Prahaar: The Final Attack

Prahaar
Prahaar
	Poster
Directed by	Nana Patekar
Written by	Hriday Lani ; Nana Patekar ; Sujit Sen
Screenplay by	Sujit Sen; Nana Patekar
Produced by	Sudhakar Bokade
Starring	Nana Patekar ; Madhuri Dixit ; Dimple Kapadia ; Habib Tanvir ; Gautam Joglekar
Cinematography	Debu Deodhar
Edited by	Afaque Husain
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed by	Divya Films Combines ; Worldwide Entertainment Group
Release date	29 November 1991(India);
Running time	168 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Last updated October 26, 2024

Prahaar (transl.Attack) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, written and directed by Nana Patekar. The film was nominated for Best Story at the 37th Filmfare Awards.

Plot

2nd Lt. Peter D'Souza is an Indian Army officer who wants to join his battalion's specialist commando platoon. His father John D'Souza wants Peter to run the family bakery after him, his fiancée Shirley wants him to marry her while his neighbour Kiran tells Peter to follow his heart. Peter leaves for commando training at the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre.

Enter Major Pratap Chauhan. Chauhan is described as a nightmare for every aspiring cadet, and he proves that the "honour" is well deserved. Under his leadership, cadets get exhausted in commando training. He has a sordid past; his mother was a kothewali (a woman who dances and entertains rich people privately to earn money), who was probably sold to one of her customers. That was the last time Chauhan saw her. A classical song that his mother usually sang for practice, seems to dominate his memories of his mother and his own childhood.

The unit resents Chauhan's attitude, but this same attitude moulds them into a formidable unit. Peter hates Chauhan's approach and decides to leave. Chauhan tells him that if he flees from his training, he will be considered a coward in the eyes of the people and his girlfriend. This motivates Peter, and as a result, he completes the training and tops his class. During a rescue operation, he loses the use of his legs and is honourably discharged from the Army. One commando (Diganto, or 2-by-2) loses his life in the operation. Later, he writes to Chauhan inviting him to his marriage.

When Chauhan reaches Peter's address in Mumbai for the wedding, he is informed by a neighbour that Peter is dead. Chauhan learns many shocking truths of Peter's area. Kiran tells him that a group of goons was extorting money from the people of the area. Peter, having taken over his father's bakery refused to pay and challenged them. The gang killed Peter in front of the whole locality, while Peter fought like a soldier until his end. Chauhan finds that not a single person, not even Peter's father, is willing to testify against them out of fear.

Chauhan takes matters into his own hands and speaks to the police and the media in pursuit of justice. The police cite the need for eyewitnesses for filing a case while the media is disinterested. Chauhan felt that the part of civil society became corrupted and spineless. Later when the gang harasses Kiran, Chauhan vents his fury on them. He kills the goons single-handedly and avenges Peter's murder by killing his murderer.

Chauhan is arrested and tried for killing the goons. In court, Chauhan is accused of abusing his powers and taking the law into his hands. An outraged Chauhan fervently reminds the people present of all the hardships suffered by their forefathers and security personnel to keep them safe. He states that people have become too feeble to oppose injustice and, unless this changes, society is lost.

In the end, the judge sends him to a mental institution, keeping his military designations intact. Kiran goes to meet him there with her son. The movie ends with a sequence of Major Chauhan giving army training to hundreds of children.

Cast

Nana Patekar as Major Pratap Chauhan (Maratha Light Infantry)
Dimple Kapadia as Kiran
Gautam Joglekar as 2nd Lieutenant Peter D'Souza (Maratha Light Infantry)
Habib Tanvir as Joe D'Souza, Peter's father
Madhuri Dixit as Shirley
Makrand Deshpande as Shirley's brother
Sai Deodhar as Chiku, Kiran's son (though an actress)
Achyut Potdar as Sheirly's Father
Shivkumar Subramaniam as 2nd Lieutenant Khandagle (Maratha Light Infantry)
Vishwajeet Pradhan as Commando (Maratha Light Infantry)
Vijay Kumar Singh as Lieutenant Colonel V K Singh (Rajput Regiment)
Ragesh Asthana as Terrorist
Jahangir Khan as Terrorist
Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty as Local Goon
Aadesh Shrivastava, who plays violin in the Song "Dhadkan Zara Ruk Gayee Hain."

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The lyrics were written by Mangesh Kulkarni.^[1]

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Dhadkan Zara Ruk Gayee Hai"	Suresh Wadkar	5:31
2.	"Hamari Hi Mutthi Mein 1"	Manna Dey	4:36
3.	"Hamari Hi Mutthi Mein 2"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	4:39
4.	"Hamari Hi Mutthi Mein (sad)"	Manna Dey	2:51
5.	"Yaad Piya Ki Aaye"	Shobha Gurtu	6:31

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References

↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5 . Retrieved 26 June 2012.

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[RajadhyakshaWillemen1994-1] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5 . Retrieved 26 June 2012.

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