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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Burning Train
1980 2h 32m HI
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6.6
SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 23
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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An engineer's dream of making the perfect train for Indian Railways is given hope when the company commissions his prototype. After years dedicating himself to his dream, his family has suffered, but now he hopes to make it all up to them with the train's triumphant inaugural journey. However, an embittered fellow employee has other ideas.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Dharmendra
Ashok
Jeetendra
Ravi
Hema Malini
Seema
Parveen Babi
Sheetal
Vinod Mehra
Rakesh
Danny Denzongpa
Randhir
Neetu Singh
Madhu
Vinod Khanna
Vinod
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ravi Chopra
- Writers
- Ravi Chopra, Kamleshwar
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ravi Chopra, shot by Dharam Chopra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor R.P. Bapat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dharmendra and Jeetendra and Hema Malini carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0158534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ravi Chopra directs. Dharam Chopra behind the camera. Rahul Dev Burman scores. R.P. Bapat cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Ravi Chopra, shot by Dharam Chopra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor R.P. Bapat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Dharmendra and Jeetendra and Hema Malini carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0158534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Dharam Chopra
- Original score
- Rahul Dev Burman
- Editing
- R.P. Bapat
- Runtime
- 152 min · 2h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- U
Also by
Ravi Chopra
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- UN
United Producers
IN
Key crew
- Playback SingerAsha Bhosle
- Playback SingerKishore Kumar
- Playback SingerMohammed Rafi
- Playback SingerUsha Mangeshkar
- Playback SingerSushma Shreshta
- Playback SingerPadmini Kolhapure
- Sound EditorDeepan Chatterjee
- Art DirectionShanti Das
- Special EffectsGerald Endler
- EditorR.P. Bapat
- EditorS.B. Mane
- EditorPran Mehra
- ProducerB.R. Chopra
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- all star
- train on fire
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-03-20U
