{ "id": "ep9de4720j", "slug": "zameer", "title": "Zameer (ज़मीर)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s", "label": "Hindi films of the 1970s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975", "label": "Released 1970 to 1975", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975", "label": "India · 1946 to 2000: Released 1970 to 1975", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946", "label": "India · 1946 to 2000", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s", "label": "Hindi films of the 1970s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975", "label": "Released 1970 to 1975", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Zameer (ज़मीर) is a 1975 Hindi action-drama directed by Ravi Chopra, produced by B.R. Chopra, starring Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Saira Banu; a criminal poses as a horse-breeder's lost son. Distinct from the 1997 film of the same name.", "snippet": "Zameer (ज़मीर) is a 1975 Hindi action-drama directed by Ravi Chopra, produced by B.R. Chopra, starring Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Saira Banu; a criminal poses as a horse-breeder's lost son. Distinct from the 1997 film of the same name.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-1970s.yr-1970-1975", "markdown": "# Zameer (ज़मीर)\n\n**Zameer** (ज़मीर) is a 1975 Hindi-language action-drama film directed by [Ravi Chopra](https://www.edgepedia.org/ravi-chopra) and produced by B.R. Chopra under the B.R. Films banner, in which a dacoit's revenge kidnapping tears apart a wealthy stallion breeder's family and, years later, a convicted criminal poses as the lost son, falls in love with the daughter, then confesses.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) • [2](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/zameer-1975) It stars [Shammi Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/shammi-kapoor), Saira Banu, and [Amitabh Bachchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/amitabh-bachchan), with Madan Puri and Vinod Khanna in supporting roles.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | Zameer (ज़मीर), also known as \"Conscience\"; released in India on 21 March 1975[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) |\n| Direction and production | Directed by Ravi Chopra; produced by B.R. Chopra (B.R. Films)[2](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/zameer-1975) |\n| Lead cast | Shammi Kapoor as Thakur Maharaj Singh, Amitabh Bachchan as Badal, Saira Banu as Sunita Singh[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer) |\n| Antagonists | Madan Puri as Daku Maan Singh; Vinod Khanna as Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer) |\n| Music | Sapan Chakraborty (music director), Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)[2](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/zameer-1975) |\n| Runtime and rating | 136 minutes; certified U; IMDb score 6.0/10 from 487 users[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt0073924/) |\n| Streaming | Available on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, and JioHotstar (free with ads)[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Story\n\nThe setup, as summarized in the film's press booklet and streaming listings, centers on Thakur Maharaj Singh (Shammi Kapoor), a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions who lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife Rukmini ([Indrani Mukherjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/indrani-mukherjee)) and young son, Chimpoo.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer) When the dacoit Maan Singh ([Madan Puri](https://www.edgepedia.org/madan-puri)) and his gang of dacoit-poachers raid the farm to steal the prize horses, Maharaj Singh fights the whole gang single-handed, and Maan Singh's young son is killed by a shot from the Thakur's gun; the poachers flee to their hideout vowing revenge.[5](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/film/zameer)\n\nThe revenge takes the form of a deception. Years later, Badal (Amitabh Bachchan), a young man blessed with all the qualities the Thakur expected in his lost son, arrives with a fake birth mark and is accepted into the family as the long-lost boy.[5](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/film/zameer) IMDb's plot summary adds that he falls for the daughter Sunita ([Saira Banu](https://www.edgepedia.org/saira-banu)), then confesses, forcing the patriarch into an impossible silence.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) The Rotten Tomatoes synopsis states the premise plainly: a young man claims to be the horse-breeder's long-lost son, \"but all is not as it seems.\"[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zameer1975)\n\n## Production and credits\n\nThe film's principal credits are recorded in the Tuli Research Centre archive and on IMDb: the story is by C.J. Pavri, dialogues by Akhtar-Ul-Iman, cinematography by Dharam Chopra, editing by Pran Mehra and S.B. Mane, art direction by R.G. Gaekwad, and music by Sapan Chakraborty with lyrics by [Sahir Ludhianvi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sahir-ludhianvi).[2](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/zameer-1975) • [7](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) IMDb lists the production company as NH Studioz and the shooting location as Mohan Studios, Mumbai.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/)\n\nDates differ slightly across catalogs. IMDb and the Times of India give the Indian release as 21 March 1975,[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/zameer/movieshow/61323320.cms) the Cinemaazi database records a censor certificate dated 17/03/1975,[5](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/film/zameer) and Moviebuff lists a wide theatrical release on 17 March 1975.[9](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/zameer)\n\nOne catalog note, on Moviebuff, identifies the film as a remake of *Bombai Ka Baboo* (1960), starring [Dev Anand](https://www.edgepedia.org/dev-anand).[9](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/zameer) A surviving soundtrack credit on IMDb names the song \"Tum Bhi Chalo, Hum Bhi Chalein,\" performed by [Kishore Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kishore-kumar) and [Asha Bhosle](https://www.edgepedia.org/asha-bhosle).[4](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt0073924/)\n\n## Reception and afterlife\n\nOn IMDb the film holds a rating of 6.0/10 from 487 users.[4](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt0073924/) Rotten Tomatoes records no critic reviews on its Tomatometer and fewer than 50 audience ratings, so the film has essentially no aggregated critical footprint on that platform.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zameer1975)\n\nThe film remains in circulation: [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) reports that it currently streams on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and JioHotstar with ads.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer) A full print is also available on YouTube through a Hindi-cinema channel.[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oplQXkrDT4)\n\n## Other films of the same name\n\nThe title has been reused. **Zameer** (1997), directed by Rajat Rawail and produced by Ravi Vachani, released on 16 May 1997 and starred [Sanjay Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanjay-kapoor) as Krishan, Shilpa Shetty as Roma, and [Paresh Rawal](https://www.edgepedia.org/paresh-rawal) as Raja Gajraj Singh.[11](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zameer-2/cast/) Separately, the Urdu film *Zamir* (1980), directed by Iqbal Akhtar and starring Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, and Deeba, was made in Lahore and completed a silver jubilee of 28 weeks in the Karachi circuit after release on 7 March 1980.[12](https://pakmag.net/film/2026/details.php?pid=1952)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Zameer (1975) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/)\n2. [Zameer (1975), Tuli Research Centre for India Studies](https://www.tuliresearchcentre.org/zameer-1975)\n3. [Zameer streaming: where to watch online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/zameer)\n4. [Zameer (1975) – IMDb (Hindi page)](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt0073924/)\n5. [Zameer (1975) – Movie Details, Cinemaazi](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/film/zameer)\n6. [Zameer (1975), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zameer1975)\n7. [Zameer – Production & Contact Info, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0073924/)\n8. [Zameer Movie, Times of India eTimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/zameer/movieshow/61323320.cms)\n9. [Zameer (1975), Moviebuff.com](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/zameer)\n10. [ज़मीर (1975) full movie, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oplQXkrDT4)\n11. [Zameer Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zameer-2/cast/)\n12. 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