Satya Dvd

Satya (transl. Truth) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language crime film, produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma; written by Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap. It stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Manoj Bajpayee, Urmila Matondkar, Shukla and Shefali Shah in lead roles. It is the first of Varma’s Gangster trilogy about organised crime in India. The film follows Satya (Chakravarthy), an immigrant who comes to Mumbai looking for a job, befriends Bhiku Mhatre (Bajpayee) and is drawn into the Mumbai underworld.

Plot

Satya (J. D. Chakravarthy) arrives in Mumbai in search of work and finds a job at a dance bar. Jagga (Jeeva), a criminal, throws the glass of whiskey that Satya prepared for him in his face because he dislikes the taste. Later another small time goon Pakya, (Sushant Singh) who works for Jagga, demands money from Satya. Satya refuses to pay and slashes Pakya’s face with a razor. Pakya tells Jagga about the attack, and Jagga’s goons beat Satya. A film producer is murdered by Bapu (Rajesh Joshi) and Vitthal Manjrekar (Sanjay Mishra) on the orders of Bhiku Mhatre (Manoj Bajpayee). Manjrekar is captured by police during the getaway and admits Mhatre’s involvement to Inspector Khandilkar (Aditya Srivastava) during questioning; Mhatre is arrested.

Jagga makes fun of Satya when he is serving drinks; they fight, and he later frames Satya for procuring. Mhatre and Satya fight in prison and Mhatre, impressed by Satya’s courage, arranges his release through lawyer Chandrakant Mule (Makrand Deshpande). Satya is given a flat by Kallu Mama (Saurabh Shukla) and meets Vidya (Urmila Matondkar), his neighbour and an aspiring singer. Manjrekar denies any link to Mhatre in court, and Mhatre is released. With Mhatre’s help, Satya shoots Jagga in the dance bar and joins Mhatre’s gang. Malhotra (Mithilesh Chaturvedi), a builder whom Kallu Mama extorted, asks them to meet him for the money and Mhatre, Satya and the gang are ambushed. Under questioning, they admit working for Guru Narayan (Raju Mavani). Vidya is initially rejected by music director Renusagar (Neeraj Vora), who later signs her for a project after Satya threatens him. Vidya and Satya begin a romantic relationship.

Guru Narayan arrives in Mumbai. Mhatre and his gang are ready to kill him, but are forced to abandon their plan on orders from politician Bhau Thakurdas Jhawle (Govind Namdeo). Bhau asks him and Guru Narayan not to endanger his career with a gang war. Guru Narayan says (over phone, to Bhau) that he wants to kill Satya to avenge Jagga’s murder. This conversation is not heard by Mhatre, who (under Bhau’s pressure), agrees to call it evens with Guru Narayan.

However, Satya later tells Mhatre that if they do not kill Guru Narayan, he will kill them. Mhatre gang, then kill Guru Narayan. This brings Mhatre and Satya in direct confrontation with Bhau. A new police commissioner, Amodh Shukla (Paresh Rawal), is appointed because of the increase in crime. In a strategic move, Bhau forgives Mhatre and his gang for their earlier actions. The police encounter a group of criminals, including Mhatre gang member Chander Khote (Snehal Dabi). At Satya’s suggestion, Shukla is shot by his gang to alarm the police. Bhau wins election by a landslide, thanks to Mhatre’s help.

Satya and Vidya go to the cinema. When they step out for a drink during the intermission, Pakya sees Satya and informs the police. Inspector Khandilkar arrives and orders all the doors locked except one, expecting to apprehend Satya when he leaves the cinema through the single open door. Satya shoots a blank cartridge at the ground, creating a stampede, and escapes with Vidya. He is afraid of losing her after the incident, and Mhatre offers to move them to Dubai. Mhatre arrives at Bhau’s house that night to celebrate his election victory with Kallu Mama and Chandrakant Mule, and the politician kills him for disobeying his order and killing Narayan. Satya tells Vidya he has a job in Dubai when the police arrive and he is forced to escape. Vidya learns from Inspector Khandilkar that Satya is a criminal.

Satya arrives at Kallu Mama’s residence. Mule orders Mama to kill Satya but Mama rebels and kills Mule instead, prompting the two to avenge Mhatre’s murder. During Ganesh Chaturthi at a beach, Satya kills Bhau and is wounded. He and Mama leave; Mama plans to help Satya board a ship to Dubai, but Satya insists on going to Vidya’s house first. Mama waits in the car while Satya knocks on her door. Vidya refuses to answer and, while they argue, Khandilkar arrives and shoots and kills Mama. Satya manages to break down Vidya’s door, however Khandilkar shoots him and he collapses a few inches from her and dies.

Cast

J. D. Chakravarthy as Satya
Urmila Matondkar as Vidya
Manoj Bajpayee as Bhiku Mhatre
Paresh Rawal as Police Commissioner Amod Shukla
Aditya Srivastava as Inspector Khandilkar
Saurabh Shukla as Kallu Mama
Govind Namdev as Thakurdas Jhawle aka ‘Bhau’
Makrand Deshpande as Advocate Chandrakant Mule
Shefali Shah as Pyari Mhatre
Raju Mavani as Guru Narayan
Jeeva as Jagga Hyderabadi
Anupam Shyam in a special appearance
Snehal Dabi as Chander Krishnakant Khote
Banerjee as Bhau Bodyguard
Rajesh Joshi as Bapu
Sushant Singh as Pakya,Goon of Jagga Hyderabadi
Sabir Masani as Yeda, Bhiku’s Gang Member
Mithilesh Chaturvedi as Builder Malhotra
Manoj Pahwa as tabela owner
Sanjay Mishra as Vitthal Manjrekar
Neeraj Vora as Ronusagar (the music director)
Rajeev Mehta as Lawyer
Shishir Sharma as Head of Inquiry Committee
Arun Bali as Home Secretary Mr Sharma
Utkarsh Mazumdar as Vidya’s father
Jyotsna Karyekar as Vidya’s Mother