Indian

Indian movie: True son of the soil

Indian is a Hindi action film starring Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, and Raj Babbar in the lead roles. It revolves around a high-ranking police officer who has nabbed a dreaded terrorist. But he discovers the terrorist has deep links with powerful people. And in the course of events, the police officer is accused of being responsible for his father-in-law’s death.

Release Date of Indian movie on OTT

The Sunny Deol-starrer Hindi film Indian was released on 26th October, 2001. It can also be streamed on the Zee5 OTT platform.

Indian movie plot: Triumph of truth and integrity 

DCP Rajshekhar Azad receives accolades and a promotion for successfully nabbing a dreaded terrorist named Wasim Khan. But he is surprised to find out that many policemen wanted the terrorist to be set free. Azad discovers that the millionaire, Shankar Singhania, is at the centre of all this. He takes the matter to his father-in-law, DGP Suryapratap Singh, but receives no support. In a turn of events, DGP Suryapratap Singh gets killed, and Raj becomes the primary suspect. Azad is forced to flee while the terrorist is let free. Can the DCP redeem himself?

The success story behind Indian

The lead cast of this action film includes Sunny Deol as DCP Rajshekhar Azad, Shilpa Shetty as Anjali Rajshekar Azad, Raj Babbar as DGP Suryapratap Singh, and Danny Denzongpa as Shankar Singhania. The other notable artists and their corresponding character names are Mukesh Rishi as Wasim Khan, Om Puri as Joginder Singh. Rajat Bedi has been seen as Sanjay Singhania, Rahul Dev as Pratap, Sanjay Narvekar as Rahim, Pramod Moutho as Inspector Moutho, and Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Suryapratap Singh. 

The film Indian is directed by N. Maharajan and written by Sanjay Masoomm. This Hindi action film is produced by Firoz Bagban, Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, and Deepak Raai Sharma. The credit for the movie’s music composition goes to Anand Raj Anand. 

Interesting facts about the movie Indian

1. Indian is a remake of the Tamil film “Vallarasu”. Both the original and the remake are directed by N. Maharajan.

2. In 2018, there was talk of making a sequel titled “Indian 2” starring Sunny Deol again in the lead and directed once more by N. Maharajan.

3. The cinema release date of “Indian” coincided with the release of Shahrukh Khan’s “Asoka”. 

FAQs about the movie Indian 

Q1. Who are the popular actors in the film Indian?

Ans: They are Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Babbar, Danny Denzongpa, Om Puri, and Mukesh Rishi.

Q2. How has the movie Indian been reviewed by critics?

Ans: Some film critics have described the movie as “excessively serious”, but the overall review is the film is “patriotic" and has "vibrant stunts” that the Indian audience would surely enjoy.

Q3. How popular was Vallarasu at the box office?

Ans: Vallarasu, which means “superpower”, went on to become a blockbuster soon after its release in the year 2000.