Trishul (film)
Trishul (, ) is a 1978 Indian revenge drama film, written by Salim–Javed, directed by Yash Chopra, and produced by Gulshan Rai. It features music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The film focuses on the intertwined stories of three main characters, portrayed by Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. "Trishul" was the second-top-grossing Indian film of 1978, after "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar". The movie has been remade in Tamil as "Mr. Bharath" starring Rajinikanth and in Telugu as "Mr. Bharath" starring Sobhan Babu. Plot. Raj Kumar Gupta (Sanjeev Kumar) gives up his first  love Shanti (Waheeda Rehman) to marry a wealthy heiress Kamini (Gita Siddharth), who is the daughter of Seth Dindayal. Shanti comes by to wish him success on his marriage with the news that she is taking his child and moving away. She gives birth to a boy and names him Vijay Kumar (Amitabh Bachchan). She raises him to adulthood. After she dies, Vijay comes to Delhi to take revenge by running his father's business and family connections. Shekhar (Shashi Kapoor) and Kusum (Poonam Dhillon) are Vijay's half-siblings who are caught in the crossfire of Vijay's revenge ! Vijay also crosses paths with Geeta (Raakhee), the devoted secretary of Gupta and another company's general manager Sheetal (Hema Malini) who is also the daughter of the owner of the company. When Geeta is fired, Vijay hires her. He tries to create differences between Shekhar and Sheetal. Vijay also takes all the good deals which resulted in losses for Raj! He even encourages Kusum to marry Ravi (Sachin) against her father's wishes which enrages Shekhar and he ends up fighting with Vijay! But Geeta comes and tells the truth that they are brothers. Shekhar and Kusum leave Raj . Raj in anger tells Balwant (Prem Chopra) to kill Vijay! Later Vijay comes and tells him that he is Raj's son and leaves. Raj tries to stop Balwant but he had already left and kidnapped Ravi in order to get to Vijay. Vijay, with the assistance of Shekhar and Raj, rescues Ravi. Balwant aims at Vijay but Raj comes in between and thus Raj is shot in the process by Balwant! Before dying, Raj asks for forgiveness. Vijay forgives him and unites with the family. In addition, Vijay changes the name of his company from Shanti Constructions to Shanti -Raj Constructions. Soundtrack. All the songs were composed by Khayyam and lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. The soundtrack for this movie is credited for bringing the three legends of Indian film music Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar & K. J. Yesudas together in a single song, "Mohabbat Bade Kaam Ki Cheez Hai". Reception. Box office. In India, the film grossed (), with net earnings of . It was declared a "Super Hit" at the box office, becoming the second-top-grossing Indian film of 1978, below "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" and above "Don". Overseas in the Soviet Union, the film released in May 1980 , with 529 prints. It sold tickets at the Soviet box office, grossing an estimated 29.7*(25/100) round 2million руб (, or ), bringing the film's worldwide gross to approximately (). Adjusted for inflation, its Indian gross is equivalent to () and its Soviet gross is equivalent to (), for a total inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of (). In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated 110/(2.22*0.68+3.26*0.32) round 0million tickets in India, and tickets in the Soviet Union, for an estimated total of tickets sold worldwide. Awards and nominations. 26th Filmfare Awards Nominations Legacy. Ziya Us Salam of "The Hindu" in his  review of "Yeh Hai Jalwa" (2002) called it "a spoof of Trishul". Popular culture. The movie was heavily referenced in Anurag Kashyap's 2012 crime film "Gangs of Wasseypur". A Sinhala film with a similar story line was made with the title "Hello Shyama" by Director M.S. Anandan, starring Gamini Fonseka in the role of Sanjeev, and Shyama Anandan, daughter of M.S. Anandan, in the role played by Amitabh Bachchan.