A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.
Acting
Akshay's mustache carries three scenes minimum.
Production
Glorious 1959 Bombay recreated for maximum nostalgia.
Director
Tinu Suresh Desai
Akshay Kumar
Rustom Pavri
Ileana D'Cruz
Cynthia Rustom Pavri
Esha Gupta
Priti Makhija
Arjan Bajwa
Vikram Makhija
Usha Nadkarni
Jamnabai
Sachin Khedekar
Public Prosecutor Lakshman Khangani
Kumud Mishra
Erich Billimoria
Anang Desai
Judge Patel
Parmeet Sethi
Rear Admiral Prashant Kamath
Kanwaljit Singh
Defense Secretary K. M. Bakshi
Brijendra Kala
Head Constable Tukaram
Hiten Patel
Navy Sailor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loosely based on the 1959 Nanavati case that changed India's jury system forever—yes, this melodrama killed jury trials in the country.
The real K.M. Nanavati was so beloved that 3000+ people attended his funeral; this film leans hard into that worship.
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