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| Directed by | Apoorva Lakhia |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Nair Apoorva Lakhia |
| Story by | Apoorva Lakhia |
| Based on | Zanjeer (1973) by Salim–Javed |
| Produced by | Reliance Entertainment Puneet Prakash Mehra Sumeet Prakash Mehra Flying Turtle Films |
| Starring | Ram Charan Priyanka Chopra Sanjay Dutt Prakash Raj Atul Kulkarni Mahie Gill |
| Cinematography | Gururaj R. Jois |
| Edited by | Chin2 Singh |
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Production companies | Prakash Mehra Productions Flying Turtle Films Rampage Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi Telugu |
Zanjeer (transl. Shackles) is a 2013 Indian action crime film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the latter titled Thoofan (transl. Typhoon). A remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name, it stars Ram Charan (in his Hindi film debut) and Priyanka Chopra (in her Telugu film debut) with Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role in the Hindi version who is replaced by Srihari in Telugu. Prakash Raj, Atul Kulkarni, and Mahie Gill play supporting roles.[1]
Reliance BIG Entertainment bought worldwide distribution rights for ₹105 crore (US$13 million). Upon release the film got mostly negative reviews.
- ^ "Will it be Ram Charan instead of Abhishek?". The Times of India. 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.