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{{short description|2013 Indian Hindi-language action film}}

| producer      = [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]]

| studio        = Sunshine Pictures<br>[[Reliance Entertainment]]

{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=193|title = Commando - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>

The film revolves around Karan, an Indian Para SF Captain who escaped from Chinese custody, runs into a woman named Simrit, who is being chased by a gangster named AK-74 and his goons. Learning that AK-74 is hellbent on forcibly marrying Simrit for political gain, Karan intervenes and protects her as they are pursued deeper into the woods where Karan uses his martial arts combat skills to fight off AK-74's henchmen.

[[Para SF]] Captain Karan Singh Dogra is captured by Chinese officials when his helicopter crashes on the Chinese border during a routine [[training exercise]]. Karan and his seniors are unable to convince the Chinese of the former's innocence. The Chinese decide to brand Karan as a spy to defame India internationally. Feeling the Chinese won't comply, the Indian government order the Indian Army to erase Karan's record, identity and deny his existence. Karan is tortured for a year by the [[Chinese Army]] but later escapes while being taken to the Chinese [[Military Court]]. He runs into a woman named Simrit, who is running away from dreaded gangster Amrit Kanwal "AK-74" Singh and his goons.  

Karan rescues her by fighting off the goons headed by AK-47's politician brother. He decides to escort Simrit out of the town for her safety but finds himself surrounded by AK-74 and his goons at a bridge. Outnumbered and outgunned, he jumps into the river along with Simrit who later explains that AK-74 wants to marry her for political gains. She reveals that AK-47 has total control over her home town, where he rules with an iron fist through fear. Karan decides to help Simrit. AK-74 uses his resources to pursue the duo into the jungle, where Karan uses his expertise in [[guerilla warfare|jungle warfare]] to fight AK-74's men.  

However, after a long chase, Karan is caught by AK-74, who shoots him and throws him down a cliff. He then kills Simrit's parents as a warning to her. Karan, having survived the fall, goes after AK-74. After combating his henchmen and also an [[assassin]] named Theba sent by the Chinese, Karan defeats AK-74 and rescues Simrit. He takes the captured AK-74 to the town square, where he is almost foiled by the police who are in AK-74's pocket, but is saved in time by his ex superior officer, [[Colonel (India)|Col]] Akhilesh Sinha. Karan proceeds to hang and kill AK-74. Karan then asks the town folk to be fearless and not be afraid of people like AK-74, who rule through fear. He surrenders himself to Col Sinha. He tells Simrit his real name and promises to be back.

* [[Vidyut Jamwal]] as Captain Karanveer "Karan" Singh Dogra, Para SF

* [[Pooja Chopra]] as Simrit Kaur  

* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Amrit '[[AK-47]]' Kanwal, a dreaded gangster

* [[Jagat Rawat]] as [[Member of Parliament|MP]] Mahendra Pratap

* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as [[Colonel (India)|Col]]. Akhilesh Sinha, Karan's [[Commanding officer]]

* Nathan Barris as Theba, an [[assassin]]

The soundtrack album of ''Commando'' was released on 28 March 2013 as a digital download on popular digital music platforms, iTunes and Amazon. It contains 5 original tracks. The music was composed by Mannan Shaah, with lyrics penned by [[Mayur Puri]], while the background score has been scored by Prasad Sasthe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/566667|title=Commando – A One Man Army Movie: Review &#124; Release Date &#124; Songs &#124; Music &#124; Images &#124; Official Trailers &#124; Videos &#124; Photos &#124; News - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/commando-one-man-army-original/id626789188|title = Commando - A One Man Army (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Mannan Shaah|website = [[iTunes]]|date = 28 March 2013}}</ref>

Upon release, ''Commando'' garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics. At Reviewbol.com, it got an average review score of 3/5 from major sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reviewbol.com/movie/commando-a-one-man-army/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201163809/http://www.reviewbol.com/movie/commando-a-one-man-army |archive-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave Commando 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "A high-voltage action fare that's racy, pulsating and packed with some adrenaline-pumping stunts".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/566667 |title=Taran Review |work=Taran Adarsh |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> Meena Iyer of [[The Times of India]] rated it with 3.5 out of 5 star while remarking "For the first time in eons, the action scenes are totally convincing".<ref>{{cite web |title=Meena Iyer review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Commando--A-One-Man-Army/movie-review/19474087.cms |work=Meena Iyer |publisher=The times of India |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[Indian Express]] awarded it 3.5 out of 5, noting," That an action film should have no place for song and dance is a no-brainer. It also has a story that creaks. Minus these irritants, it would have been a pure adrenaline rush".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-commando-a-one-man-army/1101515/ |title=Movie Review: Commando, A One Man Army |work=Shubhra Gupta |publisher=Indian Express |access-date=12 April 2013}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of ''NDTV'' gave it 2 out of 5 while commenting "Despite all the bravura technical effort that has clearly been put into Commando, the end result simply isn't compelling enough".<ref>{{cite web |title=Movie review: Commando |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-commando-802 |work=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=NDTV |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Alisha Coelho of [[in.com]] gave the movie 2.5 stars, saying "''Commando – A One Man Army'' is a one man show where Vidyut carries the entire weight on his shoulders."<ref name="Movie Review: Commando is a one man show">{{cite web |url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/movie-review-commando-is-a-one-man-show-50206286-in-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415120335/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/movie-review-commando-is-a-one-man-show-50206286-in-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2013 |title=Movie Review: Commando is a one man show |author=Alisha Coelho |publisher=in.com |access-date=12 April 2013}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

The film earned around {{INRConvert|35.0|m}} on its opening day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commando Scoring Over Nauntaki Saala Due To Single Screens |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5574&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=opening>{{cite web |title=Commando First Day Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5577&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> The film raked {{INRConvert|113|m}} over its first weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commando And Nautanki Saala Weekend Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5583&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> At its first week, it netted around {{INRConvert|173|m}} having decent business in single screens.<ref name="first week">{{cite web |title=Commando And Nautanki Saala First Week Business |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5595&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |access-date=18 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422055119/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5595&nCat=|archive-date=22 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It finished at around {{INRConvert|200|m}} in India.