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Rustom

Rustom

Decorated Officer. Devoted Family Man. Defending His Honor. His Name Is RUSTOM.

20166.72h 28m

Overview

A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.

Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai
Written by Vipul K Rawal
Produced by Ishwar Kapoor, Neeraj Pandey, Aruna Bhatia
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1MRevenue: $26.3M

Top Cast

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Rustom Pavri

Ileana D'Cruz

Ileana D'Cruz

Cynthia Rustom Pavri

Esha Gupta

Esha Gupta

Priti Makhija

Arjan Bajwa

Arjan Bajwa

Vikram Makhija

Usha Nadkarni

Usha Nadkarni

Jamnabai

Sachin Khedekar

Sachin Khedekar

Public Prosecutor Lakshman Khangani

Kumud Mishra

Kumud Mishra

Erich Billimoria

Anang Desai

Anang Desai

Judge Patel

Parmeet Sethi

Parmeet Sethi

Rear Admiral Prashant Kamath

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Indraneel Bhattacharya

Captain C. P. Cherian

Themes & Keywords

jury trial

About Rustom

Rustom is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 2016 exploring themes of jury trial. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, it stars Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta. A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.

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