Bachchan, 72, emerged as the 'angry young man' of Bollywood after the film, which told the story of two brothers, who get thrown opposite each other by fate.
"40 years! 40 years ago, this day, Deewar was released! 21st Jan 1975.. Thank you Salim-Javed Saheb for the most perfect script," Bachchan tweeted.
The film was directed by Yash Chopra, who later became famous as the 'king of romance. Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi and Neetu Kapoor also starred in the movie.
Bachchan will be next seen in 'Shamitabh', 'Piku' and 'Wazir'.
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