Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Producer: A.B. Corporation Ltd., Satyajeet Movies P. Ltd.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.
Music: Ajay-Atul.
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt.

Viruddh will showcase veteran Amitabh Bachchan and classic actress Sharmila Tagore after a long time. The last time they shared on screen space was in Chupke Chupke with Dharmendra, Om Prakash and Jaya Bachchan among the other starcast.  

Viruddh is a bilingual film that addresses various issues of a common man's plight against the system. There were speculation that the film is a remake of the Mahesh Bhatt-directed Saaransh with Anupam Kher and Rohini Hattangadi playing the elderly couple who lose their young son in a fatal accident. However, Mahesh Manjrekar, the director has strongly denied the accusation. Now it remains to be seen how much Viruddh resembles Saaransh...

Viruddh is the story of a person (John Abraham) who accidentally witnesses a criminal act and loses his life in his attempt to intervene.

Viruddh is the story of standing up against a well-established paradigm of power in defense of his/her convictions. It is about dissent, refusal of fear and of extraordinary courage and tenacity amidst extreme pressure and adversity.

Viruddh is also about an ordinary sixty plus couple, Vidyadhar Patwardhan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Sumitra (Sharmila Tagore), who are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son. In this process they undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.

The ingredients of Viruddh and its theme are universally identifiable. Set in the networked and global milieu, it tells a tale that has classical elements and structure and can be relocated in almost any context.

The film expresses individual and social vulnerability in the face of a corrupt system and how this equation continues to be the same even as the ways of the society change.

The film is scheduled to release on July 22nd.

Viruddh - Gallery
Amitabh Bachchan - Gallery, Wallpapers
Sharmila Tagore - Gallery
John Abraham - Gallery, Wallpapers

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