Zameen (film)
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Zameen is the title of several Bollywood
Bollywood
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 movies. This is a Persian
Persian language
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/Hindi word for "land".

Zameen (2003)

An action movie directed by Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty
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, the film is based on the hijacking
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 of Indian Airlines Flight 814
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 by terrorists. It stars Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

, Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
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, and Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
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. Ajay Devgan plays the character of a soldier who lives by the code and Abhishek Bachchan is an ACP officer.

Zameen (1987)

This version is directed by Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy
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 and starring Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
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 and Rajnikanth
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.

Zameen (1943)

This version is a black and white film directed by Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar
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 and starring Durga Khote
Durga Khote
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See also

Other Bollywood films about "Zameen":
  • Do Bigha Zameen
    Do Bigha Zameen
    Do Bigha Zamin is 1953 Hindi film, directed by Bengali film director Bimal Roy and star Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy in lead roles. The film is known for its socialist theme, and is an important film in the early parallel cinema of India and is rightly considered a trend setter...

    (1953)
  • Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
    Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
    Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche is a 1972 Hindi horror film directed by Tulsi Ramsay.-Plot:A rich young scientist rescues a woman and marries her, only to have her and her uncle murder him for his money... but he returns as a zombie, because his experiments involved raising the dead.-Cast:*Surendra...

    (1972)
  • Jatt Te Zameen (1987)
  • Mazi Zameen (1953)
  • Muthi Bhar Zameen (1996 film)
  • Parai Zameen (1958 film)
  • Zakhmi Zameen (1990)
  • Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan is an Indian film directed by Bharat Rangachary and released in 1984. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anita Raj.-Characters:* Sanjay Dutt ...* Shashi Kapoor ...* Rekha ...* Anita Raj...* Rakhee Gulzar......

    (1946)
  • Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan is an Indian film directed by Bharat Rangachary and released in 1984. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anita Raj.-Characters:* Sanjay Dutt ...* Shashi Kapoor ...* Rekha ...* Anita Raj...* Rakhee Gulzar......

    (1972)
  • Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan is an Indian film directed by Bharat Rangachary and released in 1984. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anita Raj.-Characters:* Sanjay Dutt ...* Shashi Kapoor ...* Rekha ...* Anita Raj...* Rakhee Gulzar......

    (1984)
  • Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan
    Zameen Aasmaan is an Indian film directed by Bharat Rangachary and released in 1984. The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anita Raj.-Characters:* Sanjay Dutt ...* Shashi Kapoor ...* Rekha ...* Anita Raj...* Rakhee Gulzar......

    (1995), TV Series by Tanuja Chandra
    Tanuja Chandra
    Tanuja Chandra is an Indian film director and writer. She is known for frequently directing woman-oriented films where the heroines are the main protagonists of her films.-Biography:...

  • Zameen Ka Chand (1937)
  • Zameen Ka Chand (1961 film)
  • Zameen Ke Tare (1960)
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