Amitabh Bachchan

Shankar (Sheru)/Bhola

Hema Malini

Gauri

Sarika

Mala

Pran Sikand

Balbir

Raju Shrestha

Adolescent Shankar

Amjad Khan

Tiger

Nalini Jaywant

Shankar's mother

Bharat Bhushan

Pujari (Shankar's Father)