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Zameer
Zameer
	Movie poster
Directed by	Ravi Chopra
Screenplay by	B. R. Films story Department; Akhtar ul Iman (dialogue)
Story by	C. J. Pavri (adaptation)
Based on	A Double-Dyed Deceiver; by O. Henry
Produced by	B. R. Chopra
Starring	Shammi Kapoor; Saira Banu; Amitabh Bachchan
Cinematography	Dharam Chopra
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	Sapan Chakraborty
Distributed by	B. R. Films
Release date	21 March 1975;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Zameer is a 1975 Hindi action-drama film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B. R. Chopra for B. R. Films. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Amitabh Bachchan, Madan Puri and Vinod Khanna.^[1] The music for the film was composed by Sapan Chakraborty. All the songs of the movie were super hit. The movie was based on O. Henry's short story A Double-Dyed Deceiver which was earlier adapted in 1960 as Bombai Ka Babu starring Dev Anand.

The film was commercially successful.^[2]

Plot

Maharaj Singh is a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions, and lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife, Rukmini and young son, Chimpoo. One day dacoits attack his farmhouse with a view of stealing the stallions, but Maharaj fights them, killing the son of the leader of the dacoits, Maan Singh. Maan Singh swears to avenge the death of his son, and abducts Chimpoo. Years later, a servant of Maharaj, Ram Singh, brings a young man named Badal into the Singhs lives, and tells them that he is their missing son Chimpoo. Both Maharaj, Rukmini, and their daughter, Sunita, are delighted at having Chimpoo back in their lives. Then Badal and Sunita fall in love with each other. It is then Badal confesses to Maharaj that he is not Chimpoo, but a former convicted jailbird, who was asked to impersonate him by an embittered Ram Singh. Maharaj does not want to relay this information to an ailing Rukmini, and decides to keep it quiet for the rest of their lives. But sooner or later Rukmini is bound to find out - especially when Badal and Sunita openly show their love - will this shock of an intimate brother and a sister spare her or has fate something else in store for her?

Cast

Shammi Kapoor as Thakur Maharaj Singh
Saira Banu as Smita Singh
Amitabh Bachchan as Badal Singh / Fake Chimpoo Singh
Madan Puri as Daaku Maan Singh
Vinod Khanna as Suraj "Chimpoo" Singh, Daaku Maan Singh's adoptive son & Thakur Maharaj Singh's biological son (Special Appearance)
Indrani Mukherjee as Rukmini Singh, Thakur Maharaj Singh's wife
Ramesh Deo as Ramu (Servant of Thakur Maharaj Singh)
Jagdish Raj as Sheru

Reception

Vijay Lokapally, in his review for The Hindu wrote "There was little in the movie to remember. The dialogues were ordinary and less said about the acting the better. Everyone, with the exception of Madan Puri, just about went through the motions. Shammi Kapoor was disappointing as the garrulous stud farm owner.It was certainly not among the best films of Amitabh Bachchan. Or even Vinod Khanna. Yet, it is listed a hit."^[2]

Soundtrack

All music for the film was composed by Sapan Chakraborty, and all the songs are written by Sahir Ludhianvi and Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist(s)
1	"Zindagi Hansne Gane Ke Liye Hai"	Kishore Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi
2	"Phoolon Ke Dere Hai"	Kishore Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi
3	"Tum Bhi Chalo Hum Bhi Chale"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	Sahir Ludhianvi
4	"Bade Dinon Men Khushi Ka Din Aaya"	Mahendra Kapoor	Sahir Ludhianvi
5	"Tum Bhi Chalo"	Kishore Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi
6	"Aanka Baanka Tali Talaka"	Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey	Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi
7	"Ab Yahan Koi Nahin"	Kishore Kumar	Sahir Ludhianvi

References

^ Lokapalli, Vijay (20 November 2014). "Friday review Zameer (1975)". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lokapally, Vijay (20 November 2014). "Zameer (1975)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.

Sources

External links

Zameer at IMDb

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[1] Lokapalli, Vijay (20 November 2014). "Friday review Zameer (1975)". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[auto-2] Lokapally, Vijay (20 November 2014). "Zameer (1975)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.

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 | producer       = [[B. R. Chopra]]
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-| story          = C. J. Pavri
+| story          = C. J. Pavri (adaptation)
+| based_on       = {{based on|''A Double-Dyed Deceiver''|[[O. Henry]]}}
-| screenplay     = B. R. Films story Department<br>[[Akhtar ul Iman]] <small>(dialogue)</small>
+| screenplay     = B. R. Films story Department<br />[[Akhtar ul Iman]] <small>(dialogue)</small>
 | narrator       =
-| starring       = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Saira Banu]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]
+| starring       = [[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Saira Banu]]<br />[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
-| music          = [[Sapan Chakraborty]]
+| music          = Sapan Chakraborty
 | cinematography = Dharam Chopra
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-'''''Zameer''''' is a 1975 Hindi action-drama film directed by [[Ravi Chopra]] and produced by [[B. R. Chopra]] for B. R. Films. It stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Saira Banu]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Vinod Khanna]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lokapalli|first=Vijay|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-zameer/article6617992.ece|title=Friday review Zameer (1975)|date=20 November 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The music for the film was composed by [[Sapan Chakraborty]]. It was a remake of the 1960 film ''[[Bombai Ka Baboo]]'' starring [[Dev Anand]].
+'''''Zameer''''' is a 1975 Hindi action-drama film directed by [[Ravi Chopra]] and produced by [[B. R. Chopra]] for B. R. Films. It stars [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Saira Banu]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Vinod Khanna]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lokapalli|first=Vijay|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-zameer/article6617992.ece|title=Friday review Zameer (1975)|date=20 November 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> The music for the film was composed by Sapan Chakraborty. All the songs of the movie were super hit. The movie was based on [[O. Henry]]'s short story ''A Double-Dyed Deceiver'' which was earlier adapted in 1960 as ''[[Bombai Ka Babu]]'' starring [[Dev Anand]].
+The film was commercially successful.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-zameer/article6617992.ece|title=Zameer (1975)|first=Vijay|last=Lokapally|newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 November 2014|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=2021-11-17}}</ref>
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-*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Badal
-*[[Saira Banu]] as Sunita Singh
+*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Thakur Maharaj Singh
-*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Thakur Maharaj Singh
+*[[Saira Banu]] as Smita Singh
+*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Badal Singh / Fake Chimpoo Singh
 *[[Madan Puri]] as Daaku Maan Singh
+*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Suraj "Chimpoo" Singh, Daaku Maan Singh's adoptive son & Thakur Maharaj Singh's biological son (Special Appearance)
-*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Special Appearance (Suraj)
-*[[Indrani Mukherjee]] as Rukmini
+*[[Indrani Mukherjee]] as Rukmini Singh, Thakur Maharaj Singh's wife
+*[[Ramesh Deo]] as Ramu (Servant of Thakur Maharaj Singh)
+*[[Jagdish Raj]] as Sheru
+{{div col end}}
 == Reception ==
+Vijay Lokapally, in his review for ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "There was little in the movie to remember. The dialogues were ordinary and less said about the acting the better. Everyone, with the exception of Madan Puri, just about went through the motions. Shammi Kapoor was disappointing as the garrulous stud farm owner.It was certainly not among the best films of Amitabh Bachchan. Or even Vinod Khanna. Yet, it is listed a hit."<ref name="auto"/>
-Zameer (1975) was released in the year when big Bollywood films was released like Sholay (1975) , Deewar (1975). Zameer holding rating 6.1 stars out of 10 stars by 301 reviews on film rating & reviews website IMDb.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/|title=Zameer (1975) ratings and reviews on IMDb|last=reviewers|first=IMDb|date=1 April 2020|website=IMDb|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> The films plot and music was average but it was considered success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-zameer/article6617992.ece/amp/|title=Zameer (1975) review by Vijay Lokapalli|last=Lokapalli|first=Vijay|date=20 November 2014|website=The Hindu Newspaper|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-zameer/article6617992.ece/amp/|archive-date=20 November 2014|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
-*
 ==Soundtrack==
-All music for the film was composed by [[Sapan Chakraborty]].
+All music for the film was composed by Sapan Chakraborty, and all the songs are written by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and [[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]].
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+! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)
-|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
-! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
 |-
 | 1
+| "Zindagi Hansne Gane Ke Liye Hai"
+| Kishore Kumar
+| Sahir Ludhianvi
+|-
+| 2
 | "Phoolon Ke Dere Hai"
 | [[Kishore Kumar]]
+| [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]
 |-
-| 2
+| 3
 | "Tum Bhi Chalo Hum Bhi Chale"
 | Kishore Kumar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
+| Sahir Ludhianvi
-|-
-| 3
-| "Aanka Baanka Tali Talaka"
-| Kishore Kumar, [[Manna Dey]]
 |-
 | 4
+| "Bade Dinon Men Khushi Ka Din Aaya"
-| "Tum Bhi Chalo"
+| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
-| Kishore Kumar
+| Sahir Ludhianvi
 |-
 | 5
+| "Tum Bhi Chalo"
-| "Zindagi Hansne Gane Ke Liye Hai"
 | Kishore Kumar
+| Sahir Ludhianvi
 |-
 | 6
+| "Aanka Baanka Tali Talaka"
+| Kishore Kumar, [[Manna Dey]]
+| [[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]]
+|-
+| 7
 | "Ab Yahan Koi Nahin"
 | Kishore Kumar
+| Sahir Ludhianvi
 |}
 ==References==
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+==Sources==
+{{Empty section|date=July 2022}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:1975 films]]
 [[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
+[[Category:1970s Indian films]]
-[[Category:Indian film remakes]]
+[[Category:Remakes of Indian films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Ravi Chopra]]
 [[Category:1975 directorial debut films]]

v t e Films by B. R. Chopra
Producer	Dhool Ka Phool (1959) Waqt (1965) Ittefaq (1969) Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) Zameer (1974) Chhoti Si Baat (1975) The Burning Train (1980) Agni Pareeksha (1981) Mazdoor (1983) Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984) Kirayadar (1986) Dahleez (1986) Pratigyabadh (1991) Baghban (2003) Baabul (2006)
Director	Afsana (1951) Chandni Chowk (1954) Ek Hi Raasta (1956) Naya Daur (1957) Sadhna (1958) Kanoon (1961) Gumrah (1963) Hamraaz (1967) Dastaan (1972) Dhund (1973) Karm (1977) Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978) Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980) Nikaah (1982) Tawaif (1985) Awam (1987) Kal Ki Awaz (1992)
Television	Mahabharat (1988) Vishnu Puran (2000)