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- Release Date: 1973
- Runtime: 145 min
- Genre: Action, Crime, Family, Musical, Thriller
- Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit ... see all
- Director: Praksha Mehra
- Plot: A police inspector (Amitabh Bachchan), suspended from duty, tracks down the killer of his family years ago, with the help of a street-wise knife sharpening girl (Jaya Bhaduri), and a... Read more
User Reviews
Thrilling, carefully crafted art that is essential viewing
Feb 10, 2005
Philip Banerjee - imdb.com
Feb 10, 2005Philip Banerjee - imdb.com
Zanjeer (The Chain) is the film where Amitabh Bachchan made the breakthrough from being an established actor to superstardom, and where the trend was set towards the revenge film in Indian cinema. Amitabh's Angry Young Man character was born in... Full review
Good movie, but Amitabh has done better
Apr 19, 2004
hprill - imdb.com
Apr 19, 2004hprill - imdb.com
Despite a taut script and lots of action, both of which make sure that this film never gets boring, this movie is a bit too caught up in clichés and stereotypes to ever transgress the "obsessed good guy tracks down... Full review
A good movie
Nov 25, 2003
Gowri - imdb.com
Nov 25, 2003Gowri - imdb.com
This is a unique movie (well, until every director started to copy the theme).I don't think I need to comment on the story, it's good though. This is Amitabh's first hit, and he's been on top of the movie industry... Full review
trend-setter
Apr 27, 2003
Simon Booth - imdb.com
Apr 27, 2003Simon Booth - imdb.com
As a child, Vijay witnesses the murder of his parents by their unscrupulous employer, worried that pops will spill the beans on his "spurious injections" business. As luck would have it, Vijay was hidden in a wardrobe at the time... Full review
Tigers in a radical game of justice and esoterica
Sep 27, 2002
Avi Solomon - imdb.com
Sep 27, 2002Avi Solomon - imdb.com
This hard-hitting film is my favourite for many reasons: -powerful performance by amitabh (laughs twice in the movie) -train murder scene which deserves putting Prakash Mehra up there with the all time director greats. Also Mehra has a penchant for... Full review
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'Record' innings
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2009-02-06
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2009-01-31
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