Amitabh Bachchan
Shankar (Sheru)/Bhola
Hema Malini
Gauri
Jayshree Talpade
Laxmi
Amjad Khan
Tiger
Deven Verma
Gayaprasad
Madan Puri
Police Inspector Ganga Ram
Pran Sikand
Balbir
Kamal Kapoor
Mr. Ghanshyam
Sarika
Mala
Lalita Pawar
Raju Shrestha
Adolescent Shankar
Viju Khote
Munimji
Rita Bhaduri
Shanti
Bharat Bhushan
Pujari (Shankar's Father)
Nalini Jaywant
Shankar's mother