'Shiva'

Banner: Adlabs Films Ltd. and Factory
Producer and Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Mohit Alawat, Nisha Kothari, Suchitra Pillai, Shereveer Vakil, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sajid, Zakir Hussain, Raju Mavani, Nagesh Bhonsle, Pankaj Jha, Ninad Kamat, Ranvir Shorey, Dinesh Lamba, Upyendra Limaye, Sanjeev Wilson, Ganesh Mayekar, Vinod Jayawant and Ram-Laxman
Music: Illaiyaraja
Lyrics: Dev Kohli and Nitin Raikwar
Cinematography: Amal Neerad
Choreography: Harshall and Vitthal
Art: Aparna Sud
Sound: Kunal Mehta and Parikshit Lalwani
Costume: Harmeet Sethi, Neha Bhatnagar, Raghuveer Shetty and Rohit Chaturvedi
Story/Writer: Farhad-Sajid
Action: Ram-Laxman
Editor: Amit Parmar and Nipun Gupta
Cassettes and CD's on: T-Series
Released on: 15 September 2006

Shiva portrays the law enforcement system through the eyes of a young policeman. The earlier version of this film, also called as Shiva, dealt with campus violence and the way how a determined single man could change the environment. In the new version the battle field changes to Police station. Now 'Shiva' is a young officer who has just joined the Mumbai police. The story has been retold in the present context. The young man is an idealist who wants to do good through his duty. He sees his job as an opportunity to serve the people. Film portrays the conflict of protagonist's ideals with the harsh ground realities. It shows the battle between good and evil. Shiva reflects the righteous anger that exists inside each one of us. It shows a man who is not only disturbed by the harsh realities but also is determined to change the course of the happenings. He is not the one who could tolerate the injustice silently. He is the rebel who hits back.