![]() ![]() Khan asks Meeta Matu ( Diya Mirza) to cover the incident so as to deter future terrorists. He obtains clearance from the police commissioner Krishnamurthy (played by the real A. Khan is deeply frustrated when the Mumbai police, mired in internal bureaucracy and corruption, fail to act. The film flashes back to show Sub Inspector Mhatre, a very brave officer and disciple of Khan, pursuing and subsequently getting shot down by a group of Sikh terrorists. They engaged in violence, extortion and other subversive tactics to grow their operations. Khan explains that following Operation Bluestar in 1984, several Sikh terrorists fled to Mumbai and began establishing a base in the city. The film flashes back to show Khan selecting his men and putting them through intensive physical and mental training to be "fast, efficient and deadly." Dhingra is hardly impressed: He points out that if Khan "shoots to kill" he is no different from the gangsters he seeks to destroy.ĭhingra asks why Khan felt he had do this. He borrowed the concept from the LAPD SWAT Special Weapons And Tactics team to help combat crime. Khan explains that he hand-picked 27 of Mumbai police's best enlisted men and officers. The main film timeline is the extended interview of the three officers by Dhingra as the officers answer Dhingra's questions, the film flashes back to show the incidents.ĭhingra asks about the Encounter Squad. Khan, played by Sanjay Dutt), Inspector Kaviraj Patil ( Sunil Shetty) and Inspector Javed Sheikh ( Arbaaz Khan). The film moves to the offices of former chief justice turned private prosecutor Dhingra ( Amitabh Bachchan) where he interviews the three leading members of the Mumbai Encounter Squad: Assistant Commissioner of Police Shamsher S. ![]() TVN reporter Meeta Matu ( Diya Mirza) reports that some 3000 rounds of ammunition were discharged by a large police squad at a previously peaceful residential area. ![]() The film opens with shots of brooms and dustpans cleaning dried blood and cartridge casings in and around Swati building at the Lokhandwala Complex. The leading protagonists in the film have slightly different names than their real-life counterparts and the film caption is "based on true rumours." The film was released on. Dreaded gangster Maya Dolas was hiding in the complex. Khan, head of the ATS, attacked the Lokhandwala Complex on 16 November 1991, with a force of around 100 armed policemen. It is based upon the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, a real-life gun battle between gangsters and Mumbai Police.Īdditional commissioner of police (ACP) A.A. Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Hindi feature film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. ![]()
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