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Viruddh... Family Comes First

  • 20052005
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.1K
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Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)
  • Drama
  • Family
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 u... Read allAn 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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  • Director
    • Mahesh Manjrekar
  • Writers
    • Yash Gawli(screenplay)
    • Yash Keswani(screenplay)
    • Mahesh Manjrekar
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • John Abraham
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mahesh Manjrekar
  • Writers
    • Yash Gawli(screenplay)
    • Yash Keswani(screenplay)
    • Mahesh Manjrekar
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • John Abraham
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhanas Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhan
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Sumitraas Sumitra
    John Abraham
    John Abraham
    • Amar V. Patwardhanas Amar V. Patwardhan
    Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt
    • Ali Asgharas Ali Asghar
    Anusha Dhandekar
    • Jenny Mayeras Jenny Mayer
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Aroraas Arora
    Sharat Saxena
    Sharat Saxena
    • Vidhadhar's friendas Vidhadhar's friend
    Beena Banerjee
    Beena Banerjee
    • Swati Chitnisas Swati Chitnis
    Shivaji Satam
    Shivaji Satam
    • Bharuchaas Bharucha
    • (as Shivaaji Satam)
    Sachin Khedekar
    Sachin Khedekar
    • Police Inspectoras Police Inspector
    Amitabh Dayal
    Amitabh Dayal
    • Harshwardhan Kadamas Harshwardhan Kadam
    Ninad Kamat
    Ninad Kamat
    • Sahilas Sahil
    Dhananjay Mandrekar
    Dhananjay Mandrekar
    • Police Inspector Saxenaas Police Inspector Saxena
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Advocate Asnanias Advocate Asnani
    • (as Vallabh Vyas)
    Tanvi Hegde
    Tanvi Hegde
    • Ashaas Asha
    Dimple Inamdar
    • Sandhyaas Sandhya
    Amit Phalke
    • Amar's Friendas Amar's Friend
    Pushkar Shrotri
    Pushkar Shrotri
    • Amar's Friendas Amar's Friend
    • Director
      • Mahesh Manjrekar
    • Writers
      • Yash Gawli(screenplay)
      • Yash Keswani(screenplay)
      • Mahesh Manjrekar
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    • Trivia
      Mahesh Majrekar was asked in an interview whether the film was based on Saaransh 1984 which had a similar story line of an elderly couple losing their only son. Mahesh Manjrekar replied that the story is based on a real life couple who had lost their only son in a tragedy.
    • Alternate versions
      Will be made in two languages -- Hindi and English. The English title is Versus.
    • Connections
      Remade as Konkanastha (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Dil Toh Deewana Hai
      Composed by Zubeen Garg

      Performed by Zubeen Garg (vocals)

    User reviews21

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    Top review
    7/10
    Comfort, loss and struggle
    Viruddh starts as a very nice and light family movie which presents an elderly middle-class couple played by Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore living an ordinary and happy life while their only son is settled in London. Soon he comes back with a young non-Indian girlfriend and following his parents' approval, the two get married. While everything seems to be perfect, a tragedy strikes the family when their son is killed in a party. There starts a hard double-struggle for the family, as they have to live with the pain of losing their only son and at the same time prove the murder and his innocence as it was covered up by false reports of him being a smuggler.

    At first, Viruddh is a watchable yet strikingly ordinary movie and it looks like nothing special is coming. When the son came back with a new foreign bride, I thought this would be the film's main conflict and was prepared to be disappointed by an old-fashioned melodrama. But a rather unexpected twist changed the picture and slowly the story started taking shape. Mahesh Manjrekar is a prolific director and some of his films are excellent. Viruddh is not at all his best, but it is an appreciable effort. After watching Baghban, a good but melodramatic movie, somehow I thought this one would be similar in execution and I was wrong. Manjrekar pays attention to small details and portrays the movie realistically.

    The second half is interesting, although the concept itself does tend to remind of those horrible masala movies dealing with injustice and corruptness. The movie does falter there a bit, but Manjrekar tries to do everything differently by giving the narrative a rather subtle feel, and he partly succeeds. The film has absolutely no songs, it is devoid of overdone melodrama, the characters look authentic and genuine, and the dialogues are simple. More than anything, what marks the film is the portrayal of the elderly couple, their love, their care for each other, and their common pain and struggle. Again, unlike the exaggerated romance in Baghban, here their relationship looks believable and real.

    The film's main lead is played by Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore, and both are excellent. They were not paired together that much in their heydays, but their chemistry here is very good. Just look at the scenes portraying their struggle post their son's death. There isn't much overdone sentimentality, just quiet suffering. This phase of the film is very convincing, and due credit goes to them. Bachchan efficiently plays his character's grief and determination. Tagore delivers one of her finest performances. The first half is entirely dominated by her wonderful presence, while the second presents her brilliantly understated portrait of anguish and strength.

    Among the supporting actors, Sanjay Dutt is very likable as the neighbour. Anusha Dhandekar is pretty good as the daughter in-law. John Abraham is okay, nothing impressive, and well, his is not that demanding a role to begin with. This brings me to one of the film's aspects which I quite disliked, and it's the narration. I cannot understand why Abraham's character had to appear on-screen while narrating the story. It took away a lot from the credibility and did not contribute much. The ending is very sugarcoated, and reminded me in a way of B.R Chopra's Insaaf Ka Tarazu. Having said that, this one is definitely better than Chopra's son Ravi's Baghban, and is quite a nice movie overall.
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    • Mar 21, 2011

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2005 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Family Comes First
    • Production companies
      • Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)
      • Satyajeet Movies Pvt. Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $327,615
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $110,360
      • Jul 24, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,048,588
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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