Mumbai Godfather
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Mumbai Godfather is the name of an Indian Bollywood
film directed by Deepak Balraj Vij
released on 23 September 2005.
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Romeo becomes the victim of police brutality
in prison. Angered by his mistreatment, he swears vengeance and, upon his release, solicits the help of Mumbai underworld don Vijay Bhaichara (Govind Namdeo
) so as to kill Masti Bhai. The law, represented by encounter specialist Anjali (Seema Biswas
) is on to grab the killer. Meanwhile, Romeo is getting in deeper with the criminal world in Mumbai. He forms a gang with Shalu and Vijay Bhaichara. Vijay has a falling-out with Romeo after Romeo kills a wealthy businessman named Naresh Jindal without informing Vijay.
An enraged Vijay becomes Romeo's arch rival. He sides with Inspector Anjali to finish Romeo in an encounter. One by one, Romeo's associates and friends are killed.
Eventually, Romeo decides to abandon his life of crime and start anew. However, his past catches up with him.Romeo is involved in an altercation with the law in which he is shot 6 times, but somehow survives.
. He did not have a very positive opinion of it, calling it a "dull fare". He wrote that the film's plotline was formulaic, and based on a premise that has been done many times before in Indian cinema. He does express some measure of admiration for Seema Biswas's character.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film directed by Deepak Balraj Vij
Deepak Balraj Vij
Deepak Balraj Vij is an Indian film director, predominantly within the Hindi film industry. He is the director of Mumbai Godfather, Malik Ek, and Aaya Toofan.He directed "Aika Dajiba", a Marathi movie released on August 13, 2010....
released on 23 September 2005.
Synopsis
The protagonist of the film is Romeo (Vikram Singh), who is in love with Shalu (Rinku Ghosh), an exotic dancer. He visits the pub where she works which gets raided by the police. He is arrested for possession of a firearm. The gun was handed to him seconds before the raid began by the character Manoj Masti Bhai (manoj JoshiManoj Joshi (actor)
Manoj Joshi is an India film and television actor. Joshi began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre...
).
Romeo becomes the victim of police brutality
Police brutality
Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer....
in prison. Angered by his mistreatment, he swears vengeance and, upon his release, solicits the help of Mumbai underworld don Vijay Bhaichara (Govind Namdeo
Govind Namdeo
Govind Namdeo is an Indian film actor. Govind made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's Shola Aur Shabnam . He has acted in numerous A grade movies...
) so as to kill Masti Bhai. The law, represented by encounter specialist Anjali (Seema Biswas
Seema Biswas
Seema Biswas is an Indian film and theatre actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen . She has a reputation for performing strong character roles.Biswas won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film...
) is on to grab the killer. Meanwhile, Romeo is getting in deeper with the criminal world in Mumbai. He forms a gang with Shalu and Vijay Bhaichara. Vijay has a falling-out with Romeo after Romeo kills a wealthy businessman named Naresh Jindal without informing Vijay.
An enraged Vijay becomes Romeo's arch rival. He sides with Inspector Anjali to finish Romeo in an encounter. One by one, Romeo's associates and friends are killed.
Eventually, Romeo decides to abandon his life of crime and start anew. However, his past catches up with him.Romeo is involved in an altercation with the law in which he is shot 6 times, but somehow survives.
Reviews
The film was reviewed by Indian film critic Taran AdarshTaran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
. He did not have a very positive opinion of it, calling it a "dull fare". He wrote that the film's plotline was formulaic, and based on a premise that has been done many times before in Indian cinema. He does express some measure of admiration for Seema Biswas's character.