Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (film)
| Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves Приключения Али-Бабы и сорока разбойников | |
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| Alibaba aur 40 Chor | |
| Directed by | Umesh Mehra (Hindi) Latif Faiziev (Russian) |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Prakash Bakshi Boris Saakov |
| Dialogues by | Javed Siddiqui (Hindi) Boris Saakov (Russian) |
| Story by | Shanti Prakash Bakshi Boris Saakov |
| Based on | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Arabian Nights) |
| Produced by | F. C. Mehra |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini Zeenat Aman Yoqub Ahmedov Rolan Bykov Sofiko Chiaureli Elena Sanayeva |
| Cinematography | Leonid Travitsky Peter Pereira |
| Edited by | M. S. Shinde (Hindi) M. Makarova (Russian) |
| Music by | Score: Vladimir Milov Songs: R. D. Burman |
Production companies | Eagle Films Uzbekfilm |
| Distributed by | India: Eagle Films Soviet Union: Uzbekfilm |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Countries | India Soviet Union |
| Languages | Hindi Russian |
| Box office | est. $28.13 million (₹221.13 million) |
Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (Hindi: Alibaba aur 40 Chor; Russian: Приключения Али-Бабы и сорока разбойников, romanized: Priklucheniya Ali-Baby i soroka razboynikov) is a 1980 Indo-Soviet fantasy film based on the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, directed by Soviet director Latif Faiziev with Indian director Umesh Mehra. The movie was released in India as Alibaba aur 40 Chor. The film stars 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 R.D. Burman and Vladimir Milov. The choreographers of the film were Leonid Travitsky and Peter Pereira. It was the most successful Indian-Soviet co-production, becoming a success in both India and the Soviet Union.