| Vadh | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jaspal Singh Sandhu Rajiv Barnwal |
| Written by | Jaspal Singh Sandhu & Rajiv Barnwal |
| Produced by | Luv Ranjan Ankur Garg Neeraj Ruhil Nymphea Saraf Sandhu Subhav Sharma |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sapan Narula |
| Edited by | Bharat S Rawat |
| Music by | Gurcharan Singh |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est.₹60 lakh (lifetime)[1] |
Vadh (meaning: Execution) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Rajiv Barnwal and produced by Luv Films.[2][3] Vadh was theatrically released on 9 December 2022.[4][5]
Plot
Shambhunath Mishra (Sanjay Mishra) is an old man who lives with his wife Manju Mishra (Neena Gupta) in a dilapidated house in Gwalior and he is barely able to meet ends with his pension and through tuition to local kids. He has a son who has settled in the US with his family and is least concerned about his parents.
To send his son to the USA Shambhunath took an enormous loan from a bank and a loan shark Prajapati Pandey (Saurabh Sachdeva) by mortgaging his house to Prajapati. The bank EMIs are automatically deducted from his pension and sometimes he is short in paying his installment to Prajapati. Prajapati being a criminal thoroughly exploits Shambhunath. Naina is a bubbly school-going kid, the only source of happiness in the lives of the Mishra family whose life is otherwise is tragic. She comes to their home for tuition.
Shakti Singh (Manav Vij) is a corrupt cop who is on the payroll of Prajapati. However, Shakti demands higher bribes for his increased criminal activities. Prajapati is annoyed but has little choice because he is a frontman for local MLA Dada who is handling the criminal operations from behind the scenes. Prajapati does not want the matter to be escalated to Dada and has to quickly think of a way to deal with the cop.
He decides to sell Shambhunath's house and threatens to vacate it in 2 days. As he is doing this he preys on Naina who is studying at his home. Shambhunath goes to the police station to file a complaint and finds Prajapati chatting with a visibly annoyed Shakti. After Prajapati leaves, Shambhunath requests Shakti to resolve his issue to which he flatly refuses. Later in the night when Shambhunath is alone at home Prajapati arrives and assaults him. After he calms down, he tells Shambhunath to fetch Naina for him for an hour. This is the breaking point for Shambhunath and in a fit of rage, he stabs the throat of Prajapati with a screwdriver. When Manju returns she is shocked to find the dead Prajapati. Shambhunath calms her down and disposes of the body. Manju out of shock and anger stops speaking with him but she cooperates when Shakti comes for an investigation. However, she is shattered when Prajapati's distressed wife comes with her daughter and pleads for any information about her husband. Out of guilt Shambhunath goes to the police station and confesses his crime with a detailed description to the constable as Shakti has gone elsewhere, but the constable dismisses it as a plot from a fictional crime magazine.
When Shambhunath reveals his motive for killing Prajapati, she fully supports and he feels guilt-free. Next day Shakti asks him to sign a confession of murder, to which he refuses for lack of evidence. Shakti later meets him outside the police station and tells him that he would absolve from murder charges if he hands him Prajapati's phone to which Shambhunath again refuses. When he reaches home, he find Prajapati's phone and goes to get a charger for it and checks the content of the Phone. On returning he sees that Dada is forcibly vacating his house. After a showdown, Dada gives him 3 days to repay his loan. Shambhunath then finally hands over Prajapati's phone to Shakti which has a video of him having affair with Dada's wife. As a part of the deal, Shakti then arrests Dada on Murder charges of Prajapati with the murder weapon and blood-stained clothes presumably recovered from the premises of Dada.
After all this turmoil Shambhunath and Manju handover their house to Naina and her family who is shown to be living in an impoverished house.
Cast
- Sanjay Mishra as Shambhunath Mishra[6]
- Neena Gupta as Manju Mishra[7]
- Saurabh Sachdeva as Prajapati Pandey
- Manav Vij as Shakti Singh
- Umesh Kaushik as Navin
- Diwakar Kumar as Diwakar Mishra
- Pranjal Pateriya as Bakery owner
- Abhitosh Singh Rajput as Pawan
- Tanya Lal
Critical reception
Sonal Pandya reviewing for Hindustan Times praised the performances of Mishra and Gupta.[8] Pooja Biraia Jaiswal reviewing for The Week rated 4/5 and praised Mishra and Gupta.[9] Deepa Gahlot reviewing for Scroll.in praised the performances of Mishra, Gupta and Vij.[10]
References
- ^ "VADH BOX OFFICE Collection". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "neena gupta sanjay mishra vadh trailer reminds you of shraddha murder case in delhi | 'Watching 'Vadh' trailer will remind you of Shraddha murder case, talk about Neena Gupta- Sanjay Mishra's acting | Loksatta". www.loksatta.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Tripathi, Ritu; Hindi, India TV (22 November 2022). "Vadh Trailer: संजय मिश्रा और नीना गुप्ता की फिल्म 'वध' के ट्रेलर ने दहलाया दिल, आफताब से भी खतरनाक तरीके से करते दिखे मर्डर". India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Vadh Movie Review: Sanjay Mishra shines in a passable thriller". India Today. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Vadh Trailer: संजय मिश्रा और नीना गुप्ता की फिल्म का ट्रेलर देख दहल जाएगा दिल, संस्पेंस से है भरपूर | News in Hindi". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ IANS (12 December 2022). "Sanjay Mishra Reveals How His Character in Vadh Is Agce0fi48yg4Sanjay Mishra Talks About His Character In Vadh & How It's Related To His Father!". Koimoi. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Neena Gupta reveals why she told a friend 'makaan baccho ke naam mat karna'". Hindustan Times. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Vadh movie review: Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta in a patchy yet well-acted drama about justifying murder". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "'Vadh' review: Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta's stellar performances power this thriller drama". The Week. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Gahlot, Deepa. "'Vadh' review: Actors show the way in dark crime drama". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 December 2022.