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Prassthanam () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language Political cinema action thriller film directed by Deva Katta and produced by Manyata Dutt under her own banner Sanjay S Dutt Productions. A remake of the 2010 Telugu language-language film of Prasthanam, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ali Fazal, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Amyra Dastur, Chunky Pandey, and Satyajeet Dubey. The film follows a rural politician who favors his intelligent stepson as the heir to his throne, much to the disappointment of his own son who's hot-blooded and starts to rebel against his decision.
On 29 July 2019, Sanjay Dutt, the producer Manyata Dutt, and the director Deva Katta were sent a legal notice by Shemaroo Entertainment alleging they did not have the remake rights for the film and giving them three days to respond.
The film was released on 20 September 2019. This movie was a Box-office bomb
In a flashback of events, Baldev and Badshah (Jackie Shroff) are beating up the goons who challenge and insult Jaiprakash Kedar (M. K. Raina) in local village elections. Jaiprakash's son Shiv (Anup Soni) decides to fight in the village elections after his father quits the race due to communal politics. Shiv's political opponent Kishen Yadav kills him during a rally, so Baldev and Badshah track down Kishen and his goons and kill them. On Jaiprakash’s deathbed, he asks Baldev to marry his daughter-in-law Saroj (Manisha Koirala) and take care of Shiv's children Ayush (Ali Fazal) and Palak (Chahatt Khanna).
In the present day, Ayush works with Baldev and is the heir apparent to Baldev's political legacy. While Ayush is working with his step father, Palak has severed all ties with her mother and step father, which deeply saddens Saroj. She resents her mother for remarrying so soon after her father’s death, and then having another child. She is a doctor, married to a psychiatrist and has two small children. She only maintains a relationship with her brother Ayush. Palak introduces Ayush to her friend Shivi, whom he begins to date.
Baldev and Saroj's son Vivaan (Satyajeet Dubey) is a hot headed brat who aspires to take over his father's political empire, but Baldev believes he is unfit for politics and should rather go abroad and study so that he can come back to run the family business. Vivaan overheard his mother say she regrets having him, since it pushed her daughter away from her.
Badshah Khan is Baldev's loyal lieutenant. Badshah’s only child is Asma (Divina Thakur) and has recently completed her MBA. Baldev appoints her manager of his hotel. Vivaan misbehaves with her when he is at the hotel, which Ayush witnesses. Baldev forces Vivaan to apologize to her in front of the family. As punishment, Vivaan must work under Asma at the hotel. Vivaan and Asma make up and become friends.
Majid blackmails the party officials and obtains the party ticket for Malihabad constituency so Baldev decides to fight the election as an independent. As elections are nearing, Baldev's enemies Majid and Bajwa have joined hands and make an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Baldev's life. Vivaan berates Baldev's party workers, including the leader of the farmers Durga (Yashraaj Chaurasia), for their inability to stop the attack, Ayush publicly humiliates him for doing so.
An angry Vivaan is seen drinking on the ledge of the hotel window where Asma is the manager. Asma sees this and thinks Vivaan is committing suicide and comes to save Vivaan, after which Vivaan in an intoxicated state attempts to rape her. While she is trying to resist, Vivaan forces drugs down Asma’s throat and rapes her. Asma overdoses on the drugs. Vivaan and his friends in a state of panic meet with an accident on the way to get medical help. They all decide to burn the car and Asma's body in it so that nobody can find out that she was drugged and raped. Asma somehow manages to escape from the burning car but dies immediately after that and her body is found next day.
Vivaan is charged with Asma's murder and rape, which dents Baldev's chances of winning the elections. Vivaan begs his step-sister Palak, the medical examiner, to change the autopsy report, which she denies. In the wake of his waning popularity due to Vivaan's criminal actions, Baldev is forced to join hands with Bajwa to ensure that he wins the election the fifth time.
Meanwhile, Bajwa releases Vivaan from jail and conspires with him to take over his father's political legacy by eliminating Ayush. Baldev and Bajwa conspire to get Badshah eliminated. Vivaan sends people to assassinate Ayush while he is at the movies with Shivi and Palak’s children. Vivaan goes to Palak’s house and kills her and her husband while Ayush is on the phone. Baldev protect Vivaan from Ayush and tells Ayush to end the bloodshed. A furious Durga tells Ayush that Palak and her husband’s murder has been covered up as a robbery gone bad.
Ayush parts ways with Baldev and attempts to kill Vivaan while he is partying. but is unable to do so. Badshah then kills Vivaan. A furious Baldev tells SP Sarang (Deepraj Rana) to kill Ayush and Badshah. Bajwa adds Durga to the list so that Baldev has no opposition in the next election. Badshah thwarts the assassination and confesses to Ayush that Baldev had killed Shiv on the way to hospital to achieve his political ambitions.
Ayush, Badshah and Baldev meet at Baldev's house and Baldev asks Ayush to kill him. Ayush decides not to kill him and leaves along with Badshah. But unable to bear the mercy given by his step-son Ayush, Baldev shoots himself with his gun and kills himself. thus ending Baldev's era and marks the beginning of Ayush's era.
The Indian Express gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Of the ensemble, in which Chunky Panday gets to wear a bad wig and vamp it up most enjoyably, Ali Fazal is the most impressive".
, with gross of 5.65 crore from India and 21 lakhs from overseas, the film has grossed 58.6 million worldwide.
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