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Zanjeer (1973)

Zanjeer poster
Original title
ज़ंजीर
Directed by
Prakash Mehra
Genre
drama film, action film, musical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A police officer seeks justice after witnessing a tragedy. He faces a powerful crime syndicate that is connected to his past.

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What happens

Zanjeer (transl. Shackles) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra and written by Salim–Javed. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran, Ajit Khan, Om Prakash and Bindu. The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji, while cinematography and editing were handled by N. Satyen and R. Mahadik. Zanjeer was the first of many collaborations between Salim–Javed and Bachchan. Ever since Zanjeer, Salim–Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan for the lead role and insisted on him being cast for their later films, including blockbusters such as Deewaar and Sholay, establishing Bachchan as a superstar. In addition to being a turning point for Bachchan's career and Hindi cinema, Zanjeer was also a turning point for South Indian cinema, with Bachchan's acting inspiring Rajinikanth. Zanjeer remains an important film in the history of Indian cinema and is regarded as a classic today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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