

Zamana
Synopsis
Poona-based Satish is a professional photographer and lives with his pregnant wife, Sudha, and son named Vinod. While developing some photographs with his friend, Shyamlal, they come across one that shows a man strangling another. They report this to the police, and shortly thereafter several men show up at Satish's house, take the photos,the negative, kill Satish, then go to hunt and kill Sudha, Vinod and Shyamlal, but they manage to escape and travel to Bombay, albeit separately. Sudha gives birth to a boy and names him Ravi. Years later, Vinod, who lives with Shyamlal, is a police inspector, while Ravi, who has taken to a life of crime, works for a gangster/respectable citizen named J.D. alias Jogeshwar Dayal - a man who Shyamlal can identify as their father's killer, and the very man who has just given Ravi a contract to kill Vinod.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Rajesh Khanna
Inspector Vinod Kumar
Rishi Kapoor
Ravi Kumar
Poonam Dhillon
Sheetal
Ranjeeta Kaur
Geeta
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Jogeshwar Dayal "J.D."
Om Puri
Shyam
Girish Karnad
Satish Kumar
Yunus Parvez
train passenger who helps Sudha
Satyendra Kapoor
Sheetal's father
Gurbachan Singh
Raghu
Mohan Sherry
Sher Singh
Mac Mohan
Balwant
Release History & Theatrical Window
November 11, 1985
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ramesh Talwar
- Screenplay & Story
- Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar
- Original Score
- Usha Khanna
- Original Title
- Zamana
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ramesh Talwar
Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar
Usha Khanna
Department Leadership Roster
Ramesh Talwar
Director
Salim Khan
Writer
Javed Akhtar
Writer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Zamana.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Zamana
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Zamana about?
Poona-based Satish is a professional photographer and lives with his pregnant wife, Sudha, and son named Vinod. While developing some photographs with his friend, Shyamlal, they come across one that shows a man strangling another. They report this to the police, and shortly thereafter several men show up at Satish's house, take the photos,the negative, kill Satish, then go to hunt and kill Sudha, Vinod and Shyamlal, but they manage to escape and travel to Bombay, albeit separately. Sudha gives birth to a boy and names him Ravi. Years later, Vinod, who lives with Shyamlal, is a police inspector, while Ravi, who has taken to a life of crime, works for a gangster/respectable citizen named J.D. alias Jogeshwar Dayal - a man who Shyamlal can identify as their father's killer, and the very man who has just given Ravi a contract to kill Vinod.
Who directed Zamana?
Zamana was directed by Ramesh Talwar.
Who stars in Zamana?
The principal cast of Zamana includes Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta Kaur, Kulbhushan Kharbanda.
When was Zamana released and how long is it?
Zamana was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 2h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for Zamana?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Zamana was composed by Usha Khanna.


















