These films are inspired by the life of encounter specialist Daya Nayak
Many coop films have been made in Bollywood, in which all the spices from action to thriller were present. But, do you know about films that are actually inspired by the life of the encounter specialist, Daya Nayak, who is known for many encounters in his fearless attitude and Mumbai Police during his tenure. Please tell that Mumbai police officer Daya Nayak was promoted to the post of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) on Tuesday before retirement from the police force. His career was full of action and dangers, which later became an ideal example for entertaining police drama. Here are 6 films inspired by Daya Nayak’s life and work.
56 so far
The 2004 film ‘Ab Tak Chhappan’ is a crime drama film that revolves around the Mumbai encounter squad Inspector Sadhu Agashe (starred by Nana Patekar). He was known for killing 56 people in police encounters. Directed by Shimit Amin, the film was inspired by the life of Mumbai police officer Daya Nayak. Apart from Nana Patekar, the film stars Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Nakul Vaid, Mohan Agashe, Hrishita Bhatt and other actors in the lead roles. With an IMDB rating of 7.8, the film is available to stream on Prime Video and Sony Live platform.
Bullet
The Telugu film ‘Golimar’, released in 2010, is also inspired by the life of encounter specialist Dayanayak. Directed by Puri Jagannath, the film featured actors like Tottempudi Gopichand, Priyamani and Nasar in the lead roles and received tremendous response from the audience.
Risk
The 2007 film ‘Risk’, directed by Vishram Sawant, mentions Daya Nayak’s life. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Randeep Hooda, Tanushree Dutta, Zakir Hussain and Yashpal Sharma in the lead roles. This is the story of Crime Drama Thriller film underworld don Khalid, who rules Mumbai through bribery.
Encounter component
The action crime drama thriller film ‘encounter Dayanayak’ is based on the story of Mumbai police officer Daya Nayak from a small village in Karnataka. The film stars Kaushal, Shekhar Kotyan, Laxman and Monalisa in the lead roles. The Kannada language film is directed by D Rajendra Babu and Bhaskarbatala Usha.
On: Main at Work
The 2004 film ‘On: Men at Work’ is based on the real life of a sub-inspector, Daya Nayak of Mumbai Police. In this film, Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty played the role of Sub-Inspector Appa Kadam Nayak, who was inspired by Daya Nayak. Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff, Irfan Khan, Om Puri, Rahul Dev and other actors in the lead roles besides Sunil Shetty.
Department
The 2012 film ‘Department’ is based on the life of Mumbai police officer Daya Nayak. Directed by famous filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati and Lakshmi Manchu in the lead roles. Those who have not seen this film yet can stream it on the OTT streaming platform Netflix.
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