Popular Culture Review Vol. 27, No. 1, Winter 2016 | Page 42

Creasy becomes a battle worn ex-Indian military officer named Surya, who, after the killing of a child in a gunfight with terrorists, has succumbed to drink and sloth, horrified that the likes of him cannot be forgiven by God. With the help of an ex-military mate, Shekhar, he secures a bodyguard position, watching after a young rich girl, named here Anamika. He comes to love her, trains her in swimming. She is kidnapped, feared slain, and Surya, feeling responsible, pledges revenge. In  a  redoubling  of  the  Scott  film’s  conclusion,  not  only  the  father  of the child and his lawyer have been involved in the crime, Surya learns, but Shekhar, too, proves a traitor. And, after an initial round of shooting and killing off bad guys, the two old military buddies have it out to the death. At first, they grab pistols, then l ^H[H