Deewaar
1975 · Movie · 174 min · ★ 7.3 · 79% critics
Two brothers grow up shaped by family hardship and public shame, then choose opposite paths—one drawn into the criminal underworld, the other committed to the law. When a major case brings them face to face, loyalty, justice, and a mother’s hopes collide in a tense moral showdown.
Also known as Wall
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Details
- Original title
- दीवार
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-01-24
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (70 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic Hindi crime drama built around family loyalty, moral choices, and brother-versus-brother tension; Not for you if you dislike melodrama, plot holes, or song-and-romance detours like in Sholay or Trishul.
Pros: strong performances; gripping family conflict; memorable reputation | Cons: too many characters; uneven realism; distracting romance and songs
Themes
- sibling relationship
- police
- criminal
Awards & recognition
- Filmfare Award — Best Film · 1976
Cast & crew
Shashi Kapoor
as Sub-Inspector Ravi Verma
Amitabh Bachchan
as Vijay Verma
Nirupa Roy
as Sumitra Devi
Parveen Babi
as Anita
Neetu Singh
as Leena Narang
Madan Puri
as Samant
Manmohan Krishna
as DCP. Narang
Jagdish Raj
as Jaggi
- KS
Kuljit Singh
A.K. Hangal
as Chander's Father
Directed by Yash Chopra