Zanjeer(1973)
By octron • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: 1900 - 1999, Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller, crime
Zanjeer 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.[1]. It collected over Rs. 5 crores (Rs. 50 million) at the box office.[2]
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.
Video Source: DVD
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Chapters: 5
