Zanjeer(2013)
Zanjeer (2013) is a Hindi crime action film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It stars Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, and Prakash Raj. The story follows ACP Vijay Khanna, an honest police officer transferred to Mumbai to dismantle an oil mafia run by Rudra Pratap Teja. Vijay is haunted by his parents' murder and discovers Teja is the killer. The film is a remake of the 1973 classic of the same name. It was released on 6 September 2013 and received negative reviews from critics, who criticised it as a weak copy of the original. The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, with the Telugu version titled Thoofan.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Lionsgate Play, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 6 September 2013
- Director
- Yusuf Bhat
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rating
- 4.3/10
Storyline
ACP Vijay Khanna is an honest cop haunted by his parents' murder. He is transferred to Mumbai to take down a powerful oil mafia boss named Teja. Vijay must protect a key witness, Mala, while uncovering the truth about his past. He fights corruption, makes loyal friends, and prepares for a final showdown.
“One man's fight against the mafia.”
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Trivia
- This was the first time Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt acted together in a film.
- The film's release was delayed because Sanjay Dutt had legal problems at the time.
- It was shot in just 45 days, which is very fast for a big Bollywood movie.
- The movie did not do well with critics or at the box office.
- Director Apoorva Lakhia said he made the film more modern and violent than the 1973 original.
- A special team was brought from Hollywood to do the action scenes.
- This was one of the last films Ram Charan agreed to do before focusing on his career in Telugu cinema.