Sharara

{{Infobox film

| name = Sharara

| image =

| caption =

| director = Rajendra Singh Babu

| producer = R J Chakravarti

| writer =

| starring = Raaj Kumar
Shatrughan Sinha
Hema Malini
Mithun Chakraborty
Tina Munim
Vijayendra Ghatge

| music = Laxmikant-Pyarelal

| released = {{Film date|1984|02|24|df=y}}

| runtime = 135 minutes

| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Sharara is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, starring Raaj Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty, Tina Munim, Vijayendra Ghatge, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan. The playwright of the movie is senior story writer late H. V. Subba Rao.Somaaya, Bhawana. Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007){{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/07/28/stories/09280225.htm |title=A legacy lives on |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2000-07-28 |accessdate=2017-05-27}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The plot of the movie was inspired by the 1980 political thriller novel The Second Lady by Irving Wallace.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/the-law-is-catching-up-but-is-it-enough-to-deter-bollywood-plagiarism-1.763483?outputType=amp|title = The law is catching up but is it enough to deter Bollywood plagiarism?|date = 26 August 2018}}

Plot

Sharara is an action film starring Raaj Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha in lead role and Mithun Chakraborty in friendly appearance Hema Malini most important character in the movie in a double role, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan and Ranjeet. Actress Hema Malini is understood to have produced the film. The title song of the film was very popular when released. The film received positive reviews at the time of its release mainly due to the star-studded cast and great acting performances by the stars.