Deewaar

<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Deewaar</i></b> (<i>The Wall</i>) is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "<i>the tumultuous politics of the early 70s</i>" in India, <i>Deewaar</i> tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. The film was loosely inspired by the real-life gangster <i>Haji Mastan</i>, and the 1961 Dilip Kumar film <a href="/search?q=Gunga%20Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">      <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Deewar_poster.jpg/qlow-220px-Deewar_poster.jpg"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ZeroRatedMobileAccess&from=Deewaar&to=/wiki/File:Deewar_poster.jpg"></a><br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr">Directed by       Yash Chopra<br /> Produced by     Gulshan Rai<br /> Written by         Salim-Javed</p><p dir="ltr">Starring Amitabh Bachchan,<br />                 Shashi Kapoor,<br />                 Parveen Babi,<br />                 Neetu Singh,<br />                 Nirupa Roy,<br />                 Satyendra Kapoor,<br />                 Iftekhar,<br />                 Madan Puri</p><p dir="ltr">Music by           Rahul Dev Burman<br /> Distributed by  Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd</p><p dir="ltr">Release date   24 January 1975<br /> Running time  176 minutes</p><p dir="ltr">Country       India<br /> Language   Hindi</p><p dir="ltr">Box office   ₹ 75.0 million (US$1.2 million)<br /> </p><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js "></script><br /> <!-- post inline text only moviez --><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9349094808031936" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-slot="3590434806" style="display: block;"></ins><br /> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /> <p dir="ltr">Many consider <i>Deewaar</i> a ground-breaking cinematic masterpiece. It was one of a slew of films establishing <b>Amitabh Bachchan</b> as the "<a href="/search?q=Angry%20Young%20Man">angry young man</a>" of Bollywood cinema and <b>Parveen Babi</b> as the "<i>new Bollywood woman</i>" whose character Anita is "a liberated working girl, smoking, drinking and making love to her partner, defying every Hindi film heroine rule." The movie cemented the success of the writing duo Salim-Javed, who went on to write many more blockbuster films. It is said that after the success of this film, the value of film writers skyrocketed thanks to Salim-Javed, and they soon were being paid as highly as some actors at the time.</p><p dir="ltr">The <i>Deewaar</i> in question refers to the wall that has sprung up between the two brothers, drawn apart by fate and circumstances in a time of socio-political turmoil.</p><p dir="ltr"><i>Deewaar</i> received the <i>Filmfare Best Movie Award</i> of 1975 in addition to <i>six</i> other <i>Filmfare Awards</i> and was a "<i>superhit</i>" at the box office, ranking as the <i>4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1975</i>. <i>Indiatimes</i> ranks <i>Deewaar</i> amongst the <i>Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films</i>.</p><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js "></script><br /> <!-- post inline text only moviez --><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9349094808031936" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-slot="3590434806" style="display: block;"></ins><br /> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /> <p dir="ltr">The film was later remade in Telugu as <i>Magaadu</i> (1976), in Tamil as <i>Thee</i> (1981) and in Malayalam as <i>Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare</i> (1983).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Cast</b></p><div style="max-width:100%; overflow: hidden;"><div style="max-width:55%; float: left;"><p dir="ltr">Amitabh Bachchan <br />      as Vijay Verma, <br />         the elder brother<br /> Shashi Kapoor <br />      as Ravi Verma, <br />         the younger brother<br /> Parveen Babi <br />      as Anita<br /> Neetu Singh <br />      as Veera Narang<br /> Nirupa Roy <br />      as Sumitra Devi, <br />         Vijay & Ravi's mother<br /> Satyendra Kapoor <br />      as Anand Verma, <br />         Vijay & Ravi's father<br /> Manmohan Krishna <br />      as DCP Narang<br /> Madan Puri <br />      as Samant<br /> Iftekhar <br />      as Mulk Raj Daavar<br /> Sudhir <br />      as Jaichand<br /> Jagdish Raj <br />      as Jaggi<br /> Raj Kishore <br />      as Darpan<br /> Yunus Parvez <br />      as Rahim Chacha, <br />         Head Porter<br /> Mohan Sherry <br />      as Peter's henchman<br /> Alankar Joshi <br />      as Young Vijay Verma<br /> Raju Shrestha <br />      as Young Ravi Verma<br /> Rajan Verma <br />      as Lachhu<br /> A. K. Hangal <br />      as Chander's Father<br /> Dulari <br />      as Chander's mother<br /> D. K. Sapru <br />      as Mr. Agarwal<br /> Kamal Kapoor <br />      as Anand Verma's employer<br /> <br /> <br /> </p><br /> </div><div style="max-width:120px;float: right;"><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js "></script><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9349094808031936" data-ad-slot="3450834006" style="display: inline-block; height: 980px; width: 120px;"></ins><br /> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /> </div></div><br /> <br /> <p dir="ltr"><b>Crew</b></p><p dir="ltr">Director:                   <a href="/search?q=Yash%20Chopra">Yash Chopra</a><br /> Story:                         <a href="/search?q=Salim-Javed">Salim-Javed</a><br /> Screenplay:              Salim-Javed<br /> Dialogue:                  Salim-Javed<br /> Producer:                 <a href="/search?q=Gulshan%20Rai">Gulshan Rai</a><br /> Cinematographer:  Kay Gee<br /> Editor:                       T.R. Mangeshkar,<br />                                    Pran Mehra<br /> Art Director:             Desh Mukherjee<br /> Stunts:                      M.B. Shetty, <br />                                    Kodi S.Irani<br /> Music Director:       <a href="/search?q=R%20%D20Burman">Rahul Dev Burman</a><br /> Lyricist:                     Sahir Ludhianvi<br /> Playback Singers:  <a href="/search?q=Asha%20Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>,<br />                                    Manna Dey,<br />                                    <a href="/search?q=Kishore%20Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>,<br />                                    Bhupendra Singh,<br />                                    Ursula Vaz,<br />                                    Usha Mangeshkar<br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Soundtrack</b><br /> </p><p dir="ltr">               Soundtrack album to <i>Deewaar</i> <br />                              by R.D. Burman</p><p dir="ltr">                      Released         1975<br />                       Genre               Feature film Soundtrack<br />                       Language        Hindi<br />                       Label                Universal<br />                       Producer         R.D. Burman<br /> </p><p dir="ltr">The Soundtrack of the movie was composed by Rahul Dev Burman, and the lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. The soundtrack did well, and the track "<i>Kehdoon Tumhe</i>" was a chartbuster.<br /> </p><p dir="ltr">Song                               Singer(s)<br /> "<b>Kehdoon Tumhe</b>" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle<br /> "<b>Maine Tujhe Manga</b>" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle<br /> "<b>Koi Mar Jaye</b>" Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar<br /> "<b>Deewaron Ka Jungle</b>" Manna Dey<br /> "<b>Idhar Ka Mal Udhar</b>" Bhupinder <u>Singh</u><br /> "<b>I Am Falling In Love With A Stranger</b>" Ursula Vaz</p>

Deewaar

Deewaar ( The Wall ) is a 1975 Indian crime drama film, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and ...

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