Ghayal: Once Again: Difference between revisions

| producer      = [[Dharmendra]]<br> [[Jay Dev Banerjee]]

| writer        = Vishal Vijay Kumar <br/>Sanjay Masoom<br />Sunny Deol

| story          = Sagar Pandya <br/> Shaktimaan Talwar<br />Sunny Deol

| music          = '''Score:''' <br />Vipin Mishra<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]]  

| distributor    = {{ubl|[[Zee Music Company]]|[[Reliance Entertainment]]|[[PVR Pictures]]}}

| budget        = {{INR}}500&nbsp;million<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3214</ref>

| gross          = {{INR}}57.64 crore<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/582 |title=Special Features: Box Office: Worldwide collections of Ghayal Once Again – Box Office |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

'''''Ghayal: Once Again''''' ({{translation|Wounded: Once again}}) is a 2016 Indian [[action drama]] film written and directed by [[Sunny Deol]]. It is a direct [[sequel]] to the 1990 film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-s-arjun-once-again-sunny-deol-shoots-youth-anthem-once-again-2084042 |title=It's Arjun Once Again ...Sunny Deol Shoots Youth Anthem Once Again |date=8 May 2015 |work=dna |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> It is directed, written and headlined by [[Sunny Deol]] who again plays Ajay Mehra.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol is determined to make 'Ghayal' sequel |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538370 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Dharmendra]] and jointly distributed by [[Zee Music Company]], [[Reliance Entertainment]] and [[PVR Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ghayal-once-again-teaser-old-bottle-stale-wine/story-TZPjnvm3Azqr6vXU0r97tN.html |title=Ghayal Once Again teaser: Old bottle, stale wine}}</ref><ref name=ArdashTweet>{{cite tweet |user=taran_adarsh |number=684418315335278592 |date=5 January 2016 |title=Sunny Deol to release #GhayalOnceAgain on 5 Feb. A top studio has joined hands with Sunny and require substantial time for more promotions.}}</ref> The film was theatrically released worldwide on 5 February 2016 and was average hit commercially.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol's 'Ghayal Once Again' release pushed to 5 February 2016 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deols-ghayal-once-again-release-pushed-to-january-2016/ |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref>

The film opens with flashbacks of Ghayal. An angry young man Ajay Mehra shoots and kills Balwant Rai (who had murdered Ajay's brother) and surrenders himself to upright cop Joe D'Souza. Ajay is sentenced to prison. Upon his release he begins a new career as a reporter for an independent newspaper, but also works as a vigilante who assists the police with their hard-to-prosecute cases (including cases where the accused are prominent and influential members of society).

One such case involves small town reporter Renu who was drugged and raped by her boss, the media baron Aditya Rajguru. Renu committed suicide and Rajguru's men covered up the matter, implicating her innocent boyfriend. Ajay swings into action and abducts Rajguru, soon forcibly obtaining a DNA swab. Rajguru is then arrested and Ajay is declared a sensational hero. However, Ajay still suffers anxiety attacks from his painful memories of his past. His girlfriend Riya, a psychiatrist, helps him with his problems.

 

Following her grandfather's advice, Anushka turns the video over to the lawyer, Kriplani, in order to ensure the children remain safe. However, Kriplani quietly returns it to Bansal, and his son Rohan, also a friend of Zoya, realizes that his father has given up the video and thus urges Zoya to reach Ajay Mehra. As the children hurry to reach Ajay, they are intercepted by Bansal's thugs. A chase ensues and Ajay saves the children, recovering the video. Riya takes the children to the hospital, but they are yet again abducted by Bansal's men.

 

Anushka is soon revealed to be Ajay's own daughter, as her grandfather had kept the secret to shield her from Ajay's criminal past. Kabir tortures the children until Bansal, tired of his son's tantrums, warns him away. Bansal holds Anushka and releases the other children. He tells Ajay that his daughter will henceforth stay with Bansal in order to ensure the safety of Kabir. Bansal's mother objects but Bansal, locked in moral conflict, waves her away. Bansal orders the Home Minister to arrest Ajay.

 

Ajay overcomes the cops and mounts an attack on the Bansal mansion to rescue Anushka. There is a fierce fight. Ajay rescues Anushka as well as Bansal's daughter who gets trapped in the debris. Bansal surrenders and is arrested along with Kabir. The film ends as Ajay and his daughter recover in the hospital surrounded by their friends.

* [[Soha Ali Khan]] as Riya

* [[Aanchal Munjal]] as Anushka Mehra (Ajay Mehra's Daughter)

* [[Om Puri]] as ACP Joe D'Souza

* [[Narendra Jha]] as Raj Bansal

* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Home Minister Kaka Sahib

* [[Srijitaa Ghosh]] as Renu

* Abhilash Kumar as Kabir Bansal, Raj and Sheetal's son

* [[Neha Khan]] as Zoya II

All songs composed by [[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]] with lyrics by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].

| artist    = [[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]]

| extra1= [[Armaan Malik]] [[Siddharth Mahadevan]] Yashita Sharma

The film had grossed Rs 72.0&nbsp;million on its first day of release<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/208115/ghayal-once-again-box-office-collections-sunny-deol-starrer-manages-35-occupancy-rate/ |title=PHOTOS: Sunny Deol starrer ‘Ghayal Once Again’ box office collections soar to Rs 14.85 cr by day 2 – The Financial Express |date=6 February 2016 |work=The Financial Express}}</ref> and an estimated Rs 232.5&nbsp;million by the end of its first weekend, according to film analyst [[Taran Adarsh]].<ref name=AdarshTweetWeek1>{{cite tweet |user=taran_adarsh |number=696607256117276672 |date=8 February 2016 |title=#GhayalOnceAgain Fri 7.20 cr, Sat 7.65 cr, Sun 8.40 cr. Total: ₹ 23.25 cr. India biz.}}</ref>

After the success of this film, Sunny Deol expressed his interest to make a third part of this franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.ibtimes.co.in/after-ghayal-once-again-sunny-deols-ghayal-3-likely-soon-666710 |title=After 'Ghayal Once Again', Sunny Deol's 'Ghayal 3' is likely soon |date=12 February 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/interview-i-feel-like-i-am-launching-myself-all-over-again-says-sunny-deol-2176721 |title=I feel like I am launching myself all over again, says Sunny Deol – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=12 February 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>