

Suryaveer, an ex-army officer, is assigned the task of protecting a young girl, Anamika. When Anamika gets kidnapped, he decides to use all his skills to rescue her.
Acting
Bachchan's weathered intensity sells absurd premise
Direction
Lakhia's Mumbai street aesthetic before Shootout at Lokhandwala
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI explosion chaos hits different

Director
Apoorva Lakhia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ek Ajnabee arrived during Bachchan's 2000s pivot to elder action-hero roles, cementing the 'angry old man' archetype that dominated his late-career resurgence.
The film is an authorized remake of Man on Fire, though Denzel's Creasy had significantly more character development than Surya's mysterious past.
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