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''Ek Villain'' received positive to mixed reviews from Indian critics.<ref>{{cite web|title='Ek Villain' Movie Review: Watch it for Riteish and Sidharth|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ek-villain-movie-review-watch-it-riteish-sidharth-603116|accessdate=June 29, 2014|publisher=''[[International Business Times]]''}}</ref> ImDb aggregated to a 7/10 score after a week of its release. |
''Ek Villain'' received positive to mixed reviews from Indian critics.<ref>{{cite web|title='Ek Villain' Movie Review: Watch it for Riteish and Sidharth|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ek-villain-movie-review-watch-it-riteish-sidharth-603116|accessdate=June 29, 2014|publisher=''[[International Business Times]]''}}</ref> ImDb aggregated to a 7/10 score after a week of its release. |
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Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the movie |
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the movie 4/5 stars and wrote that, "On the whole, ''Ek Villain'' is a stylish, spellbinding and terrifying edge-of-the-seat thriller. It's a step forward in this genre, without doubt. A sure-shot winner!"<ref name="Review - Bollywood Hungama">{{cite web|title=Ek Villain (2014)- Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/585331/|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Taran Adarsh|publisher=''Bollywood Hungama''}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> Raedita Tandon from Filmfare gave the film 4/5 stars and stated that, "Though indulgent in parts, ''Ek Villain'' packs in a punch. Copy of a Korean film or not, it’s ‘good’ paisa vasool entertainment. Make it your weekend watch."<ref name="Review - Filmfare">{{cite web|title=Movie Review: Ek Villain|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-ek-villain-6546.html/|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Raedita Tandon|publisher=''[[Filmfare]]''}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> Meena Iyer of ''The Times of India'' gave the film 3 stars in a scale of 5, stating that "You cannot fault the scale of ''Ek Villain'' or berate its lead star cast. But you wish you could celebrate this thriller like you did Suri's last movie outing Aashiqui 2. This one lacks soul."<ref name="Review - TOI">{{cite web|title=Ek Villain movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Ek-Villain/movie-review/37267702.cms|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Meena Iyer|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> |
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Aparna Mudi of Zee News gave the film a rating of |
Aparna Mudi of Zee News gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars, stating "The unveiling of the visceral saga has a lot of strong characters and Mohit has done a good job in adapting a foreign film and complimenting it with the drama that the Indian audience is used to. But he has gone a tad over in making a thriller. Maybe, filmmakers should step out of this trap more often and we wouldn`t be too far from making beacons of world cinema."<ref name="Review - Zee">{{cite web|title='Ek Villain' review: Tad overdone melodrama|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/ek-villain-review-watch-it-for-riteish-deshmukh_157384.html|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Aparna Mudi|publisher=''[[Zee News]]''}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN stated that "I'm going with two-and-a-half out of five for 'Ek Villain'. If you're still wondering, the real villain here is the lousy script", giving the film 2.5 stars out of 5.<ref name="Review - CNN-IBN">{{cite web|title='Ek Villain' review: Moderately fulfilling, the film's real villain is a lousy script|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ek-villain-review-moderately-fulfilling-the-films-real-villain-is-a-lousy-script/482287-8-66.html|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=[[Rajeev Masand]]|publisher=''[[CNN-IBN]]''}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Subhash K. Jha of IANS awarded the movie 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "[Ek Villain] is deeply flawed and fatally self-defeating."<ref name="Review - SKJBollywood News">{{cite web|title=Ek Villain (2014)- Hindi Movie Critic Review By Subhash K Jha|url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/06/ek-villan-movie-review/4116385.html|accessdate=June 30, 2014|work=[[Subhash K. Jha]]|publisher=''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]''}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> |
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Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film |
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2 stars, and wrote that "Suri is an innate story-teller, and can keep things moving. All he needs is a strong, all-the-way credible, original plot."<ref name="Review - Indian Express">{{cite web|title=Ek Villain review: Sidharth Malhotra is watchable even if he has a hard time doing menace|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/ek-villain-review-sidharth-malhotra-is-watchable-even-if-he-has-a-hard-time-doing-menace/99/|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Shubhra Gupta|publisher=''[[The Indian Express]]''}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 2/5 and wrote that "As a whole, this film, besides its surface flair, does not have too much to fall back upon. Watch it only if that is good enough for you."<ref name="Review - NDTV">{{cite web|title=Ek Villain Movie Review - NDTV|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/ek-villain-movie-review-984|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Saibal Chatterjee|publisher=''[[NDTV]]''}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, saying "Given free tickets, sure, you could escape Humshakals in theatres this weekend with this mediocre effort, but I say do yourself a favour and seek out the Korean DVD. (Uncover it, even.) Now that’s bloody special."<ref name="Review - Rediff">{{cite web|title=Review: Ek Villain is too silly to thrill|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-villain-is-too-silly-to-thrill/20140627.htm|accessdate=June 29, 2014|work=Raja Sen|publisher=''[[Rediff]]''}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref> |
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| Ek Villain | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mohit Suri |
| Written by | Milap Zaveri Tushar Hiranandani |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | Riteish Deshmukh Sidharth Malhotra Shraddha Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Rao |
| Edited by | Deven Murudeshwar |
| Music by | Ankit Tiwari Mithoon Soch (Band) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ALT Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40 crore (US$4.8 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹65 crore (US$7.8 million) |
Ek Villain is a 2014 Indian romantic-thriller film directed by Mohit Suri, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. Aamna Sharif, Kamaal R Khan, Shaad Randhawa, and Remo Fernandes appear in supporting roles. The film was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment.
Plot
An unnamed man in a hood murders a young girl, Aisha Verma (Shraddha Kapoor), after breaking into her house. At her funeral, a CBI officer, Aditya Rathore (Shaad Randhawa), points out to the police, that it is vital to track down the murderer or else Guru (Sidharth Malhotra), Aisha's husband, would go on a killing spree. He misguides Guru by blaming Guru's former boss, a gangster Caeser (Remo Fernandes), for killing Aisha. In a flashback, he reveals that Guru used to work as a hitman for Caeser. Two years back, Guru had mercilessly killed a young man in a fit of anger, in front of his mother and younger brother.
Guru meets Aisha, a free spirited girl in love with life, who requests him to help her with reuniting two aged lovers. They soon become friends and Aisha reveals to him that she is suffering from a terminal illness, and tells him about her bucket list. Guru helps her fulfill most of those wishes but her health deteriorates, and in a last bid to save her, she receives treatment in Mumbai and miraculously recovers. Soon after, they marry and she gets pregnant with a child. In a parallel story, Rakesh Mahadkar (Riteish Deshmukh) is an unsuccessful and henpecked man who is constantly nagged and ridiculed by his wife Sulochana (Aamna Sharif) for being useless and poor. He vents out his frustration by murdering women who speak rudely to him, and Aisha turns out to be one of the victims.
In present day, Guru aims to track down Aisha's killer. After finding out that it was not Caeser behind the murder, he finally tracks down Rakesh, while he is assaulting another victim. Guru beats him brutally but later admits him to a hospital and pays for the expenses, intending to return back. While assaulting a nurse who had earlier spoken rudely to him, Rakesh is again intercepted by Guru who almost kills him, but revives him again after delivering an adrenaline shot and sets him free. Meanwhile, the police find the truth about Rakesh and take his wife for questioning. Rakesh goes to his friend Brijesh Yadav (Kamaal R Khan), who suggests that Guru must be the husband of one of his victims and is thus taking revenge.
Rakesh, who now knows Guru's identity taunts him over the phone, before killing Aisha's father and then surrenders himself to Guru. Rakesh expected Guru to kill him so that he would become a "hero" in the eyes of his wife and everyone else, while Guru would become a "villain". However, Caesar calls Guru at that moment and says that he has killed Rakesh's wife and asks Guru to finish off his son. Enraged, Rakesh injures Guru and is about to kill him when he is run over by a car and dies on the spot. Guru later adopts Rakesh's son and completes the remaining wishes on Aisha's bucket list.
Cast
- Sidharth Malhotra as Guru
- Riteish Deshmukh as Rakesh Mahadkar
- Shraddha Kapoor as Aisha Verma
- Aamna Sharif as Sulochana Mahadkar
- Kamaal R Khan as Brijesh Yadav (Special Appearance)
- Shaad Randhawa as CBI Officer Aditya Rathore
- Remo Fernandes as Caesar
Production
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Development
Ekta Kapoor signed Mohit Suri to direct a romantic thriller. Ek Villain was earlier reported to be a remake of the Korean film I Saw the Devil, though Suri refuted the claim.[3][4] Suri stated that every character in the film would have grey shades.[5]
Casting
Sidharth Malhotra was reported to be doing a lot of action sequences for the film. Actor Riteish Deshmukh will be cast in a negative role in this film.[6] Deshmukh described his character as a "radical departure" roles he is renowned for.[7] Mohit Suri signed Shraddha as the lead actress.[8] There were earlier reports of Alia Bhatt and Esha Gupta being approached for the role.[9] According to a Mid Day source, Shraddha Kapoor read the script and liked it.[10] Actor Shaad Randhawa signed to play a cop with grey shades who fights against the dark characters played by Malhotra and Deshmukh.[11] Aamna Sharif is also playing a significant role in the film.[12]
Marketing and promotions
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared the film after a total of eight cuts designed to tone down the action sequences and mute a particular word. Tanuj Garg, representative of Balaji Motion Pictures stated the cuts were less than a minute of screen time.[13]
The movie's official teaser which was released on April 4, 2014 with the film Main Tera Hero,[14] got 1 million views on YouTube within three days of release.[15] The official trailer of 2 minutes 18 secs was launched later and was well received by critics,[16][17] as well as garnered praise from around the industry including Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Ekta Kapoor among others.[18]
Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Mohit Suri and the film’s music directors attended a musical event in Mumbai to promote the soundtrack of the film.[19] Further, Malhotra and Kapoor promoted the movie at the IPL semi finals[20] as well as on reality shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[21] Promotion campaigns were also organized across the country in cities like Jaipur,Kolkata[22] and Delhi.[23] As a part of the promtional strategy, a television show based on Bollywood villains was hosted by Malhotra.[24]
Soundtrack
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After the super success of the soundtrack of Aashiqui 2. Director Mohit Suri roped in Mithoon & Ankit Tiwari to compose music for Ek Villain. The soundtrack has 6 songs with one track being an unplugged version crooned by lead actress Shraddha Kapoor which marks her debut as a playback singer. Three songs are composed by Mithoon, The song "Galliyan" is composed by Ankit Tiwari. And a track named "Awari" is composed by Soch (Band). The lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir, Mithoon & Soch (Band Members). The music was released on 28 May 2014.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Galliyan" | Manoj Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Banjaara" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Mohd. Irfan | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Zaroorat" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Mustafa Zahid | 6:09 |
| 4. | "Awari" | Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool | Rabbi Ahmed, Adnan Dhool | Adnan Dhool, Momina Mustehsan | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Humdard" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Arijit Singh | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Galliyan (Unplugged)" | Manoj Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Shraddha Kapoor, Ankit Tiwari | 4:14 |
Reception
Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave the album 4/5 stars and wrote, "Mohit Suri’s taste for melody cannot be doubted as the filmmaker uses an album that is fine blend of ballads and rock, infusing the right octave of harmony is every single song. In a long time there hasn’t come an album which has such perfectly pitched songs, each of them a winner. Music Directors get all the credit for creating a wholesome album like this."[25] Rediff also awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and noted, "The music of Ek Villain meets the high expectations that one had from it. Mohit Suri maintains his record of coming up with memorable music for each of his films."[26] Filmfare published, "All-in-all, The OST of Ek Villain is another winner for Mohit Suri who has a knack for bringing out the best in his music directors. Go for it if you like soulful romantic tracks with loads of fusion thrown in."[27]
Bollywoodhungama said the song "Galliyan" "justifies the immense hype that has been created around it " .[28]
Release
Ek Villain released theatrically in June 27, 2014, in 2539 screens in the domestic market.[29]
Critical reception
Ek Villain received positive to mixed reviews from Indian critics.[30] ImDb aggregated to a 7/10 score after a week of its release.
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the movie 4/5 stars and wrote that, "On the whole, Ek Villain is a stylish, spellbinding and terrifying edge-of-the-seat thriller. It's a step forward in this genre, without doubt. A sure-shot winner!"[31] Raedita Tandon from Filmfare gave the film 4/5 stars and stated that, "Though indulgent in parts, Ek Villain packs in a punch. Copy of a Korean film or not, it’s ‘good’ paisa vasool entertainment. Make it your weekend watch."[32] Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film 3 stars in a scale of 5, stating that "You cannot fault the scale of Ek Villain or berate its lead star cast. But you wish you could celebrate this thriller like you did Suri's last movie outing Aashiqui 2. This one lacks soul."[33]
Aparna Mudi of Zee News gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars, stating "The unveiling of the visceral saga has a lot of strong characters and Mohit has done a good job in adapting a foreign film and complimenting it with the drama that the Indian audience is used to. But he has gone a tad over in making a thriller. Maybe, filmmakers should step out of this trap more often and we wouldn`t be too far from making beacons of world cinema."[34] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN stated that "I'm going with two-and-a-half out of five for 'Ek Villain'. If you're still wondering, the real villain here is the lousy script", giving the film 2.5 stars out of 5.[35] Subhash K. Jha of IANS awarded the movie 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "[Ek Villain] is deeply flawed and fatally self-defeating."[36]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2 stars, and wrote that "Suri is an innate story-teller, and can keep things moving. All he needs is a strong, all-the-way credible, original plot."[37] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 2/5 and wrote that "As a whole, this film, besides its surface flair, does not have too much to fall back upon. Watch it only if that is good enough for you."[38] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, saying "Given free tickets, sure, you could escape Humshakals in theatres this weekend with this mediocre effort, but I say do yourself a favour and seek out the Korean DVD. (Uncover it, even.) Now that’s bloody special."[39]
Box office
India
Ek Villain had a very good opening, with occupancies at around 55-60%.[40] The film earned around ₹16.50 crore (US$2.0 million) in it's first day[41] and around ₹49 crore (US$5.9 million) in it's first weekend, collecting around ₹15.50 crore (US$1.9 million) and ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) in it's second and third days respectively.[42] The film also went on to collect around ₹7.75 crore (US$930,000) in its fourth day[43] and around ₹6.25 crore (US$750,000) in its fifth day,[44] taking it's total nett to ₹63 crore (US$7.5 million).
Overseas
Ek Villain collected ₹13.24 crore (US$1.6 million) outside India, in it's first weekend.[45]
References
- ^ "'Ek Villain' movie details". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Box Office Collection: 'Ek Villain' Nearing 100 Crore Mark Worldwide". Internatinal Business Times. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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- ^ Ek Villain makers deny similarity with I Saw The Devil. Bollywood Hungama News Network. 8 June 2014
- ^ Everyone is bit of a villain in 'Ek Villain': Mohit Suri IBNLive 19 June 2014
- ^ "Riteish to star in Mohit Suri's Villain?". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ ‘Ek Villain’ is a radical departure from earlier roles, says Riteish Deshmukh The Indian Express 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Shraddha Kapoor to play lead alongside Sidharth Malhotra in 'The Villain'". Zee News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Alia-Esha fight it out for Villain Sidharth". Zee News.
- ^ "Shraddha Kapoor in Ekta Kapoor's 'Villain'". Mid Day. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Shaad Randhawa to play cop in Ek Villain The Times Of India
- ^ Aamna Sharif In Ek Villain Bollywood Hungama
- ^ Censor Board Clears Ek Villain only after eight cuts The Times Of India
- ^ Sidharth Malhotra's trailer in Varun Dhawan's film! The Times Of India
- ^ Sidharth-Shraddha starrer Ek Villain teaser crosses 1 million views! India Today
- ^ Ek Villain Trailer Review: Rusic Sidharth battling Brooding Riteish Promises A Piquant Film Koimoi
- ^ Ek Villain Trailer Review: Riteish steals the show! Business Of Cinema
- ^ Ek Villain made Mohit Suri meet Karan Johar Midnight The Times Of India
- ^ Shraddha sings live at Ek Villain concert Zee News
- ^ Siddharth- Shraddha promote Ek Villain Pinkvilla
- ^ Ek Villain sets the mood on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Business of Cinema
- ^ Shraddha Kapoor Unwell, Still Promoting "Ek Villain" The Indian Express
- ^ Villains Shraddha-Sidharth Dazzle In Delhi The Indian Express
- ^ Sidharth Malhotra To Host "Ek Villain Ek Dastaan" NDTV 19 June 2014
- ^ Ek Villain Music Review Koimoi
- ^ Ek Villain Music Is Magical Rediff
- ^ Ek Villain Music Review Filmfare
- ^ Galliyan gives a perfect start to Ek Villain Bollywood Hungama
- ^ "'Ek Villain' ends 2014 first half on a high!". Taran Adarsh. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "'Ek Villain' Movie Review: Watch it for Riteish and Sidharth". International Business Times. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ek Villain (2014)- Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh". Taran Adarsh. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Movie Review: Ek Villain". Raedita Tandon. Filmfare. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Ek Villain movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Meena Iyer. The Times of India. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "'Ek Villain' review: Tad overdone melodrama". Aparna Mudi. Zee News. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "'Ek Villain' review: Moderately fulfilling, the film's real villain is a lousy script". Rajeev Masand. CNN-IBN. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Ek Villain (2014)- Hindi Movie Critic Review By Subhash K Jha". Subhash K. Jha. IANS. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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- ^ "Ek Villain review: Sidharth Malhotra is watchable even if he has a hard time doing menace". Shubhra Gupta. The Indian Express. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Ek Villain Movie Review - NDTV". Saibal Chatterjee. NDTV. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Review: Ek Villain is too silly to thrill". Raja Sen. Rediff. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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- ^ "Ek Villain Has Very Good Initial". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Top Fifteen Domestic Opening Days All Time - EK Villain 11th". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ek Villain Has Excellent First Weekend". Box Office India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ek Villain Collects Very Well On Monday". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ek Villain Tuesday Business". Box Office India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bollywood Box Office - Overseas: 'Ek Villain' surprises, 'Humshakals' crashes!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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External links
- Ek Villain at IMDb