Aan: Men at Work

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Aan: Men at Work
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Screenplay bySunjiv Puri
Manoj Tyagi
Story bySunjiv Puri
Manoj Tyagi
Produced byFiroz A. Nadiadwala
Starring Akshay Kumar
Shatrughan Sinha
Suniel Shetty
Paresh Rawal
Jackie Shroff
Irrfan Khan
Raveena Tandon
Lara Dutta
Om Puri
Rahul Dev
Manoj Joshi
Rajpal Yadav
Ravi Kishan
CinematographyMadhu Rao
Edited byDiwakar P. Bhonsle
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Background Score:
Franco Vaz
Distributed byBase Industries Group
Release date
  • 4 June 2004 (2004-06-04)
Running time
165 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Aan: Men at Work (translation: Pride: Men at Work) is a 2004 Indian action drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Akshay Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal in the leading roles, while Jackie Shroff, Irrfan Khan, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Rahul Dev, Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav, Preeti Jhangiani and Ravi Kishan played supporting roles. It was released on 4 June 2004. [1]

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Plot

Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai, with it split in three ways. Gautam Walia, a ruthless businessman, has one-third, Manik Rao, the Home Minister, has one-third, and Yusuf Pathan, a big-time goon, has a third of the territory. The trio warns Raghu Shetty not to interfere with their business. Raghu pays no heed to their warning and ambushes Walia at a horse derby. Walia is alive, but Pathan kills Shetty's man, who carried on the hit. Shetty is then jailed. The crime rate rises with more smuggling, trading, and illegal activities soaring. Meanwhile, the detection unit cops of the Mumbai Crime Branch work constantly to stop this.

Senior Inspector Vikram Singh, who was a hero once upon a time in the crime department, now prefers to handle the easy jobs. Sub-Inspector Appa Kadam Naik is an encounter specialist who goes after the henchmen instead of the bosses; he is married to Janki, and they have a son named Rahul. Head Constable Khaled Ansari is a happy-go-lucky cop and chews Paan all the time. Kelkar is another cop who talks on the phone all the time. The four men's fate changes with the arrival of their new boss.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Officer Hari Om Pattnaik arrives and realizes that the other cops are not serious and that no one is following the rules and regulations. Hari has a girlfriend, Kiran, whom he intends to marry. He is hesitant about his promotion, as he thinks that this promotion is done deliberately to kick him out, but he learns to accept it. He witnesses the way the others treat the henchmen and orders them to be released. Meanwhile, tensions between a businessman named Ajit Pradhan and the trio of Pathans, Walia and Manik Rao, force Pradhan to be on their side and is killed by Yusuf Pathan's younger brother, Baba "Yeda" Pathan, when the former refuses. But during an encounter at a dance bar where Yeda is found with his gang, a shootout ensues, and Khaled is killed during the shootout, making the policemen seek revenge.

Vikram and Appa decide to join Hari and help him clear the city, starting by killing Yeda. After that, they arrest Yusuf Pathan, which puts a halt to small-time criminal activities in Mumbai. Simultaneously, Raghu Shetty replaces Pathan to run the illegal businesses which Pathan was handling. During the climax, Appa dies in a trap set by Kelkar. Vikram and Hari track Raghu Shetty and a hawala trader named Hirachand Mehta at the Flying Club with the help of a tip given to Vikram by Roshni Varma, Walia's keep. The police try to block the plane at the runway, but to no use. Finally, Hari damages the left wing and the back engine of the plane with a helicopter. The plane crashes into a hangar. Shetty and his goons try to escape but are killed. Vikram kills Shetty. Hirachand is arrested, and Kelkar's corrupt actions are caught by Vikram and Hari. If left alive, he will be bailed out by the lawyers, so Vikram kills Kelkar.

The arguments in the court are in the favour of Walia and his men. During the break, Vikram and Hari threaten the corrupt judge to change his judgement. The judgement is in the acceptance of the police, and the case is closed. Commissioner Khurrana, DCP Om, and Vikram walk out of the courtroom happily. Hari says that Mumbai is crime-free. Vikram then shows a list of gangsters that had to be encountered by Appa, to which Hari agrees. He then meets Kiran, who says that she is proud of him.

Cast

Music

Aan: Men at Work
Soundtrack album by
Anu Malik
Released16 April 2004
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label T-Series

Lyrics: Sameer

  1. "Dil Se Dilbar" - Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
  2. "Hamare Baad" - Shabbir Kumar, Udit Narayan, Ujwala, Sarika Kapoor
  3. "Jab Tak Rahega" - Abhijeet, Anuradha Paudwal (Deleted Song)
  4. "Hum Aapse" - Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
  5. "Koi Pyar Na Kare" - Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam
  6. "Jugnu Ki Payal" - Zubeen Garg, Shaswati
  7. "Nasha Nasha" - Sunidhi Chauhan
  8. "Koi Pyar Na Kare" - Sonu Nigam

Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, those who prefer hardcore masala flicks [with loads of action] to feel-good entertainers will like AAN. At the box-office, the film has better chances at mass-oriented theatres [single screens], not multiplexes. While the masses will love the action scenes, the critics, gentry and family audiences, especially ladies, may not really go for it. Business in circuits like U.P., Bihar, M.P. and Punjab should prove to be the best.″ [3] H S Bunty of Rediff.com wrote ″The action is ripped off every Hollywood film you know and is relentless. The tuneless songs, mercifully only three, are played just partially in the first half. The script is like a train that keeps going on and off the track after being late for 40 minutes.″ [4]

Shruti Bhasin of Planet Bollywood gave the film 7 out of 10, writing ″The film is no Khakee, but it is still engaging. I got to give props to the director for making a commercial film, but we were used to being hit by his bold themes. Frankly, you expect more from the final product. The show belongs to Akshay Kumar. He continues to improve with each film and he holds the movie together. Suniel Shetty is excellent in his part. Paresh Rawal is reliable and funny. Shatrughan Sinha's role leaves much to be desired, especially since he returns to the big screen after a long time. Out of the villains, Irfan Khan stood out. Music by Anu Malik is average with the Dilbar Se Dilbar and item numbers being the cream of the crop. The film might've had a bigger impact if there was no music. Another drawback of the film was the romantic tracks with Akshay and Lara Dutta. It seems forced into the script and slows the pace. Other supporting cast members get no room to shine. Recommendation to Madhur Bhandarkar: a decent attempt to make an entertaining film, but we expected so much more. Return to your roots for the next film! Recommendation for the audience: definitely worth watching." [5]

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