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| writer        = [[Salim–Javed]]
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| starring      = {{ubl|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]|[[Parveen Babi]]|[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]|[[Farida Jalal]]|[[Satyen Kappu]]}}
| starring      = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br/>Parveen Babi<br/>[[Pran]]<br/>[[Satyen Kappu]]<br/>[[Iftekhar]]<br/>[[Jagdish Raj]]<br/>[[Farida Jalal]]<br/>[[Sulochana Latkar]]<br/>[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
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'''''Majboor''''' ({{Translation|Compelled}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller film]], directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by [[Salim–Javed]]. The film stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Madan Puri]], [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] and [[Farida Jalal]]. The music is by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] and lyrics were by [[Anand Bakshi]].
'''''Majboor''''' ({{translation|Compelled}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language suspense thriller film directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by [[Salim–Javed]]. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Parveen Babi, [[Pran]], [[Satyen Kappu]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Jagdish Raj]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Sulochana Latkar]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]].


The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 - ''[[Zig Zag (1970 film)|Zig zag]]'' and ''[[Cold Sweat (1970 film) |Cold Sweat]]''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] as ''Raja'' (1976) starring [[Shobhan Babu]] and [[Jayasudha]].  It was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with [[Sivaji Ganeshan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in Malayalam as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The movie was also an inspiration for the 2008 movie ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.
The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 - ''Zig Zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and [[Jayasudha]].  It was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in Malayalam as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The movie was also an inspiration for the 2008 movie ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==

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Majboor
Directed byRavi Tandon
Produced byPremji
Written bySalim–Javed
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Parveen Babi
Pran
Satyen Kappu
Iftekhar
Jagdish Raj
Farida Jalal
Sulochana Latkar
Rehman
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed by
Release date
6 December 1974
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Majboor (transl. Compelled) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language suspense thriller film directed by Ravi Tandon and written by Salim–Javed. The film stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Satyen Kappu, Iftekhar, Jagdish Raj, Farida Jalal, Sulochana Latkar and Rehman.

The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 - Zig Zag and Cold Sweat. The film was later remade in Telugu by director K. Raghavendra Rao as Raja (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and Jayasudha. It was also remade in Tamil as Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and K. R. Vijaya , in Gujarati as Naseeb No Khel (1982) and in Malayalam as Ee Kaikalil (1986).[1] The movie was also an inspiration for the 2008 movie Jimmy.

Plot

Ravi Khanna (Amitabh Bachchan) lives happily with his widowed mother, wheelchair-user sister (Farida Jalal) and younger brother. He suffers from a terminal brain tumor, and has only 6 months to live. In an effort to provide for his family, he takes the responsibility of a murder that he has not committed to collect the bounty money of Rs. 5,00,000. He leaves a trail for the police to follow and he is convicted. While in prison, he gets an attack and the jail authorities take him to the hospital where he undergoes a successful operation. Now, he is a confessed criminal for abduction, ransom and murder, which he planted on himself.

In order to save himself from the death penalty, he runs away from the hospital in search of the real murderer. He gets help from a thief named Michael D'Souza (Pran). After many twists and turns, the plot unfolds, where the true identity of the criminal is revealed. Ravi Khanna then becomes a free man.

Cast

Soundtrack

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Aadmi Jo Kehta Hai" Kishore Kumar
2 "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Male Version) Kishore Kumar
3 "Roothe Rab Ko" Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle
4 "Phir na kehna Michael daru peeke danga karta hai" Kishore Kumar
5 "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Female Version) Lata Mangeshkar

Success

The film was a Hit at the box office.[2]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. Ramachandran, Naman, Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography. India: Penguin Books (2012).
  2. Box Office India Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366907.cms[permanent dead link]

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