Baaghi

<p>Raghav Shetty, a powerful don and a martial arts world champion, abducts Siya Khurana from her film set in and takes her to . Siya’s father, P.P. Khurana, along with Dasanna, a , seeks the government officers and cops for help, but no one is ready to assist them as Raghav is an influential person and there is no extradition treaty between and . Khurana then suggests to Dasanna that Ranveer “Ronny” Pratap Singh, Siya’s ex-boyfriend and a rebellious martial artist, can destroy Raghav and rescue Siya. Initially hesitant, Ronny agrees as he needs money to treat Subbu, a mute young boy who is being treated for his . : Ronny meets Siya on a train and falls in love with Siya at first sight. He also sees that Siya also carries a rebellious personality. Raghav also sees Siya and lusts for her. At the behest of his late father, Samarjit Singh, Ronny unwillingly becomes a student in the Royal Academy of Martial Arts in Kerala, headed by Kailash Shetty a.k.a. Guruswamy, Samarjit’s former army colleague and Raghav’s father. In due course of time, Guruswamy disciplines Ronny into a , thus making Ronny a rebellious martial artist and the master of the art of Kalaripayattu. As time goes on, Ronny and Siya fall in love with each other. A money-minded Khurana agrees to marry Siya off to Raghav, who lures him with bundles of money. On learning that Siya is in love with Ronny, Khurana rats Ronny out to Raghav, who swears to kill him. Guruswamy overhears the plan and objects to it strongly. Feeling humiliated and enraged, Raghav kills Guruswamy by poisoning him to death. Later, Raghav tells his henchmen to get Ronny in front of him. The henchmen tries to harm Ronnie and Subbu, but Ronny beats up Raghav’s henchmen brutally. Following a confrontation with Raghav and later at Guruswamy’s funeral, Khurana creates an atmosphere of misunderstanding in league with Raghav, causing Ronny and Siya to break up and part ways. : Ronny reaches Bangkok and visits Raghav’s fight club, beating the most potent fighter to attract Raghav’s attention. Raghav sends his henchmen to kill Ronnie, but Ronnie beats them up brutally. The next day, Ronny breaks into the house of Biju, Raghav’s right-hand man, and holds Biju’s wife at gunpoint, forcing him to reveal Siya’s location. Learning that she is at the local hospital, Ronny saves Siya and escapes with her under both of them being disguised. Raghav manages to spot them, but couldn’t do anything. The two stop at an island on their way back to India, where Siya discovers her father’s deceit and the couple reunite. Raghav and his men suddenly attack the couple off-guard, where Biju shoots Ronny, who falls off a cliff. Raghav takes Siya back to his place, but Siya realizes that Ronny is alive, with Raghav being alerted to his invasive underbelly moments later. Realizing Biju’s treachery, Raghav questions him and Biju affirms that he spared Ronny as he had spared his wife earlier. Raghav is unconvinced and kills Biju. Ronny storms Raghav’s building and single-handedly fights all the killers and swordsmen in Raghav’s employ. Ronny reaches Raghav, who initially overpowers him. Raghav also reveals himself as the mastermind behind Guruswamy’s death. Enraged, Ronny uses Guruswamy’s signature moves and kills Raghav, thus avenging Guruswamy’s death. Now happily together with Siya, Ronny becomes the new teacher in Guruswamy’s school. Shroff trained and took up stunt classes for the film. hired a special team of 50 people to keep Shroff’s look under wraps. The makers did not want his look to be revealed because of his role in the film being distinct from his role in . Telugu actor was signed to play a negative role, making his Bollywood debut. Shooting for started on 27 May 2015. The shooting of the film completed on 21 February 2016. The film was extensively shot in India and Thailand. Soma Kerala Palace, Kochi was shown in the movie as the KARMA Institute (school of Guruswamy). Song “Sab Tera” was shot in the . The music of the film was composed by , , , and Pranaay Rijia, while the score was composed by . The song lyrics were written by , Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Sanjeev Chaturvedi, , and Rahul B. Seth. The first song of the film, “Sab Tera” was released on 18 March 2016, which was sung by and . The second song of the film titled as “Let’s Talk About Love”, which was sung by and was released on 25 March 2016. The album was released on 29 March 2016, which includes 6 songs. received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its action choreography. On the website , 14% of 7 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote, ” is a typical masala entertainer which scores high on action and performances from the lead cast.” Mohar Basu of gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote, “You could try finding thrill in Tiger’s kicks but the film has nothing more to offer.” Ananya Bhattacharya of gave 2/5 stars and wrote, “Watch Baaghi this week if you want to whistle along to Tiger and Shraddha’s bone-breaking punches.” Rohit Vats of gave 2/5 stars and wrote “In short, enters and appears in a hurry to become without losing the essential Bollywood qualities.” of gave 2/5 stars and wrote, “Baaghi will best serve people who are interested in moves rather than movies.” Released on Friday, netted 119.4 million and 155.1 million respectively on its first three days, bringing in a total of 38.58 crore net on its opening weekend and meeting its 37 crore production cost. By its seventh day, the film had netted 59.72 crore. s daily collection peaked at 15.51 crore net on day three and began to decline thereafter, losing 79% of business by the end of the second week. The movie ultimately grossed 106.03 crore from India and 21.02 crore overseas. The total worldwide gross estimates 127.05 crores, thus becoming one of the highest-grossing films of Shroff’s career. On 1 May 2017, Shroff posted the first look poster of the sequel and the second installment of the Baaghi series on his Twitter account. Nadiadwala collaborated with following the dissolution of and the film was released under Fox Star Studios and . Directed by , the film was released worldwide on 30 March 2018. A third installment was also announced under the title of , with Nadiadwala the producer, Khan the director, and Shroff in the lead role.</p>