Micro Review: Bollywood Movie: Zanjeer

First to Review on Amazon India A Movie That Established Amitabh As Young Angry Man Zanjeer (1973) (Amitabh Bachchan / Hindi Film / Bollywood Movie / Indian Cinema DVD) [LegacyTitleID: 8457486] Zanjeer is a landmark. It established Amitabh Bachchan as a young angry man in an entirely new avatar. Pran played a poweful role in this movie. The movie has been directed by Prakash Mehra on the story written by Salim Javed. Jaya Bhaduri played against Amitabh who is a police inspector in this movie. Overall a very interesting movie...

Micro Review: Bollywood Movie: Naseeb

First to Review on Amazon India Naseeb aka Destiny

NASEEB

Naseeb was released in 1981 starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles. The story is about four friends - Pran, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan and Jagdish Raj who get a lottery ticket and keep it with Jagdish Raj. The luck clicks and they win a hefty amount in this lottery. Amjad Khan and Kader Khan kill Jagdish Raj, grab ticket from him and get Pran framed in this murder. Pran runs away from Police... Overall an interesting movie to watch with lots happening here and there...

Movie Review: Zanjeer (2013): No Comparison With The Original Done By Amitabh Bachchan And Pran

It would be foolish to compare Zanjeer (2013) starring Ram Charan as the angry ACP Vijay Khanna with the one made in 1973 with Amitabh Bachchan as the young angry police inspector Vijay Khanna. The earlier one is a superb classic movie and probably whatever number of remakes are done of this movie, none will be able to beat this superb movie done by Amitabh Bachchan.

Well the remake of Zanjeer starring Ram Charan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Raj and Mahi Gill is merely an okay kind of time pass. Zanjeer (2013) has been directed by Apoorva Lakhia and is on the same theme of fight between system and mafias. Ram charan as ACP Vijay Khanna is not as impressive and convincing as Amitabh Bachchan was. So instead of comparing the old Zanjeer and this new one, let us have a glance at other actors and the story.

Ram Charan is overdone in this movie where he is given a case to solve that involved an oil kingpin mafia and an eyewitness Mala (Priyanka Chopra) for a murder done by this mafia kingpin Teja (Prakash Raj). Counterpart of original role of Sher Khan played by Pran has been done by Sanjay Dutt and probably he is the one who carries the story on his shoulders throughout.

Overall if you have not seen the original Zanjeer, it is better to go for that rather than this remake.