Cast
- Dharmendra as Veeru, the more jovial and naughty of the two friends
- Amitabh Bachchan as Jai (Jai Dev), the calmer and more thoughtful of the two friends
- Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur Baldev Singh, usually addressed as "Thakur
- Hema Malini as Basanti, a talkative girl who is the coachwoman for the only horse carriage in Ramgarh
- Jaya Bhaduri as Radha, a quiet girl who is the Thakur's widowed daughter-in-law
- Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh, a dacoit, who leads a group in looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. He has a sadistic personality and insists on killing whenever required to continue his status and to take revenge on his enemies
- Satyen Kappu as Ramlaal
- A.K. Hangal as Rahim Chacha
- Sachin as Ahmed
- Iftekhar as Narmadaji, Radha's father
- Mac Mohan as Sambha
- Viju Khote as Kaalia
- Jagdeep as Soorma Bhopali
- Asrani as a Jailor
- Keshto Mukherjee as Hariram
- Leela Mishra as Mausi
- Paidi Jairaj as the Police Commissioner
- Helen as a gypsy dancer in a special appearance
- Jalal Agha as a gypsy singer in a special appearance
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