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Zanjeer

  • 1973
  • Not Rated
  • 2 Std. 25 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
7,5/10
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Zanjeer (1973)
Cop DramaOne-Person Army ActionActionCrimeDramaThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.

  • Regie
    • Prakash Mehra
  • Drehbuch
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Jaya Bachchan
    • Pran Sikand
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    7,5/10
    4383
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    • Regie
      • Prakash Mehra
    • Drehbuch
      • Javed Akhtar
      • Salim Khan
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Jaya Bachchan
      • Pran Sikand
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  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    • Auszeichnungen
      • 4 Gewinne & 5 Nominierungen insgesamt

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Insp. Vijay Khanna
    Jaya Bachchan
    Jaya Bachchan
    • Mala
    • (as Jaya Bhaduri)
    Pran Sikand
    Pran Sikand
    • Sher Khan
    • (as Pran)
    Om Prakash
    Om Prakash
    • De Silva
    Ajit Khan
    Ajit Khan
    • Seth Dharam Dayal Teja
    • (as Ajit)
    Bindu Desai
    Bindu Desai
    • Mona
    • (as Bindu)
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    • Police Commissioner Singh
    • (as Iftikhar)
    Keshto Mukherjee
    Keshto Mukherjee
    • Gangu
    • (as Kesto Mukherji)
    Randhir
    Randhir
    • Lala Ashok
    Gulshan Bawra
    Gulshan Bawra
    • Street Singer
    Rammohan Sharma
    Rammohan Sharma
    • Kabir
    • (as Ram Mohan)
    Yunus Parvez
    Yunus Parvez
    • Constable
    B.B. Bhalla
    Sanjana
    Sanjana
    • Street Dancer
    Purnima
    Purnima
    • Sumitra
    M. Rajan
    M. Rajan
    • Ranjeet
    Goga Kapoor
    Goga Kapoor
    • Goga
    • (as Goga)
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    • Regie
      • Prakash Mehra
    • Drehbuch
      • Javed Akhtar
      • Salim Khan
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    10philban65

    Thrilling, carefully crafted art that is essential viewing

    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 this film in his brilliant portrayal of the brooding, temperamental Vijay who is haunted by a recurrent nightmare. Indeed, his performance as a disturbed, vengeful young man propelled him to new heights, such that he was at the top of many directors' wanted list for at least a decade afterwards. Interestingly, the role was rejected by several stars of the early 70s before being offered to Amitabh, illustrating how luck can play a part in a career's success or failure. Who knows what different turns Bachchan's career would have taken had he not had the chance to play Vijay, the young man with chips on both shoulders. Surely his talent would have found an outlet somewhere, but would he have made such a ground breaking impact in any other role?

    Zanjeer is certainly not all about one actor, and a strong cast showcase their talents to the full. The greatest character actor of all time in Indian cinema, Pran, gives a very enjoyable performance as Vijay's loyal friend, Sher Khan. As ever, Pran's attention to detail and willingness to 'live the character' is immediately obvious and doubtless he will have researched the Pathan dialects to deliver a richly authentic performance. Jaya Badhuri cleverly plays the sassy knife sharpener with great depth and sensitivity. Ajit is no conventional villain: not the hothead that is seen in so many Indian movies; instead he is cold and cruel but nevertheless, quintessentially evil. Even Iftekhar's cameo as Vijay's boss, the Police Commissioner is worthy of praise.

    This classic thriller is tightly scripted by Javed Akhtar, and never loses its pace thanks to Salim Khan's screenplay and Prakash Mehra's clever direction and the richly talented cast. It has a high octane tension which is sustained throughout. An example of this is in Vijay's visit to the party when the gangster's moll (played by Bindu) seeks to seduce Vijay in the raunchy number Dil Jalon Ka. The posturing of the unimpressed Vijay and Teja (Ajit), the cool, calculating tycoon and his cronies with the backdrop of the gyrating Bindu and superb musical score are captured expertly by a circling camera team. Mehra achieves all this without being overly melodramatic, something that might not be said of one of his other big hits, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, and that is very much to Zanjeer's benefit.

    There are several haunting, dark moments in this film which last long in the memory. The initial murder scene against the backdrop of the firecrackers of the Diwali celebrations, as well as Vijay's nightmare of the black hooded rider atop a galloping white horse are enduring images which immediately spring to mind. The film is essentially dark in mood and many of the images - the inner city back streets and railway sidings give it a real gritty feel - and yet in contrast, many of the scenes are shot in bright daylight. Mehra's attention to detail influences all aspects of the film, giving it a rich texture, quite literally in some cases! Vijay's costumes are very early 70s Western chic, without going over the top, and the Pathan, Sher Khan (Pran), wears authentic cultural dress.

    The enjoyment of this film is slightly detracted from in a couple of scenes, as the cropping of the edges of the film mean that facial expressions of the leading characters are missed. This does not detract from the fact that Zanjeer is pure, carefully crafted art and that this seminal film is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in Indian cinema.
    7shark-43

    Fun 70's Treat

    This movie is lots of fun. It has EVERYthing in it - car chases, dance numbers, action, crime, revenge - like many Bollywood films - there's something for everyone. The film cant help but be dated - some of the 70's era clothes are hilarious. Some of the cliché zoom shots to an actor's face and yes, the movie is long - 145 minutes - it is slow at times but hang in there - it is worth it. The fact that Bachchan became a huge superstar after this also makes it a must-see. He supposedly found the seeds here to start his "angry young man" act. And the gypsy knife sharpener girl became his future wife in real life. I loved her first dance number where she gets customers to come out of their homes and bring her their knives to be sharpened. One thing about the copy we watched on DVD - it was subtitled but the SONGS WERE NOT. Frustrating.
    7simon_booth

    trend-setter

    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 and all he sees of the killer is his golden chain, with a cute little plastic horse dangling from it.

    20 years later, Vijay has morphed into Amitabh Bachchan and is a police officer, always in trouble with his superiors because of his tendency to take crime as a personal affront and use any means available to punish its perpetrators. He's a very serious and intense young man, haunted by nightmares of his parents murder.

    Prior to 1973, the name Amitabh Bachchan was not revered amongst Indian cinema goers as it has been ever since. Indeed, Amitabh was considered to be box office poison at the time, and director Prakash Mehra was thought to have gone mad for choosing him as the star in his new film Zanjeer. History appears to be on Mehra's side, for Zanjeer was a resounding success and created the "Angry Young Man" image for Amitabh Bachchan that dominated Indian cinema for the next decade.

    Zanjeer follows the same pattern as many of Amitabh's films - or rather, many of his films follow the pattern of Zanjeer, I guess. Amitabh has proven himself a very versatile actor, but it is the driven intensity he brings to roles such as this that made him Bollywood's undisputed king. Driven by a rage he cannot release, he tears up the screen and the bad guys but remains vulnerable and easy to empathise with.

    Bachchan is joined by some interesting characters - the larger than life good-bad guy Tiger played by Pran, and the sassy gypsy girl played by Jaya Bhaduri, who was Bachchan's love interest and later his real-life wife. Unfortunately the bad-bad guy is less charismatic and interesting than he might have been - he is cold and cruel, but not as "villainous" as he might have been.

    I don't know just how original Zanjeer was at the time of its release... it seems to follow a pretty conventional formula, but the impression I get is that it largely created this formula. Perhaps similar plots were covered before, but I can't imagine anybody filling such a role as well as Amitabh. Certainly Zanjeer was a runaway success, and a profoundly influential film.

    Sadly, in this case 'first' does not mean 'best'. Although it's certainly a solid film, it's not as well scripted as other films along similar lines, and Amitabh doesn't have the cocky confidence that he would quickly develop and employ so effectively in his numerous star roles. I guess everybody involved was still finding their feet a little, so it's not surprising that the elements presented here would be improved on in later films.

    The conclusion I draw is that ZANJEER is not the best starting point on an Amitabh adulation path, but is definitely worth picking up once such a path has been a little trodden in.

    My enjoyment of the film was doubtless hampered somewhat by the DVD presentation, which is clearly heavily cropped - most obviously at the bottom of the screen, where a good 20% must be missing. This was probably done to get rid of subtitles burnt into the print used for mastering, but unfortunately you lose a lot along with the subs - people's mouths during close-ups, for instance. I think it was also cropped at the sides, possibly to preserve aspect ratio. It may even have been a 4:3 film originally though, cropped to more than 1.85:1. Whilst this cropping (and general print wear and tear) do not ruin the film, it's definitely an impediment to full appreciation.
    10hypergurlgowri89

    A good movie

    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 since then, and did an excellent job as usual. Everyone played their roles very well, and acting wise nothing is wrong. The only thing is if you're like me, you'll think there's a little bit too much violence. Actually, Amitabh got hurt during the shooting and when he was asked he acted like nothing had happened. But later Prakash Mehra felt his head and there was a large bump on it...AB is very dedicated obviously.

    But excellent songs! KA are wonderful music directors! An entertaining movie, a must see, and you just have to listen to the superbly composed title music.

    Unbelieveable!
    badlanilalit

    Foothold for Bachan

    Music,Acting, Mona darling dialogue excellent, Ajit, Bindu, Prakash Mehra direction all superb, seen this movie many times, but, never felt bored, Pran character of pathan specially after Upkaar was very good.

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      This is the film that made Amitabh Bachchan a superstar and started the series of "angry-young-man-films".
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      The cameraman and crew are visible in sunglasses of Ajit when he is speaking to his man in his introduction scene.
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      Insp. Vijay Khanna: Until you're asked to sit, keep standing politely. This is a Police Station, not your dad's house.

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      Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream (2011)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 11. Mai 1973 (Indien)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Indien
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      • Hindi
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    • Drehorte
      • Asha Studios, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indien(Studio)
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      • Prakash Mehra Productions
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