Gopi Puthran
Mardaani
India is the world's hub for child sex trafficking... Nearly 40,000 children are abducted every year... Every 8 minutes a girl child goes missing in India! Meet Shivani Shivaji Roy, Senior Inspector, Crime Branch, Mumbai Police, who sets out to confront the mastermind behind a child trafficking mafia, which makes the mistake of kidnapping and smuggling a teenage girl, Pyari, out of the city. Pyari is like a daughter to Shivani and her family and in her obsessive hunt for the girl, she stumbles into the world of decadence and debauchery, cruel desires and exploitation and onto a case that will change her life forever. What follows is a cat and mouse game between a fearless cop and a young and ruthless mafia kingpin in a war which is very personal. Catch Rani Mukerji in the lead, playing an edge of the seat role of a lifetime, in this raw and gritty film which is a distinct departure from Pradeep Sarkar's style of filmmaking.
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Mardaani 2
A 21-year old boy named Sunny (Vishal Jethwa), comes to the city on a murder contract given to him by the city’s strongest political player. Sunny looks like any other innocent 21-year old, but there’s more to him. He has a penchant for sexually assaulting and eventually murdering young girls. While at it, he locks horns with Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani Mukerji), the newly appointed chief of the city police. Sunny’s fascinated by her persona. That’s when we come to know that he has a thing for strong, independent women. Shivani persists and manages to get a witness who can identify Sunny. But he manages to eliminate the witness, that too from right under Shivani's nose. This creates unrest in the city and leads to the transfer of Shivani from her position. But before her transfer could come into force, with her small team, she decides to take on Sunny and nab him within 48 hours. Bit by bit, Shivani tracks Sunny’s hideout. In one particularly nerve-wracking pursuit, Shivani chases him down but he jumps into the Chambal river. An injured Shivani tries to catch him, but he escapes. From here begins a thrilling cat and mouse hunt between them. Sunny is all set with an escape plan out of the city as well. His plan includes abducting a female social worker who’s about to stand for the next election and using her to negotiate his way out. Meanwhile, Shivani is hounded by the media, led by the well-known reporter Amit Sharma about her role in instigating the serial killer to go a killing spree in city. On one hand the partial media and on the other hand... only a few hours left to hunt a serial killer who’s out to target more women. Will Shivani manage to nab Sunny, or does she too turn into one of his victims?
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Lafangey Parindey
When Pinky (Deepika Padukone) a girl from the slums, loses her eyesight in an accident, she doesn’t lose her will and determination to reach the top. Nandu (Neil Nitin Mukesh), an underground boxing champ from the slums, decides to teach her how to see without eyes and help her roller skate her way to success. But he’s hiding a secret that can destroy their new found relationship. Set in the grungy streets of Mumbai, this is an edgy love story about the never-say-die spirit even when your last chip is down. An intriguing journey of a blindfolded street fighter and a blind dancer who, set out to achieve the impossible.
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