Jaanwar Aur Insaan is a 1972 Hindi-language Action Adventure film written by Anandji Veerji Shah, Kalyanji Veerji Shah and Inder Raj Anand. The movie is directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by Devar and Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under the banner of Dhandayuthapani Films. Shekhar lives a wealthy lifestyle with in widowed mother, Gauri, in Jamuna Nagar, India and manages an estate.. Jaanwar aur insaan features Shashi Kapoor in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Raakhee, Sujit Kumar, Madan Puri, Nirupa Roy, Rakhee Gulzar and Shabnam. The screenplay is written by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The music was composed by Kalyanji Veerji Shah along with Anandji Veerji Shah and Kalyanji Anandji. Cinematography was done by T. M. Sundara Babu and editing by M. G. Balu Rao, P. Babu and R. Thyagarajan. The movie has a running time of 154 mins. It was released on 7th November 1979. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Dhandayuthapani Films.