This film, rejected by 5 actors, made Amitabh Bachchan a superstar, budget was Rs 90 lakh, it earned over Rs 17 crores, inspired Rajinikanth to..., movie was..

Who rejected Amitabh Bachchan's superhit film Zanjeer? Zanjeer was initially offered to Raaj Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Dev Anand, and Dilip Kumar, but they turned down the offer. Eventually, Big B, who was a newcomer at the time, was cast as Vijay Khanna in the film.