Indian was released on 26 October 2001 with excellent box office reports, grossing a domestic net of ₹18 million on its opening day. Made on a budget of ₹150 million, it was a commercial success at the box office, earning over ₹540 million worldwide.[2] It was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2001, with a net gross of ₹280 million.[3][4]
Plot
DCP Rajashekhar Azad lives with his wife Anjali and they both have two children. Rajashekhar arrests Waseem Khan, a dreaded terrorist having connections with industrialist Shankar Singhania, and learns that his father-in-law DGP Surya Pratap Singh is also involved with Waseem Khan. Rajashekhar kills Surya, which makes Anjali to leave Rajashekhar. Rajashekhar takes the help of youths, who are disillusioned by their inability to join the police force, and manages to kill Shankar and Waseem Khan. Later, Anjali learns about her father's misdeeds and reunites with Rajashekhar.
Deol, who usually did not star in remakes, saw Vallarasu and loved it. This was his second home production after Dillagi, and while admitting there were no drastic changes made to the script, he revealed the only thing changed was the nativity in order to suit the northern audience."[5]
Online Bangalore described that the film will certainly appeal to majority of the masses.[6] Khalid Mohammed of The Times of India described the film as a "messy bang-a-bang movie."[4]
Sequel
The making of a sequel, to be called Indian 2, and to star Sunny Deol and to be directed by Maharajan was announced in 2018.[7]
.jpg)