Released Date:
1999-10-07
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
Runtime:
145 min
IMDB Ratings:
(5441 Reviews)
Director:
Mahesh ManjrekarImtiaz Hussain (dialogue)
Mahesh Manjrekar (screenplay)
Mahesh Manjrekar (story)
Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar (Sanjay Dutt) and his best friend Dedh Footiya (Sanjay Narvekar) struggle to find work in Mumbai. They decide to run a pav bhaji stall.But fate steps in when Raghu accidentally kills a customer who turns out to be the brother of a notorious gangster, Fracture Pandya and end up in the Mumbai underworld. Vitthal Kaanya (Ashish Vidyarthi), a rival gang lord, offers Raghunath and Dedh Footiya protection and later hires them both as hitmen. Raghunath becomes a respected hit man, with Dedh Footiya as his accomplice. With Raghunath in his gang Vitthal Kaanya hits a peak in the Mumbai underworld. He is protected by a politician who uses Raghunath for his needs. While BabbanRao (Home Minister) relies on Raghunath, there are some others who despise Raghunath, and are just waiting in the sidelines to see when Raghunath makes an error. Raghunath does so, and hence becomes an embarrassment for BabbanRao. Soon Raghunath is on the run, both from the police, and BabbanRao's men. Raghunath knows now that he must protect his wife, parents, and family, as they too are in danger. Then Raghunath comes to know that the police have been ordered to kill him in an "encounter", and Raghunath now realizes that there is no escape from this harsh reality. Unable to save himself from police, Raghu comes back to his home and asks his mother to shot him down for a graceful end of life. His mother does the same and his wife doesn't stop her from doing this.
Released Date:
2000-11-10
Languages:
Hindi
Countries:
India
IMDB Ratings:
6.1 (564 Reviews)
Director:
Mahesh ManjrekarRavi Shankar Jaiswal (additional dialogue)
Mahesh Manjrekar (screenplay)
Mahesh Manjrekar (story)
K.K. Singh (dialogue)
Kurukshetra is a story of war between evil and truth. The D.S.P Prithvi Raj Singh(Sanjay Dutt) is an honest and brave police officer.All dishonest police officers , rogues, criminals and corrupt politicians are scared of him. The day he joins duty in Mumbai city, he destroys all the illegal business of Iqbal Pasina(Mukesh Rishi). From that day onwards, Iqbal Pasina starts admiring DSP Prithvi Raj Singh.Prithvi Raj Singh with his wife, Anjali (Mahima Chaudhary) and sister, Aarti is living a happy life. Aarti is in love with Sub-Inspector Avinash. Anjali is sad because she lost her \"Prithvi \" who used to love her. \"D.S.P Prithvi\" is a totally different man, a man of law and duties. She lost her lover behind the uniform. One day C.M. Babu Rao Deshmukh's son Ambar and his friend Rohit, traps a girl called Gita in a hotel room and both of them rape her. This brutal incident evokes into the battle of \"Kurukshetra\". The battle is fought between the C.M.Babu Rao Deshmukh and D.S.P Prithvi Raj Singh. The C.M. Babu Rao Deshmukh has money,power and government infrastructure and on the other side, D.S.P Prithvi Raj Singh gets the support from opposition leader Sambhaji Yadav, Iqbal Pasina and their families. In this battle of crime and justice, who wins the battle and who loses? This is \"Kurukshetra\".
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