Cast
- Ram Charan as ACP Vijay Khanna
- Priyanka Chopra as Mala
- Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan (Hindi Version)
- Srihari as Sher Khan (Telugu Version)
- Prakash Raj as Teja
- Mahie Gill as Mona Darling
- Atul Kulkarni as Jaydev (Hindi Version)
- Tanikella Bharani as Jaydev (Telugu Version)
Marketing
- Trailer (Telugu Version)
- Trailer (Hindi Version)
Production
Casting
Director Apoorva Lakhia has signed up Tollywood megastar and Central Minister of India Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan[5] and Priyanka Chopra for the lead roles.[6][7] Prakash Raj has been roped in to play the character of Teja.[8] There were reports that Sonu Sood and Arjun Rampal were being considered for the role of Sher Khan. It was also reported that Sanjay Dutt was cast for the role.[9] In September 2012, The Times of India reported that both Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Dutt opted out citing date issues and the makers have finalized Sonu Sood for the role. But later Sunjay Dutt was chosen to play the character in the Hindi Version, while Srihari portrayed the same character in the Telugu Version.[10]Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act is now being taken over by Mahi Gill, after talks with actresses Jacqueline Fernandez, Mallika Sherawat and Malaika Arora Khan fell through.[11] Lead actor of the original Zanjeer, Amitabh Bachchan is said to play a guest role in the film.[12] Atul Kulkarni will be seen in a new role in this film.[13] After Sonu Sood is injured in the CCL match playing for Mumbai Heroes - he was replaced with Srihari for the Sher Khan role in Thoofan.[14] Popular TV Artist Kavitha Kaushik was roped in for a special song in the movie.[15]Filming
The Telugu version of the film is titled Thoofan and is in Post Production stage.[16] The director planned in for a 25-day schedule in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from November 14 to December 5, 2012. Priyanka Chopra joined the shooting, her first schedule for this film.[17] It was reported that Ram Charan has done some risky stunts for Zanjeer. [18]Releasing languages
Zanjeer (Hindi) and Thoofan (Telugu) will be releasing on 6 September 2013[19]. The Chinese dubbed version (Chialo Kaxlaug) of the Hindi version will be released on the same day, along with the Tamil and Malayalam dubbed versions of the Telugu version.[20] While Zanjeer was awarded a U/A certificate from the CBFC, its Telugu version Thoofan was awarded a A certificate.[21]Soundtrack
| Zanjeer | |
|---|---|
Soundtrack album by
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| Released | August 12, 2013 |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:28 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
| Producer | Anand Raj Anand Meet Bros Anjjan Chirantan Bhatt |
| Hindi Version | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mumbai Ke Hero" | Chirantan Bhatt | Mika Singh, Talia Bentson | 4:40 | ||||||
| 2. | "Pinky" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Mamta Sharma, Meet Bros Anjjan | 4:11 | ||||||
| 3. | "Lamha Tera Mera" | Chirantan Bhatt | Wajhi Farooki, Palak Muchhal | 5:03 | ||||||
| 4. | "Khochey Pathan Ki Zubaan (Qawaali)" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Sukhwinder Singh, Shabab Sabri, Meet Bros Anjjan | 6:15 | ||||||
| 5. | "Kaatilana" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Shweta Pandit | 5:03 | ||||||
| 6. | "Shakila Banoo" | Anand Raj Anand | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:43 | ||||||
| 7. | "Kaatilana (Club Mix)" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Shweta Pandit, Meet Bros Anjjan | 3:33 | ||||||
Total length:
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32:28 | |||||||||
| Thoofan | |
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Soundtrack album by
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| Released | August 27, 2013[22] |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 21:17 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | T-Series |
| Producer | Anand Raj Anand Meet Bros Anjjan Chirantan Bhatt |
| Telugu Version | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mumbai Ke Hero" | Chirantan Bhatt | Jaspreet Jasz, Roshni Baptist, Ram Charan | 4:38 | ||||||
| 2. | "Pinkie" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Mamta Sharma | 4:10 | ||||||
| 3. | "Preminchaa.." | Chirantan Bhatt | Mynampati Sreerama Chandra, Shalmali Kholgade | 3:43 | ||||||
| 4. | "Vechchanaina" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Shweta Pandit | 5:03 | ||||||
| 5. | "Shakila Centu" | Anand Raj Anand | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:43 | ||||||
Total length:
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21:17 | |||||||||
Critical Reception
Hindi Version
Neha Gupta of Bollywood3 rates Zanjeer 4 out of 5 stars calling it a decent revenge drama and also lauds Ram Charan for his impressive Bollywood debut. She also adds that Zanjeer can be watched for its contemporary set up and stylish action.[23]This remake stands tall and it's a perfect debut for impressive Ram Charan in to Bollywood. He is the man among the boys. Zanjeer is a true copy of old Zanjeer unlike Ram Gopal's sholay(which was purely misguided) and Karan Malhotra's Agneepath(which was unnecessarily brutal) - stated by Oneindia review. [24]IndiaToday gave 4/5 rating.
References
- ^ "Zanjeer Budget and pre-release business estimation".
- ^ http://cinesine.com/2013/08/zanjeer-movie-censor-report.html
- ^ "Will it be Ram Charan instead of Abhishek?". TimesOfIndia. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Zanjeer in USA". idlebrain.com. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Ram Charan to debut in Bollywood with 'Zanjeer' remake". IBNLive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Priyanka to play female lead in 'Zanjeer' remake". IBNLive. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Priyanka becomes highest paid Indian Actress". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Prakash Raj in Zanjeer remake". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Prakash Raj to play Sher Khan in Zanjeer remake". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ Sharma, Garima. "Sonu replaces Dutt, Rampal in Zanjeer Remake". The Times Of India. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "'Zanjeer' remake: Mahie Gill plays Mona Darling". IBNLive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Big B plays a guest role
- ^ "Atul Kulkarni joins Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt in Zanjeer remake". Firstpost. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Srihari to replace injured Sonu Soon in Zanjeer Telugu Version". cinesiren. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Kavitha Kaushik to perform a special song in Zanjeer". cinesiren. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Thoofan in Post Production". idlebrain.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
External links
- Zanjeer at the Internet Movie Database
- Zanjeer at Bollywood Hungama
- Movie Review: Zanjeer at Sandhira Entertainment
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