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''Prahaar'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi drama film, written and directed by Nana Patekar. The film was nominated for Best Story at the 37th Filmfare Awards. ==Movie plot== Peter D'Souza (Gautam Joglekar), wants to join the Indian Army (commando wing). People have various views about it: His father John D'Souza (Habib Tanvir) wants Peter to run their bakery after him, his fiancée Shirley (Madhuri Dixit) wants him to marry her while his neighbour Kiran (Dimple Kapadia) tells Peter to follow his heart. Peter leaves for the Army. Enter Major Pratap Chavhan (Nana Patekar). Chavhan is described as a nightmare for every aspiring cadet, and he proves that the "honour" is well deserved. He has a sordid past: His mother was a kothewali (a woman who dances and entertains rich people privately to earn money), who was probably sold to one of her customers. That was the last time Pratap saw her. A classical song that his mother usually sang for practice, seems to dominate his memories of his mother and his own childhood. The unit resents Pratap's attitude, but this same attitude moulds them into a formidable unit. In Pratap Chavhan's leadership, cadets get exhausted in commando training. In number of tasks, Peter hates Pratap and decides to leave training. Meanwhile Major Pratap asks Peter about the reasons behind his decision and takes Peter's wallet from his pocket in which he finds Sherly's photograph. As Pratap asks peter about her, Peter replies that she is his fiancée. Pratap tell him that if he flees from his training he will be considered as a coward in eyes of the people. This word from the Major changed Peter completely, and as a result, Peter completes the whole training with good performances. In one of the rescue operations, Peter loses both his legs. Peter is honourably awarded and discharged from the Army. He invites Pratap to his marriage ceremony. Pratap agrees, though he is not able to attend the wedding. Some months later, Pratap goes to Peter's address, expecting to meet him and his bride. Instead, a neighbour tells him casually that Peter is dead. Pratap learns many shocking truths of Peter's area. He learns that Kiran's son is an orphan adopted by her. Kiran's husband died in "mysterious circumstances" just as Peter did. Kiran suffered a miscarriage in that accident. But what blows Pratap's lid off is the information about Peter's death: Kiran tells Pratap that a criminal was extorting money from people. Peter refused to pay and challenged his supremacy. The criminal killed Peter in front of the whole locality, while Peter fought like a soldier till his end. Pratap is even more outraged to find that not a single person, not even Peter's father, is willing to testify against the criminal. Pratap starts his crusade against the murderer, only to attract the ire of the murderer and the society. When society and police turn out to be of no help, Pratap takes matters in his own hands. To demoralize Pratap, the criminal sends his men to harass Shirley and Kiran. When the men try to outrage the modesty of Kiran, Pratap vents his fury on them. He kills the goons single-handedly and avenges Peter's murder by killing his murderer. But there is something more shocking in store for Pratap. Instead of being thankful to him for getting rid of the criminals, the people beat him up and hand him over to police (mostly due to the fear that violence may increase after the goon's death). A case is filed against Pratap, where he is accused of abusing his powers to break the law. An outraged Pratap blasts all the people testifying against him and, in a fervent speech, reminds them of all the hardships suffered by their forefathers and security personnel to keep them safe. He blames that people have become too feeble to oppose injustice and, unless this changes, someone like him will have to take law in his hands. The court accepts his reasoning but sends him to a mental institution, keeping his military designations intact. Kiran meets him with her son, where she sees that Pratap is hopeful of the future. Pratap is seen imagining a naked 6-year-old running with a rifle in his hand. The movie ends with a sequence of Major Chavhan giving army training to hundreds of children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prahaar: The Final Attack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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