raveeshshrivastav Tigmanshu Dhulia is a hit or miss director with his cult classics like Haasil, Paan Singh Tomar & Saheb Biwi & Gangster cementing his place as best directors of bollywood while his Charas ,Bullet Raja often counted as a miss.Shaghird is categorised in the later but I believe it to be a movie which is hugely underrated.A cop in bollywood movies is often depicted in a stereotypical manner a dishonest cop will be corrupt,selfish & stupid , while an honest cop will be courageous & intelligent.This is also valid for politicians etc.,the anti hero or a complex character is seldom shown. Hence police corruption is seldom shown in its true form, I believe Shagird is an exception & so is the Protagonist SI Hanumant Singh & likewise his Shagird SI Mohit.The opening scene is a revelation which shows 2 cops of Crime Branch extorting money from a businessmen.The police corruption in all its form is shown in the movie along with the Politician-Police-Gangster nexus & its depth in the system.Hanumant Singh is a crooked encounter specialist who works for a powerful politician & does his dirty work in exchange of the protection offered to him.He knows every written & unwritten rule in the book as well as knows how to break them for his good.Hence he acts as a extortioner,kidnapper,hired gun in his pursuit of money.He knows the limits of his relationship & hence is planning an escape from India but only blackmailing his boss the politician for the needed money by a threat of exposing his nexus with the criminal named Banty Bhaiya.Amazingly as most of the characters in the movie who are conned or harmed by Hanumant are bad themselves we identify with the character,also due to his dedication to family & his manners.His Shagird a new SI in the CB is equally smart but is also ethically sound which result in some witty dialogues delivered masterly by Nana Patekar who like Ab Tak Chappan is in tremendous form & fits right in,unlike Ab Tak Chapan, Hanumant Singh is more funny as well as more diplomatic. The subtle difference in the body language is absolute brilliance.The final twist is that like a true disciple SI Mohit turns out to be corrupt himself waiting for a bigger opportunity & hence he cracks a deal with the politician & story unfolds.A must watch for brilliant dialogues, fast paced storytelling & moreover as a relevant commentary on police corruption in India.A thoroughly entertaining & interesting view. PS it is only inspired from training day & not a usual bollywood copy.

vinpratapsingh SALUTE TO THE WHOLE TEAM of SHAGIRD. No match to this movie. Much better direction and production, 100 steps forward to Ab Tak Chappan. Again you need sharp mind to understand this movie and enjoy the reality of Cop System specially about Delhi NCR's Land Mafia and politics. A MUST WATCH movie. I have watched it at least 10 times till the date and this will be a better movie to watch even after 10 years as I know no one can make this kinda movie in future too easily. This the best movie I ever saw in my life so energetic with better pace than any Indian Movie. You feel like you are watching some of the best JASON STATHAM action Hollywood Movie. Even there are too less movies which can be compared as good as Shagird in Hollywood too. JUST A REAL ACTION, DRAMA movie and if you know a little about Indian Politics and system then any one can enjoy this. While watching this movie you will forget about pop corns. Film making 10/10 Direction 10/10 Cinamtography 10/10 Acting 10/10 ..............n..........10/10

silvan-desouza Sometimes some films are not even watched by people as promos don't excite them or perhaps lack of stars who draw audiences and make crap films. By the promos i felt the film was another cop films done to death but the film is totally different. It shows cop in the worst light ever and yet it comes across as realistic and not caricatured. The film has several twists and turns and keeps the viewer on tenterhooks, most characters have grey shades Even the innocent guy whom we think will never go wrong, takes an about turn There are some flaws like the kidnapping part could be much better and more better depicted. In all fairness the film is entirely hatke and shows us some never seen before scenes Direction by Tigmanshu Dhulia is superb as always There are no songs in the film and thats a relief The tributes to old songs(Nana keeps giving trivia of old film songs) are well wovenNana Patekar is yet again flawless in his role only he could play. He is simply outstanding Mohit Ahlawat after no show in James and Shiva shows some talent this time, he is more loosened up and gives a good performance Tigmanshu Dhulia is known for extracting best performance anywayz Rimii is superb as usual, Anurag Kashyap makes a brilliant debut(surprising Tigmanshu made his debut in Anurag Kashyap's GANGS OF WASSEYPUR) and does a superb job though his role could be more meatier Zakir Hussain is superb though he has done such roles many times Vishwajeet Pradhan is unintentionally hilarious in a small role, Virendra Saxena is superb rest are adequate

Prakash Hulivahana Muddegowda No nonsense no song movie taking place in Delhi starring Nana and Mohit Ahlawat. Hanumant Singh (Nana Patekar) Police officer, with differing principles, newly joined police officer Mohit (Mohit Ahlawat) ethical? play out this drama in a background of politics and goons. Hanumant Singh & Bunty Bhaiya (Anurag Kashyap) work for big political leader Rajmani Singh (Zakir Hussain), an usual corrupt leader.Numerous twists and turns dominate the movie with Rimmi sen playing the role of a journalist. Money plays a dominant role throughout the movie. Movie is well made without any heroes or villains as all are gray shady everyday characters.