'Viruddh' is the story an ordinary sixty plus couple, who are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Vidyadhar Patwardhan. Bachchan's career is on a high yet again after the super-success of Bunty Aur Babli and Sarkar . This is the first time that Mahesh Manjrekar will be directing the Big B.
'Viruddh' marks the return of the censor board chief Sharmila Tagore to the big screen after a long time. She plays Sumitra Patwardhan, the wife of Vidyadhar Patwardhan. John Abraham plays Amar Patwardhan, the only son of Vidyadhar and Sumitra. This is the second time John is acting with Bachchan after Aitbaar .
MTV veejay Anusha Dandekar is paired opposite John in her Bollywood debut vehicle.
The Patwardhans are a happy, typical middle-class family, unaware of the tragedy that is going to strike them and shatter their world. Tragedy strikes the Patwardhan household when Amar accidentally witnesses a criminal act and loses his life in his attempt to intervene.
The burden of the death of their only son is too much for the elderly couple and they are emotionally broken to the core. As if his untimely death is not enough, Amar is wrongly accused of being a criminal and in the process of getting the name of their late son cleared, the Patwardhans undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.
Sanjay Dutt also stars in a marginal role in the film, which is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by A.B.Corp Limited & Satyajeet Movies Pvt. Ltd.
'Viruddh' is the story of standing up against a well-established paradigm of power in defense of his/her convictions. It is about dissent, refusal of fear and of extraordinary courage and tenacity extreme pressure and adversity.
One of the things that inspired Bachchan to produce 'Viruddh' was the story of an elderly couple taking on the system. “It is a very topical film, which is different from the ordinary, glamorised and escapist commercial cinema that we usually see,” says the Big B. The film is slated to hit the theatres on July 22.
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