box office==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; text-align:center;"
|+ Worldwide gross revenue ({{estimation}})
|-
! Territory
! Gross revenue
! Adjusted gross (2016)
! Footfalls
|-
| Domestic <br /> ([[India]])
| [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]2{{nbsp}}[[crore]]<ref name="boi76"/> <br /> ([[US$]]2.27{{nbsp}}million){{#tag:ref|8.804 [[Indian rupee]]s per [[US dollar]] in 1976<ref name="rbi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268|title = Reserve Bank of India - Publications}}</ref>|group=n}}
| US${{Inflation|US|2.27|1976}}{{nbsp}}million <br /> ({{INR}}67{{nbsp}}crore)<ref name="exchange16">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 |access-date=2 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{#expr:20/3.16 round 1}}{{nbsp}}million<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA71}}</ref>
|-
| [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] <br /> [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|(Soviet Union)]]
| 15{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{#tag:ref|60 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref>[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>|group=n}} <br /> (US$21.25{{nbsp}}million){{#tag:ref|0.706 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1978<ref>Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls</ref>|group=n|name=RubleUSD}} <br /> ({{INR}}17.32{{nbsp}}crore){{#tag:ref|8.15 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1978<ref name="rbi"/>|group=n}}
| US${{Inflation|US|21.25|1978}}{{nbsp}}million <br /> ({{INR}}524{{nbsp}}crore)<ref name="exchange16"/>
| 60{{nbsp}}million<ref name="soviet-foreign"/>
|-
! [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|Worldwide]]
! {{INR}}{{#expr:2+17.32}}{{nbsp}}crore <br /> (US${{#expr:2.27+21.25}}{{nbsp}}million)
! [[100 Crore Club|{{INR}}{{#expr:67+524}}{{nbsp}}crore]] <br /> (US${{#expr:10+78}}{{nbsp}}million)
! {{#expr:6.3+60}}{{nbsp}}million
|}
At the domestic Indian box office in 1976, ''Barood'' [[Gross revenue|grossed]] [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]2 [[crore]], with a [[net income]] of {{INR}}1 crore. While it was the 17th [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing film in India]] that year, it was declared a commercial flop in the domestic Indian market.<ref name="boi76">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng%3D%3D |title=Box Office 1976 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020100250/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng%3D%3D |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Despite its domestic failure an India, the film went on to become an [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|overseas blockbuster]] in the [[Soviet Union]], where it released in 1978 and topped the year's [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office chart]].<ref name="taste">[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-FceAQAAMAAJ A Taste for Indian Films: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in Post-Stalinist Soviet Society], page 170, [[Indiana University]], 2005</ref> It drew a box office audience of 60 million Soviet viewers, the second highest for an Indian film in the 1970s (after the earlier Rishi Kapoor starrer ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'') and the fifth highest for a foreign film that decade.<ref name="soviet-foreign">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|title=Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> At the Soviet box office, it was the 13th biggest hit of the 1970s,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html|title=Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> the fourth most successful Indian import of all time (after ''[[Awaara]]'', ''Bobby'' and ''[[Disco Dancer]]''), the ninth biggest foreign hit of all time,<ref name="soviet-domestic"/> and one of the top 30 biggest hits of all time.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic"/> It was among the highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union.<ref>[https://www.rbth.com/amp/495699 With love from India to Russia]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Russia Beyond the Headlines]]'', 22 October 2009</ref>
''Barood'' was a successful venture in India, but an ''All Time Blockbuster'' in the [[Soviet Union]], where it released in 1978 and topped the year's [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office chart]].<ref name=FI1976>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/image/Film-Inf-1976-Classification.jpg|title=Film Information Classification 1976}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7561|title=Worldwide Gross - The Russian And Chinese Factor|date=11 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="taste">[https://books.google.com/books?id=-FceAQAAMAAJ A Taste for Indian Films: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in Post-Stalinist Soviet Society], page 170, [[Indiana University]], 2005</ref> The film drew a box office audience of 60 million Soviet viewers, the second highest for an Indian film in the 1970s (after the earlier Rishi Kapoor starrer ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'') and the fifth highest for a foreign film that decade.<ref name="soviet-foreign">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|title=Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> At the Soviet box office, it was the 13th biggest hit of the 1970s,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html|title=Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> the fourth most successful Indian import of all time (after ''[[Awaara]]'', ''Bobby'' and ''[[Disco Dancer]]''), the ninth biggest foreign hit of all time,<ref name="soviet-domestic"/> and one of the top 30 biggest hits of all time.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 7 March 2026

This article is about the 1976 film. For the 1998 film, see Barood (1998 film).

Barood
Poster
Directed byPramod Chakravorty
Produced byJ. C. Bhagat
H. S. Bhattacharya
Jitu Thakar
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Based onThe Summertime Killer
by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
StarringAshok Kumar
Rishi Kapoor
Shoma Anand
Ajit
Reena Roy
Music bySachin Dev Burman
CinematographyV. K. Murthy
Edited byNarendra Arora
Release date
  • 2 April 1976 (1976-04-02)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹19.32 crore ($23.52 million)

Barood (transl. Gunpowder) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, with screenplay by Sachin Bhowmick and dialogues by Ahsan Rizvi.[1] It stars Ashok Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Shoma Anand, Ajit and Reena Roy in leading roles, with Dharmendra and Hema Malini in guest appearances. The film was shot in several foreign locations, including Las Vegas, New York, Paris, Madrid and Geneva.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Anup Saxena, a young eight-year-old boy lives in Mumbai in a middle class society, with his father Durga Prasad Saxena, who is a Police Inspector in Mumbai Police. He receives a medal for his dedication, honesty for his services, given to the force. Anup's life is suddenly goes dark, when he witnesses four notorious smugglers, Prem, Jagdish, Ratan and Bakshi, assault and kill his father, in broad daylight on Juhu Beach.

He spends the rest of his childhood trying to make money to avenge his father's death. Twelve years later, the boy is now a champion motor cyclist. He, with the help of his pet Labrador Django, seeks revenge. In true Hollywood style, he begins to track down and eliminate the gang of smugglers.

His search leads him to various places like Las Vegas, New York, Geneva, Madrid, Paris, Barcelona, and the coastal areas of Spain. Where he finds his life threatened by his father's murderers. He kills them one by one in different countries like Prem in Geneva, Ratan in Las Vegas and Jagdish in New York. He leaves his dog at a kennel with Harry Ramani, a vet. He tries to woo Sapna, who is an assistant of Bakshi, in order to get his details and kill him. Bakshi is shot by him, but survives and Anup is already followed by a New York-based retired police detective Balraj Gupta, who is a friend of his late father and is determined to save him. He shadows his every move and will not hesitate to arrest him. Gupta and Bakshi, the Mafia Lord are hell bent to track him. Bakshi is into wine manufacturing and is operating out of Madrid and has a beautiful daughter Seema. Anup starts falling for her and then kidnaps her and takes her to an island and tells Bakshi to follow his instructions.

Bakshi's cronies give anup a wild car chase and finally Bakshi tries to follow him and dies in a car crash. Gupta arrests Anup and takes him to the police but in the middle of the trip he uncuffs and releases him. Seema wants to go with him. But he leaves her stranded in the middle and hands himself over to the police. After his release from the jail, Gupta comes to receive him and finally they end up together.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Barood
Soundtrack album by
S. D. Burman
ReleasedApril 2, 1976 (1976-04-02)[3]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:11
LanguageHindi
LabelUniversal Music India
ProducerS. D. Burman
S. D. Burman chronology
Mili
(1975) 		Barood
(1976) 		Arjun Pandit
(1976)

The music was composed by S. D. Burman with lyrics written by Anand Bakshi.[4]

Songs
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Matlab Jo Samjhe"Kishore Kumar4:25
2."Dil Kanton Mein (Ek Dushman Pe Pyar Aaya Hai)"Lata Mangeshkar4:32
3."Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai"Mukesh & Shivangi Kolhapure3:55
4."Samandar Samandar - Instrumental"S. D. Burman4:51
5."Samandar Samandar"Lata Mangeshkar4:26
6."I Love You"Asha Bhosle4:42
7."Tu Shaitano Ka Sardar Hai - Instrumental"S. D. Burman5:03
Total length:33:11

Box office[edit | edit source]

Barood was a successful venture in India, but an All Time Blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it released in 1978 and topped the year's Soviet box office chart.[5][6][7] The film drew a box office audience of 60 million Soviet viewers, the second highest for an Indian film in the 1970s (after the earlier Rishi Kapoor starrer Bobby) and the fifth highest for a foreign film that decade.[8] At the Soviet box office, it was the 13th biggest hit of the 1970s,[8][9] the fourth most successful Indian import of all time (after Awaara, Bobby and Disco Dancer), the ninth biggest foreign hit of all time,[9] and one of the top 30 biggest hits of all time.[8][9]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Barood. Event occurs at 0:16.
  2. ↑ Raj, Ashok (2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House. p. 30. ISBN 9789381398029.
  3. ↑ "Barood". Apple Music. 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Narendra Kusnur (20 May 2021). "Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein..– A peek into the illustrious career of Anand Bakshi". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Film Information Classification 1976".[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Worldwide Gross - The Russian And Chinese Factor". 11 February 2023.
  7. ↑ A Taste for Indian Films: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in Post-Stalinist Soviet Society, page 170, Indiana University, 2005
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Sergey Kudryavtsev. "Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Sergey Kudryavtsev. "Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате".

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