Vaastav: The Reality

1999
2h 25m

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Sanjay Dutt, Mohan Joshi, Paresh Rawal, and Ashish Vidyarthi in Vaastav: The Reality (1999)

Gangster Tragedy Action Crime Drama Thriller

Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.

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8.0/10

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Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
Sanjay Dutt admitted he was hugely inspired by Al Pacino's performance in Scarface (1983) and felt he wanted to bring it alive in his own way in Bollywood.

Goofs
When Raghu and his gang gun down Chota Fracture and his gang, Raghu has dry hair in the ambulance but while shooting him he has gelled-back hair.

Quotes
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey mom, why are you giving me such an angry look? It's your Raghu standing in front of you.
[Raghu tells his men to bring the gifts]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Dad look, I have brought a bottle of scotch for you. It's imported. Hey Vijay, here's a watch and clothes for you.
[Raghu goes to his mom]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey mom, look. A sari for you, and look at this.
[Raghu shows her jewellery]
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: You want to buy us with this?
Raghunath Shivalkar: I brought it with love
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: We don't want anything from your ill-gotten wealth. Take it all away
Raghunath Shivalkar: I have not brought to take away. If you don't want it then throw them out.
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Looks at Raghu's gold chain]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Is this what you're looking at? Look, it's real! 500 kilograms! 500 kilograms! How much? 500 kilograms!
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Hey dad! Look, mom is astonished. Dad, do you want to see one more interesting thing? Hey, come here, take it out.
[Henchman gives gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Have a look.
Namdev Shivalkar: [Moves back in fear]
Raghunath Shivalkar: This is called a gun. What? A gun! It costs Rs. 2,00,000.
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Two lakhs! Take a look, dad.
[Raghu shows the gun to mom]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Mom, have a look.
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Moves back in fear]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Why are you afraid? It won't fire off on its own. Wait, let me show you.
[Raghu takes out magazine from the gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: This is called a magazine. It is inserted here like this.
[Raghu puts the magazine back in the gun]
Raghunath Shivalkar: And this is called a trigger. You place your finger over here and point it towards anyone you want.
[Points the gun at his dad]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Press the trigger, and the game is over!
[Raghu laughs]
Raghunath Shivalkar: Got it, mom?
Shanta Namdev Shivalkar: [Gets off in anger to Raghu's dad] Now he's not scared of the police anymore, isn't it? Fracture Bandya, the one whom he feared, he himself killed him. So tell him, it's not too late. He can still surrender to the police.
Raghunath Shivalkar: [laughing] Hey mom, there is not a single policeman in Mumbai who would dare to look at me. I rule over Mumbai! I rule this place. Got it? Forget arresting, nobody can even touch me. Got it?

Connections
Featured in 45th Filmfare Awards (2000)

Soundtracks
Meri Duniya Hai
Music by Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit
Lyrics by Sameer
Performed by Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurthy

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Featured review

9/10

Sanjay Dutt in the role that was created for him, by far one of the best written, directed, and performed films ever to come out of Indian cinema

Im not your average bollywood fan, in fact quite the opposite, i despise most productions that come out of the Indian film industry. However, this movie is compelling from the first scene to the last, and although it has elements of the stereotypical bollywood film, the film itself illustrates a story that is gripping and intriguing. Sanjay Dutt takes the lead role of Raghunat Namdev Shivalkar, and fulfills it to a frighteningly captivating effect. Dutt who has had a life of controversy and turbulence himself, was perhaps best equipped to play this role like nobody else could. The film traces the life of a young, exuberant man, who is struggling to find direction in his life. The transformation from this depiction, to the character of 'Raghu Bhai' is achieved with pure brilliance, by both the script and performers. Essentially Vaastav is an intelligent movie, revealing the infamously corrupt nature of the Indian political system, as well as the functioning of society itself. These factors are shown to work simultaneously to create a character that is forever embedded in the history of Indian cinema. This is bollywood at its rare finest, and it will not fail in living up to the trademark of the movie itself 'The Reality'. Sanjay Dutt at his pure deadliest.