Shalimar (1978 film)
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| Directed by | Krishna Shah |
| Written by | Krishna Shah |
| Produced by | Suresh Shah |
| Starring | Dharmendra Zeenat Aman Sir Rex Harrison John Saxon Sylvia Miles Shammi Kapoor Prem Nath Aruna Irani |
| Cinematography | Harvey Genkins |
| Edited by | Amit Bose |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
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| Budget | $4 million |
Shalimar is a 1978 bilingual Indian film, written and directed by Krishna Shah. The film starred Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Sir Rex Harrison, Shammi Kapoor, John Saxon and Sylvia Miles.
This was the only Bollywood film that English actor Sir Rex Harrison and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles appeared in. Jayamalini does a dance number in the film. This was the last time that Mohammed Rafi's voice was picturized on Shammi Kapoor. Its English version is known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone. Rex Harrison's voice was dubbed by Kader Khan. The plot is inspired by the novel The Vulture is a Patient Bird by James Hadley Chase, The film's script was novelized by Manohar Malagaonkar. Shalimar is the most expensive movie ever made in India. The English version of the movie was released in the United States titled as the Raiders of the Sacred Stone. It has been marketed on DVD under the name The Deadly Thief.