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Deewaar (1975)

174 min  -  Drama | Family | Action  -   May 1979 (USA)
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As a youth, Vijay struggles as a dockworker. Eventually, he becomes a leading figure of the underworld, while younger brother, Ravi, is an educated, upright policeman. But in the end, it all comes down to, who does mother love more?

Director:

Yash Chopra

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor ...
Ravi Verma
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Vijay Verma
Neetu Singh Neetu Singh ...
Leena Narang
Nirupa Roy Nirupa Roy ...
Sumitra Devi
Parveen Babi Parveen Babi ...
Anita
Manmohan Krishna Manmohan Krishna ...
DCP. Narang
Madan Puri Madan Puri ...
Samant (as Madanpuri)
Iftekhar Iftekhar ...
Mulk Raj Dhabaria (as Iftikhar)
Satyendra Kapoor Satyendra Kapoor ...
Anand Verma - Father (as Satyendra Kapoo)
Sudhir Sudhir ...
Jaichand
Rajpal Rajpal
Jagdish Raj Jagdish Raj ...
Jaggi
Kuljit Singh Kuljit Singh
Raj Kishore Raj Kishore ...
Darpan
Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez ...
Rahim Chacha (Head porter)
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Storyline

The movie tells the story of two brothers, Vijay and Ravi Verma, who follow different career paths: Vijay is a smuggler and Ravi the policeman who is asked to hunt Vijay down. Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Verma (Shashi Kapoor) are the sons of a trade unionist, Anand Verma(Satyen Kappu), who was defeated and disgraced by the management of his firm using his family as bait. Unable to bear the public disgrace father deserts the family, and the sons are raised by their mother(Nirupa Roy)who brings them to Bombay City, who suffers the trials and tribulations of a poor single mother. Vijay Verma, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his father's humiliation and is victimized for his father's supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights Vijay, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld. Written by gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Smuggler | Dockyard | Dockyard Worker | Two Brothers | Antihero  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Family | Action | Crime

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I'll Die for Mama See more »

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Gross:

INR 70,000,000 (India)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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Trivia

Amitabh Bachchan's role was loosely based on famous Bombay smuggler Haji Mastan. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Anand Verma (Satyen Kappoo) returns signing agreement with mill owners, it's raining outside. The water sprayed artificially for rain effect can be seen on left corner of the screen. See more »

Quotes

Vijay: Twenty years earlier from today my mother had picked up bricks in this building. Today I am going to gift this building to her.
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Connections

Referenced in Bade Dilwala (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Maine Tujhe Maanga"
Written by Sahir Ludhianvi
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
Performed by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle See more »