Film

Policegiri

Name: Policegiri
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 2013
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Prachi Desai, Prakash Raj, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav

Policegiri is a Hindi action-comedy where Sanjay Dutt plays a maverick cop who ditches the rulebook to take on a powerful local mafia boss. It's a breezy, muscle-headed romp that doesn't overthink itself—broad comedy, spectacular fights, and the kind of chaos where morality takes a backseat to entertainment. For anyone who loves their heroes uncompromising and their plots pleasantly simple.

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy old-school Bollywood cop films built around a larger-than-life hero, big set-piece brawls and a villain who gets to chew scenery alongside him.

Skip it if you want a grounded, realistic crime story; this is loud and broad, with comedy and heroics often overriding logic and subtlety.

What it asks of you: Around two and a half hours, it moves in big noisy bursts rather than a slow build, so it rewards letting the volume and swagger wash over you.

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