The Great Gambler
- IMDb link: 0079236
- IMDb rating: 6.4 (817 votes) Search
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime, Romance
- Director: Shakti Samanta
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra and others
- Release date: 6 Apr 1979
- Release year: 1979
- Runtime: 161 minutes
- Country: India
- Keywords: gambling, fight, casino, dance, dancer, espionage, airplane, prologue, police chase, coded message
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Storyline
An unrivaled gambler unknowingly aids a criminal syndicate in stealing military secrets. To stop him, Govt. deploys a lookalike inspector, sparking a chaotic international pursuit through Rome involving high stakes and mistaken lovers.
Jai lives for the thrill of the win, a compulsive habit that blinds him to the predatory nature of his employers. When his luck ensnares a government official, the underworld tightens its grip on a devastating weapon. A moral vacuum opens, forcing Jai to pivot between greed and a sudden, confusing sense of national duty. Enter Vijay, the righteous mirror image whose inability to play the game creates a lethal friction. As they collide in Europe, the protagonist relies on his defining vice, deception, to navigate a web of seduction. The cost of failure is an irreversible betrayal of his own blood and his country's security.
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