Zanjeer , is a 1973 Hindi film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu. 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 "super-hit", collecting 6 crores at the box office. The film opens on Diwali with the death of young Vijay Khanna's parents, done by a man of unknown identity with a white horse on his charm bracelet, "zanjeer". Because of this traumatic... event, Vijay has recurring nightmares of a white stallion. Fast forward 20 years, and Vijay is now an inspector, an honest police officer in a town where few are just. He receives complaints about a local man, Sher Khan , who is running gambling dens. When he calls Khan in for questioning, Khan's superiority complex chafes against Khanna's police authority, as he scolds the officer, telling him he only orders him around due to the uniform he wears.
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| Release date: | 1973 |
| Directed by: | Prakash Mehra |
| Runtime: | 145 Minutes |
| Producer: | Prakash Mehra |
| Editor: | Ramchandra Mahadik |
| Music by: | Kalyanji & Anandji, Kalyanji Virji Shah, Anandji Virji Shah |
| Cinematography: | N. Satyen, N. Satyen |
| Screenplay by: | Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan |
| Genre: | Musical |