Rajesh Khanna
— Somnath "Somu" Chander Singh
Amitabh Bachchan
— Vikram "Vicky" Maharaj
Simi Garewal
— Manisha
Rekha
— Shyama
Govardhan Asrani
— Dhondu
A.K. Hangal
— Bipinlal Pandey
Durga Khote
— Somu's Mother
Om Shivpuri
— Damodar Maharaj
Manmohan
— Jai Singh
Raza Murad
— Alam
Jayshree Talpade
— Courtesan
Yogesh Chhabra
Darshan
Lalita Kumari
Habiba Rehman
Kamaldeep
Manisha
— Sarla (Somu's sister)
Manju Asrani
— Rama (Pandey's assistant)