Shagird

About the film

Shagird (transl. Disciple) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. An adaptation of Bengali film Ghatak (2006), the film also borrows inspirations from American film Training Day (2001). It stars Nana Patekar, Mohit Ahlawat, Rimi Sen, Zakir Hussain, and Anurag Kashyap. The film was released on 13 May 2011. Despite positive reviews from critics, the film failed to perform well commercially.

Plot

The film opens with gangster Bunty Bhaiya being arrested in Ghaziabad. In Delhi, Sub-inspector Mohit Kumar joins the crime branch under senior inspector Hanumant Singh. There he meets Singh's team, who are playing both sides of a dispute between a builder and the local land mafia.

Hanumant visits the leader of the land mafia under false pretenses and kills the entire gang, with the unwitting support of news reporter Varsha Mathur. Later, he claims to the media that the gang are wanted terrorists. Threats by the underworld against Hanumant and his family escalate, and he asks his wife and son to leave the country as soon as possible.

Bunty Bhaiya has been transferred to Delhi jail, where he befriends two terrorists. Hanumant takes Mohit to a local politician, Rajmani Yadav, and Rajmani informs the cops about a drug deal that is going to take place. Hanumant sabotages the deal and kills the dealers, then steals the drugs and money slated to change hands. During the chaos, Mohit proves his worth and saves Hanumant's life. Meanwhile, three journalists are kidnapped by a terrorist who asks for the release of Bunty Bhaiya along with other terrorists.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Abhishek Ray. It only features one track "Kaisi Talab Hai" sung by Kunal Ganjawala.

Reception

Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the movie a 31⁄2 star rating saying "Watch the film for its topicality. Shagird holds up a hard-hitting mirror on India: corrupt to the core, India: permanently scarred by the unholy nexus between tainted politicians, ruthless gangsters and dishonest cops". Taran Adarsh called the movie a power packed and well made film but blamed the awareness and low hype for the movie giving it a 3/5 star rating.

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