Viruddh... Family Comes First
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| Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Produced by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Manjrekar Vinay Yash |
| Story by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Sharmila Tagore John Abraham Sanjay Dutt Anusha Dhandekar |
| Narrated by | John Abraham |
| Music by |
Anand Raj Anand Roop Kumar Rathod Bhavdeep Jaipurwale Ashit Desai Ajay-Atul Violin Brothers |
| Cinematography | Vijay Arora |
| Edited by | Rahul Bhatawkar |
| Distributed by |
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Satyajeet Movies Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Virruddh... Family Comes First (English: Against) is a Hindi film, released in 2005, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham. Viruddh is one among relatively few Hindi films that is not a musical, instead the soundtrack is primarily used as background. Marathi movie 'Kokanastha' also written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar has a similar plot.
The movie begins with Amar (John Abraham) narrating the story of his family and himself. Amar is the son of Vidyadhar (Amitabh Bachchan) & Sumitra Patwardhan (Sharmila Tagore), a middle class couple in India. Amar lives and works in London and he sends some of his salary to them. One day Amar returns home with Jenny Mayer (Anusha Dandekar), his girlfriend, and announces his intention to get married to her. Initially reluctant, his parents are pleased and happy for the two. One day, Amar goes out celebrating with his friends, whilst his parents and Jenny organise a surprise party for him.
Outside a pub, Amar witnesses a murder and, while trying to apprehend the killer, he gets mortally wounded in the fight. Amar succumbs in the hospital. The assailant is identified as Harshwardhan Kadam (Amitabh Dayal), son of a minister Kadam. Soon, the police start covering the case up. Amar is implicated in false charges of drug peddling. Witnesses and close friends of Amar too give false statements. The torture doesn't end there, as police try to implicate Jenny as his accompolice.
Vidyadhar decides that it is not good for Jenny to live there, especially since she is expecting Amar's child. Vidyadhar bails her out and implores her to return before she is locked up for good. Harshwardhan goes scot free meanwhile and Vidyadhar decides to seek justice on his own. Ali Asgar, a mechanic and an acquaintance of Patwardhan's, decides to help them. Soon, Ali succeeds in procuring a gun for Vidyadhar.
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