Zanjeer

Zanjeer (2013)

A remake of the 1973 action film of the same name.

Date of release
2013-09-05
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (39)
Runtime
2h 18m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Apoorva Lakhia

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Zanjeer

Zanjeer (transl. Shackles) is a 2013 Indian crime action film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. A remake of the 1973 cult classic of the same name, the film stars Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Prakash Raj, Atul Kulkarni, and Mahie Gill. The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, the latter titled Thoofan (transl. Storm) with Srihari replacing Dutt. This also marks Charan's Hindi cinema debut as well as Chopra's Telugu cinema debut and her second South Indian film after her debut film, Thamizhan (2002).

Production

Apoorva Lakhia cast Telugu actor Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. Prakash Raj was roped in to play the character of Rudra Pratap Teja. 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.

The Telugu version of the film was titled as Thoofan. Priyanka Chopra charged a fee of ₹9 crore (US$930,000) while Charan charged a fee of ₹12 crore (US$1.2 million). A 25-day schedule in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh took place from 14 November to 5 December 2012.

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