Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 33 mins

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Alibaba, (Dharmendra) a native of Guleba is in love with Marjina (Hema Malini). The town has a ruler, Abu Hasan. Guleban is terrorized by dacoits. Ali Baba hears the password to the door of the cave of the dacoits and takes a lot of jewels from the cave. His brother is killed by the dacoits as he forgets the password and is trapped inside. A young girl whose father has been murdered by the dacoits (Zeenat Aman) has a score to settle with Abu Hasan. Abu Hasan turns out to be the head of the dacoits and he comes to know that Ali Baba visits the cave. He hides the 40 thieves in large urns to kill Ali Baba. Ali Baba comes to know of this and kills them all. He brings to light the startling truth that their own ruler heads the dacoits!
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Cast: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman

Crew: Latif Faiziyev (Director), Umesh Mehra (Director), Peter Pereira (Director of Photography), Rahul Dev Burman (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Release Dates: 30 May 1980 (India)

Hindi Name: अलीबाबा और चलीस चोर

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as Ali-Baba
as Marjina
as Fatima
as Mahmud
as Fatima's Father
as Alampana Shah Farvez
as Shamsher
as The Vizier / The Thieves Chief
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Executive Producer

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Director of Photography

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
04:45

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar
05:25

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
06:29

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
05:04

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
05:21

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
03:20

Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman
Trivia:
The film is based on the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

R.D. Burman used a variety of Arabic musical instruments to infuse the songs with Arabic influences.

Besides India, the film was released in Russia, Italy, France, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Turkey and Czechoslovakia. It was a success in almost all these countries, but became a big hit in India and Russia.