Plot Summary of Hindi Film Shaurya (2008)

Shaurya [meaning - Valour] is an Indian Hindi-language (Bollywood) Courtroom Thriller film released on April 4, 2008.

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) issued an "A" rating (the public exhibition is restricted to Adults) to the Hindi-language film Shaurya, vide certificate No. CIL-3-19-2008-MUM dated March 27, 2008. The runtime of the film is 138 Minutes.

Shaurya takes inspiration from the Hindi play Court Martial by Swadesh Deepak and the 1992 American film A Few Good Men.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Javed Jaffrey, Deepak Dobriyal, and Minissha Lamba play lead roles in Shayarya.

The film also features Denzil Smith, Seema Biswas, Pavan Malhotra, Ravi Gossain, Aditya Lakhiya, and many others. The end credits of the film use the voiceover of Shah Rukh Khan. Amrita Rao makes a guest appearance.

Crew

1. Samar Khan - Director
2. Samar Khan - Writer
3. Aparnaa Malhotra - Writer
4. Jaydeep Sarkar - Writer
5. Moser Baer India Limited - Producer
6. Adnan Sami - Music Director
7. Surendra Singh Sodhi - Background Scorer
8. Carlos Catalán - DOP
9. Sanjib Datta - Film Editor
10. Wasiq Khan - Art Director

Movie Plot

Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal)shoots and kills his superior officer, Major Virendra Singh Rathore (Pankaj Tripathi), during an operation in Pulwama District in Kashmir Valley, following orders from Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh (Kay Kay Menon). As a result, Javed Khan is taken into custody, and Court Martial proceedings are initiated against him.

Major Akash Kapoor (Javed Jaffrey) and Major Siddhant Chaudhary (Rahul Bose) are the best friends-cum-army lawyers with opposite personalities. While Akash seems to be a dedicated officer, Siddhant is a carefree army officer who reluctantly joined the army to live up to his father's legacy.

Siddhant gets appointed as the Defense Lawyer of Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal and Akash gets deputed as the Prosecution Lawyer. However, the General Court Martial is merely after a show trial because everyone has already decided Javed Khan is a culprit, and Akash is one of them.

Akash advises Siddhant to plead guilty on behalf of Javed Khan. Siddhant gets convinced and makes a poor interrogation attempt, whereas Javed Khan prefers to keep his silence. 

In the meantime, a journalist, Kavya Shastri (Minissha Lamba), who tried to cover the Javed Khan, did not get permission to meet him. Kavya met Siddhant and later published an article by adding some spices.

A twist in the story

The Court Marital begins, and surprisingly, Siddhant pleads not guilty on behalf of Javed Khan. Siddhant's decision to defend Javed Khan takes everyone aback, including Javed Khan (Deepak Dobiriyal). However, Javed confesses to shooting Major Virendra Singh Rathore (Pankaj Tripathi) dead. Meanwhile, the witnesses either go missing or die. 

What is the truth? Did Javed Khan shoot Major Rathore? If yes, what was the reason behind it?