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Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves is a 1980 Indian-Soviet film based on the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, directed by Uzbek director Latif Faiziyev with Indian director Umesh Mehra, and starring Indian actors Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman alongside Russian, Caucasian and Central Asian actors. The storyline is slightly altered to extend as a long movie. The writers were Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Boris Saakov, the music was scored by musician R.D. Burman, and the Choreographer was P. L. Raj. It was the most successful Indian-Soviet co-production, becoming a success in both India and the Soviet Union.
Original Release
06/01/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dharmendra | Ali Baba / Ali-Baba |
Hema Malini | Morjina / Marjina |
Zeenat Aman | Fatima |
Prem Chopra | Shamsher |
Zakir Mukhamedzhanov | Yusuf, Ali-Baba's father |
Sofiko Chiaureli | Ali-Baba's mother |
Madan Puri | Fatima's dad |
Yakub Akhmedov | Kasym |
Rolan Bykov | The Vizier / The Thieves Chief |
Khodzha Durdy Narliyev | Khamid |
Directors
Writers
Shanti Prakash Bakshi, Boris Saakov
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dharmendra | Ali Baba / Ali-Baba |
Hema Malini | Morjina / Marjina |
Zeenat Aman | Fatima |
Prem Chopra | Shamsher |
Zakir Mukhamedzhanov | Yusuf, Ali-Baba's father |
Sofiko Chiaureli | Ali-Baba's mother |
Madan Puri | Fatima's dad |
Yakub Akhmedov | Kasym |
Rolan Bykov | The Vizier / The Thieves Chief |
Khodzha Durdy Narliyev | Khamid |
Frunzik Mkrtchyan | Mustafa |
Khamza Umarov | Akhmed |
Dzhavlon Khamrayev | Mukhamed |
Elena Sanaeva | The ghost of the cave |
Sanat Divanov | Ali-Baba's friend |
Kuatbai Abdreimov | Ali-Baba's friend |
Vakhob Abdullayev | (as Vakhab Abdullaev) |
Inogam Adylov | The Bandit |
Raj Anand | Doctor |
Yahyo Fayzullayev | The Bandit |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rajiv Mehra | Executive Producer |
F.C. Mehra | Producer |
Parvesh C. Mehra | Producer |