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'''''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]]. | '''''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]]. In the film, Ravi (Bachchan), a terminally ill man, frames himself for a murder that he did not commit, so that his family can receive the reward money. However, he is ultimately treated from his terminal illness and escapes from the police custody in order to prove his innocence. | ||
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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||