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Star Cast

Viruddh... Family Comes First
  • Amitabh Bachchan
    . Vidhyadar Ramkrishna Patwardhan
  • Sharmila Tagore
    . Sumitra V. Patwardhan
  • John Abraham
    . Amar V. Patwardhan
  • Sanjay Dutt
    . Ali Asghar
  • Anusha Dhandekar
    . Jenny Mayer
  • Prem Chopra
    . Arora
  • Sharat Saxena
    . Vidhadhar's friend
  • Beena
    . Swati Chitnis
  • Shivaji Satham
    . Bharucha
  • Sachin Khedekar
    . Police Inspector
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  • Director:
    Mahesh V.Manjrekar
  • Producer:
    Amitabh Bachchan, Sagoon Wagh
  • Music:
    Ajay-Atul
  • Screenplay:
    Mahesh V.Manjrekar and Yash Vijay
  • Story:
    Mahesh V.Manjrekar
  • Genres:
    Drama,
  • Certification:
    Parental guidance suggested
  • Status:
    Completed


Plot Summary

Viruddh... Family Comes First
Vidyadhar Patwardhan lives a middle-class life with his wife, Sumitra. They have a son, Amar, who lives abroad in London, U.K., and it is through his income that the family lives on. Then Amar returns home with Jenny Mayer, his fiancée, and both are welcomed. Both do not look kindly upon Amar's habit to drink. While the parents are busy preparing for a surprise birthday party for Amar, Amar gets himself killed in a fight. A devastated Vidyadhar and Sumitra arrange for his funeral, and thereafter follow-up with the police as to the conviction of the killer, who has been identified as Harshvardhan Kadam. The police version is quite different from that of Vidyadhar, and they claim that Amar and Jenny were involved in smuggling drugs, a fight ensued, and Amar was killed. Subsequently, two men are killed in a police encounter, after confessing that they had killed Amar over a fight over drugs. Then Jenny is arrested for possession of drugs and lodged in a cell. She is subsequently released, and returns home to London. The trial begins and ends with the judgment that Harshvardhan is not guilty, leaving Vidyadhar and Sumitra questioning whether Amar & Jenny were really involved in drugs, or is it all being made to appear that he was.

Taglines

Viruddh... Family Comes First
  • They pushed him too far...Now bear the consequences
  • Against the system
  • Pushed against the world... even a cat strikes back... and he was a father...
  • ...family comes first
  • ...a man who has lost all but not his faith
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Trivias

Viruddh... Family Comes First
  • The mahurat (start of filming) was scheduled for 28 June 2004, but was called off at the last minute owing to the death of well-known producer Yash Johar.
  • The highlight of the mahurat, was the presence of celebrities who have actually made an attempt to fight against the establishment or the system successfully. These include Medha Patkar, T N Seshan, Anna Hazare, Tarun Tejpal and Sundarlal Bahuguna.
  • Saif Ali Khan was the original choice to play the role of Amar Patwardhan, but because he couldn't accommodate the filming schedule, 'John Abraham' replaced him.
  • Initially Mahesh Manjrekar wanted to cast Jaya Bachchan opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The idea was to portray them as an ideal couple. However, their dates could not be worked out, and Mahesh cast Sharmila Tagore in the role.
  • Sharmila Tagore was conscious about the height difference between her and Amitabh Bachchan. Before she started shooting for the film, she went shopping for high heels. On the first day of shooting, she came in wearing her heels, only to realize they were shooting sitting down.
  • The mahurat (start of filming) was scheduled for 28 June 2004, but was called off at the last minute owing to the death of well-known producer Yash Johar.
  • Saif Ali Khan was the original choice to play the role of Amar Patwardhan, but because he couldn't accommodate the filming schedule, 'John Abraham' replaced him.
  • The highlight of the mahurat, was the presence of celebrities who have actually made an attempt to fight against the establishment or the system successfully. These include Medha Patkar, T N Seshan, Anna Hazare, Tarun Tejpal and Sundarlal Bahuguna.
  • Initially Mahesh Manjrekar wanted to cast Jaya Bachchan opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The idea was to portray them as an ideal couple. However, their dates could not be worked out, and Mahesh cast Sharmila Tagore in the role.
  • Sharmila Tagore was conscious about the height difference between her and Amitabh Bachchan. Before she started shooting for the film, she went shopping for high heels. On the first day of shooting, she came in wearing her heels, only to realize they were shooting sitting down.
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Awards

Viruddh... Family Comes First
  1. Filmfare Award
    Event: Filmfare Awards
    Result: Nominated
    Category: Best Actress
    Recipient(s): Sharmila Tagore
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