Zanjeer

Summary

Zanjeer is a film^[1]. Zanjeer ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,315 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zanjeer received the Filmfare Award for Best Story^[3].
• Zanjeer received the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay^[4].
• Zanjeer received the Filmfare Award for Best Editing^[5].
• Zanjeer's instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• Zanjeer was directed by Prakash Mehra^[7].
• Salim Khan wrote the screenplay for Zanjeer^[8].
• Javed Akhtar wrote the screenplay for Zanjeer^[9].
• Zanjeer's composer is recorded as Anandji Virji Shah^[10].
• Zanjeer's composer is recorded as Kalyanji Virji Shah^[11].
• Zanjeer's genre is drama film^[12].
• Zanjeer's genre is musical film^[13].
• Zanjeer's genre is action film^[14].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Amitabh Bachchan^[15].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Jaya Bachchan^[16].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Pran^[17].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Om Prakash^[18].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Ram Sethi^[19].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Ajit Khan^[20].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Bindu^[21].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Keshto Mukherjee^[22].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Randhir^[23].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Yunus Parvez^[24].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Gulshan Kumar Mehta^[25].
• A cast member of Zanjeer was Iftekhar^[26].
• Zanjeer was produced by Prakash Mehra^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Zanjeer was produced by Prakash Mehra^[27]. Zanjeer was directed by Prakash Mehra^[7]. Screenwriters include Salim Khan^[8] and Javed Akhtar^[9]. Cast members include Amitabh Bachchan^[15], Jaya Bachchan^[16], Pran^[17], Om Prakash^[18], Ram Sethi^[19], and Ajit Khan^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1973^[28] and May 11, 1973^[29]. The original language of Zanjeer was Hindi^[30]. Genres include drama film^[12], musical film^[13], and action film^[14]. Zanjeer was distributed by video on demand^[31].

Subject and Themes

Zanjeer's main subject is organized crime^[32].

Reception

Awards received include Filmfare Award for Best Story^[3], a film award category^[33], in India^[34], founded in 1955^[35]; Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay^[4], a film award category^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1969^[38]; and Filmfare Award for Best Editing^[5], an award for best editing^[39], in India^[40], founded in 1955^[41].

Why It Matters

Zanjeer ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,315 views/month).^[2] Zanjeer has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did Zanjeer receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Story^[3], Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay^[4], and Filmfare Award for Best Editing^[5].