Nayak: The Real Hero

(2001)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 116 votes

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action

Year: 2001

Runtime: 187 мин

Country: India

Director: Shankar

Cast: Анил Капур, Амриш Пури, रानी मुखर्जी, Пареш Раваль, Johny Lever, Saurabh Shukla, Shivaji Satham, Pooja Batra, Kitty, Vikram Gokhale

Plot

Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.

Employed as a camera-man at a popular television station QTV; Shivaji Rao Gaekwad work his way up and is eventually promoted as a reporter. One of his job involve interviewing the Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. During the course of the interview he brings to light the true facts of Chauhan to the general public. Agrivated at this Chauhan decides that he will challenge him to become the Chief Minister for a day which he accepts. During his tenure Shivaji attempts to make the wrong right by punishing dishonest people while at the same time ensure that the masses get what they aspire for. But when his life return to normal he will find that nothing is the same anymore as he and his loved ones are made targets by Chauhan's goons this pushes Shivaji to enter politics and eventually elect as the Chief Minister - a Chief Minister who wants to continue the remaining of his day's work.