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ViruddhA movie that could have been better!

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Credits
Producer/s:	AB Corp Ltd & Satyajeet Movies (P). Ltd.
Director:	Mahesh V. Manjrekar
Cast:	Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham, Anusha Dandekar, Amitabh Dayal, Sachin Khedekar, Prem Chopra, Sanjay Dutt
Music:	Ajay-Atul

AB Corp along with Satyajit movies return to production after a hiatus with 'Viruddh - Family Comes First'. Three weeks after 'Sarkar', Amitabh Bachchan returns in yet another pivotal role around which the entire movie revolves.

Vidhyadhar and Sumitra Patwardhan [Big B and Sharmila Tagore sharing an amazing on screen chemistry] are a retired couple who live in quiet neighborhood with their select group of friends. They are enjoying their relaxed life with their world revolving around the two of them and their only son Amar [John Abraham] who is studying in London.

While Vidhyadhar is ever eager to have his tea full of sugar [despite of diabetes], Sumitra is also not far behind in putting extra salt in her food [despite high blood pressure] when Vidhyadhar is not watching. They reprimand each other when they catch each other's folly. Short scenes like Vidhyadhar dozing off while reading a newspaper, Sumitra giving him a 'monkey cap' to protect himself from cold and little cribbing about the neighbors continue to bring chuckles on a regular basis. The entertainment reaches its peak with introduction of Ali [Sanjay Dutt], the next-door garage owner, who shares a love 'n' hate relationship with Vidhyadhar.

The majority of first half just breezes by with John Abraham acting as a candid narrator. He finally makes his entry, with Jenny [Anusha Dandekar], a British national in tow. There is no pace lost here either, as Jenny is whole-heartedly welcomed by the Patwardhans who subsequently get them married in a temple the very next day.

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