Ghatak: Lethal (1996)

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

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.

intensedramaticrevenge-drivenfast-pacedangrygrittyconfrontational

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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