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			{{short description\|2001 Hindi crime movie by Dharmendra}}
	{{hatnote\|This article is about the Hindi film. For the Tamil film with the same name, see [[Indian (1996 film)]]}}		{{hatnote\|This article is about the Hindi film. For the Tamil film with the same name, see [[Indian (1996 film)]]}}
	~~{{short description\|2001 Hindi crime movie by Dharmendra}}~~
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	'''''Indian''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 2001\|2001]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by [[N. Maharajan]] and produced by [[Dharmendra]]. It stars [[Sunny Deol]], and also features [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Rahul Dev]] in other roles. The film is a remake of the Director's own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Vallarasu]]'' and was released on 26 October 2001 with excellent box office reports,<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/25sunny.htm</ref> grossing a domestic nett of {{INR}}18.0 million on its opening day. Made on a budget of {{INR}}150 million, it was successful at the box office, earning over {{INR}}540 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a strong, brave policeman who is falsely blamed for the mysterious murder of his father-in-law. It was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year in India with a nett gross of {{INR}}280 million.		'''''Indian''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 2001\|2001]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by [[N. Maharajan]] and produced by [[Dharmendra]]. It stars [[Sunny Deol]], and also features [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Rahul Dev]] in other roles. The film is a remake of the Director's own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Vallarasu]]'' and was released on 26 October 2001 with excellent box office reports,<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/25sunny.htm\| title = rediff.com, Movies: 'I see no competition from Asoka'}} </ref> grossing a domestic nett of {{INR}}18.0 million on its opening day. Made on a budget of {{INR}}150 million, it was successful at the box office, earning over {{INR}}540 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a strong, brave policeman who is falsely blamed for the mysterious murder of his father-in-law. It was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year in India with a nett gross of {{INR}}280 million.<ref name="Saini">{{cite news \|last1=Saini \|first1=Kainika \|title=Muhurat Of Sunny Deol's Action Film Indian (2001) \|url=https://lehren.com/exclusive/bollywood-flashback/muhurat-of-sunny-deols-action-film-indian-2001/69833/ \|access-date=20 August 2021 \|work=Lehren \|date=30 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Khalid">{{cite news \|last1=Khalid \|first1=Mohammed \|title=Indian \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/indian-/articleshow/443388500.cms \|access-date=31 August 2021 \|work=Times of India \|date=29 October 2001}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Raj Shekhar Azad ~~([[Sunny Deol]]) is~~ an honest ~~Deputy Commissioner of Police~~ whose sole intention is to wipe out corruption~~. From~~ his name to ~~his~~ aim~~, emerges unflinching patriotism~~. But for every such patriot, there is an equally motivated terrorist.		Raj Shekhar Azad, an honest DCP whose sole intention is to wipe out corruption, emerged unflinching patriotism from his name to aim. But for every such patriot, there is an equally motivated terrorist. Waseem Khan, a dreaded terrorist is aided by Raj's father-in-law and corrupt DGP Surya Pratap Singh, many police officers and influential industrialist Shankar Singhania. Raj's path is laden with hurdles, but he leaves no stone unturned, within the realm of law, to wage a war against the evil doers.

	Waseem Khan ~~([[Mukesh Rishi]])~~, a dreaded terrorist, is aided ~~in his mission~~ by Raj's father-in-law ~~([[Raj Babbar]])~~, an influential industrialist ~~([[Danny Denzongpa]]) and several police officers~~.

	Raj~~'s path~~ is ~~laden~~ with ~~hurdles,~~ but ~~he leaves no stone unturned,~~ within the ~~realm~~ of ~~law, to wage a war against the evil doers~~. ~~The film~~ is ~~notable for the Sunny Deol~~'s ~~portrayal DCP Azad~~. ~~The sublime toughness~~ and ~~solidity that the acclaimed actor manages to bring to the character of Rajshekhar Azad in~~ his ~~trademark sedate style is the high point of the film. Raj Babbar too comes~~		Raj arrests Waseem and is entrusted with his interrogation. Waseem is placed in a special cell but still arranges riots in the city from within the confines of prison. Raj figures out that Surya is Waseem's accomplice. He kills Surya and performs his last rites then as his son-in-law. His wife, Anjali, is unaware of the incident and Surya's misdeeds.
	of in ~~with a powerful performance though his role disappears within the first hour~~. ~~The peerless Danny Dengzongpa~~, is ~~powerful in his portrayal~~ of ~~Singhania Saab in~~ the ~~film~~.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	{{~~colbegin~~}}		{{div col\|colwidth=25em}}
	*[[Sunny Deol]] as DCP Rajshekhar “Raj” Azad		*[[Sunny Deol]] as DCP Rajshekhar “Raj” Azad
	*[[Shilpa Shetty]] as Anjali Singh Azad		*[[Shilpa Shetty]] as Anjali Singh Azad
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	*[[Sophiya Haque]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"		*[[Sophiya Haque]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"
	*[[Malaika Arora]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"		*[[Malaika Arora]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"
	{{~~colend~~}}		{{div col end}}

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	\| [[Anand Raj Anand]], [[Alka Yagnik]]		\| [[Anand Raj Anand]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
	\|}		\|}

			==Reception==
			The website ''Online Bangalore'' described the movie as "patriotic" and described the movie as having stunts that are "vibrant and will surely appeal to the Indian masses". However they also criticised it for being overly-long, unoriginal, excessively serious, and lacking in romance.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Movie Review: Indian \|url=https://www.onlinebangalore.com/movi/indian/ \|website=Online Bangalore \|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> Khalid Mohammed of the ''[[Times of India]]'' described the film in an October 2001 as a "messy bang-a-bang movie".<ref name="Khalid" />

			==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.<ref name="Cinema Express">{{cite news \|title=Sunny Deol to play the lead in Indian 2 \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/apr/04/sunny-deol-to-play-the-lead-in-indian-2-5373.html \|access-date=31 August 2021 \|work=Cinema Express \|date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]		[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
	[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]		[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]
	[[Category:~~Foreign films~~ shot in Switzerland]]		[[Category:Films shot in Switzerland]]

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{{hatnote|This article is about the Hindi film. For the Tamil film with the same name, see [[Indian (1996 film)]]}}
{{short description|2001 Hindi crime movie by Dharmendra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Indian
| image = Indian (2001).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[N. Maharajan]]
| producer = [[Dharmendra]]
| screenplay = N. Maharajan
| story = N. Maharajan
| based_on = [[Vallarasu]] (2000) by [[N. Maharajan]]
| starring = [[Sunny Deol]] [[Shilpa Shetty]] [[Danny Denzongpa]] [[Raj Babbar]] [[Mukesh Rishi]] [[Rahul Dev]]
| music = [[Anand Raj Anand]]
| cinematography = A. Ramesh Kumar
| editing = B. S. Vasu Saleem
| studio = [[Vijayta Films]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|10|26}}
| runtime = 178 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = ₹150 million
| gross = ₹540 million
}}
'''''Indian''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 2001|2001]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by [[N. Maharajan]] and produced by [[Dharmendra]]. It stars [[Sunny Deol]], and also features [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Rahul Dev]] in other roles. The film is a remake of the Director's own [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vallarasu]]'' and was released on 26 October 2001 with excellent box office reports,<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/25sunny.htm</ref> grossing a domestic nett of {{INR}}18.0 million on its opening day. Made on a budget of {{INR}}150 million, it was successful at the box office, earning over {{INR}}540 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a strong, brave policeman who is falsely blamed for the mysterious murder of his father-in-law. It was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year in India with a nett gross of {{INR}}280 million.

==Plot==
Raj Shekhar Azad ([[Sunny Deol]]) is an honest Deputy Commissioner of Police whose sole intention is to wipe out corruption. From his name to his aim, emerges unflinching patriotism. But for every such patriot, there is an equally motivated terrorist.

Waseem Khan ([[Mukesh Rishi]]), a dreaded terrorist, is aided in his mission by Raj's father-in-law ([[Raj Babbar]]), an influential industrialist ([[Danny Denzongpa]]) and several police officers.

Raj's path is laden with hurdles, but he leaves no stone unturned, within the realm of law, to wage a war against the evil doers. The film is notable for the Sunny Deol's portrayal DCP Azad. The sublime toughness and solidity that the acclaimed actor manages to bring to the character of Rajshekhar Azad in his trademark sedate style is the high point of the film. Raj Babbar too comes
of in with a powerful performance though his role disappears within the first hour. The peerless Danny Dengzongpa, is powerful in his portrayal of Singhania Saab in the film.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sunny Deol]] as DCP Rajshekhar “Raj” Azad
*[[Shilpa Shetty]] as Anjali Singh Azad
*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Shankar Singhania
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Wasim Khan/Allah Baksh (Double role)
*[[Rahul Dev]] as Pratap Sinha
*[[Raj Babbar]] as DGP Surya Pratap Singh
*[[Surendra Pal]] as Police Commissioner
*[[Om Puri]] as Joginder Singh
*Rana Jung Bahadur as Havaldar Mushtaq Singh
*[[Deepak Shirke]] as Uttar Pradesh minister Veer Bahadur Singh
*[[Rajat Bedi]] as Sanjay Singhania
*Suresh Bhagwat as B.E.S.T. employee
*[[Salim Ghouse]] as Francis
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Advocate Gill
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Jewellery shop owner
*[[Sanjay Narvekar]] as Rahim
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Rahim's father
*[[Reema Lagoo]] as Mrs. Suryapratap Singh
*[[Viju Khote]] as Inspector Deshmukh
*[[Shiva Rindani]] as Inspector Patil
*[[Pramod Muthu]] as Inspector Moutho (as Pramod Moutho)
*Dhananjay Mandrekar as Inspector
*[[Dharmesh Tiwari]] as Imam Saab
*[[Sophiya Haque]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"
*[[Malaika Arora]] as an [[item number]] "Yeh Pyar"
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
All songs are written by [[Anand Bakshi]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Title !! Singer(s)

|-
| "Waton Walo"
| [[Roop Kumar Rathod]]
|-
| "Deewane"
| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "Yeh Pyar"
| [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
| "Rab Di Kasam"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "Jaana Maine"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|-
| "Thaath Nawabi"
| [[Anand Raj Anand]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0300028|title=Indian}}

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[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Anand Raj Anand]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
[[Category:Vijayta Films films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]
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