The Great Gambler

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The Great Gambler is a 1979 Indian crime action film directed by Shakti Samanta and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, and Neetu Singh. The film is about a gambler named Jai who is tricked into working for an underworld don. He is then blackmailed into revealing the blueprints of a top-secret military weapon. The police assign a lookalike of Jai, Inspector Vijay, to infiltrate the gang and stop them. The film was a commercial success and is considered one of Amitabh Bachchan's best films. It was also praised for its action sequences and music.

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