Ghulam (Hindi: ग़ुलाम, Urdu: غلام, translation: Slave) is a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film made average Box Office business. Although, not well known the movie is a direct lift of the 1954 classic On the Waterfront starring Marlon Brando.
Working for notorious underworld Don, Ronak Singh alias Ronnie, has steeled two brothers, Siddharth and Jai Marathe to the hard life of Bombay, who are also trying to live with the reputation of being the sons of a father, a known coward during the British Raj in India. While Jai keeps accounts for Ronak, younger Siddharth is a delivery person, who excels in boxing. Due to Siddharth's aggressiveness he becomes known to the local police and the judiciary, and more often than not, it is his lawyer who gets him off. After meeting Alisha, Siddharth decides to go straight, which does not auger well with his brother. Then Alisha's brother is killed by Ronak, and the only witness to this heinous crime is Siddharth, who has now to decide whether to testify against Ronak, and thus incriminate his very own brother also. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
