''Khazana'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language

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, produced by Subhash Kapoor under the Subhash International banner and directed by Harmesh Malhotra. It stars

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and

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, while

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have special appearances and music was composed by

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. The movie is loosely based on the 1984 Kannada movie ''

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'' which in turn was inspired by the 1969 American film ''

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''.

Plot

The film revolves around a valuable ancient treasure of Mughals hidden at Registan. At present, its route map which is sculpted on a slab is shared by two archaeologists Prof. Ramdayal Singh & Prof. Mathur. Jai Singh a malevolent is also behind this treasure. Ramdayal approaches his jeweler friend Shantidas to polish the slap for which Jai Singh kidnaps him. Being aware of its recovery by Ramdayal, Jai Singh slays Shantidas. Before dying, he leaves a clue for his son Raj Kumar / Raj regarding a girl Anita in that gang. Holding it, Raj moves in search of them. On the way, he is acquainted with Ramdayal and gets knowledge regarding the treasure. Thereafter, Ramdayal is killed and the slab is stolen. Raj succeeds in catching hold of Anita when he learns she is the daughter of Prof. Mathur. He also knows that Jai Singh abducts Prof. Mathur and Anita is forcibly grabbed into their gang. Later, Raj reaches Bikaner and befriends a tribal leader Badal who is also on the hunt for the treasure. With his support, he frees Prof. Mathur and all of them make an adventurous journey and finds the treasure when Jai Singh attacks them. At last, baddies are ceased and treasure is safeguarded. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

as Raj Kumar *

as Anita Mathur * Bindu as Sonam *

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as Ramesh Sinha * Madan Puri as Jai Singh *

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as Raka *

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as Usman *

as Singer / Dancer *

as Singer / Dancer

Music

The music of the film was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.

References

External links

* 1980s Hindi-language films Treasure hunt films Hindi remakes of Kannada films Indian action adventure films 1980s action adventure films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub