''Sarkar 3'' () is a 2017 Indian
Hindi-language
political crime thriller film directed by
Ram Gopal Varma. This is the third installment of the ''
Sarkar franchise'' and the continuation to the events of ''
Sarkar Raj''. The film stars
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
again in the titular lead role along with
Jackie Shroff
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...
,
Manoj Bajpayee,
Amit Sadh,
Yami Gautam,
Ronit Roy and
Parag Tyagi.
The film was released worldwide on 12 May 2017.
The film deals with Sarkar's internal conflict and his palace-politics with top-level officials, and powerbrokers within the Maharashtra government, involving internal rivalry and intrigue. Amitabh Bachchan sang the Ganpati Arti track, and Marathi dialogues.
Plot
A businessman named Deven Gandhi (Bajrangbali Singh) approaches Subhash Nagre "Sarkar" (
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
) for a real estate project over a large slum in Dharavi Mumbai. Sarkar suggests that Gandhi should offer appropriate compensation and relocate the slum dwellers. Gandhi deems that too expensive and would rather offer a smaller commission to Sarkar to force the relocation. Sarkar refuses and, when Gandhi insists that he will go to another power bastion, Sarkar asserts that he will not let Gandhi go ahead. Gandhi reports back to his Dubai-based boss Vallya (
Jackie Shroff
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...
). They join hands with a rival opposition leader named Govind Deshpande (
Manoj Bajpai) and plot to oust Sarkar.
Sarkar's wife (
Supriya Pathak) pleads with him to permit their grandson Shivaji Nagre "Chiku" (
Amit Sadh) to join him. Sarkar hesitates: the boy is hot-headed and volatile like his deceased father Vishnu Nagre, but ultimately lets him come. Chiku immediately clashes with Gokul (Sarkar's longtime loyal right-hand man) (
Ronit Roy) over various matters including whether or not to eliminate Deshpande. It is implied that Chiku's girlfriend Annu (
Yami Gautam) is using him to get to Sarkar because Sarkar had apparently ordered the elimination of her father. Meanwhile, Gandhi approaches Gokul with the proposition to help him or Chiku would become the next Sarkar and Gokul will remain a servant.
Deshpande plots with Gandhi and Vallya to instigate mill workers against Sarkar. Chikku is on the warpath to attack Deshpande. Sarkar tries to calculate who is behind everything. One day, Deshpande is hotly pursued and killed and Sarkar, who has long held a reputation for bumping the opposition, is blamed. Sarkar notes that whoever did this is determined and cunning and will stop at nothing. When assassins open fire on Sarkar at the Ganpati Visarjan festival, it becomes clear that Sarkar's inner circle has been breached. Chikku shows Sarkar the video of Gandhi meeting Gokul and, separately, Gokul remonstrates and says that Chiku, used by the wily Annu and his own vengeance for his father, is behind everything. Sarkar expels Chiku whereupon Chiku joins Gandhi.
Vallya orders a bomb blast at the mill. Gokul reports that it was executed by Chikku, who is now out to destroy Sarkar, and Gandhi. Around this time Sarkar's wife passes away, so Gokul beseeches Sarkar to give the order to kill Chikku. Chikku is shot at but he escapes. Gokul begins hunting him down.
Gokul is, presumably, shot dead by Chiku, and Sarkar swears vengeance. Vallya arrives in India to meet Sarkar. He points out that Chiku is too inexperienced to become Sarkar and is therefore useless, and offers to help Sarkar eliminate Chiku. Sarkar discloses that Chiku was dispatched to infiltrate Gandhi by none other than Sarkar himself. He, also, reveals that it was he who ordered Gokul's killing. Annu discovers that it was Gandhi who killed her father, not Sarkar, and she shoots him to death.
Hindsight reveals that; differences with Annu had been cleared and she was taken into confidence, and Gokul had turned to Gandhi and played a part in the mill agitation and the slum development in order to sideline Chiku, eventually hoping to become Sarkar. The objective of this hidden plan was to draw out Vallya. Chiku walks in, there is a gunshot, and Vallya is killed. With their adversaries now dead, Sarkar and Chiku sip tea while Sarkar educates the inexperienced Chiku on palace politics.
Cast
*
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
as Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)
*
Jackie Shroff
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...
as Michael Vallya (Sir)
*
Manoj Bajpayee as Govind Deshpande
*
Amit Sadh as Shivaji Nagre (Cheeku)
*
Yami Gautam as Annu Karkare
* Fiza as Vallya's Girlfriend Theba
*
Ronit Roy as Gokul Satam
*
Parag Tyagi as Raman Guru
* Bharat Dabholkar as Gorakh Rampur
*
Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film ...
as Rukku Bai Devi
* Shiv Sharma as Mukul Shumpre
* Bajrangbali Singh as Deven Gandhi
*Amal Sehrawat as Bhosle
Production
In 2009 Ram Gopal Varma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved ''Sarkar 3''. However, in 2012 it was reported that the sequel would go ahead once again and currently is in the
pre production
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stage where the script is being written. The film is expected to go on floors at the end of 2013, primarily with the same cast of
Amitabh Amitabh or Amitabha may refer to:
* Amitābha, an important Buddha in Buddhism
**Amitābha Buddha from Hancui, a statue from Hancui, China, now in the British Museum
* Amitabh Bachchan, an actor
*Amitabh Chaudhry
Amitabh Chaudhry is an Indian ban ...
and
Abhishek Bachchan although his character dies at the end of this film and also
Aishwarya Rai is to be left out.
In August 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed ''Sarkar 3''.
He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released by
Eros Now Music. The music has been composed by Rohan Vinayak and Ravi Shankar. The full soundtrack was released on 3 May 2017 and has seven songs.
References
External links
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{{Ram Gopal Varma, state=collapsed
2017 films
Indian sequel films
Indian gangster films
Bal Thackeray
Indian crime drama films
Films set in Mumbai
Films shot in Dubai
2010s Marathi-language films
Indian multilingual films
Indian political thriller films
2010s political thriller films
2010s crime drama films
2010s Hindi-language films
2017 crime thriller films
Films about dysfunctional families
Films about organised crime in India
Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma
2017 drama films