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1. Quick Reference | Item | Details | |------|---------| | Title | Ghatak: Lethal (also released as Ghatak: Lethal – The Power of the Law ) | | Year | 1996 | | Language | Hindi | | Runtime | 2 h 55 min | | Director | Rajkumar Santoshi | | Producer | Piyush Kumar | | Screenplay / Story | Rajkumar Santoshi | | Music | Laxmikant‑Pyarelal | | Cinematography | S. P. Muthuraman | | Editor | V. N. Mayekar | | Main Cast | – Sunny Deol as Khalid (aka “Ghatak”) – Meenakshi Seshadri as Kiran – Amrish Puri as Khawaja (villain) – Anupam Kher, Tinu Anand, Kader Khan (support) | | Genre | Action‑Drama, Social Thriller | | Tagline | “When law fails, the people become the law.” | 2. Plot Synopsis (Spoiler‑Free) Khalid (Sunny Deol) returns to his native village after a stint in the Indian Army. He discovers that the local feudal lord, Khawaja (Amrish Puri), runs a ruthless racket that exploits the villagers, especially the women. When his sister (played by Meenakshi Seshadri) becomes a victim of Khawaja’s oppression, Khalid decides to take the law into his own hands.
