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Shool (film)
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Shool is a 1999 film by director E. Nivas which portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in the state of Bihar
, and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. The film starred Manoj Bajpai
as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde
as the borderline psychopath criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav. The film has won 2 Filmfare awards and 1 National Award For Best Feature Film In Hindi.
district (Bihar), which is ruled by local politician and criminal Bachhu Yadav (Shinde) and his henchmen. Singh is an idealist who respects the constitution and the law, and expects that everyone else should do the same. But no one follows the law in Motihari, including the policemen who receive weekly payments from Yadav to do his bidding.
One day, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Shrivallabh Vyas
) asks Singh to go and break up a fight between two rival gangs, and arrest the people who attacked some of Yadav's men. Singh investigates and finds that Yadav's men were the real culprits, and so arrests them instead. When the DSP orders him to release them, he refuses to do so. But the court releases them because the men who were beat up are not willing to testify.
Things begin deteriorating and Singh soon finds himself alone in his fight against a corrupt and rotten system. He does not give up, even when he gets suspended under false charges of assaulting the DSP. But things change after his daughter dies when he took on some of Yadav's men who passed lewd comments on his wife and daughter. Yadav kills one of his men and puts the blame on Singh. And the police arrest Singh while he is still grieving over his daughter's dead body. Singh's parents come to help him, and his father (Virendra Saxena
) goes and pleads with Yadav to get him released. When Singh realizes that Yadav was behind his release, he insults Yadav.
A few days later, Singh's parents leave, and he has a big fight with his wife (Raveena Tandon
) over their situation and her accusation that his idealism was to blame. He leaves in anger, and his wife consumes poison. His only friend in town, Tiwari (Vineet Kumar
), informs him about it and both rush to the hospital. Singh manages to speak a couple of sentences with her before she dies.
Singh now loses it. He goes home, wears his uniform, visits the police station and steals a pistol. He then fights his way into the state legislature which is in session, enters the well of the house, finds Yadav and snatch him to the Speaker's dais. After an emotional appeal to members of parliament on the leadership crisis and criminalization of politics that was rotting the entire system, he shoots and kills Yadav.
The song "Main Aayi Hoon U.P. Bihar Lootne" is the highlight of the album, as the item song featuring Shilpa Shetty
became quite a rage among the audience. Later, Ehsaan
of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
remarked that the song "was something that contracted us as people"
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, and its effect on the life of an honest police officer. The film starred Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
as Inspector Samar Pratap Singh and Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
as the borderline psychopath criminal-politician Bachhu Yadav. The film has won 2 Filmfare awards and 1 National Award For Best Feature Film In Hindi.
Plot
Inspector Samar Pratap Singh (Bajpai) gets transferred to MotihariMotihari
Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-History:In 1866 Champaran was made into a district with Motihari as its headquarters. On 1 December 1977 the Champaran district was divided into two districts, and Motihari became the headquarters of East...
district (Bihar), which is ruled by local politician and criminal Bachhu Yadav (Shinde) and his henchmen. Singh is an idealist who respects the constitution and the law, and expects that everyone else should do the same. But no one follows the law in Motihari, including the policemen who receive weekly payments from Yadav to do his bidding.
One day, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Shrivallabh Vyas
Shrivallabh Vyas
Shrivallabh Vyas is an Indian actor who has worked in many films including Sardar, Lagaan and Shool. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.-Early career:...
) asks Singh to go and break up a fight between two rival gangs, and arrest the people who attacked some of Yadav's men. Singh investigates and finds that Yadav's men were the real culprits, and so arrests them instead. When the DSP orders him to release them, he refuses to do so. But the court releases them because the men who were beat up are not willing to testify.
Things begin deteriorating and Singh soon finds himself alone in his fight against a corrupt and rotten system. He does not give up, even when he gets suspended under false charges of assaulting the DSP. But things change after his daughter dies when he took on some of Yadav's men who passed lewd comments on his wife and daughter. Yadav kills one of his men and puts the blame on Singh. And the police arrest Singh while he is still grieving over his daughter's dead body. Singh's parents come to help him, and his father (Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena is an Indian theater, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in films such as Shool, Dhoop, Aks as well as many television serials...
) goes and pleads with Yadav to get him released. When Singh realizes that Yadav was behind his release, he insults Yadav.
A few days later, Singh's parents leave, and he has a big fight with his wife (Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well....
) over their situation and her accusation that his idealism was to blame. He leaves in anger, and his wife consumes poison. His only friend in town, Tiwari (Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar is a veteran actor, well known for playing negative roles. He has done a number of Hindi films and television serials. He is sometimes credited as Vinit Kumar or Binit Kumar.-Early life:...
), informs him about it and both rush to the hospital. Singh manages to speak a couple of sentences with her before she dies.
Singh now loses it. He goes home, wears his uniform, visits the police station and steals a pistol. He then fights his way into the state legislature which is in session, enters the well of the house, finds Yadav and snatch him to the Speaker's dais. After an emotional appeal to members of parliament on the leadership crisis and criminalization of politics that was rotting the entire system, he shoots and kills Yadav.
Cast
- Manoj BajpaiManoj BajpaiManoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
... Samar Pratap Singh - Raveena TandonRaveena TandonRaveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well....
... Manjari Singh - Sayaji ShindeSayaji ShindeSayaji Shinde is a Marathi film and multilingual actor from India who has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood. He was born in a small village near Satara, Maharashtra.-Career:...
... Bachhu Yadav - Vineet KumarVineet KumarVineet Kumar is a veteran actor, well known for playing negative roles. He has done a number of Hindi films and television serials. He is sometimes credited as Vinit Kumar or Binit Kumar.-Early life:...
... Inspector Tiwari - Ganesh Yadav ... Inspector Hussain
- Virendra SaxenaVirendra SaxenaVirendra Saxena is an Indian theater, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in films such as Shool, Dhoop, Aks as well as many television serials...
... Prabal Pratap Singh - Nandu Madhav ... Laljee
- Sandeep KulkarniSandeep KulkarniSandeep Kulkarni is an actor from India who is also a painter. An actor from theatre, television, and films, his work is popular among Hindi and Marathi audience....
... Gopaljee - Nagesh Bhosle ... Sudhir Vinod
- Yashpal SharmaYashpal Sharma (actor)Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan , Gangaajal , Ab Tak Chhappan , Apaharan and Singh is Kinng and his role as Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.-Early life...
... Lallan Singh - Shri Vallabh Vyas ... D.S.P
- Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
... Porter - Shilpa ShettyShilpa ShettyShilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
... Item Girl in a Song - Pratima KazmiPratima KazmiPratima Kazmi is an Indian television actress who has worked in many Bollywood movies and Hindi television drama series. Although she now works in Hindi movies & dramas, she started her career in 1997 with an UK's English film called Sixth Happiness, produced by an Indian director Waris Hussein,...
... Bhachhu Yadav's Mother
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in HindiNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in HindiThe National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi awards the best regional film in Hindi language. Initially the award was known as the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The winners in this category are:...
, 2000. - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, 2000 - Manoj Bajpai.
- Star Screen Award for Best Villain, 2000 - Sayaji Shinde.
Soundtrack
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaya Mere Papa Ko | Kavita Krishnamurthy , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Baby Anagha |
| 2 | Main Aayi Hoon U.P. Bihar Lootne | Sapna Awasthi , Chetan Shashitaal |
| 3 | Main Aayi Hoon U.P. Bihar Lootne (Remix) | Sapna Awasthi , Chetan Shashitaal |
| 4 | Shool | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
| 5 | Shool Si Chubhe Hai | Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed... |
| 6 | Aaj Raat Aayega Mazaa | K.S. Chitra |
The song "Main Aayi Hoon U.P. Bihar Lootne" is the highlight of the album, as the item song featuring Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
became quite a rage among the audience. Later, Ehsaan
Ehsaan Noorani
Ehsaan Noorani is the Ehsaan of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio which consist of Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa and himself. He is a famous music composer and a guitarist. He was the guitarist for many music directors before he started composing music. Ehsaan has also studied music with Mr...
of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...
remarked that the song "was something that contracted us as people"