Vinashak - Destroyer
Tags: revenge

Plot synopsis:
Police Inspector Arjun Singh (Sunil Shetty) is a brave and honest police inspector stationed in Khandala. He uses harsh ways against all the criminals. He is a very strict Police Officer. His colleague and friend is Inspector Khan (Om Puri) who always supports him. Arjun is in love with Kaajal (Raveena Tandon) who is the daughter of a senior police officer, A.C.P. Amar Agnihotri. Arjun's own father does not agree with the harsh ways he uses against the criminals. Arjun is always supported by his sister.
Near Mumbai, in the Central Jail, Jailer Lankeshwar (Danny Denzongpa) is the prison warden uses his jail as a trade center for weapons. Moreover, he allows some of his prisoners to go out as hitmen, do their job, and come back. A.C.P Amar is suspicious of Lankeshwar's actions. He requests the higher authorities to let a police inspector go into the jail and gather evidence about Lankeshwar's evil deeds. Arjun Singh is selected for the job. The plan is that Arjun will fire a blank bullet on A.C.P Amar. Arjun pleads guilty in court and is sentenced to jail. In jail Arjun comes to know that arms, drugs and explosives are smuggled from the jail. He reports it secretly to the Home Minister and the Police Commissioner. They decide to raid the jail but on the raid day the Home Minister, Police Commissioner and Lankeshwar shock Arjun telling him that though he fired fake bullet on his senior but on the way inside the ambulance they really killed A.C.P Agnihotri with real bullets. They then beat Arjun until he faints. Additionally Arjun's sister and father are killed, leaving him heartbroken.
Inspector Khan comes to know of Arjun's plight and decides to help him. He sneaks into the jail and breaks Arjun's chains. Arjun says "Khan, main inka vinash kar doonga." which means "Khan, I shall destroy them." (thus the title of this film). Arjun arms himself and wages a one-man war against the jail guards. He destroys the jail's office and watchtowers then sets fire to the godown in which the illegal drugs and weapons are kept. Khan and Arjun escape in a jeep. They are chased by the police. Arjun destroys the police jeeps which are chasing them by using hand grenades. As they cross a bridge Arjun destroys that too so that they are not chased. However Khan dies as a bullet fired by the police hits him. Arjun then buries him single handedly. Soon Arjun approaches Kaajal who is furious with him for killing her father, however after hearing the whole story she forgives him and decides to help him.
Arjun decides to take his revenge in a systematic way. He becomes a one-man army and kills many of Lankeshwar's henchmen. Lankeshwar, Home Minister and Police Commissioner are afraid as Arjun has set upon a killing spree. Arjun kills the Police Commissioner with a car bomb. The Home Minister is on a cruise when Arjun follows him as a driver and drives him away from his defences. After gathering evidence which would prove him innocent he kills the Home Minister. In fright Lankeshwar pleads guilty in court and is sentenced to be a prisoner in his own jail. Arjun sensing his motive also pleads guilty and is sentenced to the same jail. However Lankeshwar, along with his fellow officers, decides to escape and become terrorists. On the escape day Arjun starts a killing spree. He kills more of Lankeshwar's men. Lankeshwar and Arjun have one last showdown in the jail. Arjun beats Lankeshwar, smashing his ribs and legs. The prisoners feel a sense of patriotism arising in their hearts and take over the jail by killing the guards. Arjun keeps on beating Lankeshwar till he is half dead. Arjun then drags Lankeshwar to the gallows and hangs him. The film ends with Arjun clad in a police uniform saluting with Kaajal and the Indian flag in the background.

Review: Entertainer. Vinashak is a bollywood action thriller. As a Sunil Shetty starrer, Vinashak goes beyond the expectations of those who are prejudiced towards him,I must say. The film,in general is about an honest cop's battle against the corrupt law,after losing his near and dear ones in fighting the wicked.This may sound similar to many films,but this one has good dialogs and excellent action sequences unlike the fake ones in the other films,and the plot is good. Music is average,choreography unremarkable. Sunil Shetty and Om Puri act their roles well,Danny is OK as the villain. You can watch this.It's not a waste of time.But don't be prejudiced. Another remarkable film of Sunil Shetty that I would recommend is Red Alert:The war within. Average. Suneil Shetty kept doing nonsense action films in the 90's after BALWAAN(1992) but post 1994 he kept getting flops BORDER(1997) was a godsend as it was a blockbuster and won him rave reviews and also his work started improvingStill he kept doing action films where he needs to fight mainlyVINASHAK too falls in the bracket though it's a decent film The film however has a good plot but it's handling is typicalThe film has the typical 90's situations like the honest cop is blamed and then how he takes revenge The film has some good scenes and writing by RKS is better then his most films but still it isn't anything novelDirection by Ravi Dewan is good in parts Music is okaySuneil tries hard though his role is similar to his debut BALWAAN yet he has improved a lot, though he still had rough edges those days Raveena is as usual Amongst rest The villains Danny, Tinnu Anand,Mukesh Rishi,Alok Nath are all as usual while Mohan Joshi is adequate Harish Patel is okay, Shivaji Satham leaves a mark in a small role. "Vinashak Aataa Hai!!". That song alone makes this movie about 8 out of 10. This is an excellent action movie that I've seen at least 20 times. The cast is one of the reasons why the film is so good. The good guys are all suited perfectly for their roles while the bad guys are the same way. The 3 main bad guys and their hired helping hand, Ashghar, are a batch of many types. They form a potent team that is hard to beat. The good guys are slightly fewer in number but able to make up for it by being formidable themselves. The songs are excellent throughout, the music is great, and the action is fast yet the plot relaxes here and there to make the movie go at a good pace. I highly suggest this movie to anyone who likes Indian action films. The movie "Om" was very good too and Vinashak is in that flavour!!!. one of 1998's well handled action films. Sunil Shetty started improving ever since 1997 and post Border(1997), he gave several hits. Despite this success, his old and delayed films like Kala Samrajya(1999) released and ruined his successful streak. What really got him appreciation was his critically acclaimed hits like Border, Hu Tu Tu(1999), and other films like Jungle(2000). More delayed films like Officer(2001) came and flopped because of the negative word of mouth. However, the successful tag stayed because some of his typical action potboilers like Vinashak(1997) became hits at the box office.Vinashak tells the story of a sincere cop who fights against corruption. When he is too much of a trouble for his enemies, he gets framed for a fake murder and sent to the villain's jail. There, he witnesses the illegal activities taking place and he decides to stop this problem. Not only does he fall in more trouble, his informer gets murdered for a corrupt prisoner. After much physical torture, he is able to escape and revenge his family by murdering the villains one by one. He not only avenges his family but saves the lives of million innocents.The story is typical but the handling is extremely good. If a few rough edges had been patched, the handled would've been even better. The biggest flaw of the film is the forced comedy track and the unconvincing romance. These are stereotypical elements in an Indian film so these can't be removed. What works the most in the film is Shetty's action and the wonderful dialogs which act as crow pullers. Another advantage is the tittle track which successfully outlines the hero and his situation as the true destroyer(Vinashak).Direction by Ravi Dewan is surprisingly good, he handles many scenes well. If only he handled some post interval portions better, the pace would've been maintained and the film would've been closer to fantastic. Action is superbly directed by Ravi Dewan, Sunil's films always had Dewan as the action director and surprisingly, this is one action director who succeeds as the main director as well. Writing by Raj Kumar Santoshi is a major advantage as well, the story despite being typical works well because of good moments in the film.Sunil Shetty does a good job as the typical cop who takes his revenge. He not only excels in stunts but acts properly, there is no shrieking of any kind and he doesn't overact. He has definitely improved and hats off to Mr. Ravi Dewan for helping Sunil become a good actor. Raveena Tandon had only come back to films because Sunil Shetty motivated him to come back, she acts decent and her pairing with Shetty works. However, their chemistry is missing and that ruins some of the first parts of the film. Danny is superb as the sinister villain, he acts well and his expressions are good too. Mukesh Rishi has the well maintained physique of a tough side villain but his acting is wooden as usual, he overacts terribly in parts. Mohan Joshi is wasted in a short villain's role, Alok Nath and Tinnu Anand don't have much to do. However, their death scene is lifted off an English action film. The rest provide decent support.Music is decent but only one songs leaves a huge mark and that is the catchy title song. If there was a dance sequence for "Vinashak aata hai" then the film would've been slightly better. However, the song is used in Sunil's entry and the credits where a successful Sunil is accepting medals for his successful task. The song is superb and it ties into the movie because it explains the whole situation of the movie. On the whole, Vinashak is one of Shetty's better action films from the huge list of films he had in the 90s. This time, it's not hit music and poor story, it's hit music and decent story which makes a hit film(in this case Vinashak).