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Ghatak: Lethal (1996)

Ghatak: Lethal poster
Original title
Ghatak
Directed by
Rajkumar Santoshi
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 38m
Rated
18
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man seeks vengeance against a powerful criminal who terrorizes his community. He stands up to the gangster and fights back using his own strength and determination.

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What happens

Ghatak (translated as Lethal or Fatal) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Danny Denzongpa, and Amrish Puri. The film was released on 15 November 1996, and was a blockbuster, grossing ₹32.7 crore at the box-office to become the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. It won three awards at the 42nd Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Puri), Best Screenplay (Santoshi), and Best Editing (Mayekar). It also received three nominations: Best Director (Santoshi), Best Actor (Deol), and Best Villain (Denzongpa). The film was remade in Telugu as Aapthudu (2004), starring Rajasekhar and Anjala Zaveri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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