New Delhi:
Rejection of films is very common in the Indian film industry. If one actor rejects the film, the other actor considers the script good and does the film. There are many such films in Bollywood and South cinema, which were adopted by another actor after one actor left them. One of these is that film of old cinema, which was rejected by not one but 5 actors. But the actor who adopted this film became a star overnight with this film and today rules Hindi cinema. Made with a budget of Rs 90 lakh, this film collected Rs 17 crore at the box office. This film was neither a comedy nor a romantic one, but it made a lot of headlines overnight.

Which is the film and actor?

The name of this film made in the 70s was ‘Zanjeer’, which was written by Salman Khan’s father Salim Khan along with Farhan Akhtar. Released on 11 May 1973. The film ‘Zanjeer’ was directed by Prakash Mehra. Let us tell you, the star of this film was the megastar of the century Amitabh Bachchan. Before Zanjeer, Big B was leaving the film industry and going back home due to back-to-back flop films.

Which stars rejected Zanjeer?

Before Amitabh Bachchan, the film Zanjeer went to Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand and Raj Kumar. Not only the actors but many actresses also had to miss this film due to busy schedules. Whereas, Zanjeer was shot with Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Pran. The dialogues of the film and Amitabh Bachchan’s personality in khaki uniform entertained the audience a lot. Let us tell you, after seeing Amitabh Bachchan in the film Bombay-to-Goa, the Salim-Javed duo had approached him. Zanjeer had earned a lot not only in India but also in the Soviet Union. At the same time, a remake of the film was made with South superstar Ram Charan and Priyanka Chopra, which proved to be a disaster.