Shagird (2011 film)
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Shagird is a Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 crime action thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter, and casting director. Dil Se, for which he wrote the screenplay, was the first Hindi movie to chart in the UK top ten.-Early life and education:...

 starring Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...

 as Hanumant Singh, Mohit Alawat as Mohit Kumar and Rimi Sen
Rimi Sen
Rimi Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.-Biography:Sen was born as Shubhomitra Sen in Kolkata, West Bengal. She completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in the year 1998. She completed her graduation in Commerce from Kolkata University.-Career:Since...

 as Varsha Mathur.

Plot

The film starts with Bunty Bhaiya, a gangster, being arrested in Ghaziabad. In Delhi, Mohit Kumar is about to join Crime branch as a sub-inspector under Senior inspector Hanumant Singh. There he meets Singh’s team which is taking bribe from a builder and their commission from the land mafia lord who is threatening the builder’s life.

On arrival, he asks for Hanumant Singh where Rathi tells him that Hanumant Singh is not a human, he is in between human and God. He is afraid of God and Humans are afraid of Hanumant Singh.

Meanwhile Hanumant Singh visits land mafia lord Choudhary as a Land owner from Rajasthan where he kills him and his gang members. Two of the remaining gang members escapes and hides in a house. There they are surrounded by police. Shortly a news crew arrives to lead by Varsha Mathur from Aaj Tak news channel to cover up the ongoing incident. There Hanumant takes their camera and goes to the door of house where gang members are hiding. There he pretends to be a camera man from news channel and as soon as they open the door he shoots them. Later he tells the media that both were wanted terrorists. Later he is joined by his team mates and takes Mohit for a drive. On the other side of city a person comes and threatens Hanumant’s wife of killing Hanumant and his whole family if he doesn’t stop doing his mischievous activities.

Hanumant takes Mohit to a hotel and asks him how he joined Crime Branch directly and about his hobbies and personal life. He later drops him to a party and goes home. Where on arrival police informs him that gunshots were fired on his house. He tells his wife to leave India as soon as she gets her passport.

Bunty bhaiya is been transferred to Delhi jail where he is treated as a high profile personality by jailer. In jail Bunty befriends with two terrorists of Lashkar-e-Haq. Hanumant takes Mohit to Rajmani’s (politician) birthday. There Rajmani tells him to encounter Ali tonight at his birthday party.

Before encountering Ali, he tell Hanumant of the drug deal going to take place, which Hanumant sabotages and takes money and drugs with him. In the drug deal encounter Mohit saves Hanumant's life in nick of a time. Later Hanumant sends his wife and son to New-Zealand for their own safety. In meantime three journalist are kidnapped by terrorist who asks for release of their mates and Bunty bhaiya from tihar jail.

When government releases the four Hanumant kills the two terrorists and takes Bunty into his safe house. Its later revealed that Hanumant was actually behind the kidnapping. Meanwhile Mohit tips Hanumant about their colleague Shamsher Rana trying to kill him on instructions of Rajmani. Alert, Hanumant inturn kills Shamsher faking it as a suicide case. Then Hanumant demands 15 crore from Rajmani for his release else he will post the video of Bunty's confessions to media.

Hanumant is shot down, where Mohit shows his presence of mind and admits him to the hospital. In the hospital Hanumant realizes that Mohit was all along working for Rajamani. Even though Mohit is planning to eliminate Hanumant, he agrees to share his ransom money for Mohit saved his life during the drug deal encounter which genuine attempt, unlike the other attempts made to gain his confidence. Then both of them chalk out a plan to make money from Rajmani.

In the end when Hanumant and Mohit divide their share of money, Mohit is killed by Rajmani's people in a car chase. Later when Hanumant goes to send money to his family, he is killed by the person helping him in forwarding his cash. Rajmani shoots Bunty and later is captured by media and police. In the end when the person who killed Hanumant dials a number it is shown that Mohit's cell keeps on ringing on road where he lies dead.

Cast

  • Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...

     as Hanumant Singh
  • Rimi Sen
    Rimi Sen
    Rimi Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.-Biography:Sen was born as Shubhomitra Sen in Kolkata, West Bengal. She completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in the year 1998. She completed her graduation in Commerce from Kolkata University.-Career:Since...

     as Varsha Mathur
  • Mohit Ahlawat as Mohit Kumar
  • Anurag Kashyap
    Anurag Kashyap (director)
    Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal...

     as Bunty Bhaiya
  • Zakir Hussain as Rajmani Singh
  • Vishwajeet Pradhan as Ali
  • Khan Jahangir Khan as Shamsher
  • Ashok Pandey as Inspector Shukla
  • Kishori Shahane
    Kishori Shahane
    Kishori Shahane is an eminent classical and folk dancer and actress in the Marathi language film industry of India. She is married to Hindi filmmaker Deepak Balraj Vij...

     as Mrs. Hanumant Singh
  • Srivallabh Vyas as Mohit's Father
  • Gargi Patel as Varsha's Mother
  • Hrishita Bhatt as Special appearance

Critical Reception

Shagird currently holds rating of 6.7 out of 10 on IMDB. Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave movie a 3 1/2 star rating saying "Watch the film for its topicality. Shagird holds up a hard-hitting mirror on India: corrupt to the core, India: permanently scarred by the unholy nexus between tainted politicians, ruthless gangsters and dishonest cops." Taran Adarsh called movie a power packed and well made film but blamed the awareness and low hype for the movie giving it a 3/5 star rating.
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