Deewaar (
The Wall) is a 1975 Indian
crime-
drama film directed by
Yash Chopra, written by
Salim-Javed, and starring
Amitabh Bachchan and
Shashi Kapoor. Reflecting "the tumultuous politics of the early 70s" in India,
Deewaar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of
Mumbai.