This is the answer to the $100 question on Slumdog Millionaire's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," and since I just re-watched that, I had to see what this movie is all about. Zanjeer isn't a person. It means "chain," and Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) is chained to a never-ending life of revenge, or so it would seem. In that respect, I've got to believe that Quentin Tarantino loves this film. So to confirm that, I just asked ChatGPT to tell me what Taratino has said about this movie; according to ChatGPT, Tarantino compared its cultural significance in India to the cultural significance Taxi Driver and Dirty Harry had in the United States. That does actually give some interesting context to how important this film is in Hindi film history. Tarantino also praised Amitabh Bachchan. Not a household name in the United States by any means, but IMDb lists about 250 film credits across his 50+ year career. And he's still active to this day. In some respects, this...
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