The Villain (2014)
Ek Villain (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 9min
- Action, Crime
- 27 Jun 2014 (Australia)
- Movie
When his wife becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.
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Awards:
- 18 wins & 23 nominations.
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Cast
| Sidharth Malhotra | ... |
Guru
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| Riteish Deshmukh | ... |
Rakesh Mahadkar
(as Ritesh Deshmukh)
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| Shraddha Kapoor | ... |
Aisha
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| Shaad Randhawa | ... |
Aditya
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| Aamna Sharif | ... |
Sulochana
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Jack Wayne | ... |
Simon
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| Nihar Gite | ... |
Manish
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| Meher Acharia-Dar | ... |
Ritiesh's Boss
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| Kamal Rashid Khan | ... |
Brijesh
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| Prachi Desai | ... |
Dancer
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Sidhaant Sachdev | ... |
Deepu
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Pravina Bhagwat Deshpande | ... |
Dipu's Mother
(as Praveena Deshpande)
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Rini Das | ... |
Mistress
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| Remo Fernandes | ... |
Caesar (Sahiba)
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Ujawal Jha | ... |
Doctor (creditOnly)
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Anagha Joshi | ... |
Brijesh's Wife
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| Rishina Kandhari | ... |
Nurse
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Vidyadhar Karmakar | ... |
Chotu from mental asylum
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Tanisa islam Mahi |
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| Rumana Molla | ... |
Cameo
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Md. Motalib Mondal | ... |
Vikram
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Umair Patel | ... |
Musical Artist (archiveSound)
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Anjum Rahul |
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Sajjadul Ahamed Riyad |
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| Surender Sharma | ... |
Killer
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| Jaroslav Shvets | ... |
Gung member
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Deependra Singh | ... |
Gun Supplier
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Directed by
| Mohit Suri | ||
Written by
| Tushar Hiranandani | ... | () |
| Milap Zaveri | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Ekta Kapoor | ... | producer |
| Shobha Kapoor | ... | producer |
| Abdul Aziz Makani | ... | line producer |
| Amul V Mohan | ... | creative producer (as Amul Vikas Mohan) |
| Sakett Saawhney | ... | producer: Head of Production |
| Megha Saigal | ... | Associate Creative Producer |
| Praful Salunke | ... | line producer |
| Suraj Singh | ... | executive producer |
| Avi Udeshi | ... | line producer-mauritius |
| Mukesh Udeshi | ... | line producer: Mauritius |
| Nitin Upadhyaya | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Rabbi Ahmed | ||
| Adnan Dhool | ||
| Mithun | ||
| Raju Singh | ||
| Ankit Tiwari | ||
Cinematography by
| Vishnu Rao | ||
Editing by
| Devendra Murdeshwar | ||
Editorial Department
| Nirmal Gala | ... | digital intermediate production head |
| Rohit Makwana | ... | associate editor |
| Vaibhav Marathe | ... | visual effects dailies editor |
| Sanjay Paraswani | ... | post producer |
| Sachin Patidar | ... | on-line editor |
| Rajesh Pradhan | ... | Off-line Editor: DI Team Prime Focus |
| Ganesh Shinde | ... | digital intermediate data management: prime focus |
| Girish Takle | ... | dailies editor |
| Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Aadore Mukherjee | ... | (as Aadore Mukherjee Mehra) |
Production Design by
| Priya Suhas | ||
Art Direction by
| Sandeep Suvarna | ||
Set Decoration by
| Naidita Singh | ||
Makeup Department
| Jitendra Harilal Nayak | ... | makeup department head (as Jitendra Hiralal Nayak) |
Production Management
| Sakett Saawhney | ... | head of production |
| Nitesh Sakpal | ... | Post Production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nehal Padbidri | ... | assistant director |
| Harsh Raseen | ... | first assistant director |
| Sidhaant Sachdev | ... | assistant director (music and creatives) (as Siddhant Sachdev) |
| Nekko Sha | ... | hair/make up/wardrobe |
| Pranjal Srivastava | ... | associate director |
| Geet Vaghela | ... | second assistant director (as Geet Vaghela) |
| Jaykumar Verma | ... | assistant director |
| Guruvendra Yadav | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Adil Haji | ... | assistant art director |
| Adil Haji | ... | assistant art director |
| Rakesh Narayane | ... | assistant art director |
| Apoorva Pushkarna | ... | assistant art director |
| Naidita Singh | ... | set decorator |
Sound Department
| Aakash Chowdhary | ... | assistant: sound editor (as Aakash Chaudhary) |
| Snell Creado | ... | sound effects editor |
| Siddharth Dubey | ... | temp sound mix |
| Parikshit Lalwani | ... | audiographer and sound designer |
| Mohammad Iqbal Paratwada | ... | foley artist |
| Dipesh Patel | ... | foely editor |
| Satyabhan Patel | ... | sound effects editor |
| Anant Pawar | ... | sound engineers |
| C.V. Raju | ... | associate re-recording mixer |
| Mohammed Salim Rajjak Shaikh | ... | sound recordist |
| Curran Alphonso | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Babu Tyagi | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Chanchal Adak | ... | vfx production coordinator |
| Shruti Anand | ... | post production coordinator |
| Swapnil Andraskar | ... | dynamics & fluids: prime focus |
| Sagar Aphandkar | ... | digital paint artist |
| Gaurav Baghel | ... | compositor: PRIME FOCUS WORLD PVT. LTD. / compositor: Prime focus world pvt. ltd. |
| Vaibhav Bajaj | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Mahesh Baria | ... | visual effects supervisor: Prime Focus Ltd |
| Bhavin Barot | ... | visual effects: prep lead |
| Dhirendra Chhatpar | ... | visual effects editor: dailies |
| Abhineet Christian | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ashok Devadiga | ... | Sr.lighting artist |
| Robin Gaikwad | ... | compositor |
| Somesh Ghosh | ... | Visual effects Lead compositor & Shoot Supervisor |
| Tarun Gupta | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Dipansu Halder | ... | senior fx artist (as Dipansu Haldar) |
| Neha Hooda | ... | line producer: VFX |
| Pooja Jori | ... | compositor |
| Abhishek Maheshwari | ... | Roto Artist |
| Sagar Mehta | ... | digital compositor |
| Aziz Merchant | ... | compositor |
| Aniket Mhatre | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Nair Midhun | ... | visual effects artist (as Midhun) |
| Rohit Rane | ... | senior compositor |
| Sheveta Raut | ... | senior animator |
| Sandeepchoudhary | ... | visual effects: Prep artist (as Choudharysandeep) |
| Jimit Shah | ... | background prep lead |
| Singh Sharanjit | ... | visual effects artist (as Sharanjeet Singh) |
| Kanwaljeet Singh | ... | compositor |
| Sreevinod | ... | digital compositor |
| Meera Sukhathankar | ... | sr. compositor |
| Vinay Thakur | ... | sr. compositor |
| Sudhir Trivedi | ... | Visual Effects CG Supervisor: Pixion |
Stunts
| Anees Adenwala | ... | safety diver: underwater work |
| Rais Abid Baluch | ... | Stunt double: Siddharth Malhotra |
| Ratan Bose | ... | stunt performer (as Rattan Bose) |
| Aejaz Gulab | ... | action director |
| Javed Karim | ... | action director |
| Yasin Shaikh | ... | stunt performer |
| Surender Sharma | ... | action assistant director |
| Arun Yadav | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Devendra Dash | ... | steadicam operator |
| Vikas Hooda | ... | second assistant camera |
| Imran Akbar Hasan Hushye | ... | gaffer |
| Chetan Maduranthakam | ... | assistant cinematographer |
| Rajesh Mahato | ... | assistant camera: Foucs puller |
| Mujib | ... | gaffer |
| Harish Patel | ... | camera operator |
| Nilesh Pathak | ... | second assistant cinematographer |
| Shamsher Singh Rajwar | ... | underwater camera assistant |
| Syed Tanveer Reyaz | ... | Associate Cinematographer / associate/operative Cameraman |
| Sandeep Shetty | ... | steadIcam operator (as Shetty Sandeep) |
| Shaikh Shoeb | ... | steadicam operator |
| Pudiyamuthu Sundaram | ... | jib operator |
| Satya Yadav | ... | second assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Karishmah Gulati | ... | stylist (as Karishma Gulati) / wardrobe (as Karishma Gulati) |
| Sanjay Hadpidkar | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Nikita Jaisinghani | ... | stylist |
| Deepali Singh Raseen | ... | assistant costume designer (as Deepali Singh) |
| Sagar Tirlotkar | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Deepak Bhanushali | ... | location manager |
| Sooraj Khanna | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Rabbi Ahmed | ... | lyricist |
| Bikram Chaudhary | ... | musician |
| Adnan Dhool | ... | lyricist / singer |
| Mohammad Irfan | ... | singer |
| George Joseph | ... | music producer |
| Shraddha Kapoor | ... | singer |
| Manoj Muntashir | ... | lyricist |
| Momina Mustehsan | ... | playback singer |
| Dhrubajyoti Phukan | ... | music producer/programmer |
| Vasudev Singh Rajpurohit | ... | musician |
| Mithun Sharma | ... | lyricist / singer (as Mithoon) |
| Bobby Shrivastava | ... | rhythm arranger/producer |
| Arijit Singh | ... | singer |
| Ovais Singstar | ... | playback singer |
| Ankit Tiwari | ... | singer |
| Mustafa Zahid | ... | singer |
Additional Crew
| Divya Aggarwal | ... | production assistant |
| Mukesh Chhabra | ... | acting workshops |
| Dhananjay Galani | ... | exhibitor: Bhatwal Cinema Dhule |
| Priyank Jain | ... | marketing manager |
| Mehul Kapadia | ... | assistant: Choreographer |
| Sana Khan | ... | asst. choreographer |
| Pankaj Kothari | ... | Talent Agent: Asif Basra |
| Shompa Mitra | ... | Branding and Strategic Alliances |
| Siddharth S Pande | ... | visual promotions (as Siddharth Pande) |
| Nidhi Sethia | ... | In-Film Branding / Product placement |
| Ruchikaa Kapoor Sheikh | ... | head of marketing & branding (as Ruchikaa Kapoor) |
| Tanvi Thakore | ... | Miscellaneous Crew: Balaji Motion Pictures |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AA Films (2014) (India) (theatrical)
- AJ Films Entertainment World (2014) (India) (theatrical) (Delhi)
- HKC Entertainment (2014) (Pakistan) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Disney+ Hotstar (India) (video) (VOD)
- KVH Media Group (2015) (World-wide) (Ships)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Light n Light (grip and lighting equipment)
- Seek Red (publicity and promotion)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Every love story has a hero, a heroine, and a villain. But this is the love story of a villain. Guru is a quiet, tough, and ruthless man, who works for a crooked politician. A dark past refuses to let Guru sleep at night until he meets Aisha. He falls in love with her and his life changes. Just when things seem perfect, she falls prey to an attack. Devastated, Guru starts hunting the miscreant and is shocked to learn of his seemingly innocuous and simple identity. Does Guru succeed in getting even with the assailant? And what is the motive behind the killings? The plot thickens as the astonishing mystery unveils and new realizations come to the forefront. Written by Gaurav Thakur |
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| Taglines | There's one in every love story See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was originally titled Villain, however due to the fact that Arjun Rampal held the rights for that title, the title was changed to Ek Villain. See more » |
| Goofs | When Guru lights the match, it is almost half burnt in one shot but when he is distracted by Rohan who's trying to kill him, he turns his back to Rohan and the match is less burnt. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Shahenshah (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Galliyan See more » |