Ek: The Power of One

About the film

Ek: The Power of One is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan, starring Bobby Deol, Nana Patekar and Shriya Saran. It is a remake of the 2005 Telugu-language film Athadu.

Plot

Politician Anna Mhatre, leader of the opposition, intends to win the upcoming election by staging a failed assassination attempt on himself, which would garner him sympathy votes. To accomplish this, Mhatre, his deputy Joshi and their aide Rafiq hire Nandkumar Sharma alias Nandu, a contract killer, along with his partner Shekhar. On the day of the staged attack, Nandu's plan goes awry when Mhatre is actually shot dead. Attempting escape, Nandu sees Shekhar die in a car accident and manages to evade the police by jumping onto a moving train.

On the train, Nandu meets Puran Singh, who is returning to his hometown, Hoshiarpur, after running away as a child many years ago. While the train halts at a station, the police searching for Nandu arrive. The sub-inspector of the search party spots Nandu and fires at him, but hits Puran instead. Nandu uses the distraction to escape and goes to Hoshiarpur. However, Puran's unsuspecting family mistakes Nandu for their long-lost relative and welcomes him with open arms. Over time, he bonds with them and falls in love with Preet Kaur, Puran's childhood friend. Nandu helps the family resolve several issues, including protecting their farmland, aiding a struggling family affected by Puran's past actions, and withdrawing money from his own bank account to fund Puran's sister's wedding. He confides his real identity to Puran's friend Guru.

Meanwhile, CBI officer Nandkumar Rane is assigned to investigate Mhatre's assassination. Noting inconsistencies in the evidence, he goes to Hoshiarpur but fails to uncover Nandu's identity. All evidence points toward the deceased Shekhar, leading Rane to consult Savte, Nandu and Shekhar's former mentor in prison. After surreptitiously confirming Nandu's identity and the location of the payment for the job, Rane discovers a withdrawal from Nandu's account, calls the household, and tricks Nandu into revealing himself, causing him to flee. Arriving at the house, Rane informs Puran's family of his real fate and departs.

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