Batwara | Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Poonam Dhillon | Action Drama Hindi Movie Batwara is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by J.P. Dutta. The film stars Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amrita Singh, Poonam Dhillon, Shammi Kapoor, Mohsin Khan, and Amrish Puri. Vikram & Sumer are two close friends, who’s close bond is well known in the village. Vikram belongs to the upper caste Thakurs, who are landlords. Summer belongs to the lower caste & serves as a cop.
The film is set post-independence & a new land sealing law is drafted by Govt, which states that individuals cannot own land beyond a certain limit. This is a big blow to the Thakurs since they owe 100s of acres of land. As per new law, they would have surrendered the excess land to govt, which would be distributed to the farmers.
The Bade Thakur & his eldest son Deven cannot come to terms with this new change. Deven plans a plot, in which he will distribute the land amongst their relatives by backdating the transaction dates. For this, they would need a signature/thumb impression of the farmers who are tilling the land (the land is mortgaged to the Thakurs). The Sarpanch (Village Head) is on their side & agrees to help in manipulating the records as well as convincing the farmers to give their approval.
They have a meeting, wherein the farmers are adamant about sticking with their land. A heated argument leads to Deven getting panicked & shooting from his rifle killing one villager. This infuriates the rest & the mob lynches him to death. Vikram rushes back to his village to perform the last rites of his brother. He cannot bear the pain of the loss of his brother & sets off towards the dwellings of the farmer with his rifle.
He kills many farmers & sets fire to their home. From there, he escapes to the ravines & joins hand with the bandits. Vikram gets his gang, in return, the bandits get money & protect from the influential Thakur family. Meanwhile, Vikram’s youngest brother Rajendra who is also a cop returns to his village. He is disappointed to see that his brother has turned Bandit. His father urges him to protect Vikram from law and exact revenge on the villagers who have defied their supremacy. Rajendra true to his vow as a cop refuses to do this.
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