New Delhi:
Jaya Bachchan took a walk down memory lane and revealed why she didn’t want to be a part of ‘male-centric’ Zanjeer in the docu-series Angry young men. Jaya Bachchan finally acted in the film and also revealed what made her change her initial decision. “I didn’t want to do Zanjeer. I basically never wanted to be a part of a male-centric film. It was a male-centric film. Salim sahab and Javed sahab, they were very straightforward. They had tried a lot of other female actors, but they had all refused, and they said, ‘You don’t can say no, we need you”. to spend time together.” For the uninitiated, Prakash Mehra directed Zanjeer. It featured Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit Khan and Bindu.
Zanjeer also marked an era in the history of Hindi cinema where a new kind of hero was born – the Angry Young Man. Reflecting on the impact of their creation, Salim Khan said, “A new hero burst into the (Hindi) film industry after Zanjeer. This is a new hero. A hero who doesn’t sing songs, don’t romance, doesn’t break. into comedy, bakwaas (nonsense) Nahi karta hai, other characters did all that.
Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachhan starred together in films such as Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke, Mili and Sholay (1975), Silsila (1981) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). Jaya Bachchan was last seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki in 2898 AD.
Angry Young Men is a documentary series released on Amazon Prime that chronicles the brilliant journey of legendary screenwriters Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. Angry Young Men is produced by Salman Khan Films, Excel Media and Entertainment and Tiger Baby with Salman Khan along with Salma Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti and directed by Namrata Rao.
