Zanjeer

Zanjeer

Infobox Film
name = Zanjeer


caption = Film poster
director = Prakash Mehra
producer = Prakash Mehra
writer = Salim-Javed
starring = Amitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bhaduri
Pran
Om Prakash
Ajit
Bindu
music = Kalyanji Anandji
cinematography = N. Satyen
editing = R. Mahadik
distributor =
released = 1973
runtime = 145 min.
country = India
awards =
language = Hindi / Urdu
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0070947

"Zanjeer" (Devanagari: ज़ंजीर, Nastaliq: زنجیر, translated as "Shackles"), is a film from India starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan (his real-life wife), Pran and Ajit. 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 became a "superhit" at the box office. [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/1973.htm] . It collected over Rs. 5 crores (Rs. 50 million) at the box office [http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/topgrossersbyyear.asp?year=1973]

Plot summary

The world erodes around Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan), an honest police officer. He is jailed for 6 months on false charges, trapped by gang leader Teja (Ajit). When Vijay is released from jail, he plans to take revenge.Later Vijay also finds out that the person who murdered his parents, 20 years back, is Teja, by the Zanjeer that Teja wears on his right wrist. Sher Khan (Pran) a close friend of Vijay helps him get to Teja and take revenge. Mala played by Jaya Bhaduri is the love angle of the angry young man in the movie.

Awards and nominations

*Filmfare Best Story Award - Salim-Javed
*Filmfare Best Screenplay Award - Salim-Javed
*Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - Gulshan Bawra for the song "Yari Hai Imaan Mera"
*Filmfare Best Editing Award - R. Mahadik
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Film
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actor - Pran
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Music - Kalyanji Anandji
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer - Manna Dey for the song "Yari Hai Imaan Mera" [ [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953 ] ]

References

*http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Zanjeer
*http://www.boxofficeindia.com/1973.htm
*http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf


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