# Policegiri
**Policegiri** (पोलिसगिरी) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by K.S. Ravikumar, starring [Sanjay Dutt](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanjay-dutt) as a police officer who fights a local crime lord while posing as a goon himself. It is a remake of the Tamil film *Saamy* (2003), which starred Vikram, and it was produced by T.P. Aggarwal and Rahul Aggarwal for Star Entertainment.[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-dutt-hops-on-to-south-remake-bandwagon/articleshow/20891502.cms) • [2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 5 July 2013, India, wide theatrical release[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri) |
| Director | K.S. Ravikumar, in his first Hindi film[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-action-all-the-way-from-ravikumar/articleshow/20911618.cms) |
| Lead cast | Sanjay Dutt (DCP Rudra Adityadevraj), Prachi Desai (Sehar), Prakash Raj (Nagori Subramaniyam), with Om Puri as the Commissioner and Rajpal Yadav as Tutu[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861320/) |
| Source | Remake of the Tamil blockbuster *Saamy* (2003)[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-dutt-hops-on-to-south-remake-bandwagon/articleshow/20891502.cms) |
| Music | Himesh Reshammiya and Meet Bros Anjjan; lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed[6](https://filminformation.com/reviews/policegiri-review/) |
| Box office | Total nett gross ₹148,650,000 in India against a budget of ₹300,000,000; verdict Flop[2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291) |
| Runtime | 141 minutes[2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and characters
Rudra (Sanjay Dutt) is a tough and charismatic Deputy Commissioner of Police whose stated mission is to clean up his town and let the public live in peace. Off the record, he adopts a strategy of seeming to adjust with the local goons so that he can serve the people more effectively, making him what the film's marketing called a "combo" of a gunda and a good guy.[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri) • [7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/policegiri/movie-review/20890484.cms) He falls in love with Sehar ([Prachi Desai](https://www.edgepedia.org/prachi-desai)) and comes into conflict with the crime lord Nagori Subramaniyam ([Prakash Raj](https://www.edgepedia.org/prakash-raj)).[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri)
The sources place the story differently. The official trailer describes the setting as the small town of Nagapuram on the Maharashtra-[Andhra Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/andhra-pradesh) border,[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0YLi2YyIXk) while the synopsis carried by Moviebuff and Box Office India names the town as Amalapur in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad).[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri) • [2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291)
## Production
The film began under the title *Thanedaar Returns*; director K.S. Ravikumar explained that the title was changed after discussions with Sanjay Dutt, because the makers did not want audiences to think it was a sequel.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/saamy-remake-titled-policegiri/articleshow/18086939.cms) [Ravikumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/ravikumar), a veteran Tamil director, said he remodelled the decade-old story for contemporary audiences and wrote every scene as he would for a [Rajinikanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajinikanth) film.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-action-all-the-way-from-ravikumar/articleshow/20911618.cms)
Dutt completed shooting just before he surrendered to serve a three-and-a-half-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case, and he was in prison at the time of the film's premiere; his sister [Priya Dutt](https://www.edgepedia.org/priya-dutt) attended the first-look event in May 2013.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priya-dutt-kumar-gaurav-wish-success-for-sanjays-policegiri/) • [3](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri)
## Release and box office
*Policegiri* opened on 5 July 2013 on about 1,550 screens, competing with [Vikramaditya Motwane](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikramaditya-motwane)'s *Lootera*, released the same weekend.[2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291) • [11](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/box-office/news-first-day-box-office-collection-of-policegiri) Opening-day figures vary by trade source: Box Office India lists ₹2,86,00,000,[2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291) Koimoi and Indicine report about ₹25 million (₹2.5 crore),[12](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/policegiri-opening-day-box-office-collections/) • [13](https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/policegiri-box-office-collections-opening-day/) and Businessofcinema reported ₹24.8 million (₹2.48 crore) net.[14](https://businessofcinema.com/boxoffice/box-office-policegiri-fails-to-impress-on-opening-day/81830)
The film performed better at single-screen cinemas and in mass circuits such as C.P. Berar, Delhi/UP, Central India, Bihar, and [Rajasthan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajasthan) than in metropolitan multiplexes, where business was poor.[12](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/policegiri-opening-day-box-office-collections/) • [13](https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/policegiri-box-office-collections-opening-day/) Box Office India records a first week of ₹12,91,00,000, a lifetime India nett of ₹14,86,50,000, an India gross of ₹20,28,00,000, and about 2,162,000 footfalls, and classifies the film as a Flop, since the nett total fell well short of the ₹300 million (₹30 crore) budget.[2](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291) [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) records a worldwide gross of $2,072,282.[15](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2861320/)
## Reception
Critical response was negative. The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5, calling it a Hindi remake of *Saamy* with the standard cop-cleansing-crime theme aimed at fans of masala potboilers.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/policegiri/movie-review/20890484.cms) Koimoi rated it 2 out of 5, finding the plot tiresome and the fights lacking fun.[16](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/policegiri-review/) Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1 out of 5, writing that the film had none of the Tamil original's sense of fun,[17](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-reivew-policegiri-sanjay-dutts-forced-delivery-makes-him-a-trial-to-watch/) and [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times)' Sarit Ray called it "less of a movie and more of a business idea" built around Dutt's nostalgic fan following.[18](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sarit-ray-s-review-policegiri/story-KqmZO1jY1Ja6NjOAZepveM.html) On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 24% from two reviews.[19](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/policegiri)
The trade publication Film Information judged that the loud drama and heavy violence would please mass and single-screen audiences but restrict the film's wider appeal, and predicted the business would not recover the investment.[6](https://filminformation.com/reviews/policegiri-review/)
## References
1. [Sanjay Dutt hops on to South remake bandwagon, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-dutt-hops-on-to-south-remake-bandwagon/articleshow/20891502.cms)
2. [Policegiri, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1291)
3. [Policegiri, Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/policegiri)
4. [It's action all the way from Ravikumar, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/its-action-all-the-way-from-ravikumar/articleshow/20911618.cms)
5. [Policegiri (2013), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861320/)
6. [Policegiri review, Film Information](https://filminformation.com/reviews/policegiri-review/)
7. [Policegiri Movie Review {2.5/5}, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/policegiri/movie-review/20890484.cms)
8. [Policegiri – Official Trailer, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0YLi2YyIXk)
9. [Saamy remake titled Policegiri, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/saamy-remake-titled-policegiri/articleshow/18086939.cms)
10. [Priya Dutt, Kumar Gaurav wish success for Sanjay's Policegiri, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priya-dutt-kumar-gaurav-wish-success-for-sanjays-policegiri/)
11. [First Day Box Office Collection of 'Policegiri', BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/box-office/news-first-day-box-office-collection-of-policegiri)
12. [Policegiri Opening Day Box Office Collections, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/policegiri-opening-day-box-office-collections/)
13. [Policegiri Box Office Collections: Opening Day, Indicine](https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/policegiri-box-office-collections-opening-day/)
14. [BOX OFFICE: 'Policegiri' Fails To Impress On Opening Day, Businessofcinema](https://businessofcinema.com/boxoffice/box-office-policegiri-fails-to-impress-on-opening-day/81830)
15. [Policegiri (2013), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2861320/)
16. [Policegiri Review, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/policegiri-review/)
17. [Movie review Policegiri, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-reivew-policegiri-sanjay-dutts-forced-delivery-makes-him-a-trial-to-watch/)
18. [Sarit Ray's review: Policegiri, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sarit-ray-s-review-policegiri/story-KqmZO1jY1Ja6NjOAZepveM.html)
19. [Policegiri, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/policegiri)
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