Shekhar is a poor orphan who along with his trusted lieutenant Birju runs a garage. Shekhar dislikes women, has lost his faith in God and enjoys to spend time with his friends Bill and Harry. One night, When Birju introduces him to Kanchan, a runaway, he refuses to have to do anything with her, but when he finds out that her uncle, Shivraj, has offered a reward for her return, he decides to befriend her and both fall in love. The two get married and are blessed with a son. Their harmonious life enters trouble when Shekhar is given a suitcase by his friend, Bill, who eventually ends up dead. Shekhar finds stolen diamonds inside the suitcase and decides to keep them, much to Kanchan's displeasure. After being betrayed by one of his own in pursuit of the diamonds, Shekar finds out that two gangs, headed by Munne Khan and George Shekhar have abducted Kanchan and his son. How far will Shekhar go to set things right and rescue his family?
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Cast
29 people
Shashi Kapoor
Shekhar
Known for
Gulliver's Travels
Deewaar
Zeenat Aman
Kanchan
Known for
Don
Kishore Kumar
Also in
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Padosan
Subodh Mukherji
Anand Dutta
Samir Ganguly
Mehmood Jr.
Birju
Also in
Aap Ki Kasam
Caravan
Asha Bhosle
Sneh Dutta
Ranjeet Bedi
Harry
Known for
Koyla
Karan Arjun
Ranjeet
Harry
Shanti Dass
Samir Ganguly Director · Anand Dutta Writer Sneh Dutta Story
First release June 9, 1976 · Produced in India · Original title दीवानगी
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original title
दीवानगी
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · June 9, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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