Movies like Pratiggya
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Pratiggya (1975)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Truck driver Ajit Singh find out from his foster mother before her death how his biological family were mercilessly massacre by a bandit named Bharat Thakur. He then takes a pledge to avenge their death and travel to Dinapur village where Bharat is holed up; en-route he comes to the assistance of a half-dead police inspector who was ambushed by Bharat. Once in the village he decides to impersonate the inspector and converts a liquor den into a police station. He then seeks assistance from some rowdy male villagers by making them police officers so that he can easily target Bharat and his gang.
Plot:
spy, bandit, revenge, police officer, truck driver, courage, traitor, police station, murder of family, unlikely hero, impersonating a police officer, drinking, love, village, murder, mother, parents, mute, machine gun, armory, informant, flashback, police officer killed, wounded man, shootout ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, exciting, emotional and semi serious films with plots about revenge, bollywood, love, murder, beating, tough guy and flashback mostly in Drama, Action and Comedy genres. Some movies like Pratiggya: Mardon Wali Baat (1988), Ram and Belram (1980), Rajput (1982), Bangaru Bullodu (1993), Hero (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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