Action ·Comedy ·Drama · India · 1983 · 2h 49m

Coolie

कूली

Director

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Iqbal Khan Waheeda Rehman as Salma Rishi Kapoor as Sunny Amrish Puri as John D'Costa Rati Agnihotri as Julie D'Costa Kader Khan as Zafar Khan

Crew

Hrishikesh Mukherjee — Editor Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar — Original Music Composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma — Original Music Composer K.K. Shukla — Screenplay Prayag Raj — Story Pushpa Raj — Story

Tagline

If you have an item of death in your hands then I have God’s name in my heart.

Synopsis

When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.

Key Collaborators

Manmohan Desai Director Prayag Raj Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee Editor Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar Original Music Composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma Original Music Composer K.K. Shukla Screenplay Prayag Raj Story Pushpa Raj Story J.M. Desai Story Ketan Desai Producer

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