Chakradhaar

Chakradhaar is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Dharam Prakash, starring Abhishek Anand, Urvashi Sharma, Vidya Malvade, Zakir Hussain, Darshan Jariwala and Yashpal Sharma in the lead roles.

This is the debut film of Abhishek Anand, and features him as a student who becomes a vigilante after facing corruption and violence in Varanasi.

[1][2] The story begins with a reporter, Avantika (Vidya Malvade), coming to take the interview of Shravan/Pandit (Abhishek Anand), who tells him how he, the gentle man, ended up becoming a killer.

He is arrested, but his life is saved by an honest Muslim police officer, after which he decides to change his ways.

He turns into Pandit, a killer with the aim of wiping out entire corruption and crime.

After that, Sikandar (Zakir Hussain), a student of Professor Ahuja and Principal Shrivastav, asks Shravan to go to jail for some time, to which he agrees.

Now, Shravan releases out of jail and finds that Avantika has got Mandira's mind changed, and she is ready to accept him.

The story of the film has been written by Arsh Rana, and the action department has been handled by Abbas Ali Moghul.

Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama rated the soundtrack 1.5/5, writing that "If not for fairly decent tracks like 'Bin Tere' and 'Har Mod Pe', Chakradhaar would have been a total downer."

[6] Fullyhyd rated it 1.5/5, writing "A fresh angle to the same story could have worked better, but unfortunately, the makers got it all wrong, and there goes another attempt at independent movie-making down the drain.

[12] Movietalkies rated the film 1.5/5, writing "Chakradhaar' Stuns, Shocks And Disappoints!".

[13] Fakir Hassen rated the film 2/5, writing "CHAKRADHAAR can be safely missed".

[15] Due to big releases like Rowdy Rathore and Shanghai, the film was unable to get the attention of audiences.