Majboor (1974 film)

Majboor
Directed by	Ravi Tandon
Written by	Salim-Javed
Produced by	Premji
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Parveen Babi Pran Farida Jalal Sulochana Latkar D. K. Sapru Iftekhar Satyen Kappu Rehman
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed by	Suchitha Films Pvt. Ltd Eros International
Release date	6 December 1974 (1974-12-06)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Majboor (translation: Compelled) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Ravi Tandon and written by Salim-Javed. The film was released in India on 6 December 1974 and stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Farida Jalal, Sulochana Latkar, D. K. Sapru, Iftekhar, Satyen Kappu and Rehman. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is loosely inspired by two American films 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. The film was a hit at the box office^[1] and was also remade in Tamil as Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and K. R. Vijaya and in Malayalam as Ee Kaikalil (1986).^[2] The film was also an inspiration for the 2008 film Jimmy.

Salim-Javed had initially narrated the story of Majboor to Ramesh Sippy who liked it but wanted to make a film on a larger scale. So it was Ravi Tandon who made Majboor and Ramesh Sippy later made Sholay with Salim-Javed.