Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Mahesh Manjrekar

Writers:

Mahesh Manjrekar (writer)
Sanjay Pawar (dialogue)

Release Date:

22 July 2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

They pushed him too far...Now bear the consequences

Plot:

An ordinary 60 plus couple - Vidhyadhar Patwardhan and his wife are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son Amar. In the process they undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Son | Death | Justice | Truth | Grief

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhan
Sharmila Tagore	...	Sumitra V. Patwardhan
John Abraham	...	Amar V. Patwardhan
Sanjay Dutt	...	Ali Asghar
Anusha Dhandekar	...	Jenny Mayer
Prem Chopra	...	Arora
Sharat Saxena	...	Vidhadhar's friend
Beena Banerjee	...	Swati Chitnis (as Beena)
Shivaji Satham	...	Bharucha
Sachin Khedekar	...	Police Inspector
Amitabh Dayal	...	Harshwardhan Kadam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Alter	...	Anderson (British Consultate)
Tanvi Hegde	...	Asha
Ninad Kamat
Viju Khote	...	Politician
Naresh Suri	...	Judge
Rocky Verma	...	Hawaldar (as Rocky)

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12A | Australia:M

Company:

Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)

Trivia:

The highlight of the mahurat, was the presence of celebrities who have actually made an attempt to fight against the establishment or the system successfully. These include Medha Patkar, T N Seshan, Anna Hazare, Tarun Tejpal and Sundarlal Bahuguna.

Movie Connections:

Remake of In the Bedroom (2001)

Exercise in good Film making

A gaze that can penetrate steel and the clothing of a corrupt Police Officer-the ensuing scene and dialog is a snippet of a good Film. Very few actors are blessed with this talent-like Rod Steiger in the "In the Heat of the Night", Robert De'Nero in "Good Fellas", Al Pacino in "God Father". Bachchan, the indisputable Icon, has managed to give another impeccable role probably the best in his career.This scene coupled with few other memorable scenes puts Mahesh Manjrekar as the top in his Profession. Khedekar as the Police Officer is another fine actor. After"Swades", I enjoyed this movie. The imbeciles who selected "Paheli" as the entry for the Oscars are a National disgrace.This SRK idiot,not just walk the Red carpet but take a walk, period.