Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar Producer: Gulshan Rai Music Director: R.D. Burman Release Date: 24 January 1975 2. Main Cast and Characters
Another upbeat romantic track highlighting Ravi and Leela's relationship. Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar
The title is not metaphor; it is architecture. The wall is the Bombay docks, the tenement, the labor union office, the temple, and finally, the godown where brothers face each other as cop and smuggler. The wall indexes division: between idealism and pragmatism, between the mother’s blessing and the world’s curse. Every brick in Deewar is a broken promise.
The film's soundtrack, composed by with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi , is another pillar of its enduring legacy. The songs are soulful and perfectly complement the film's grim and dramatic narrative. The soundtrack includes timeless classics such as: index of deewar 1975
Deewar follows the Verma family’s descent into hardship after their breadwinner (the father) deserts them, leaving mother Sumitra to raise her two sons in Bombay. Struggling with poverty and social humiliation, Vijay grows angry and resentful toward a society he sees as corrupt and unjust. He becomes a laborer, then a smuggler and crime boss, rationalizing his choices as necessary to survive and to provide for his mother. Ravi, the younger brother, pursues education and becomes an upright police officer who believes in law and order.
| # | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Composer | |---|------------|-----------|----------|----------| | 1 | | Bhupinder Singh, Chorus | Sahir Ludhianvi | R.D. Burman | | 2 | Kehdoon Tumhen, Ya Chup Rahun | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | Sahir Ludhianvi | R.D. Burman | | 3 | Koi Mar Jaye | Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar | Sahir Ludhianvi | R.D. Burman | | 4 | Maine Tujhe Maanga Tujhe Paaya Hai | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | Sahir Ludhianvi | R.D. Burman | | 5 | I Am Falling in Love with a Stranger | Ursula Vaz | Sahir Ludhianvi? | R.D. Burman | | 6 | Deewaaron Ka Jungle | (Instrumental) | — | R.D. Burman |
Deewar perfectly captured the socio-political disillusionment of 1970s India. High unemployment, systemic corruption, and inflation had left youth frustrated. Amitabh Bachchan’s Vijay became the cinematic vehicle for this collective rage—a man who breaks the law because the law failed to protect his family. The Anti-Hero and the Mother Tropes Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar Producer: Gulshan Rai
Vijay, an atheist who blames God for his family's suffering, finally goes to a temple not to beg, but to bargain for his mother's life:
Before Deewar , Amitabh Bachchan was a rising star. After Deewar , he was a phenomenon. The film gave birth to the “angry young man”—a disillusioned, lower-middle-class hero who rejects a corrupt system. Set in Bombay’s docks and chawls, Deewar tells the story of two brothers: Vijay (Bachchan), a dock worker turned underworld kingpin, and Ravi (Shashi Kapoor), an honest policeman. Their mother, Sumitra (Nirupa Roy), becomes the moral axis.
as Ravi Verma: The younger brother, a righteous and law-abiding police officer. Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar The title is not
Sumitra moves her children to Bombay, working as a laborer to survive. As adults, the brothers choose entirely opposing paths to escape poverty:
Produced for ₹1.3 crore, it earned ₹4.75 crore, a massive 265% return on investment at the time.
A rare Westernized English track played in a hotel lounge, setting the mood for Vijay’s meeting with Anita. 5. Legendary Dialogues Index
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