# Shaan (1980)

> After an honest police officer is killed by a ruthless smuggler, his formerly crooked brothers assemble an unlikely team for revenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19504

## Facts

- Runtime: 181 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director: Ramesh Sippy
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sunil Dutt, Rakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, Shashi Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shatrughan Sinha, Mazhar Khan
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081491/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: exuberant, melodramatic, comic, classic bollywood night, action movie marathon

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- [Ghayal (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/49859)
- [Coolie (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/15112)
- [Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/23887)
- [Laawaris (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/49852)
- [Sarkar (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/12636)
- [Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/49850)
- [Kaante (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/22227)
- [Sholay (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/7036)
- [Namak Halaal (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/34920)
- [Agneepath (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/23366)

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