Bandhe Haath is a 1973 Hindi-language Action Thriller film written by Qamar Jalalabadi and O. P. Ralhan. The movie is directed by O.p. Goyle and produced by O. P. Ralhan. Shyamu is an orphan, living with his mentor, and has made stealing his career. While his mentor is recuperating in hospital, from a fracture, Shyamu decides to go straight. He is mistaken for popular writer, Deepak, and is met with considerable respect. To his delight, to comes across an ailing Deepak, whom he resembles. Deepak is ill and soon passes away, and Shyamu takes on his identity, and begins to romance the beautiful Mala. But a certain police inspector, Kumar, is interested in Deepak, and is convinced that the person masquerading as Deepak, is really someone else. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com). Bandhe haath features Amitabh Bachchan, Ajit, Ranjeet, Mumtaz Askari, Kumud Chuggani, Anjana Mumtaz and Vanita Thakur. The music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman along with R. D. Burman. Cinematography was done by Rajendra Malone and editing by Vasant Borkar. The motion picture has a running time of 137 mins. It was released on 16th February 1973. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Ralhan Productions Pvt. Ltd.