Krantiveer

<p>Pratap Tilak ( ) is the grandson of Bheeshmanarayan Tilak, a freedom fighter. Pratap starts gambling and this leads to an attack on Bheeshmanarayan as he dies. Pratap’s mother Durgadevi ( ) enraged by this, asks him to leave the village and go far away. Pratap comes to Mumbai where he saves the life of owner, Laxminath’s ( ) son Atul ( ). Laxminath decides to keep Pratap with him. When they grow up, Atul falls in love with Mamta ( ), who is the daughter of a builder named Yograj ( ). Pratap keeps laughing at press reporter Megha Dixit ( ), who lives in the chawl and keeps on fighting injustice by writing about it in newspapers. Pratap teaches people to become strong and fight for themselves instead of waiting for other people to help them. Chattursingh Chita ( ) and Yograj plan to build a resort and at the place, they arrange , mass killings, and burn the houses of people. Laxminath is murdered by Chita. Pratap learns that Megha’s parents were murdered by Chita and she was raped by him. He proposes marriage to her. Mamta leaves her father’s house and comes to Atul’s house. Pratap kills the corrupt ministers, the judge, and the police officer. He is tried in court and sentenced to death. At the public hanging, he tells the onlookers that they are all cowards and he is willing to die, when a lawyer comes to the scene informing that Pratap has been pardoned by the President. Chita emerges to kill Pratap who picks a<br /> rifle and kills Chita with the bayonet. wrote that “Nana Patekar, who can lay claim to being the best actor in Bollywood, is the chief reason to see “. The review further noted the “strong supporting cast”, including Kapadia and Rawal. Trade journal wrote that the lead “character, etched out by the writer, and its excellent portrayal by the hero that make the film a differently enjoyable fare.” The soundtrack of the film contains 6 songs. The music is composed by , with lyrics authored by .</p>