Coolie

Iqbal A. Khan

Salma

Sunny

Julie D'Costa

Deepa Iyengar

Vicky Puri

Mr. Om Puri

Aslam (as Satyen Kappu)

Nathu (Mama)

Goga

Bob

Mr. Iyengar

Mrs. Savitri Iyengar (as Shobha Khote)

Maula Saab

Parvati (Nathu's wife) (as Ashalata)

Mother of 7 babies

Salma's Father

Railway Minister

Deepa's prospective father-in-law (uncredited)

Porter (uncredited)

Doctor #1 (uncredited)

Danny Denzongpa was the first choice for Kader Khans .

While filming an action scene, Amitabh Bachchan was doing his own stunts. He had to fall onto a table and then on the ground. But when he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table hit his abdomen. He had a splenic rupture and lost a large amount of blood. He was flown out and needed urgent operation (splenectomy) and was critically ill for a while. A rumor spread that he had died from the accident. The nation (most of it anyway) mourned. Later there were mile-long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating.

Amitabh Bachchan commented on the accident saying that Ironically he had done lot of stunts in the film which were risky but nothing happened, like jumping from the railway Bogey or rolling down the steps.

When Iqbal is explaining to the Railway Minister that one of his porters was assaulted by one of the commuters, there is a yellow stick in front of him which moves with him.