What is "deewaar"

Deewaar (The Wall) is a 1975 Indian crime- drama film directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India, Deewaar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai.

Deewaar was a ground-breaking work. It was one of a slew of films establishing Bachchan as the " angry young man" of Bollywood cinema and Parveen Babi as the "new Bollywood woman" whose character Anita is "a liberated working girl, smoking, drinking and sleeping with her lover, defying every Hindi film heroine rule." The movie cemented the success of the writing duo Salim-Javed, who went on to write many more blockbuster films. It is said that after the success of this film, the value of film writers skyrocketed thanks to Salim-Javed, and they soon were being paid as highly as some actors at the time.

The Deewaar in question refers to the wall that has sprung up between the two brothers, drawn apart by fate and circumstance in a time of socio-political turmoil.

Deewaar received the Filmfare Best Movie Award of 1975 in addition to six other Filmfare Awards and was a "superhit" at the box office, ranking as the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1975. Indiatimes ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.

Deewaar or Deewar may refer to:

• Deewaar (1975 film), directed by Yash Chopra and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor
• Deewaar (2004 film), directed by Milan Luthria and starring Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, and Amrita Rao
• Deewar (TV series), a Hindi TV serial that airs on TV Asia

Deewaar - Let's Bring Our Heroes Home is a 2004 Bollywood, war film directed by Milan Luthria, produced by Gaurang Doshi and written by S. Gopala Reddy. The film is an adaptation of escape of Indian Army's prisoners of war during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and also describes the father-son relationship.The film under performed at the box office and was given an average verdict at the box office.