Maharathi

About the film

Maharathi is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film produced by Dhilin Mehta. The film was directed by Shivam Nair and stars Paresh Rawal, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani, Om Puri and Tara Sharma.The film's music is by Shibani Kashyap. The film is based on the Gujarati language

play of the same name which itself was based on James Hadley Chase's novel There's Always a Price Tag.

Plot

The film opens as Jai Singh Adenwaala becomes involved in an accident due to drunk driving but is saved from death by Subhash Sharma. As Jai Singh is seriously drunk, Subhash hails a taxi and decides to drop him home. Once at the Adenwaala Bungalow, Jai Singh invites Subhash inside to thank him. He introduces him to his wife, Malika, a glamorous but shady young lady, and his lawyer and friend, A.D. Merchant. He then ends up hiring Subhash as his chauffeur, much to the chagrin of Mallika. Merchant also develops a dislike for him. Malika tries her best to get Subhash out of the house by framing him for robbery, but Subhash's quick wit and intelligence allow him to save himself.

Adenwaala reveals to Subash that he is neck deep in loans and depressed due to his constant drinking, and Mallika wants to kill him to claim his insurance worth 24 crores after Mallika threw his inhaler out a window when he had an asthma attack; Subash had luckily been there and gave it to Adenwaala in time.

He calls Subhash and Malika and hands Subhash a letter. He then tells Malika about a little change he had made in his insurance policy. According to the conditions in the policy, the insurance money could only be claimed if Adenwaala is murdered and not if he kills himself. Adenwaala says that he knows Malika will try to make his suicide appear to be murder. He also reveals he asked Subhash to stay so he cannot be blamed for his death. Saying this, he shoots himself. Malika rushes to call the police, but Subhash convinces her that together they can prove his suicide a murder.

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