Film

THIEF OF BAGHDAD

1969 · 2h 19m · Adventure · Fantasy

After tyrannical Commander Jabbir kills his father, Mehmood, along with his brother, Mehboob; sister, Yasmin; friend, Badru, and others decide to become bandits and loot the rich. Mehmood, now known as Baghdad Ka Chor, falls in love with Shehzadi Rukhsana, who detests him, and sets out to hunt him down after she finds out that he has abducted her brother. She does locate her brother, finds out that Mehmood had actually rescued him from unknown assailants and falls in love instead. Their lives will soon be turned upside down when Mehboob decides to sexually molest Rukhsana; betrays Mehmood, has him arrested and sentenced to be hanged; while Commander Jabbir makes himself magically immortal and indestructible, takes over the kingdom, imprisons the emperor, the Shehzada, and abducts and holds Rukhsana in a secret location.

Dara Singh

Mehmood

Helen

Yasmin

• Shreeram BohraDirector

Release date

January 10, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

Hindi

Runtime

2h 19m

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy