Vadh

Vadh (meaning: Execution) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Rajiv Barnwal and produced by Luv Films. Vadh was theatrically released on 9 December 2022. Plot Shambhunath Mishra is an old man who lives with his wife, Manju Mishra, in a dilapidated house in Gwalior. He is barely able to make ends meet with his pension and as a tutor to the local kids. The couple have a son, who has settled in America with his family and is least concerned about his parents. To send his son to America, Shambhunath took an enormous loan from a bank and a loan shark, Prajapati Pandey, by mortgaging his house to Prajapati. The bank's EMIs are automatically deducted from his pension and sometimes he is short on his installments to Prajapati. Being a criminal, Prajapati thoroughly exploits Shambhunath. Naina is a bubbly school-going kid, the only source of happiness in the lives of the Mishra family, whose lives are otherwise tragic. She comes to their home regularly for tuition. Shakti Singh is a corrupt cop, who is on the payroll of Prajapati. However, Shakti demands higher bribes for his increased criminal activities. Prajapati is annoyed, but has little choice as Shakti is the frontman for the local MLA, Dada, who is handling the criminal operations from behind the scenes. Prajapati does not want the matter to escalate to Dada and has to quickly think of a way to deal with Shakti.