Apaharan(full movie)
Apaharan (English: "Kidnapping") is a 2005 Hindi film released on the 2 December 2005 and is directed by
Prakash Jha and stars
Ajay Devgan and
Nana Patekar in the lead roles.
It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies
between a father and son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry
in the eastern state of Bihar, India. Apaharan was declared Above
Average at Indian box-office.
Plot
Ajay Shastri (
Ajay Devgan) is an unemployed, honest graduate who dreams of joining the police force. His father, Raghuvansh Shastri (
Mohan Agashe)
is a highly principled and moralistic man. An ex-schoolteacher and
Gandhi follower, now a social activist, Prof. Shastri expects his son to
follow in his steps and believe in his ideals and values. When his
father's ideals start clashing with Ajay's dreams of becoming a police
officer, a rift between father and son emerges.
Ajay bribes higher officials to get his name on the police force list
and, with his friend (Ayub Khan), he gets Rs. 5 lakh loan as well. When
things go awry, Ajay and his friend decide to kidnap a government
official to repay the amount. Despite all this, Ajay loves Megha (
Bipasha Basu), a smart and educated young woman, who is also in love with him, but their worlds are far apart.
The kidnap goes wrong at the last minute. It turns out the official is under protection of Gaya Singh, one of Tabrez Alam's (
Nana Patekar)
lieutenants. Tabrez Alam is a powerful and influential minority leader.
Tabrez runs a parallel government: an empire that lives off money and
fear and one which Tabrez has under his thumb with the help of his
right-hand man, Gaya Singh (Yashpal Sharma). Murders, extortion, bribery
and, above all, kidnappings are just some of his illegal activities.
Ajay and his friends are brought to jail under police custody. It is
in jail that they are tortured by Gaya Singh and his men, who runs the
kidnapping business shuffling between jail and hospital. Ajay pleads
with DSP Shukla to save him and promises to do anything for him and to
be of a great use in future. DSP saves him as he is pissed off with Gaya
Singh for not getting his share of trading and creating pressure for
his transfer.
Ajay then kidnaps Sooraj Mal, one of the leading businessman and
rising figure in local politics. This infuriates Tabrez as he had
previously ordered Gaya Singh to kidnap Sooraj Mal to make his power
felt by other businessmen but failed because of his high security. Gaya
Singh goes frantic upon hearing the kidnapping and goes to kill the
person upon information provided by DSP Shukla. He is surprised to find
Ajay as the kidnapper who kills him after humiliating him avenging his
own humiliation in jail by the hands of Daya Singh. He surrenders
himself to Tabrez, and requests him to take him into his gang. Tabrez
sees potential in Ajay and soon Ajay starts running Tabrez's entire
empire. He takes Ajay in like a son and places him higher than his own
brother Usmaan (Mukul Nag). Swimming in power, Ajay becomes the state's
most powerful gangster and, under Tabrez's authority, the head of
Bihar's most successful kidnapping trade, which Ajay consolidates by
killing smaller player and removing all competitors.
The state's home minister's wife is caught on camera taking money and
the scandal becomes the hottest news. The home minister offers Ajay to
join him and leave Tabrez Alam; Ajay refuses. He then provides the taped
conversation between him and Ajay to Tabrez to make a rift between
them. Meanwhile, news correspondent Akash Ranjan calls a press
conference to clarify the scandal involving the home minister inviting a
discussion. Tabrez sends Ajay to kill Akash so that he would bring a
no-confidence motion against the government, bringing its fall. He would
come to power by taking advantage of the political instability. Ajay is
contacted by SP Anwar Khan who makes him aware of Tabrez's real motive.
Ajay reaches the press conference venue only to find that the real
person behind the ongoing debate of bribery scandal is his father. He
leaves without killing Akash Ranjan and is confronted by DSP Shukla sent
by Tabrez to kill him.
Ajay surrenders himself to SP Khan and gives his statement revealing
everything after killing DSP Shukla. This report is presented to the
home minister by the commissioner of police citing Tabrez Alam's arrest
warrant. The home minister makes a deal with Tabrez Alam, citing the
evidence against him and both join hands to form new government in the
state with the help of their respective MLA support. SP Khan is sorry
for Ajay as all his efforts are ruined by the political upheaval. Ajay
goes home one last time with the help from SP Khan where he watches his
father reminiscing about him and make amends with him after knowing how
much he loved him. He goes back to prison where Tabrez comes to meet him
after becoming the new home minister of the state. He gloats in front
of Ajay at the jail, but Ajay has a gun. He shoots Tabrez after they
converse for a while. In return, Tabrez's men shoot Ajay and the film
ends.