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IMDbBest Cinematography | 1981
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When the film was launched the star cast was : Sunil Dutt,Dharmendra,Amitabh Bachchan,Sanjeev Kumar,Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini,Praveen Babi. Dharmendra walked out of the film with Hema Malini due to some issues with Ramesh Sippy. Shashi Kapoor and Bindya Goswami replaced them. Sanjeev Kumar was signed for the villain's role but opted out due to his first heart attack. Kulbhushan was signed to replace him. Vinod Khanna was next to leave. He was leaving to join Rajneesh and no longer wanted to do films. He was replaced by Shatrughan Sinha.
The movie raised many eyebrows when a mammoth set was erected at Filmcity in Goregaon. A glass and mirror set, the set cost as much as Rs. 8 lakhs which was mammoth in the context of that era.
Parveen Babi suffered her first nervous breakdown on the sets of Shaan. When she completed to shoot of the song Pyar Karnewale she got the attack. After this song there is a scene Parveen Babi is in the car, she stops the car, then Amitabh Bachchan sits in the car, this scene was shot when Parveen Babi came back from U.S.and she resumed work by shooting this scene.
Shakaal's island was actually, Steep Holm, a English Island laying in the Bristol Channel.
Shatrughan Sinha's father passed away during the making of this film. He died on April 10, 1979 in Patna.
"Shakal: Shakal has as many cards under his sleeve as he has in his hands."
"Ravi Kumar: From today you are our friend, our partner, our brother."