The film features a star-studded ensemble cast whose performances are legendary:
The title is marked HOT due to the following reasons:
When the Hindi-dubbed version first aired on Doordarshan’s Sunday Movie , it broke viewership records. Unlike in the West, where the film was seen as "campy" or "over-acted" by the 1970s, Indian audiences embraced the theatricality.
Costing roughly $13.2 million, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release.
A Hindi-dubbed DVD was previously released by Big Music on Amazon.in , though availability often fluctuates and it may currently be listed as out of stock.