Shalimar (1978): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1978, Shalimar is an action and crime film directed by Krishna Shah, running about 137 minutes.

What it’s about. Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley. The guests include K.P.W. Iyengar aka Romeo, Dr. Dubari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Sylvia Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that all of these invitees are master criminals. Kumar's guise does not fool anyone, nevertheless Sir John permits him to stay on. The reason why John has invited them is to find a successor to take his place as he is dying of cancer. He feels that one of his invitees can be trusted to take his place and for this he has arranged for them to steal a ruby (Shalimar) worth 135 crores of rupees. This gem is placed in a secure room within his palace, which is alarmed, and guarded. He challenges one of them to steal the Shalimar - but if anyone fails then they are killed by the security system. Pitted against such veterans, it looks like Kumar has got himself into a bind that he may not come out of alive.

Who’s in it. Shalimar stars Dharmendra as S.S. Kumar, Zeenat Aman as Sheila Enders, Rex Harrison as Sir John Locksley and Sylvia Miles as Countess Rasmussen, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Shalimar has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Shalimar page.

If you liked it. Fans of Shalimar tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.