It stars Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Arora, Parveen Babi, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles.

It is a remake of the 1955 American film The Desperate Hours, which was adapted from Joseph Hayes' 1954 novel.

[citation needed] Three jailed convicts Himmat, his brother Ajit, and Dilawar Khan break out of prison and take over the household of Editor Ashok Rai.

The convicts plan to continue to hold the family hostage until their associate, Kamini, contacts them in person.

The film's songs were composed by Sapan Chakraborty and the lyrics were written by Sahir Ludhianvi.