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Director:
Prakash Mehra
Writers:
Javed Akhtar (dialogue)
Javed Akhtar (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 May 1973 (India) more
Plot:
The world erodes around Vijay, an honest police officer. He is jailed for 6 months on false charges, trapped by gang leader Teja. When Vijay is released from jail, he plans to take revenge. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins more
User Comments:
Tigers in a radical game of justice and esoterica more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Amitabh Bachchan ... Insp. Vijay Khanna
Jaya Bhaduri ... Mala
Pran ... Sher Khan
Om Prakash ... De Silva
Ajit ... Seth Dharam Dayal Teja
Bindu ... Mona
Iftekhar ... Police Commissioner Singh (as Iftikhar)
Keshto Mukherjee ... Gangu (as Kesto Mukherji)
Randhir
Gulshan Bawra ... Street Singer
Ram Mohan ... Kabir
Yunus Parvez ... Constable
B.B. Bhalla
Sanjana
Purnima ... Sumitra - Vijay's mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Chain
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Runtime:
145 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi | Urdu
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The lead role had been initially offered to Raaj Kumar, who refused to work with Prakash Mehra on the grounds that he could not stand the smell of the latter's hair oil! more
Quotes:
Insp. Vijay Khanna: Until you're asked to sit, keep standing politely. This is a Police Station, not your dad's house. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bade Dilwala (1999) more

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Tigers in a radical game of justice and esoterica, 27 September 2002
Author: Avi Solomon (avisolo@yahoo.com) from Jerusalem, Israel

This hard-hitting film is my favourite for many reasons: -powerful performance by amitabh (laughs twice in the movie) -train murder scene which deserves putting Prakash Mehra up there with the all time director greats. Also Mehra has a penchant for location shooting and you get to see some of the dark sides of the mumbai locale. -esoteric motifs and hints strewn all over the movie('Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool') -Teja the bad guy is convincingly portrayed by Ajit -The unending quest for justice and it's bittersweet resolutions -The theme of love vs. revenge All these were amplified in Mehra's second classic 'Muqaddar ka Sikandar' In short it is rewarding viewing!

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