Ek: The Power of One
| Ek: The Power of One | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sangeeth Sivan |
| Produced by | Jaswant Khera |
| Screenplay by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Story by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Starring |
Bobby Deol Shriya Saran Nana Patekar |
| Music by |
Songs: Pritam Chakraborty Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | T Ramji |
| Edited by | Chirag Jain |
| Distributed by |
K Sera Sera Dharam Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | Rs. 60 million[1] |
Ek: The Power of One is a 2009 action film starring Bobby Deol in the lead. It's a Hindi remake of the Telugu film Athadu. Athadu was a super hit movie while EK flopped and received negative reviews.
Plot
Nandu (Bobby Deol) an orphan turned assassin somehow gets wrongly accused of a politician's murder and is on the run. On his escapade on a train he meets Puran (Akshay Kapoor), who is homebound after fourteen years, they get chatting and Nandu finds all about his joint family and the wedding of Puran's sister that he is going to attend.
However the police catch up with Nandu on the train and shoot at him but Puran gets hit accidentally and dies on the spot. Nandu goes to Puran's family home in his village to return his grandfathers watch and also to break the news of his grandson's death to him. However it turns out that Puran's family mistakes Nandu for Puran and makes him a part of the celebration at home. He thinks that it is his responsibility to fulfill the deeds the Puran had to fulfill.
Preet (Shriya Saran), who is the daughter of Puran's grandfather's friend is in awe of Nandu and falls in love with him. CBI Inspector Rane (Nana Patekar), is given the responsibility of tracking down the killer and is after Nandu.
At the end, Nandu realizes that his friend Shekar (Pradeep Kharab) is behind everything. He has a tape of his innocence and gives it to Inspector Rane. He then goes back to Puran's family and lives with them.
Cast
- Bobby Deol as Nandkumar 'Nandu' Sharma / 'Fake' Puran Singh
- Nana Patekar as CBI Inspector NandKumar Rane
- Shriya Saran as Preet
- Jackie Shroff as Savte (Special Appearance)
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Kripal Singh
- Zarina Wahab as Gayatri bua
- Akshay Kapoor as Puran Singh
- Gurpreet Ghuggi as Guru
- Rana Ranbir as Dev
- Sachin Khedekar as Anna Mhatre
- Pradeep Kharab as Shekhar
- Raghuveer Yadav as Joshi
- Vikramjeet Virk as (Special Appearance)
- Prete Bhutani as Nandni
- Jaspal Bhatti as Amrik Singh Nasa
- Upasna Singh as Manjit bua
- Sanjay Mishra as Advocate Parminder Singh
- Ritu Vij as Balbir bua
- Anant Jog as Police Inspector
- Chunky Pandey as Balli
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Chaudhary
- Shishir Sharma as CBI Chief
- Simran Deepali as Channo
- Ajaz Khan as Anna Mahatre's son
Soundtrack
The songs of the film were composed by Pritam and the song 'Bang Bang' was written by Mayur Puri.
Reception
As of April 2009, the film has grossed Rs. 980 million.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Dashavtaar Opens To A Poor Response". Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.