Zanjeer is an remake of Bollywood classic Zanjeer 1973. The film is directed and produced by Apoorva Lakhia, shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The film marks the Bollywood debut of popular Tollywood actor Ram Charan in the lead role along with Priyanka Chopra. Prakash Raj joins the cast for both the telugu and hindi versions, after success in hindi films, like Wanted, Singham, and Dabangg 2.
