Haunted by the memory of his parents' murder on his birthday, he recalls a mysterious man in a black raincoat involved in the crime.

Vijay arrests Kataria, a member of Teja's gang, who reveals the mafia's operation of stealing petrol and oil, mixing it with kerosene, and smuggling it.

Vijay learns about Prashant Khanna, a man killed by Teja years ago, and starts connecting the dots.

Despite setbacks, including his suspension from the police force, Vijay vows to dismantle Teja's empire by his own means.

Vijay begins to systematically destroy Teja's oil refineries, despite Mala's concerns about the potential dangers.

Teja responds by sending more men to attack Vijay and Mala, but with the timely intervention of Sher Khan, they manage to survive.

Shortly after, Teja's men, led by his trusted lieutenant Bosco, murder Jaydev, causing widespread panic.

Sher Khan uncovers evidence implicating Inspector Saalwe and Bosco in Kataria's murder, carried out on Teja's orders.

Mala prepares a meal for Vijay, who smiles at Sher Khan as a new drug mafia case appears on television, ready for his next battle.

[3] Director Apoorva Lakhia signed up Telugu star Ram Charan Teja[4] and Priyanka Chopra for the lead roles.

[8] In September 2012, The Times of India reported that both Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Dutt opted out citing date issues and the makers had finalised Sonu Sood for the role.

[9] Bindu's iconic 'Mona Darling' act was taken over by Mahi Gill, after talks with actresses Jacqueline Fernandez, Mallika Sherawat and Malaika Arora Khan fell through.

[11] After Sonu Sood was injured in the CCL match playing for Mumbai Heroes, he was replaced with Srihari for the Sher Khan role in Thoofan.

However, the film comes across as a regular masala fare that caters to the single screen spectator mainly and also for enthusiasts of typical Bollywood entertainers.

"[17] Meena Iyer of The Times of India rates 3/5 telling "Yet, this film should be judged as a stand-alone offering because attempts to compare the two versions will find the current one falling short, especially in the dialogue and music departments.

"[18] Its affiliation newspaper Mumbai Mirror gave a 1.5 star rating and the reviewer Karan Anshuman said "If Salim-Javed do watch this film, one wouldn't be surprised if they decided to give the money and 'core story' credit back and disassociate themselves from this embarrassment of a "remake".