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A small town in rural India gets to witness a confrontation between two fathers, one a rich, powerful, and cruel
Zamindar Thakur Avadh Narayan Singh who wants the man who filed a police complaint against his two sons to be killed immediately. The other is Rudra, a poor laborer employed by Avadh, who
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Rudra confronts the Thakur and apologises for his actions, he agrees to surrender himself to the police in return for his family's safety. However, Avadh refuses to give in and Rudra kills his men. The Thakur is eventually killed by Rudra's wife Paro. Rudra then surrenders himself to the police and
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His quest for justice is made harder due to a corrupt doctor, willing to change his medical report after he is bribed appropriately; and Police
Inspector, Ramnarayan Bhardwaj, who is willing to drop any charges against Avadh's sons provided he gets his "dues" from the Thakur. These hardships force
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wrote that ". in short, pitaah is such a monotonous monotone about the strength of a father, it sends you rushing for a break. this, despite the snatches of seasoned performances by both sanjay dutt and nandita das". A critic from
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wants justice when he finds out that his nine-year-old daughter, Durga, has been beaten and brutally raped by Avadh's sons, Bachhu, and Bhola.
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