Ek Ajnabee Dvd

Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart (English: “A Stranger”) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Apoorva Lakhia, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Perizaad Zorabian. It is a remake of Tony Scott’s Man on Fire, a film based on a novel of the same name, which was also adapted into another film in 1987.

Ek Ajnabee was released theatrically on 9 December 2005.

Plot

Colonel Suryaveer “Surya” Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bitter man and ex-Army officer, hired by his friend and former comrade Captain Shekhar Verma (Arjun Rampal) to protect a little girl, Anamika R. Rathore (Rucha Vaidya), who resides in Bangkok, Thailand with her Non-resident Indian (NRI) family. He drinks alcohol frequently, and is not interested in befriending the girl. Eventually, she wins his heart and he helps her to prepare for a swim meet. One day Anamika gets kidnapped and Surya receives serious injuries in his attempt to prevent the kidnapping. Her father is not able to pay the sum to release his daughter. So Suryaveer uses all his skills to save the life of the child, only to find out about the conspiracy that is behind the little girl’s kidnapping. Surya learns that Chang, Shekhar’s lawyer, is behind some of this. The real mastermind behind this is Chang’s brother. Surya holds Chang hostage, while Chang’s brother holds Anamika hostage. When they come to exchange the people, Chang’s brother reveals a great secret to Surya. Surya learns that Shekhar was all behind this. Surya kills Chang’s brother’s men. A great fight between Shekhar and Surya starts. Shekhar is killed, and Surya spends the rest of his life with Anamika and her mother. In the end, Anamika gets a new bodyguard and the film shows her during her swimming practice, with Surya and her new bodyguard 15 years later.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Suryaveer “Surya” Singh
Surya has a drinking habit because he accidentally shot two children while serving as a soldier in the Kashmir Valley. Vipin Vijayan of Rediff.com said that “Amitabh and child actor Rucha are pillars of this movie and can give this racy caper a good start at the box office.” Manish Gajjar of BBC Shropshire Bollywood said that “Ek Ajnabee belongs to Amitabh Bachchan and little Rucha. They manage to carry this film their shoulders all the way. The remaining stars are mainly there to provide able support for these two.”
Arjun Rampal as Captain Shekhar Verma
Shekhar, a former compatriot of Surya from the military service, pretends to be Surya’s friend and uses him to try to gain money for himself through Anamika’s kidnapping. Shekhar tries to buy Surya a ticket to India after Anamika’s assumed death, but Surya refuses to go on the aircraft and does not tell Shekhar that he began the revenge campaign. Shekhar uses Surya to kill the others involved in the scheme so he does not have to kill them. After Surya shoots Shekhar’s bodyguards, he and Surya get into a physical fight. Surya shoots him fatally, while his bullets hit him non-fatally. Vijayan said that Rampal, as Shekhar, “tries to do justice to his role, but in vain.”[1] Gajjar said that the actor, as Shekhar, “is well defined in this film and seems to be popular with the girls since he has adorned a totally different getup in this movie.” Gajjar added that “A small twist towards the end involving [Shekhar] does not seem convincing.”
Baby Rucha Vaidya as Anamika R. Rathore
Anamika is the child of a Non-resident Indian (NRI) millionaire family living in Bangkok, Thailand.
Perizaad Zorabian as Nikasha R. Rathore
Nikasha is Anamika’s mother and Ravi’s wife. Nikasha does not just want Surya to be a bodyguard for Anamika; she also wants him to be her friend, because Anamika has few friends of her own due to her being sheltered.
Vikram Chatwal as Ravi Rathore
Ravi is Anamika’s father and Nikasha’s husband. Ravi engineered his daughter’s kidnapping so he could receive US$500,000, without the knowledge of his wife, Nikasha. Anamika had kidnapping insurance, provided through Ravi’s company. Chang had promised Ravi that Anamika would be returned two days after her kidnapping. Ravi reveals that Chang’s location and the fact that he had hired his own bodyguard. Surya gives Ravi the gun and bullet that Surya had used in a suicide attempt, so Ravi could commit suicide. Ravi succeeds.
Chatwal normally has a beard and wears a turban, but did not do so when he played Ravi Rathore.
Daya Shankar Pandey as Kripa “Krispi” Shankar
Krispi, an Indian, gives Surya information and goods. He was born in India, but moved to Bangkok when he was a child.
Akhilendra Mishra as ACP Harvinder “Harry” Singh
Chief of the Anti-Kidnapping Bureau, ACP “Harry” took the ransom money. He was born in India but was raised in Bangkok. He became a police officer at the age of 18. At 10:00 every day, he leaves with four bodyguards and takes the same route and stops to buy a sandwich at the same place; Surya and Krispi intercept him during this schedule. Surya plants a bomb up his rectum. He reveals that even though 1 million USD was supposed to have been dropped, only half of one million USD was there. He reveals that Chang took the half of the funds, and strips of paper were used as dummies. Surya detonates the bomb.
Aditya Lakhia as Sammy
Sammy is an Indian who owns the Narcissist Disco. His group delivered Anamika to her kidnappers. Surya shoots Sammy after making him say “goodbye” to a photograph of Anamika.
Denzil Smith as Lee Kap
Lee Kap collects extortion money for a mafia don. His name originates from the family names of his parents; his father, surnamed Kapoor, is from Delhi, and his mother, probably surnamed Lee, is from Bangkok. He periodically receives a shave at the Great Saloon barber shop, where Surya finds him. Surya cuts off some fingers and an ear. Lee Kap reveals the information about Sammy, and Surya shoots him.
Rajendranath “Raj” Zutshi as Wong
Wong reveals that Anamika is alive, and offers to release her in exchange for Chang. At the hostage exchange, after Anamika and Chang are released, Wong shoots Chang, then reveals that he is in cahoots with Shekhar.
Kelly Dorjee as Bangkok Police Officer Inspector Kelly
Kelly supports Surya’s mission in stopping the kidnapping gang.
Yuth as Chang
Chang is Ravi Rathore’s lawyer. At Chang’s house, Surya discovers that Ravi received funds from him. While Chang is at Sadhu Pradep, Chong Colony Farm, Surya kills Chang’s bodyguards and shoots Chang in the foot. Chang’s wife reveals that Chang works for Wong, his brother. Surya takes Chang and his wife hostage, and shoots Chang in the leg to get Wong to submit to his demands. Wong kills Chang at the hostage exchange.
Abhishek Bachchan as a Bodyguard (Special Appearance)
Lara Dutta as Adult Anamika (Special Appearance)
Sanjay Dutt in a Special Appearance (Hip-Hop MC)
Pooja Bedi as a News Reporter (scenes deleted)