Zameer

Zameer review :

Released in the year of Amitabh's Deewaar and Sholay, BR Chopra produced Zameer didnt turn out to be a blockbuster but nevertheless, achieved reasonable success at the box office. The film drew influence from Dev Saahab's Bambai Ka Babu (1960) which had an imposter realising that his lady love is actually his sister (albeit fake).

Amitabh Bachchan played that thief who impersonates a lost heir to rich farmhouse owner Shammi Kapoor and gets a shock to find his girlfriend Saira Banu as Shammi's daughter. Interestingly, Shammi and Saira were romantically paired in the blockbuster hit Junglee (1961) before playing baap-beti here. Vinod Khanna appeared in a cameo in the films second half and his fight scene with Big B was films highlight.

The ever graceful Saira Banu was paired with Amitabh in Prakash Mehra's Hera Pheri (1976) as well but somehow, they didnt look good together as a couple. Vinod Khanna made a hit pair with the Big B in Hera Pheri and later in Manmohan Desai's Parvarish (1977) in which the lost and found angle of Zameer was repeated with practically the same cast, Shammi Kapoor included!!

The biggest positive of Zameer was its soundtrack and two songs - "Zindagi hasne gaane ke liye hai" and "Tum Bhi Chalo Hum Bhi Chale" are ever memorable. And ofcourse, Big B rocked as ever.

Overall, Zameer is not a celebrated Amitabh Bachchan film but is good enough for a Sunday afternoon watch with family. Do give it a try.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.