Overview of "Deewaar" (1975)
Yash Chopra's "Deewaar," released in 1975, remains one of the defining films of Amitabh Bachchan's career and a cornerstone of Hindi cinema. The narrative explores the diverging paths of two brothers against the backdrop of their troubled childhood marked by their father's failure and mother's hardships. The film's dialogue, "Mere paas maa hai," has become iconic, and the intense portrayal of urban angst and sibling rivalry by Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor respectively, capture the socio-political climate of the 1970s. "Deewaar" effectively blends action, crime, drama, and familial conflict, making it a staple of Bollywood's golden era.