The actor was approached to cameo as a senior cop in the new film.
Vasan Bala's ability to jolt our Bollywood conditioned brains into experiencing new forms of menace, turning a John Woo-style prison riot into a Chinese communist movement and showcasing Alia in a savage new light won Sukanya Verma's dil and jigra.
Here's looking at the hits and misses at the box office.
The controversy surrounding the film refuses to die down.
'Do films today even have the courage to question the establishment?'
Zanjeer 2.0 is slated to release on September 6.
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
Raja Sen feels Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer is an unwarranted, atrocious remake.
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
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'You have to keep working hard.' 'The universe sees that in you and the higher power puts those opportunities in your way.'
'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'
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One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.
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'I've always allowed my heart to rule my head. Why only one Zanjeer? I'd let go of a hundred Zanjeers for emotional reasons.'
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Ram Charan has signed up Shankar's next film, to be made in Hindi and Telugu.
'But some like Rakesh leave an imprint that is hard to remove or forget...'
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'You cannot change destiny. I have no regrets in life.'
Hrishida's Abhimaan captured the real life pair Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's dazzling chemistry in the many stages of the husband-wife relationship, observes Sukanya Verma.
In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian cinema.
He was replaced by the then hot and saleable Sanjay Khan.
Directed by Mohan Raja, this film is a remake of the Malayalam hit Lucifer.
'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'
Bollywood stars list their favourite Pran fim.
Javed Akhtar's son Farhan Akhtar and the latter's partner Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment are all set to produce a documentary-drama on the Salim-Javed phenomenon.
There's news that a team of writers at Salman's production house are working on an Indianised version of the Steven Spielberg's iconic franchise Indiana Jones.
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Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 resurgence.
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Amitabh, Jaya have been married for 47 years!
Kapil Sharma: I'm Not Done Yet is truly outstanding, applauds Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
Amit Mehra passed away at the age of 40 recently.
