Elaan
Tags: good versus evil, murder

Plot synopsis:
Elaan is a declaration of war against the reign of terror unleashed by the ganglords. The story revolves around an upright and principled Police Officer, A.C.P. Ramakant Chaudhary whose eldest son Vikas is killed in a pre-planned accident. But the A.C.P. is unable to nab the culprits for want of valid evidence. Consequently, the A.C.P., his wife Revati and younger son Vishal are griefstricken over the loss of young Vikas. While the atmosphere in the city is already vitiated by the atrocities of ganglords Baba Khan and Manna Shetty who enjoy the support of some unscrupulous police personnel, the A.C.P. vows to make the ruthless gangsters bite the dust, without taking the law in his own hands. On the other hand, Vishal an angry young man, cannot stand this injustice since the police had failed to arrest his brother's killers, and he silently resents his A.C.P father's inaction in dealing with the culprits. The ideologies of the father and son clash – which lead to a conflict between a dutiful father and a reckless son. The only one who understands the agony of Vishal is Mohini, the daughter of head constable Devkinandan Sharma. The day comes when Vishal confronts Baba Khan and Manna Shetty which leads to tension and gory situation for the A.C.P., as the ganglords threaten to eliminate the A.C.P. as well as his wife Revati and son Vishal.

Review: I especially loved Rahul Khanna's acting in this one.
I also loved the special friendship that the five heroes developed as they plotted the ultimate demise of Baba, an evil man who needed his just desserts.
I especially enjoyed the location scenes in Europe; the road action scene was spectacular!
Give it a try for yourself, even if it is just to see Rahul Khanna at work, because this guy can certainly act!.
I finally saw this movie recently only for Arjun Rampal.
I wasn't expecting this to be a great caper movie like many Hollywood movies, so I wasn't really disappointed.For the most part, I thought the cast did a really good job with their performance even though they didn't have much to work with.
The nice thing about the movie was the treatment with nice locales.Apart from that I was very impressed with Arjun Rampal and John Abraham.
Wish the movie had more scenes with just these two together.I heard Arjun Rampal was to play Rahul's character while Bobby Deol was to play Arjun's character.
Since Bobby couldn't do the movie Arjun opted out for the character he plays and I have to say that that character suits him far better than Rahul's.This movie is worth one or two viewing only for Arjun and John.
a sleek, almost Hollywood-style, good vs evil movie.
Fortunately, I haven't seen any of the other movies that many reviewers state have had bits copied from them in Elaan.
The multiple location approach made for great scenery (although I had to laugh when they gave the impression that Venice and the Swiss Alps are around the corner from each other) and gave a bit of a 007 air to the story.What drew me to the movie was the cast.
Rahul Khanna holds his own as does Arjun Rampal, so hopefully this will lead to more films for both of them.
Amisha Patel and Lara Dutta are good enough.
John Abraham is good at being angry, fighting, and looking sexy in songs, but other than that, he's not believable.
It's really Mithun Chakraborthy who is the star of this film.
He nailed his role as the bad guy by showing that fear can be generated without shouting at people all the time.
One more time Sholay (1975) has been revisited and that too by Vikram Bhatt whose every movie is plagiarize of a Hollywood pictures and even this time also there are so many scenes which are lifted from different Hollywood products.
Even Sholay was a mixture of 2 to 3 Hollywood movies i.e. The Seven Samurai, The magnificent 7, Once upon in a west.This time the Thakur role is played by Rahul Khanna, Jai and Veeru roles are played by Arjun Rampal and John Abraham and Gabbar role went to the Legendary Actor Mithun Chakraborty who has made a comeback in A grade movies with Elaan and will win the nomination in the best villain category.
He has given a remarkable performance after Gudiyareleased in 98.Rahul Khanna has debuted in the commercial cinema with this movie and has done a great job.
John Abraham has gone overboard in few sequences and also in his introductory action scene (which is a lift from First Blood 3 a.k.a. Rambo 3.
Arjun Rampal is functional and has given a conventional performance.
Amisha Patel has done a good job after Humraaz.She was looking gorgeous in this movie and got more footage than the Lara Dutta and why not she is the girlfriend of the captain of he ship, I mean the director of the film, Vikram Bhatt.
And even Arjuns first action scene is a lift from Hard Target.
The way they trap Mithun makes you wonder if he really all that powerful (as it has been shown in the beginning of the film that his phone call can sound your death knell) and he does nothing except sitting silently in a room.
Elaan has few scenes lifted from Loha released in 87 and China Gate released in 98 which were also inspired by the movies The Seven Samurai, The magnificent 7, Once upon in a west.
Scenes like when Shatrughan Sinha promises his son (young jugal hansraj) in the movie Loha that he will take him for holidays but the mission comes in between and he leave for mission and break his promise and also when Naseeruddin Shah wants to adopt a girl in the movie China Gate and he dies and after that Om Puri does the service.
In Elaan too, Arjun make promise to his child but breaks it because of the mission and when he dies in the end Rahul adopts his child.Cinemography is of first rate.
Appealing background score.As predicted, it will do a good business in interiors and its good news for Mithun Chakraborty fans that they will get to see a good movie with a good performance by the Legend.
Elaan was a fantastic, action-packed film.
And it is filled with the coolest star cast - Amisha Patel, John Abraham, Arjun Rampul, etc.
Don't listen to any bad reviews you might read about it - movie critics are always unreasonably tough and harsh when it comes to rating films.
Elaan is a blockbuster smash hit - one of India's No.1 all-time action movie.
I have to say that no doubt Elaan has to be one of India's No.1 all-time action movie.
Mithun makes a superb villain, it was great to see him back after such a long time.
I can't even make up my mind to choose who is the star of the movie.I loved all of the phone conversations between, Rahul Khanna and Mithun, especially when Rahul Khanna made his Elaan to Mithun.
In some scenes John Abraham is absolutely hilarious and in other scenes he is the main action stunt-man.
What can you say about Arjun Rampal, you could just say that, without him, the mission wouldn't have even got off to a start.
The scene, where all 5 of the heroes are trapped in Mithun's house, would have to be one of the best scenes, in the movie.
Although me, personally, I thought that he was insane to jump out like that and take on Mithun's men, while the others were in the house.
Critics also have said that it was ridiculous, the way Mithun lets them go away, when he had an easy chance to kill the heroes.
The fact is that they didn't just walk away, Arjun Rampal did all of the hard work and fought off most of Mithun's men.
Like for example  In Sholay, why didn't Gabar Singh just kill Thakur, when he had the easiest chance to kill him (Sanjeev Kumar a.k.a Thakur was tied up) There have been so many movies where similar situations have occurred and the critics haven't said anything then, so what's the point of criticising a superb movie like Elaan, now.I don't know what the critics, are talking about.
Lara Dutta was glamorous in the movie.
She loves John Abraham and wants to stand by him, no matter what.
How many other movies are there where women do the same for the person that they love and the movies have been hits.I admit that Amisha Patel might have been forced into the movie, but there are certain major scenes, which couldn't have been done without her.
E.g. when they try to track Mithun's location via mobile phone and satellite and at the end when the french police turn up, it's all because of Amisha Patel.Overall I would have to say that I have seen Elaan for the fifth time inside a week.
Sometimes I think that they are watching one movie and writing reviews about another.
There are other great movies that have been publicly ruined, because of negative reviews.
I can't wait for the DVD release of the movie.I hope that this review will help other people, who are interested in watching this movie.
One of the best Indian action films !!.
I just saw this movie on weekend and loved every bit of it !!
i don't know whether its going to be a hit commercially but it was fun action packed ride.
very few Indian films match upto the technical quality shown in this film, it is heavily inspired by classics like shaan and sholay but the subject of catching a terrorist is treated differently and effectively, critics said the film lacks in content but it was never meant to be a dramatic fare.
after "dhoom" this is the best Indian action film.
performances were good and good to see mithun back on the big screen after a long time.
if u like action movies you will love this one.8 out of 10..
I mean when i saw all fives heroes, and i one villain in this movie who is Mithun, i absolutely loved this movie.
I give Amisha Patel a 7/10, she looked beautiful n loved the way she portrayed as a reporter.
I will give Lara Dutta a 8/10 cause she knows what to do in this film and looks like she's going to be the next Lara Croft, so then i give her a 7.5/10.
For John, he really was very funny for pretty much playing a comedian, she should go on with the look that he has in this film n also do action films more often, so then i give him a 8/10.
For Arjun, he had a good performance in this movie because he mostly did everything, and also knows how and what to do in this mission, so then i give him also a 9/10.
This was Rahul Khanna's first action n that i thought that he did pretty good in this Gil so that i give him a 9/10.
Most of all, in this film, this film belongs to Mithun because he had a great performance of being a terror in this movie, and also had a great comeback too, so for Mithun i give him a 10/10.
People this movie is kind of like the old Hindi film movie "sholay", so ya i know for sure that everyone will see this movie.
Sleek action thriller despite lack of story.
Mithun "Dada" makes a great comeback as the antagonist in this action-packed thriller.
The beauty of Indian cinema is that even in a hardcore action film, you'll find a soul and emotions.
However, there is not much of a story in this movie.
Nonetheless, the well-executed action scenes and character development fill that void.
Good-looking, Good Fun. I too thought Elaan was interesting, although the musical songs didn't particularly stand out.
The cast were all good-looking -- Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Amisha Patel, and even Rahul Khanna were all nice to look at.
As far as the action scenes, some of the stuff was interesting in a "Sword of Gideon" type of way, but it was all over-the-top in a way that's typical of all Indian movies.
I think that a lot of Indian critics typically base their praise or criticism of any movie based on how politically correct it is.
At the start, it was a little slow to pick up but once all five main characters have been established, then the true action begins.
But I will go further in the next paragraphs because I loved this film so much.
The brother then takes the task upon himself to seek revenge for his father's death, in the process he meets a plucky reporter played by Amisha Patel, who instantly is smitten with him but to whom he does not return her affections.
He reluctantly allows her to tang along on the journey to Switzerland which along the way he also recruits Arjun Rampal's character, a former police officer who is also a widower with a little daughter at home.
Rampal's characters leads the assembling team to John Abraham's character, who is a career criminal and former henchman for Baba Sikander (the underworld lord).
Currently doing time behind bars, they help him escape from prison and he leads them to Lara Dutta's character, whom he tells them is Baba's the underworld lord girlfriend.
The truth about Lara Dutta's character is soon revealed and the team wonder if they can ever trust Abraham again.
One scene that really stuck out to me was the one in which the director capture's Arjun's powerful rage when he attacks Baba Sikander's underworld henchmen following the death of his wife.
especially John Abraham's umbrella stunts.
:) And Lara Dutta captures sexy like you've never seen before!
2.] The character Arjun is a former police inspector who lost both his job and wife yet he can still afford to live in a swanky hill top retreat-like home?
That said, how many films can you find so many problems with and yet still love it?
Maybe it was the double-dose of eye-candy they gave use by casting John Abraham and Arjun Rampal, I dunno but whatever they did, I liked it.
:) I also liked and picked up on the love triangle that many people may miss or may have missed watching the film.
Amisha Patel's character is in love with Karan Shah, but every time she made a move, KS would rebuff her.
I feel the the love triangle is the reason for the Arjun shocker twist!
A Tactical Hit. While, to an extent, I do believe from reading the comments of other reviewers that the movie lacked a good storyline, and the characters are somewhat unbelievable, I liked this movie for amazing acting, despite the character flaws; I liked it because the tactics used in the movie are amazingly realistic and for the most part, practical.
Vikram Bhatt's 'Elaan' which came way back in 2005, is still in my mind because of Mithun Chakraborty.
but even as a film 'Elaan' is underrated.
The film has its share of flaws, but come on 'Elaan' didn't promise to be a milestone of a watch.
A very well-directed film, with a stellar performance by Mithunda.
Vikram Bhatt has directed the film very well.
Performances by the other actor are also good: Rahul Khanna plays his part well.
Arjun Rampal is very good, and yes his exit gives a lump in your throat.
Chunkey Pandey is passable.Minuses of the film: Mithunda should have been there throughout.on the whole 'Elaan' is a entertaining watch...
more than anything else, watch it for legendary actor Mithunda's powerful performance..
Can't understand why the film makers chose this movie for Mithun's comeback and then give him nothing to do.
The action sequences are good.
John Abraham as the 'Tapori' should know that he is not Amir Khan in Rangeela - please stick to what you are capable of doing - showing off your torso and bashing people.
Not much can be said about Arjun Rampal's performance and Rahul Khanna should stick to cross-over films - he has no commercial cinema presence at all.
Girls (Amisha and Lara) does anyone tell you'll the story before you accept the film or do you just go for the shoot??.
I hate to downplay a movie specially when the Filmamakers spend enormous amount of money on a foreign location but when they come up with a jalopy action film-it is well deserved.
The two actors who cannot emote are Lara Dutta and Arjun Rampal and the two who can are Amisha Patel and John Abraham-and the one who really did some acting was Rahul Khanna.
As far as John Abraham-a good actor under state of confusion.Mithun Chakraborty--fits the bill as a Hindi Villain, since he is tall,dark,has long sideburns (or freshly painted)), and his voice comes across as strong and mean for ransom demands on Board room speaker phones!.
I can't fathom a director in the caliber of Vikram Bhatt (Raaz) directing this "junk Bond" film.
The movie has nothing to offer in the way of entertainment or action-a disappointment coming from Vikram Bhatt..
Vikram Bhatt continued his duds with ELAAN The film tried to copy SHOLAY but failed terriblyThe film starts off well with Rahul Khanna episode then he singles out Arjun things are okay John's escape from jail is a piece of cake and the film slowly becomes a routine B grade film only polished The script is a joke Also because Amisha was Vikram's gf those days he gave her an extra edge for no reasonThe film fails to keep you engrossed and the last few reels are the worst nightmaresDirection is bad Music is badRahul Khanna is decent in his part Arjun is good as a cop John tries too hard, overdoes in shouting scenes and otherwise too he doesn't suit a tapori type role Lara is okay while Amisha irritates Mithun is okay but fails to recreate the terror of Gabbar.
Elaan-Waste of Time.
This was a bad movie, it was my time wasted but it was also producers money wasted.
Movie has no story, some scenes are just simply stupid, it feels like this movie was completed in a hurry.
Every time a car crash in the movie it was big fire ball, how come.
They said in the promos it was a Hollywood style movie yet the action scenes were horribly shot, the sound was horrible, music was below mediocrity.
Mithun was good, but disappointing because he just sat there and talked on the phone, he should've bagged out some of his old karate chops.
Rahul kHanna could act nice and controlled performance.
Arjun Rampal was OK, he was there in the movie but he was pushed all the way to the side by the story.
John didn't fit the character, his tapori dialogue delivery was bad, and comic timing was awful, and he did overact most of the time.
And advice to action filmmakers chill with the wire action sequences beats the whole purpose of watching a good movie when guys start flying for no reason whatsoever out of no where.