Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan cemented his superstardom with this tour de force as a union leader's son who rises to the top of the Mumbai crime syndicate. The powerful acting and dialogue compensates for the '70s hairstyles and bell-bottoms.
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