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36 Ghante is a film of genre Drama with Raaj Kumar
36 Ghante (1974)
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Add to a movie list36 Ghante is a 1974 Hindi film directed by Raj Tilak. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Arora, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa, Parveen Babi, Iftekhar, and Deven Verma. The film's music is by Sapan Chakraborty. It is a remake of the American film The Desperate Hours, which was adapted from Joseph Hayes' novel.
Synopsis
Three hardcore criminals escape from a jail by overpowering the guards and snatching their guns. Once out in the street, they first snatch a car from a man passing that way, and then steal clothes from three other passers-by, and get themselves dressed in the same. Then they forcibly enter into a newspaper editor's house, taking him and his family hostage. After many incidents they finally get killed one-by-one.Actors
Raaj Kumar
(Editor Ashok Rai)
Mala Sinha
(Deepa Rai)
Sunil Dutt
(Himmat)
Vijay Arora
(Vijay)
Danny Denzongpa
(Dilawar Khan)
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