Overview
Two brothers on opposite sides of the law face a heartbreaking conflict that will change their lives forever.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- angry
- melodramatic
- tense
- classic bollywood night
- crime drama marathon
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regard the film as a landmark, emotionally powerful Hindi crime drama elevated by its writing, performances, and social anger.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vijay becomes a smuggler while Ravi becomes a policeman, forcing familial loyalty into direct conflict.
Vijay's childhood poverty, his father's disgrace, and his rise from boot polisher to underworld leader shape his criminal ambition.
The film fuses underworld action with family suffering, romance, police pursuit, and righteous anger associated with 1970s Bollywood.
Vijay's path from dockyard worker to smuggling leader roots the criminal world in Bombay's labor and port environments.
Films like Deewaar, and why
Trishul
shared themes of sibling loyalty, organized crime, moral conflict, and emotionally charged Hindi action drama
Zanjeer
shared Amitabh Bachchan star power, working-class grievance, criminal ambition, and masala crime melodrama
Parvarish
shared brotherly conflict, underworld storytelling, police pursuit, and tragic family stakes
Don
shared crime melodrama, divided loyalties, corruption, and heightened action-oriented storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Release Date
- 1975-01-24
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (74)
Cast
- Shashi Kapoor
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Nirupa Roy
- Parveen Babi
- Neetu Singh
- Madan Puri
- Manmohan Krishna
- Jagdish Raj
- Kuljit Singh
- A.K. Hangal
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Eternal Family
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Deewaar about?
- Two brothers shaped by poverty and family disgrace are driven onto opposite sides of Bombay’s criminal justice divide.
- What is Deewaar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Deewaar as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Deewaar violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Deewaar as moderate.
- What did critics think of Deewaar?
- Critics and audiences broadly regard the film as a landmark, emotionally powerful Hindi crime drama elevated by its writing, performances, and social anger.
- Which films are like Deewaar?
- Films with a similar feel include Trishul, Zanjeer, Parvarish, and Don.
- How long is Deewaar?
- Deewaar runs 174 minutes.
- Where can I watch Deewaar?
- In United States, Deewaar streams on Eternal Family.
