Viruddh
| Virrudh... Family Comes First | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Written by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Produced by | Amitabh Bachchan, Sagoon Wagh |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt, Anusha Dhandekar, Prem Chopra, Amitabh Dayal |
| Music by | Ajay Atul |
| Distributed by | A B Corp. Ltd, Satyajeet Movies Pvt Ltd |
Release dates | July 22, 2005 |
Running time | 132 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
Viruddh... Family Comes First (English: Opposites) is an Indian movie 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.
Synopsis
Vidyadhar Patwardhan (Amitabh Bachchan) lives a middle-class life with his wife, Sumitra (Sharmila Tagore). They have a son, Amar (John Abraham) who lives abroad in London. It is through his income that the family lives on. Amar returns home with Jenny Mayer (Anusha Dhandekar) and announces his intention to get married to her. Both his parents are pleased and happy for the two.
Amar goes out celebrating with his friends on his birthday, whilst his parents and Jenny organise a surprise party for him. Meanwhile, outside a pub, Amar witnessed a murder and while trying to apprehend the killer, he got killed in the fight. The family are devastated and they follow the case up to the conviction of the assailant who is identified to be Harshwardhan Kadam (Amitabh Dayal), son of a high ranking official.
The police change the reports and Amar's parents soon find out that the murder of their son has been covered up. They accuse Amar of selling drugs and the witnesses are battered and are forced to change their statements. Soon Jenny is accused of selling drugs and she is locked up in a cell. For her safety, Amar's parents tell her to go back to London. When Harshwardhan is found not guilty, Amar's parents seek justice and they decide to get it their own way with the help of their friend Ali Asgar (Sanjay Dutt).
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Vidhyadhar Patwardhan
- Sharmila Tagore ... Sumitra Patwardhan
- Sanjay Dutt ... Ali Asgar
- John Abraham ... Amar Patwardhan
- Anusha Dhandekar ... Jenny
- Prem Chopra ... Arora
- Sharat Saxena ... Shetty
- Beena ... Mrs. Chitnis
- Shivaji Satam ... Bharucha
- Sachin Khedekar ... Inspector Desai
- Amitabh Dayal ... Harshwardhan Kadam
Trivia
- The role played by John Abraham was initially offered to Saif Ali Khan but he could not commit to the film.
- Amitabh Bachchan has produced this film.
- Jaya Bachchan was the first choice for the role eventually played by Sharmila Tagore.
- Much of the London footage was shot in Shad Thames.