Life in world of films is full of surprises, many actors struggle for years waiting for a big break while giving their all to smaller films. In 1973, Amitabh Bachchan had faced a string of flops and ...

Zanjeer is regarded as the breakthrough film for Amitabh Bachchan as it established him as a bankable star. However, when he was cast, people thought that the film's director Prakash Mehra had gone ...

The entertainment world has often proved that one's loss often becomes another's gain. Over the years, there have been several examples of an actor rocking a certain role that was rejected by someone ...

'Zanjeer' holds a special place in Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's hearts, as its success in 1973 led to their marriage. Despite their on-screen chemistry, Jaya was initially unsure about joining the film ...

Veteran actor Raza Murad has stirred discussion in Bollywood circles with his recent remarks on the role of luck in achieving success in the Hindi film industry. In an interview with The Filmy Charcha ...

Pran had immortalised the role of the crook with a golden heart, Sher Khan, in Prakash Mehra’s 1973 blockbuster Zanjeer. And though initially Sanjay Dutt was reportedly set to reprise the role in its ...

Amitabh Bachchan possibly wouldn’t have reached the pinnacle of his Bollywood career had there been no Zanjeer (1973) in his life. The Salim-Javed-written drama was a game-changer for Shahenshah, ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar has said that the iconic Bollywood film ‘Sholay’ was not based, as was rumoured, on the classic western ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’, ...

Jaya Bachchan gave insights into the making of the cult classic Zanjeer, which ushered in the era of ‘Angry Young Man’ in Hindi cinema, in the new docuseries Angry Young Men. Jaya played Mala in the ...

Apoorva Lakhia’s remake of the 1973 blockbuster Zanjeer had caused much grief to writers Salim-Javed, who were miffed at being kept in the dark by the makers. However, the duo can now breathe easy ...

Apoorva Lakhia’s ambitious project Zanjeer, a remake of the 1973 classic has failed to impress critics and audiences. Starring Ram Charan Teja (who made his Bollywood debut) and Priyanka Chopra, the ...