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Raveena Tandon Celebrates 51 Years of 'Majboor'—Her Father's Hit with Amitabh Bachchan

Raveena Tandon just gave a sweet shoutout to her dad's old movie. She posted about "Majboor" hitting its 51-year mark since it first came out. It's a cool film with Amitabh Bachchan playing a guy in a really tough spot. It turns out the story was written by the famous team who also wrote "Sholay."

Key Points: Raveena Tandon Marks 51 Years of Father Ravi Tandon's Film Majboor

  • Raveena Tandon shared the film's poster on social media to mark its 51st anniversary
  • The 1974 thriller starred Amitabh Bachchan as a terminally ill man framing himself for murder
  • Written by legendary duo Salim-Javed, the story was first offered to Ramesh Sippy
  • The box office hit was remade in multiple languages and inspired later films like 'Jimmy'
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Raveena Tandon celebrates 51 years of her father's directorial 'Majboor'

Raveena Tandon celebrates the 51st anniversary of her father Ravi Tandon's directorial hit 'Majboor', starring Amitabh Bachchan and written by Salim-Javed.

"it's 51 yrs of the super hit 'Majboor'... - Raveena Tandon"

Mumbai, Dec 7

Actress Raveena Tandon celebrated her father's hit directorial with Amitabh Bachchan, "Majboor", completing 51 years of release with a special social media post.

Sharing a poster from the 1974 action thriller on her Insta Stories, Raveena wrote, "it's 51 yrs of the super hit "Majboor"... Release on 6 Dec 1974 (sic)."

Written by former writer duo Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), the story of "Majboor" is believed to be loosely inspired by two 1970 Hollywood projects– "Zig Zag" and "Cold Sweat".

If the reports are to be believed, Salim-Javed first narrated the story to filmmaker Ramesh Sippy, who liked it, but he wished to make a movie on a larger scale. Finally, the film was made by Ravi Tandon, whereas Ramesh Sippy made "Sholay" written by the writer duo.

"Majboor" enjoys an ensemble cast with Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Farida Jalal, Sulochana Latkar, D. K. Sapru, Iftekhar, Satyen Kappu, Rehman, and Mac Mohan in key roles, along with others.

"Majboor" shares the journey of Ravi Khanna (Played by Amitabh Bachchan), a terminally ill man who frames himself for murder to secure the future of his family. Following a successful operation, he ends up escaping police custody and goes on a quest to find the real killer.

The music for the drama was scored by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, while the lyrics were provided by Anand Bakshi.

Turning out to be a box office success, "Majboor" was later remade in Telugu by director K. Raghavendra Rao with the name "Raja" (1976), in Tamil as "Naan Vazhavaippen" (1979), and the remade Malayalam version of the movie was called "Ee Kaikalil (1986).

Not just that, the film was also reportedly an inspiration for the 2008 film "Jimmy".

Apart from "Majboor", Ravi Tandon has delivered many other hits as a director, including "Khel Khel Mein", "Anhonee", "Nazrana", "Khud-daar", and Zindagi".

- IANS

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Shreya B
It's heartwarming to see her celebrate her father's work. We often forget the directors behind these iconic films. Ravi Tandon sir gave us so many memorable movies. The music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi must have been great too. Would love to see a restored version.
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Aman W
Interesting to know it was inspired by Hollywood films. But Salim-Javed and our actors made it completely desi and relatable. The fact that it was remade in so many South Indian languages shows its universal appeal. Our film industry has always been great at adapting stories for our audience.
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Priyanka N
I haven't seen this one, to be honest. My parents might have. It's nice that these articles bring old classics back into discussion. Maybe streaming platforms should have a 'Golden Era' section. It's important for our generation to know our cinematic history.
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David E
As someone who studies world cinema, it's fascinating to see the cross-pollination of ideas. A Hollywood inspiration becoming a Bollywood hit, which then inspires regional cinemas and even a 2008 film. It shows how a strong core story transcends borders and decades.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, while it's great to celebrate classics, we also need to acknowledge that many films from that era, including possibly this one, had plots "inspired" by other works without always giving due credit. Our industry's original writing deserves more spotlight too. Just a thought.

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