zanjeer ( 1973 film )
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priyanka chopra will begin shooting her scenes for the remake of the 1973 film zanjeer this month in hyderabad. gareth cattermole / getty images
not all films should be remade! the remake of 1973 classic zanjeer was not only severely criticised by film reviewers, it was outrightly rejected by the audiences. we have a list of ten remake movies that should have never been attempted. original: zanjeer (1973) remake: zanjeer (2013 )
zanjeer 1973 is an action film, directed and produced by prakash mehra, written by salim - javed, and starring amitabh bachchan, jaya bachchan .
in fact, a similar film yaadon ki baraat, written by salim - javed and released during the same year 1973 as zanjeer, was far superior .
zanjeer is a 1973 indian action film directed and produced by prakash mehra. the movie stars amitabh bachchan, jaya bachchan and pran in lead roles... .
apoorva lakhia directed this movie simultaneously in hindi (zanjeer) and telugu. the film marks the bollywood debut of ram charan. it is a remake of the 1973 hindi film of the same name .
the film was released on may 20, 1973. though the film clicked in calcutta, it did not do well for the first four days in bombay. i thought then that the film would flop .
or any other film, the film - maker' s convictions are very important .
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amitabh bachchan ’s 1973 blockbuster ‘zanjeer, ’ starring his wife jaya bachchan has clocked 43 years today and the fans of veteran actor are celebrating it on the social media .
amitabh bachchan' s 1973 blockbuster' zanjeer,' starring his wife jaya bachchan has clocked 43 years today and the fans of veteran actor are celebrating it on the social media .
not all films should be remade! the remake of 1973 classic zanjeer was not only severely criticised by film reviewers, it was outrightly rejected by the audiences. we have a list of ten remake movies that should have never been attempted .
and liked it. i thought a change of image could make this film a landmark film for him .
also, amitabh bachchan had atleast 1 hit a year for 14 straight years (1973 - 86) .
she won her first filmfare award for best actress in 1973 for her performance in the marital drama abhimaan .
throughout the film, we sense the director’s immense affection for the original “zanjeer”, a reverence that never clouds his judgement. (ians )
song
tere mere milan ki yeh raina
was listed at no. 16 on binaca geetmala annual list 1973
song
meet na mila re man ka
was listed at no. 23 on binaca geetmala annual list 1973
abhimaan 1973 is a musical drama film starring amitabh bachchan; his real - life wife, jaya bachchan; asrani; and bindu. it was directed by hrishikesh mukherjee .
abhimaan (translation: pride) is a 1973 indian hindi musical drama film starring amitabh bachchan, jaya bachchan, asrani and bindu. it was directed by hrishikesh mukherjee .
southern superstar ram charan teja will bring alive the young and angry cop vijay in apoorva lakhia' s zanjeer. it is a remake of 1973 film of the same name, which proved to be a turning point in megastar amitabh bachchan' s acting career .
actually, wasn' t my film. the film was bought over by dharmendra from the writers salim - javed. dharmendra came to know that i was planning to make a film called
amitabh' s first blockbuster... a 1973 movie. cast: amitabh bachchan, jaya bhaduri, puran ...
with apoorva lakhia’s highly publicised remake of amitabh bachchan’s 1973 hit film zanjeer soon hitting theatres, bollywood is all set to unleash almost a dozen remakes in the near future. we take a look at some highly anticipated new versions of classics that are under production but have b - town excited !
amitabh bachchan fans shared a collage of pictures from the movie on big b’s twitter handle, writing, “ @ srbachchan # 43yearsofzanjeer congratulations 43 years film zanjeer. ”
the film that made amitabh bachchan a film legend and re - defined bollywood cinema, this 1973 gem has it all: colourful 70s clothes, crazy car chases and amazing dance numbers. the plot sees vijay khanna (bachchan) released from false imprisonment to track down his family’s underworld killers and take his revenge. if you’re new to bollywood then zanjeer is a great starting point .
when i made the film, i knew it would either be a washout or a trend - setter. there is no romance in the film. the hero never smiles in the film, except during the song
rishi kapoor, whose biography “khullam khulla” will release soon, mentioned during an interview with ht that he had bought the best actor award way back in 1973. the 62 - year - old actor was referring to his film bobby, when he was competing with amitabh bachchan, who was nominated for zanjeer the same year .
filmmaker sajid khan is set to entertain audiences with himmatwala, a remake of the 1983 film of the same name. while the original film featured jeetendra and sridevi, the new film has ajay devgn and southern actress tamannaah .
the film was also a turning point for bindu, who, for the first time, played a sympathetic character. previously, she was known for playing vamps / cabaret dancers, such as in amitabh' s star - making hit zanjeer (1973). [ 6 ] this film was very popular in sri lanka more than in india and was screened continuously for 590 days in the same cinema, empire, colombo .
after half that film was over. but, i had decided to finish the film within six months with dharmendra because he was the top actor then .
in some ways a seminal moment, star amitabh bachchan' s first appearance waking from a childhood nightmare, then jaya badhuri as
mala ,
his future girlfriend, launches the first musical number in director prakash mehra' s pioneering bollywood
masala
blockbuster zanjeer, 1973 .
he would be a co - producer for the film. he readily agreed .
in some ways a seminal moment, star amitabh bachchan' s first appearance waking from a childhood nightmare, then jaya badhuri as
mala ,
his future girlfriend, launches the first musical number in director prakash mehra' s pioneering bollywood
masala
blockbuster zanjeer, 1973. >
zanjeer, film that marked the making of a legend was offered to superstars like raaj kumar, rajesh khanna, dharmendra and dev anand. it eventually went to a newcomer who we now know as big b .
after seeing the film, my gut feeling said that he was a future star .
reviewer' s take: not available. did anybody bother to review the film ?
remake comes along, we get gooey - eyed and nostalgic about the original. the zanjeer remake gets it right. dead right .
maybe not the best english subtitles ever, but the meaning clear enough, actors m. rajan and purnima appearing as the father and mother of the boy who will grow up to be superstar amitabh bachchan, in the prologue from prakash mehra' s landmark bollywood
masala
pulp musical zanjeer, 1973 .
maybe not the best english subtitles ever, but the meaning clear enough, actors m. rajan and purnima appearing as the father and mother of the boy who will grow up to be superstar amitabh bachchan, in the prologue from prakash mehra' s landmark bollywood
masala
pulp musical zanjeer, 1973. >
zanjeer, film that marked the making of a legend was offered to superstars like raaj kumar, rajesh khanna, dharmendra and dev anand. it eventually went to a newcomer who we now know as big b. < br >
the film' s producer and director, discusses his experiences while making the landmark movie .
‘ zanjeer’ which also starred actress bindu, pran and om prakash, was a super - hit collecting rs 60 million at the box office .
reviewer' s take :
that zanjeer was a classic. this remake is wrong on so many levels that i don’t know where to begin. this isn’t a film. it’s sacrilege ,
wrote anupama chopra in her ht review .
everyone criticised me when i selected him. they came back when o p ralhan' s film
one person i can never forget is pran. had it not been for him, the film wouldn' t have been completed. though manoj kumar gave him a new role in the film
( 1978), a film that had the most basic
black or white
characters .
while zanjeer built bachchan’s career, it nearly destroyed rishi kapoor’s. rishi survived the onslaught purely on the strength of his chocolate boy charm and talent. although bobby was a bigger blockbuster in 1973, making raj kapoor ’s son an overnight sensation, there’s no doubt that the decade belonged to bachchan and his brand of brooding, rebellious films .
dharmendra had already paid the initial amount for the film and he was to play the hero. but he told me that he wanted to start a film for his own brother and would shoot for
among those i should give credit is manoj kumar, who inspired me to start my own production. he told me that if i give a flop film as director, i would be jobless. which is why i made my own film. and some distributors picked the film because they hazarded that since i had given three hits earlier, there were chances this film too could do well .
fire – 1998 often regarded as the first film addressing the issue of same - sex love in india, this film directed by deepa mehta encountered significant controversy both in india and the united states .
rishi kapoor in his biography
khullam khulla
says he is guilty of winning the award the wrong way from amitabh bachchan who was nominated for zanjeer .
when pran makes him smile. but my inner feeling was: this film will do something miraculous .
lagaan – 2001 this film brings together cricket and colonialism, and was india’s entry to the oscars .
zanjeer is an action oriented movie with oil mafia backdrop where ramcharan playing a role of powerfull cop acp vijay khanna along with priyanka chopra in the female lead .
bollywood actor amitabh bachchan is known for his roles in action movies like zanjeer, and for hosting the indian version of who wants to be a millionaire? .
reportedly, zanjeer became a hit in calcutta but didn’t pick up pace in bombay until a week later. amitabh bachchan was in a trauma, as the same year his other film bandhe haath had flopped. poet harivansh rai bachchan’s elder son, once dismissed by producers as “too thin and too tall to be a hero” was in desperate need of a hit. according to mehra’s past interviews, bachchan was down with fever the week zanjeer had released. when the film gradually became a hit in bombay after a slow start, the leading man couldn’t believe his luck and the shock of his newfound stardom caused his fever to worsen. finally after the hysteria over zanjeer settled down bachchan recovered. but hindi cinema and its audiences never fully recovered from the after - effects of amitabh bachchan and zanjeer. for, this relatively small film not only introduced a brand new beast called the angry young man but also confirmed the arrival of a new bollywood hero .
his fans have flooded the social media with stills from the movie and one of his fans tweeted, “11 may 1973 # zanjeercompletes43years … @ srbachchan with sher khan pran ji. beautiful friendship on n off screen…”
the first look of director apoorva lakhia’s zanjeer remake has been launched and the director says he is missing jailed actor sanjay dutt, who is essaying the role that was played by veteran actor pran in the 1973 film. sanjay is currently serving his three - and - a - half - year jail term in the 1993 mumbai blast case. ‘we are missing him a lot. my film zanje er promotions have also started. i am heartbroken that sanju sir is not here. policegiri is also a very big film for him and we are missing him a lot, ’ lakhia told reporters at the preview of the sanjay - starrer policegir i thursday. he added: ‘everybody is writing letters to him... what else can we do? ’ lakhia admits that sanjay’s absence during promotional activities is seen as a loss. zanjeer is slated to release 6 september .
amitabh bachchan’s zanjeer not only introduced a new hero to bollywood (displacing reigning king rajesh khanna) but also brought with it a new phenomenon called the angry young man. the film, directed by prakash mehra, also starred pran, jaya bachchan, om prakash and ajit .
luckily, i was working with jaya bhaduri on another film. amitabh told jaya that no heroine was willing to work with him. and she told him that i had approached her to play the heroine in the film .
the hindi version of the film is to be dubbed in chinese as chialo kaxlaug. the telugu version of the film is to be dubbed in tamil and malayalam. the release date is scheduled for september 6, 2013 .
monsoon wedding directed by mira nair, this beautiful film is a wonderful account of arranged marriage in urban india .
bachchan married movie actress jaya bhaduri in 1973. the couple have two children, a daughter and a son. their daughter, shweta bachchan nanda, is married to industrialist nikhil nanda, whose grandfather was the film director raj kapoor. bachchan and bhaduri’s son, abhishek bachchan, is also an actor and is married to actress aishwarya rai .
the third film in ram gopal varma' s sarkar trilogy, which chronicles the exploits of a powerful political figure .
providentially, lakhia’s zanjeer is neither slavishly reverent to the original material nor does it take off into weird wild and wacky tangents — like the rohit shetty’s recent remake of hrishikesh mukherjee’s golmaal .
since zanjeer, and its more serious - toned country - cousin ardh satya, numerous cops have vented their cinematic spleen in films as far - ranging in quality as singham and policegiri .
after that i went to raaj kumar who was already working with mumtaz for a film in madras. he liked the film. he felt it was a terrific subject, and that he would like to shoot from the very next day. but he wanted me to go south to shoot the film since he had given bulk dates to a producer in madras .
in which she had acted opposite amitabh. i guess she did not wanted to take one more risk with this film .
agneepath 1990 is an action drama film directed by mukul anand. it stars amitabh bachchan as the protagonist vijay deenanath chauhan .
also can be said that modes of promotions has also increased by leaps and bounds. but leaving the above behind, and going movie to movie, amitabh bachchan hit an extreme purple patch for almost 15 - 16 years between 1973 - 88 .
their success and hallowed stature notwithstanding, salim - javed have faced regular criticism about the path or means chosen by their hero. in film after film, the duo emphasised and even justified their protagonist’s foray into anti - social activities such as smuggling .
and so, amitabh bachchan, the last man standing and the last choice, was fatefully cast in zanjeer. luckily, it seems the lanky struggler not only had salim - javed’s professional endorsement but also colleagues pran, om prakash and ajit rooting for him. zanjeer would become a foundation stone film for bachchan. talking about it, big b has often pointed out that salim - javed were close to rajesh khanna in the 70s and could have easily persuaded the king of romance for zanjeer. but salim - javed, more than betting their money on amitabh bachchan, were simply committed to the cause of their script. “we strongly felt that amitabh was the ideal casting for zanjeer, ” salim khan has repeatedly maintained in various interviews. he went on to add, “even in deewaar, rajesh khanna was signed by gulshan rai (producer), but we felt amitabh was perfect for it. we insisted on him. ”
i was especially impressed by the fight scene between amitabh and shatrughan sinha in the film. i selected amitabh because of the emotions his eyes could generate. i thought i should give this man a break in my film even though his earlier films had flopped .
unlike ram gopal varma’s remake of sholay, which was purely misguided, and karan malhotra’s agneepath, which was unnecessarily brutal, zanjeer is just what a remake should be. it’s respectful to the original material which, let me hasten to add, was no masterpiece, and suspiciously similar to a 1967 film called death rides a horse .
the most tongue - in - cheek homage i’ve seen in a remake occurs in this film when we see the new teja - mona pair watching actor ajit and bindu in the original zanjeer on a dvd. the sequence is irreverent without appearing to belittle the original. it reminds us of the renewed cycle of art and individual talent .
75 years is a long time. amitabh bachchan has spent a good 40 of those 75 years giving performances to cherish. so consistently outstanding is his output that we forget his earlier performances. some of the work he did before zanjeer and overnight superstardom was absolutely stunning, but largely unrecognized. here’s looking at the 10read more the post 10 unsung performances by amitabh bachchan before zanjeer appeared first on bollywood hungama .
srihari, prakash raj, ankur bhatia and tanikella bharani in lead roles. mahi gill plays the role mona darling in the film .
saheb, biwi, aur ghulam (“the master, mistress, and the servant”) – 1962 based on a novel by the bengal author bimal mitra this is an extraordinary film about the decline of a feudal gentry during the colonial period. again featuring guru dutt and waheeda rahman the film’s real treat however is meena kumari as the youngest bride of the household. this film has a phenomenal soundtrack .
dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge students used to love this film because it brought back good, old - fashioned love in a diaspora setting .
but the only thing which bugged dev anand was that there were no songs in the film. he told me to put three - four songs in the film. but i said i wouldn' t do that. he then offered me whatever money i wanted for the film if i did it for nav ketan, his home production. i refused. and so even he was ruled out as a hero .
don 1978 is an action film produced by nariman irani and directed by chandra barot, with music by kalyanji anandji and lyrics by anjaan .
the actress priyanka chopra, who plays a leading role in the forthcoming remake of zanjeer, will join the cast and crew this month in hyderabad to begin shooting her scenes. the movie' s director, apoorva lakhia, says they are
lucky to have signed on a star like priyanka
. he added :
we have planned for a 25 - day schedule in hyderabad. we will be going to hyderabad this week and will be back to shoot more scenes in mumbai in december .
amit mehra is producing the film; the original was directed by his father prakash mehra in 1973 with amitabh bachchan as the lead. for the remake, the actor ram charan teja steps into bachchan' s shoes. the film also stars sanjay dutt. - ians
teenage romance kuch kuch hota hai, was in trouble even before it began. karan johar was shown door by almost every heroine over tina' s role in the film. little did the girls know, the film would turn their fortune, like it did for rani mukerji .
inspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature .
deewaar 1975 is a crime drama film, directed by yash chopra, written by salim - javed, and starring amitabh bachchan and shashi kapoor .
namak halaal 1982 is a hindi - language action comedy film, directed by prakash mehra. music is by bappi lahiri and lyrics by anjaan .
this period is the start of the career of big b, he mostly struggled around for few years before breaking big time in zanjeer. the notable movies of this time are saat hindustani, anand and bombay to goa .
mumbai on sunday morning. suffering from pneumonia and multiple organ failure, mehra passed away around 7 am, said a spokesperson of the kokilaben ambani hospital, where he was admitted. he was 70 and is survived by sons sumeet and puneet. his funeral will take place on monday afternoon after sumeet returns to mumbai. born in bijnor in 1939, mehra started his film career as a production controller and directed his first film haseena maan jayegi in 1968, starring shashi kapoor. he then went to direct all the top actors, including vinod khanna (haath ki safai) and feroz khan (mela), but his career graph soared after he teamed up with amitabh for zanjeer (1973). what followed was one of the most fruitful actor - director associations in bollywood. the duo gave blockbuster
salim - javed had seen bachchan in bombay to goa, in which the future superstar was rubbing shoulders with more established names like shatrughan sinha, mehmood, aruna irani and kishore kumar. years later, bachchan recalled the fight sequence in bombay to goa that landed him zanjeer. “salim - javed saw a fight sequence in bombay to goa where i was chewing gum throughout the fight, as an indicator that i would be the right choice for zanjeer. ”
over the last two months, much brouhaha has been sparked by salim - javed, the original scriptwriters of the iconic amitabh bachchan revenge drama zanjeer (1973). they have demanded a blockade of its remake, tentatively titled toofan, although it is being produced by the sons of prakash mehra, the creator of the original. curiously, there were no contentious murmurs vis - à - vis the salim - javed authored don, which was updated by javed’s son farhan akhtar, not once but in a sequel as well .
teenage romance kuch kuch hota hai, was in trouble even before it began. karan johar was shown door by almost every heroine over tina' s role in the film. little did the girls know, the film would turn their fortune, like it did for rani mukerji. < br >
. by contrast, the mere mention of any film scripted by salim - javed can make people rattle off their classic lines. lines such as “
this is the film that made amitabh bachchan a superstar and started the series of
angry - young - man - films
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a sleazy film director' s decision to shoot his latest erotic horror movie in a notorious haunted house angers the vengeful spirit of its past inhabitant .
i am personally a huge fan of the ‘70s, so listing films from this decade is a challenge. let me just say that this was the decade that gave india its most famous star, amitabh bachchan, who became the personification of “the angry young man. ” the angry young man, many argue, arose as a response to massive failures of the postcolonial state. some of bachchan’s most important films include sholay (1975), which is one of the best known indian films of all times and is structured much like an american western film. other favorites from this era include zanjeer (1973, “shackles”), and amar, akbar, anthony (1977) .
baghban 2003 is one of the best hindi drama film directed by ravi chopra, featuring amitabh bachchan, salman khan, and hema malini in lead roles .
by the end of the 1970s, bachchan had appeared in more than 35 films and was regarded as india’s top film star. his popularity was such that he became something of a cultural phenomenon, drawing large crowds of screaming fans wherever he went. a near - fatal accident on the set of his film
raj kapoor was an indian film director and producer of hindi - language films. he is best known as the
charlie chaplin of indian cinema .
what makes vijay khanna in the new zanjeer special is the plot - mechanics which put him in time - worn situations, but subject him to dramatic dynamics that give the prototypical angry cop a renewed riveting life of violent score - settling .
original: umrao jaan (1981) remake: umrao jaan (2006) what went wrong: directed by muzaffar ali, the original film starred rekha and farooq shaikh in the lead. the film though not a box office hit was a classic and turned a new leaf in rekha' s career. the lady looked ethereal in the film. aishwarya rai on the other hand, apparently could not live up to the expectations in the remake version by jp dutta .
it has happened so often that key themes, plots or storylines of a successful movie has been suitably incorporated in subsequent movies to mirror the box office performance of the first one. what is even more intriguing is the repeat success of the above method on many occasions attaining the status of a formula at times. back in the 70s, megastar amitabh bachchan ’s “angry young man” image in the initial days was started by the super - hit run of zanjeer (1973) which ran all the way till vigilante film shahenshah in 1988. the action blended with drama in movies in the 1970s had ‘deteriorated’ to violence in late 1980s thus keeping the family audience away from theaters at the height of home video and film piracy. this is evident from the box office results of that era which had peaked at 15 crores (sholay) in 1975 itself but remained stagnant for the coming two
black 2005 is a drama film directed by sanjay leela bhansali and starred by rani mukerji and amitabh bachchan. black revolves around a deafblind girl and her teacher .
the film is perhaps best remembered for its songs, composed and arranged by the late s. d. burman, written by majrooh sultanpuri, and sung by playback singers mohammed rafi, lata mangeshkar, and kishore kumar. film did above average business at box office as per the bollywood trade magazine published at that time. [ 2 ] jaya bachchan won the filmfare best actress award for abhimaan. [ 3 ] according to aalif surti film is based on troublesome marriage between two sitar maestros ravi sankar and annapurna devi. [ 4 ] also according to author raju bharatan, hrishikesh mukherjee based the film' s story on the life of singer kishore kumar and his first wife, ruma ghosh. [ 5 ] this film was remade in tamil as nejamellam neeye with mohan, radha and poornima jeyaram
the making of the film
zanjeer
was beset with problems. pran who played the pathan was reluctant to sing or dance. on the very first day he threatened to walk out of the floor. mehhra had to rush to pran' s house to plead with him, saying without him the film would not work as amitabh as a hero was not a bankable box office proposition. finally song was shot and pran gave one one of the best performances of his career .
yari hai iman mera yaar meri zindagi
lipped by pran made a history .
was looking for a hero for zanjeer and chanced upon amitabh only after dev anand rejected the role; amitabh’s wife, jaya bachchan, in fact, thanked anand in jest at the release of the latter’s book (romancing with life) for rejecting the film. the rest, as they say, was history. mehra’s film—propelled by a powerful yet understated performance of the type rarely seen in hindi films before and dialogues (penned by salim - javed) that people repeated throughout the 1970s and later—went on to become a superhit and created the persona of the ‘angry young man’, who
he told me to give that subject to his godfather in the film industry, arjun hingorani. in return he said he would give me full co - operation for
director abhishek kapoor, who rocked the nation with the 2008 film rock on, is set to release kai po che, a big screen adaptation of chetan bhagat' s bestseller the 3 mistakes of my life. the film features amit sadh, raj kumar yadav and amrita puri and marks the bollywood debut of popular tv actor sushant singh rajput .
( 1973) that breathed fire and brimstone. the original film earned amitabh bachchan the epithet' angry young man' and made him world - famous. the 2013 action thriller brings andhra icon chiranjeevi' s son, ram charan (also an andhra superstar) to bollywood. it retains the key plot points and the main characters are rechristened vijay (ram charan), mala (priyanka chopra), sher khan (sanjay dutt), teja (prakash raj) and mona (mahie gill) just like the original .
sharaabi 1984 is a hindi drama film produced and directed by prakash mehra. dialogues of kader khan are so well written and wonderfully delivered. screenplay by lakshmikant sharma is so mesmerizing .
bachchan followed his true calling and returned to the silver screen in 1997 with the film mrityudaata, produced by abcl. in 2000, he also started hosting the indian version of the television game show who wants to be a millionaire? . despite a few box - office failures in the 1990s, in the 2000s, bachchan climbed his way back up to stardom as a film actor, earning additional filmfare and international film award nominations for his work on films like baghban (2003), khakee (2004) and paa (2009) .
i told him the film was based in bombay and that there was no way that i could shoot in madras. he told me to reconsider my decision. i didn' t .
pyaasa (“the thirsty one”) – 1957 directed by guru dutt, who is often compared with orson welles for his melodramatic style. a great film featuring the spectacularly beautiful waheeda rahman .
black friday is a film about the investigations following the 1993 serial bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved - - police, conspirators, victims, middlemen .
that this time the angry cop, who was played with such compelling candidness by amitabh bachchan in the original “zanjeer”, is played by ram charan teja is just a huge stroke of luck for the remake. ram charan brings in an entirely unique brand of silent satyagraha to his character. when we first see him on screen, he wallops a goonda - politician on a busy road of hyderabad as a hoarding of ram charan’s father chiranjeevi’s film looks down on the chaotic scene .
saara shaher mujhe loin ke naam se jaanta hai ,
roared ajit, the numero uno villain of the early 70s in subhash ghai' s hit film kalicharan. for the younger generation who do not recognize him can identify the stylish villain in amitabh bachchan starrer zanjeer (who played dindayal teja) and in dharmendra' s hit film yaadon ki baaraat (as shakal). his other hit films include dharma, jugnu, khote sikkay, warrant, mr. natwarlal, etc ajit' s biggest contribution to cinema is his revolutionary, savvy gentleman style that he imparted to villainy, which for long had been typecast as loud and wild. ajit' s unique style became so popular that it became his trademark style till he breathed his last. how ajit invented this style is an interesting tale. in an interview, ajit had revealed ,
the character of dindayal teja which i portrayed in zanjeer was actually inspired from a real - life personality .
plus salman khan to appear in atul agnihortri' s next movie, karan malhotra' s second film in the works, shivan - narresh make hollywood debut and shahneoyaj kakoli admires ritwik ghatak .
rather, the new zanjeer opens up the original plot, weeds out the humbug and preserves the core of the revenge saga of an angry cop whose ire grows progressively higher as the plot moves through a series of cleverly conceived conflicts that accentuate his alienation from his khaki - coloured line of duty .
it all began in 2005 with sarkar, the superhit film directed by ram gopal varma and starring amitabh bachchan in the titular role. the story continued in sarkar raj (2008), which once again saw the mr. bachchan reprise his role as the mafia boss. the film once again hit big box office numbers. now ram gopal varma has sarkar 3 in the works and according to the director this will bring the angry bachchan back to the big screen. to give us more insight into what we can expect from the new film, ram gopal varma has released a note about sarkar 3. “ sarkar 3 – return of the angry man ever since people first saw zanjeer, the emotion of anger has been synonymous with the name amitabh bachchan. anger against injustice, anger against suppression and anger against exploitation were hallmarks of the various characters he played, which collectively made him india’s biggest superstar .
but i didn' t find it fun waiting so long. one fine day, both of us amicably settled the matter with dharam agreeing not to work in the film because of his busy schedule .
now i was getting tense. then one day, pran, who played the pathan' s role in the film, told me to consider amitabh bachchan. he told me to see amitabh' s
as long as there have been films, there have been writers. while one can probably imagine a hindi film without songs, it’s perhaps impossible to imagine great films without their mesmerising dialogue. try conceiving
coming to zanjeer, the film opens on a happy diwali night. tragedy strikes when vijay’s father, who has just turned his back on the world of crime, is killed by the mafia boss teja (ajit). the young vijay grows up craving for revenge. nightmares of his father’s killer torments him. he hates crime and can go to any extent to weed it out. he tells sher khan (pran) if he wants his hand of friendship, he will have to quit his crime business .
from the ganpati viasarjan to the moharram, lakhia’s interpretation of zanjeer traverses a mammoth canvas of rapid - fire images. gururaj jois’s camera moves dexterously, but never to divert our attention from the central conflict. and chintan gandhi’s dialogues use one - liners judiciously, never over - doing the smart - alec retorts .
bachchan, the son of the renowned hindi poet harivansh rai bachchan, attended sherwood college in nainital and the university of delhi. he worked as a business executive in calcutta (kolkata) and performed in theatre before embarking on a film career. bachchan made his big - screen debut in saat hindustani (1969; “seven indians”) and achieved his first success with zanjeer (1973; “chain”). a string of action films followed, including deewar (1975; “wall”), sholay (1975; “embers”), and don (1978). nicknamed “big b, ” bachchan personified a new type of action star in indian films, that of the “angry young man, ” rather than the romantic hero. he was often compared to clint eastwood —although, unlike eastwood and other american action stars, bachchan was renowned for his versatility, and many of his roles showcased his talents at singing, dancing, and comedy .
after his hit directorial debut, agneepath, karan malhotra says he is busy writing his second film and reveals it will be an original story .
me and my wife ekta are writing the film and hope to finish it as soon as possible ,
he said .
we' ve not even finalised the star cast. all i can say is this will not be a remake .
agneepath, a remake of amitabh bachchan' s 1990 film, features hrithik roshan, priyanka chopra and sanjay dutt and broke the highest opening - day collection record in india when it released last november. - ians
in which amitabh acted flopped. there was no way my film could do well, they said, because, in those days, o p ralhan' s name was bigger than prakash mehra' s .
financially too, the hindi film industry seems to be entering a positive year, with trade experts predicting that there will be movies which could end up spinning rs. 200 crore each at the box office .
what went wrong: amitabh bachchan was reborn as angry young man in this film. he swayed the audiences off their feet with his power - packed performance and established new rules for his contemporaries. the original film had well - eteched out characters like sher khan (pran), mala (jaya bhaduri) and mona darling (bindu). the remake unfortunately didn' t do justice to the characters at all .
since 1997 amitabh bachchan has starred and been successfull in uncountable number of movies, though most have been in character role capacity thus cant be counted (in this context that is), though he has again had pivotal roles in movies like paa, black, cheeni kum and khakee but such movies wont be 10% of his movies since 2000 and definitely dont echo back at the glorious run of 1973 - 88 .
luck, of course, was in favour of the gum - chewing dark horse. when mumtaz opted out, jaya bhaduri agreed to play a small but crucial role as big b’s love interest. they were dating at the time and she said yes instantly for the sake of her future husband. the story of zanjeer, in some ways, is also the story of amitabh and jaya bachchan. as in the film, she became his acerbic - tongued, knife - sharpened (pun intended) life partner who speaks her mind freely. like in the film, she remained firmly in the shadows of bachchan while the star conquered one milestone after another. like her screen character mala, jaya has retained her sharp edge and original feisty voice .
in 1969, bachchan made his film debut in saat hindustani. although the movie tanked at the box office, bachchan still managed to capture the attention of directors. soon enough, the offers started rolling in .
scored, it has much to do with the suppressed rage portrayed by the protagonist, played by amitabh bachchan, who was preparing to pack up his bags and return to his native allahabad if this film also failed .
sholay 1975 is an action - adventure film, directed by ramesh sippy and which screenwriter pair salim - javed and produced by ramesh sippy’s father. g. p. sippy. the movie broke all box - office records .
amitabh bachchan corporation ltd. , an entertainment venture that specialized in film production and event management. the business was plagued by financial difficulties, however, and bachchan eventually returned to performing. his later movies include the crime drama
an honest cop named sadhu agashe makes a name for himself by killing criminals in sting operations instead of locking them up in prison. the film follows his method of working, gives an... see full summary »
at present, there are almost a dozen remakes of classics under various stages of production – zanjeer 2. 0 (releasing september 6 if the court case is solved), hero, seeta aur geeta, khoobsurat, masoom, chupke chupke, do aur do paanch, angoor, mere apne, dil hai ke manta nahin and reportedly even awara .
was not a violent movie. if you see the film, you will find out that it is the inner conflict of a person who is suffocating and wants to fight against the system. and he cannot do it alone .
if it was not for the success of mehmood' s film bombay to goa, amitabh bachchan would not have got zanjeer because it was writer duo salim - javed, who were impressed by amitabh bachchan' s action scenes in the movie and requested filmmaker prakash mehra to give bachchan an opportunity in zanjeer. and rest is history. but how did amitabh bachchan got bombay to goa is itself an interesting story. read on... . during the making of saat hindustani, amitabh bachchan came very close to anwar ali, brother of celebrated comedian and filmmaker mehmood. in bombay to goa, anwar ali played the key role of bus driver. amitabh bachchan and anwar used to spend time together. once bachchan was at anwar ali' s house spending quality time when mehmood entered. watching mehmood, bachchan immediately stood up obediently and touched his feet. mehmood was impressed by the young man' s ethics and went inside his room ,
black and white classic naya daur originally had lovebirds dilip kumar and madhubala in the lead. madhubala' s contemporary vaijayanti mala was roped in after she had to let go of the film as her father did not permit outdoor shoot .
yet, this film should be judged as a stand - alone offering because attempts to compare the two versions will find the current one falling short, especially in the dialogue and music departments. nostalgia happens when some original dialogue like'
i don' t know what will happen to my future after this film.' i used to tell him not to be selfish and think about me. because it was i who stood to lose every pie if something went wrong .
pattabhi rama reddy: samskara an extraordinary film based on u. r. ananthamurthy’s novel samskara meaning “funeral rites. ” it has a uchicago connection because the protagonist, girish karnad, has often lectured to our students in study abroad program .
people laughed at me because they felt that after making three jubilees, prakash has gone senile. how can this man pair amitabh and jaya together? they used to say,' prakash is making an art film.' i think in making
what went wrong: hitler was the highest grossing malayalam movie of the year. directed by siddique, it starred mammootty and mukesh in lead roles. the movie is about the life of madhavankutty (locally known as hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters. while the original film was a mega - grosser, the hindi version, titled as krodh was a mega - disaster. starring suniel shetty and rambha, the film could not appeal to the sensibilities of hindi audiences .
talking about being a troublemaker on the sets kapoor & sons, the actor continued “my only concern was when he (shakun) used to film one scene from every angle — repeating emotions is very difficult. i had make - up done six hours before the shoot, so i was stuck in that, and doing the scene, again and again, tired me, and made me irritable. but today, i am winning awards for the film, so i am thankful to shakun batra. ”
mughal - e - azam – 1960 this is an historical film, which i’ve included just for its sheer opulence. it gives you a taste of what original bollywood moguls wanted to accomplish in the 1960s. if you can sit through it, watch it !
( 1971), where his character barely had 10 minutes of screen time and yet ended up being prominently etched in the hearts and minds of viewers, actor rajesh khanna offered salim and javed not just more money than what they were making at sippy films but also the one thing that eluded them. khanna told them to come up with a screenplay that would be worth his stature for a film that was to feature him and a herd of elephants and for which he had already taken a large fee. the film was
i must congratulate you, because there are very mistakes. manzil of 1979 was place in flop category where as jurmana was placed in semi - hit, above averege category by trade journals. remember hrishikesh mukherjee' s bo success record was amazing. thats why he was always blue - eyed boy of distributors. even zanjeer was not blockbuster but it was big hit. trade publications introduced a11 i. e. blockbuster category from bobby i. e. same year. roti kapda aur makaan was a11 i. e. blockbuster, but you have placed both zanjeer and roti kapda aur makaan in same category. unfortunately trade publications placed even sholay in just a11 category. on which 1 trade pundit remarked that sholay should have been a several times 1 because it was biggest hit even in the history of indian cinema
after f. a. l. t. u. , choreographer - turned - director remo d' souza will present his first 3d dance film abcd: anybody can dance with prabhudheva in the lead. promotions for the movie will begin full swing in january .
apu trilogy: days and nights in the forest; the big city; the lonely wife the apu trilogy by filmmaker satyajit ray (ray is regarded as the pioneer of indian art cinema) is very poignant and may leave a lump in your throat. the trilology includes days and nights in the forest (a brilliant film about a group of kolkata youth who go for a vacation to a tribal region); the big city (a superb early feminist film); and charulata: the lonely wife (my personal favorite) .
the film’s action, by javed - ejaz, feels and looks right. the attention paid to getting the action sequences right is highly commendable. there is an elaborately staged multiple - explosion sequence in a huge dharavi - like slum which belongs to a vin diesel - starrer .
i think the industry is only growing with each passing year and there will be no downfall as far as the film industry is concerned. the year 2013 will be better than 2012 and there are some wonderful films lined up ,
balkishan shroff of shringar films told ians.
zanjeer ( english : chains ) is a 1973 indian action film , directed and produced by prakash mehra , written by salim-javed , and starring amitabh bachchan , jaya bachchan , pran , ajit and bindu . the movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered amitabh 's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered . he was now known as " the angry young man . " the film started a new wave in hindi cinema . at a time , when india was suffering from corruption and low economic growth , and the common man was left with frustration and anger over the system , hindi cinema turned violent and aggressive . reflecting the anger of the masses , amitabh bachchan became the new hero , who had the courage to fight against the wrong and maintaining moral values at the same time . this film also ended the struggling period for amitabh and turned him into a rising star . zanjeer thus remains an important film in the history of indian cinema and is regarded as a classic today . 
zanjeer (english: chains) is a 1973 indian action film, directed and produced by prakash mehra, written by salim-javed, and starring amitabh bachchan, jaya bachchan, pran, ajit and bindu. the movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered. he was now known as " the angry young man. " the film started a new wave in hindi cinema. at a time, when india was suffering from corruption and low economic growth, and the common man was left with frustration and anger over the system, hindi cinema turned violent and aggressive. reflecting the anger of the masses, amitabh bachchan became the new hero, who had the courage to fight against the wrong and maintaining moral values at the same time. this film also ended the struggling period for amitabh and turned him into a rising star. zanjeer thus remains an important film in the history of indian cinema and is regarded as a classic today.
zanjeer (english: chains) is a 1973 indian action film, directed and produced by prakash mehra, written by salim-javed, and starring amitabh bachchan, jaya bachchan, pran, ajit and bindu. the movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered. he was now known as " the angry young man. " the film started a new wave in hindi cinema. at a time, when india was suffering from corruption and low economic growth, and the common man was left with frustration and anger over the system, hindi cinema turned violent and aggressive. reflecting the anger of the masses, amitabh bachchan became the new hero, who had the courage to fight against the wrong and maintaining moral values at the same time. this film also ended the struggling period for amitabh and turned him into a rising star. zanjeer thus remains an important film in the history of indian cinema and is regarded as a classic today.