Khanjar was an action movie released on January 18, 1980. The movie was directed as well as produced by Atma Ram. The main roles in the movie were played by Naveen Nischol, Shekhar Kapoor, Reena Roy and Amjad Khan while the presence of Mehmood, Jankidas, Jeevan and Reeta Bhaduri supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Nitin Mangesh while the songs were sung by Mahmood, Anjali, Aziz Nazan, Arati Mukherjee and Jaspal Singh.

Khanjar was a famous action movie that managed to hold the attention of the audience for a long time. The movie was directed by the famous director Atma Ram who had directed many movies like Chanda Aur Bijli released in 1969, Yeh Gulistan Hamara released in 1972 and Aafat released in 1977 while his first film as a director was Kaise Kahoon released in 1964. The movie was also produced by him. He is a renowned name in producing movies.

The male lead in the movie was played by Naveen Nischol who had acted in the movies like Victoria No. 203 released in 1972, Teri Bahon Mein released in 1984 and Aa Ab Laut Chalen released in 1999 while his first film as an actor was Sawan Bhadon released in 1970. The female lead in the movie was played by Reena Roy who has acted in movies like Jangal Mein Mangal released in 1972, Kalicharan released in 1976 and Dard Ka Rishta released in 1982 while her first film was Zaroorat released in 1972.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Honolulu se aai hun main
2.    Lo hum aa gaye hain
3.    Teri nigah khanjar
4.    Tum meri zindagi ho
5.    Zinda hoon magar