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DEEWAAR (Original title)The WALL (Alternative title)I'LL DIE FOR MAMA (Alternative title)DEEWAR (Alternative title)
Date: 1975 (Release)

Country: India

Director: Yash Chopra

Synopsis: Story of mother and her two contrasting sons, one of whom becomes a cop and the other a racketeer.

Genre:
Drama
Credits (6)
Production Company: Trimurti Films, Producer: Gulshan Rai, Script: Salim-javed, Script: Salim-javed, Music: R.D. Burman
Cast (5)
Amitabh Bachchan (Vijay), Shashi Kapoor (Ravi), Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Deep Focus January 2008  Pages: 83-92
Title: The Production of Cultural Citizenship in Indian Popular...Author: DISSANAYAKE, Wimal Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Cinema". On the part played by popular cinema in shaping and reflecting Indian culture eg. globalisation, the role of audiences, particularly the diaspora and the role of women. This applies to all regional cinema including Bollywood.

In: Deep Focus March 2002  Pages: 55-59
Title: The Family as the site of conformityAuthor: RAGHAVENDRA, M.K. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looks at the family in popular Indian cinema, considering three films in particular - ANDAZ (1949), DEEWAR (1975) and HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN? (1995).

In: Jump Cut n38 June 1993  Pages: 26-32
Title: DEEWAR: "fiction" of film and "fact" of politicsAuthor: Virdi, Jyotika Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A textual analysis of DEEWAR demonstrating possible readings of it as a family melodrama, an action-thriller, a religious-mythical or radical-subversive text.

In: Cinema in India v3 n12 December 1992  Pages: 52-55
Title: Look back in anger - Script-writer Javed Akhtar re-examin...Author: GAHLOT, Deepa Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: "Look back in anger - Script-writer Javed Akhtar re-examines the anti-hero of DEEWAR"

In: Deep Focus v3 n3 1990  Pages: 9-15
Title: The mutating mother - from Mother India to Ram LakhanAuthor: GEETHA, J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The role of the "Mother" in Indian society as reflected in three films - MOTHER INDIA, DEEWAAR and RAM LAKHAN

In: Screen International n146 8 Jul 1978  Page: 40
Title: [Screen International - n146 8 Jul 1978: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 19 Jan 1977  Page: 23
Title: [Variety - 19 Jan 1977: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (5)
Title: Close-up: great cinematic performances. Volume 2: International
Author: POMERANCE, Murray  Pages: vi, 320 pages

Title: Bollywood's India: a public fantasy
Author: Joshi, Priya  Pages: xix, 191 pages

Title: Studying Indian cinema
Author: Ahmed, Omar  Pages: 284 pages

Title: Deewaar: the footpath, the city and the angry young man
Author: LAL, Vinay  Pages: vii, 190 pages

Title: 50 Indian film classics
Author: Raghavendra, M.K.  Pages: xxxvi, 323 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on Nagara Haavu (Puttanna Kanagal, 1972) and Hathyar (Dutta, 1989).