In Mehboob Khan's box office hit, Mother India , Sunil Dutt played the role of 'Bijru', Nargis’ aggressive and violent son who ends up as a dacoit and is killed by his mother. ( Photo | Mehboob Productions )Raj Khosla's Mera Gaon Mera Desh featured Vinod Khanna as a menacing dacoit haunting Dharmendra's character. ( Photo | Khosla Enterprises )Harmesh Malhotra's Sherni tells the tale of a simple village girl who chooses a criminal lifestyle to avenge the ruthless murder of her family. ( Photo | Pawan Kumar Productions )One of the most popular Indian film of all time, 'Sholay' was inspired by a real-life dacoit, Gabbar Singh, who took the lives of at least 50 people. ( Photo | United Producers )In Ganga Ki Saugandh, Amitabh Bachan plays the role a very naive young man, who becomes a dacoit to avenge the death of his mother. ( Photo | Hasan Productions)
