Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melodramatic
- righteous
- emotionally intense
- bollywood marathon
- classic cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vijay arrives in Delhi after his mother's death with the concrete aim of dismantling the Gupta family's business and relationships.
Vijay is the illegitimate son of Raj Kumar Gupta, who does not know he exists.
The Gupta construction business and its connections are directly attacked as part of Vijay's revenge.
The film is a Hindi action drama with a musical keyword, an ensemble of major Bollywood stars, and strong family melodrama.
Films like Trishul, and why
deewaar
shared hindi action drama, revenge-driven family conflict, musical structure, and अमिताभ bachchan-led star vehicle
muqaddar ka sikandar
shared 1970s bollywood masala storytelling, illegitimate-son drama, family conflict, and emotional action
don
shared bachchan-centered action drama, criminal and business rivalry, musical spectacle, and high-stakes melodrama
kabhi kabhie
shared y political-family melodrama, patriarchal power struggles, revenge, and ensemble hindi cinema appeal
Movie Details
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Release Date
- 1978-05-05
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (25)
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Shashi Kapoor
- Sanjeev Kumar
- Hema Malini
- Rakhee Gulzar
- Waheeda Rehman
- Prem Chopra
- Poonam Dhillon
- Manmohan Krishna
- Iftekhar
Common questions
- What is Trishul about?
- An illegitimate heir wages a fierce campaign against the construction empire and family that denied his mother and erased his place in the world.
- What is Trishul like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Trishul as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Trishul violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Trishul as moderate.
- Which films are like Trishul?
- Films with a similar feel include deewaar, muqaddar ka sikandar, don, and kabhi kabhie.
- How long is Trishul?
- Trishul runs 167 minutes.
