Aakhri Goli (आखिरी गोली)
Aakhri Goli (आखरी गोली) is a 1977 Hindi-language action film directed by Shibu Mitra, starring Sunil Dutt, Leena Chandavarkar, and Farida Jalal, with music by the composing duo Kalyanji-Anandji.1 The plot turns on a single bullet passed down a family of dacoits, the "last bullet" of the title.2 A separate Pakistani Punjabi film of the same title was released in Lahore in December 1977.3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / producers | Shibu Mitra; Iqbal Singh (Iqbal Bagga) and Krishan Bagga (Krishna Bagga)2 |
| Lead cast | Sunil Dutt (Vikram), Leena Chandavarkar (Suman), Farida Jalal (Indu), Ajit (Mahendra Pratap), Amjad Khan (Veerendra Pratap)4 |
| Music | Kalyanji-Anandji; lyrics by Verma Malik; playback by Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor, and Suman Kalyanpur1 |
| Release | 1977; Moviebuff gives 21 January 1977, while Indian Film History, Komparify, and BookMyShow give 1 January 19771 • 5 |
| Technical profile | 130 minutes, 16 reels, 3,788.97 meters, 35 mm color, 24 fps, 2.35:1 aspect ratio2 • 1 |
| Censor rating | U (India), certificate U-83475-MUM dated 21/01/19772 |
| Story credit | Story and dialogues by Aziz Qaisi; screenplay by Raju Saigal2 |
Spoilers
Plot
Vikram, son of the retired Major Kirti, is a skilled marksman. When the major travels to Chote Lakhanpur to attend a friend's son's marriage, he is killed by Kala Pahad, the notorious dacoit of the area, and Vikram vows on his father's pyre to take revenge.2
Vikram and his friend Khudabaksh reach Anjangarh, where Vikram takes a job with Thakur Mahendra Pratap Singh. The Thakur's son, Kunwar Virendra Pratap Singh, who is in line to become the next Kala Pahad, dislikes Vikram. Vikram then discovers that the Thakur himself is Kala Pahad, a respected man by day and a masked dacoit by night.2 • 5
The village has gone about 100 years without gunfire, and the Thakur, unwilling to break his own law, lures Vikram to a forbidden place outside the village to kill him. The plan fails: the Thakur is wounded by Vikram. Dying, he tells his wife that Vikram killed him because of Suman, and he gives his son the bullet he could not fire, instructing him to use this last bullet to kill Vikram and continue the tradition of Kala Pahad. Kunwar takes the vow.2
Production and music
The film was shot at Rooptara and ESSEL Mohan Studios and produced under the Boby Arts International banner of Bombay.2 Kamalakar Rao was the cinematographer, A. Habib the editor, Ravi Khanna the action director, and Bhanu Athaiya was among the costume designers.2
Kalyanji-Anandji, the composer duo active in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s onward, scored the film in the same year they worked on titles including Kalabaaz, Khoon Pasina, and Don.1 • 6 Four songs are listed, all with lyrics by Verma Malik: "Chaand Sa Khilona Salona Salona" (Suman Kalyanpur), "Kaise Kah Du Mujhe Kya Ho Gaya" and "Ek Baat Batane Aayi Hun" (Asha Bhosle), and "O Daddy Ji Bolo Mera Beta Ji" (Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor).1
Reception and legacy
IMDb records a rating of 4.8/10 from 27 votes, and its trivia section states that the film was a box office hit.4 The film appears in the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema as Aakhri Goli (Shibu Mitra, H, 1977), and it was one of several films Sunil Dutt acted in during 1977, alongside Sat Shri Akal, Darinda, and Paapi.6 • 7 A full print of the film has circulated on YouTube, where it is described as being in the public domain under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957.8
The Pakistani film of the same name
A distinct Aakhri Goli was made in Lahore in Punjabi, directed by Rehmat Ali for Yasir Productions and produced by Malik Mohammad Akram, with a story by Saadat Hussain and music by Kemal Ahmad. It was released in the Lahore circuit on Friday, 30 December 1977, and starred Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Nayyar Sultana, and Anita; its songs were sung by Noorjahan, Mala, Naheed Akhtar, Mehnaz, and Afshan, with lyrics by Khawaja Parvez.3 The two films share only the title.
References
- Aakhri Goli (1977), Moviebuff
- Aakhri Goli (1977) – Movie Details, Cinemaazi
- Aakhri Goli (1977) – Pakistani Punjabi film, PakMag
- Aakhri Goli (1977), IMDb
- Aakhri Goli, Indian Film History
- Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Kalyanji-Anandji filmography; Aakhri Goli entry), Indiancine.ma
- Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Sunil Dutt filmography), Indiancine.ma
- आखरी गोली – full film upload, YouTube (Gold Vintage)
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 1970s › Released 1976 to 1979
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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