Vidhaata 1982

Vidhaata is a 1982 Bollywood movie directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai's company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Padmini Kolhapure in lead roles, and, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri, Suresh Oberoi and Sarika in supporting roles. The film was remade in Kannada as Pithamaha starring Ravichandran, Rajesh, Udayakumar, Vijayalakshmi Singh and was also remade in Tamil as Vamsa Vilakku with Sivaji Ganesan and Prabhu

Synopsis

Shamsher Singh (Dilip Kumar), his son Pratap Singh (Suresh Oberoi), and daughter-in-law lead a happy life in an Indian village. Shamsher works as an engine driver with his friend Gurbaksh Singh (Shammi Kapoor). Pratap is appointed as the new inspector-in-charge of the village but is killed brutally by Jagawar Chaudhary (Amrish Puri), a notorious local smuggler, after Pratap refuses to help Jagawar in his illegal activities. Seeing his son dead, Shamsher Singh is enraged and he kills some of Jagawar's goons whom he had seen throwing his son's dead body in the forest. When he is about to inquire from one of Jagawar's men about the person behind his son's murder, he is stopped by the police and is asked to surrender; Shamsher somehow manages to escape. His daughter-in-law dies while giving birth to Kunal Singh (Sanjay Dutt).

Shamsher takes his grandson Kunal and leaves his village to hide from the police. In the hope of making quick money, to secure his grandson's future, Shamsher starts working for Sir Mizya (Shreeram Lagoo), a powerful underworld don, and takes on a new identity as Sir Shobraj. Over the course of time, he becomes a wealthy and powerful smuggler and the chairman of the Mizya Group.

Meanwhile, Kunal grows up under the strict supervision of Shamsher's loyal employee Abu Baba (Sanjeev Kumar). He falls in love with Durga (Padmini Kolhapure), a beautiful slum girl and the daughter of one of Shamsher's old employee Ganpat. However, things take an ugly turn when Shamsher Singh disagrees to let Kunal marry Durga because of her being from a poor background; he instead warns Durga's mother (Sudha Shivpuri) to leave the city with her daughter or else face serious consequences.

Although Durga is unwilling to leave at first, she later agrees to sacrifice her love and leaves with her mother in a ship to Goa where Shamsher's men try to rape her. Abu Baba comes to their rescue and saves them but is killed by Shamsher's men with the help of Jagawar, who has become a powerful smuggler of Goa. Kunal is devastated after seeing Abu Baba's dead body and promises to take revenge. His investigations into Abu Baba's death eventually lead to the true identity of his grandfather and about his father's killers.

Directed by Subhash Ghai

Produced by Gulshan Rai

Starring

Dilip Kumar .... Shamsher Singh / Shobraj

Shammi Kapoor .... Gurbaksh Singh (Shamsher's Friend)

Sanjeev Kumar .... Abu Baba

Sanjay Dutt .... Kunal Singh (Shamsher's Grandson)

Padmini Kolhapure .... Durga

Amrish Puri .... Jagawar Chaudhary

Madan Puri .... K.K Singh (Khushaal Singh) (Shamsher's Associate)

Tom Alter .... Sir David

Sarika .... Neelima

Suresh Oberoi .... Inspector Pratap Singh (Shamsher's Son)

Shreeram Lagoo .... Sir Mizya (Chairman of Mizya Group)

Jagdeep .... Peter John D'costa

Sudha Shivpuri .... Durga's Mother

Music by Kalyanji-Anandji

Distributed by Trimurti Films

Release dates 3  December 1982

Country         India

Language Hindi

Awards and nominations

1983 Filmfare Awards - Won

Best Supporting Actor - Shammi Kapoor

1983 Filmfare Awards - Nominated

Best Supporting Actor - Sanjeev Kumar

Reviews

Shamsher and Gurubaksh are Engine Drivers and are best friends in spite of holding opposite beliefs. One day, whilst facing the worst agonies of life Shamsher writes his own Destiny, thereby creating an empire of wealth for his only grandson Kunal. This he does by striking boldly out into the world of shadows and ill gotten treasures. Shamsher sends Kunal away to grow up in hardship and poverty under the guidance of Abu Baba who brings up the boy with the good values of life. Now Kunal, a ruggedly handsome young man is brought back to the estate of grandfather. Yet Kunal is not happy at this; he chooses instead to live amongst the poor, and here he falls in love with a poor girl, Durga. This becomes a point of conflict between Shamsher and Abu Baba, and eventually Abu Baba leaves the house. Kunal is hurt by the turn of events. With Abu Baba's death, Kunal for the first time glimpses the realities. Kunal now begins to investigate this cruel shadow world. Watch his fight in Vidhaata

Vidhaata is a good generation movie which towards the end just grows more and more gripping. The story is strong and free from trash, and it should be interesting not just for Sanjay fans, because in his second film after Rocky (I’m not counting in Reshma Aur Shera) Sanjay in no way plays the lead but just one among many, and his experienced co-stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amrish Puri and fabulous Shammi Kapoor with their concentrated presence are showing to the newcomer that he still had some limits to hurdle. 

Wazir Movie 2016

Wazir is a 2016 Indian action thriller film directed by Bejoy Nambiar and written by Abhijat Joshi and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and is produced by Chopra. It stars Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead roles alongside , Manav Kaul and John Abraham in supporting roles.

The film tells the story of two unusual friends—a paralysed chess grandmaster and a grief stricken ATS officer—brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has cast a dark shadow over their lives. The game of Chess is a recurring metaphor and forms the backbone of the story. The first shot was taken on 28 September 2014 in Mumbai. The trailer of the film was released on 18 November 2015, and the film was released worldwide on 8 January 2016.

Bollywood has begun the year on a thrilling note with the first big release Wazir promising a power-packed ride. With writers Abhijat Joshi and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and flaunting actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar and Manav Kaul, expectations are high from the thriller revenge saga. Does it deliver?

The film narrates the story of a cop (Farhan), a disabled man (Amitabh) and the unusual circumstances that lead to a friendship between the two.

Wazir opens on a disengaging note - a slow, romantic song (Tere Bin) plays in the background as the love story of Danish (Farhan) and Ruhana (Aditi) comes to the fore. By the time the song ends, a tragic turn of events leaves the couple grieving and depressed. The movie then traces Pandit Omkarnath Dhar (Amitabh), his entry in Danish’s life and their friendship.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Pandit Omkarnath Dhar

Farhan Akhtar as Danish Ali

Aditi Rao Hydari as Ruhana Ali

Neil Nitin Mukesh as Wazir

John Abraham as S. P.

Manav Kaul as Izaad Qureshi

Anjum Sharma as Sartaj

Mazel Vyas

STORY: Danish is chasing Wazir, an assassin linked to politician Qureshi who's threatening elderly chess master Pandit Dhar - in this game of life and death, who's playing whom as a pawn?

REVIEW: So, Wazir is a smart movie - which could have been way smarter. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officer Daanish Ali (Farhan) loses his daughter while chasing terrorists. His anguished wife Roohana (Aditi) blames Daanish, who's about to kill himself in guilt-laden grief. Suddenly, he meets wheelchair-bound Pandit Omkar Nath Dhar (Amitabh), who teaches Daanish about chess, life, love - and revenge. Panditji's own tragic tale leads Daanish to investigate Welfare Minister Qureishi (Manav) - and then chase him furiously when brutal assassin Wazir (Neil) attacks Pandit Dhar.

There are many good things about ‘Wazir’. First off, this is a film that’s backed by writing. Look, look, a plot. Hallelujah. Such a relief after so many plotless wonders masquerading as movies. Next, it brings back the actor in Amitabh Bachchan. And third, it respects our time, keeping things ticking at just over a neat 1.5 hours. ‘Wazir’ is about the coming together of two wounded men, very different in age and temperament, for a mutual purpose. Danish Ali (Farhan Akhtar) is recovering, with excruciating slowness, from a deeply personal tragedy; his wife Ruhana (Aditi Rao Hydari) is suffering too, in her own solitary corner. He meets up with the wheelchair-bound Pandit Omkarnath Dhar (Amitabh Bachchan), and gets sucked into the latter’s world, which is full of light and darkness, the contradictions arising from a painful past loss, and a present trying to come to terms with it.

Happy New Year 2016 in Bollywood

From singing legend Lata Mangeshkar to cine stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Kumar -- Bollywood celebrities have wished their fans and loved ones a “Happy New Year” hoping that 2016 brings in happiness, love, good health and success in everyone's life.

Here's what they tweeted on New Year's Day.

Lata Mangeshkar: Happy New Year to everyone. May all live with happiness.

Amitabh Bachchan: To all that have wished me. I thank you and wish you the most exciting and prosperous 2016.

Akshay Kumar: May you have a year filled with love, laughter and all things good and may you share it all with your loved ones. Make good memories. #Happy2016.

Anil Kapoor: Rewinding some of my favourite moments from this year. Wish you a fantastic 2016 folks. 

Sridevi: Wish each one of you a very Happy New Year 2016. #HappyNewYear.

Anupam Kher: Wishing you all a great and Happy New Year. May all your dreams come true. Love, peace and happiness always.

Shabana Azmi: Happy New Year. May all get peace, health and success.

Madhuri Dixit-Nene: To all my Tweeple, Happy New Year.

Karan Johar: The only way to make the New Year matter is if you matter to your environment! Be the friend. Spouse and family that one can count on! #2016

Shahid Kapoor: She made this year totally worth it. Happy New Year you all. Make others happy this year. Keep it real and always make it count.

Sushmita Sen: Happy New Year beautiful people. Be blessed, be alive, be you. I love u guys.

Raveena Tandon: Happy new year.

Juhi Chawla: Happy New Year everybody.

Mallika Sherawat: On the road to success the rule is always to look ahead, Happy New Year tweethearts.

Shekhar Kapur: The sun rises on New Year. May every day of your life be joyous. May every moment of your life be joyous. #HappyNewYear.

Alia Bhatt: Happy New Year beautiful people. A new year doesn't have to mean a new you. Just be the person you want to be even more this year.

Anushka Sharma: Happy New Year guys! Hope this year brings you all you desire. Have a smashing year ahead. Lots of love.

Shraddha Kapoor: And as the sun shines on the first morning of 2016, here's wishing you all a magical New Year. Keep shining.

Farhan Akhtar: Happy new year. Wish you and all your loved ones a rocking 2016. Shine on. 

Aftab Shivdasani: Happy New Year to all. Hope this new year brings us closer to our awakening and self realisation and eventually more peace in the world.

Yami Gautam: Happy New year. Give a new force to your dreams.

Nargis: May 2016 be filled with awesome stuff for you all. Happy New Year.

Riteish Deshmukh: The sun sets this year for a new rise next year. Wishing you all Happy New Year in advance. 

Aditi Rao Hydari: Happy New Year beautiful people. Lets live every moment to its fullest and have the bestest year.

Shilpa Shetty: Happy New Year all, may 2016 usher in only love, happiness, positivity and peace. Leave all the best behind.

R. Madhavan: Wishing you all a very happy, healthy, successful and peaceful 2016. Love you all my tweeple.

Vivek Oberoi: Happy New Year everyone. May #2016 be your best year yet, filled with love, positivity, happiness and precious moments with loved ones.

Mika Singh: Happy New Year. May the coming year bring you loads of happiness, success, health and prosperity. All set to rock 2016. 

Kriti Sanon: Happy New Year everyone. Have a rocking 2016.

Rajshree Chapman

Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmaker V. Shantaram and actress Jayshree, second wife of V. Shantaram. Her brother Kiran Shantaram was a former Sheriff of Mumbai.

While shooting with Raj Kapoor in America for the film Around the World in 8 Dollars, she met American student Greg Chapman. The two married three years later, in an Indian ceremony that lasted five days. She went with her husband to permanently live in America.They have one daughter. They live in Los Angeles.

She has been living in America for the last 30 years running a very successful custom clothing business with her husband, while still maintaining her interest in films. She was an assistant director on Hack-O-Lantern, Tainted Love and Monsoon and has done narration on a children’s video titled “Ashok By Any Other Name”.

Rajshree made her debut in films as a child star V. Shantaram's Subah Ka Tara (1954).Her career as an adult actress was launched by her father with Jeetendra in the film Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. She starred in popular hits such as Grahasthi, Ghar Basake Dekho, Jee Chahta hai, Sagai, Brahmachari, Janwar (1965) and Shehnai.

Filmography

Naina (1973)

Brahmachari (1968) - Sheetal Chaudhary

Suhag Raat (1968)

Around the World (1967) - Rita

Dil Ne Pukara (1967)

Gunahon Ka Devta (1967)

Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966) - Neeta

Sagaai (1966) - Sheel

Janwar (1965) - Sapna

Do Dil (1965) - Bijli

Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) - Vidya

Ji Chahta Hai (1964)

Shehnai (1964)

Ghar Basake Dekho (1963)

Grahasti (1963)

Stree (1961)

Grihasthi (1960)

Subah Ka Tara (1954)

Eeshwar 1989

Eeshwar is an Indian film directed by K. Vishwanath and Rajesh Malik and released in 1989. The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Vijayshanti, Saeed Jaffrey and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Swathi Muthyam which starred Kamal Haasan and Raadhika.

Ishwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody he comes in contact with. But alas nobody really likes him and think him as mentally retarded. Living an unconventional life, he takes pity on a widow named Lalita, with a young son, and marries her, much to the shock of the community. Ishwar now has a monumental task, to look after his new bride, and ensure his step-son gets the required education and skills to fend for himself. Will the community let Ishwar succeed?

Directed by K. Vishwanath Rajesh Malik

Music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Release dates    24 February 1989

Language          Hindi

Staring

Anil Kapoor as Ishwar a.k.a. Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma

Vijayshanti as Lalita

Shammi as Ishwar's grandmother

Saeed Jaffrey as Masterji (Guest Appearance)

Asha Sachdev as the village washerwoman

Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Ishwar's scheming relative

Vinod Mehra as Lalita's brother

Bharti Achrekar as Lalita's sister-in-law

Sukanya Kulkarni

Vikram Gokhale as Lalita's father-in-law (father of her first husband)

Gulshan Grover as Neighbour of Eeshwar in negative role

Rasik Dave as son of eeshwar

Reviews

There are very few movies which inspire oneself. Eeshwar is one of them. Anil Kapoor has given one of his career best performances. You can see how an actor grows to the fullest maturity by seeing the performance of Mr. Kapoor in this movie. The character Eeshwar is played by Anil Kapoor. The story is of a person who has grown of age but has not grown as of his intellectuality. Eeshwar has his own family and he narrates his story in the movie. 

It is not that everyday you get to see such kinds of movies. Eeshwar is a perfect example of classic. His wife is a widow. Eeshwar re-marries her. She plays an important role in carving the lifestyle of Eeshwar. It is a tragic film very well casted and framed. It is a must watch for everyone.

One of the many 'career' defining roles from Anil Kapoor and one of the best in hindi cinema in general... The movie was supposed to be directed by Raj Kapoor to start with, but the moment never came as the Raj Kapoorji passed away... But the great K Viswanath(the one who directed the original Swathi Muthayam) took over and recreated the magic and delivered a classic! The character of EEshwar was right out of Raj Kapoor's books and as originally perceived by him.Those who have seen the movie would notice the way K Viswanath pays his tribute to Raj Kapoor at the start of the movie just as the R K Films have it. Anil Kapoor once again reminds of Raj Kapoor in this character portrayal, just as he did it with Woh Saat Din...At the same time, the displayed the part of a mentally challenged person as good as anybody has done it before and something which was associated with Sanjeev Kumar(Khilona). The movie is full of classic moments, the best one being the climax where the "tulsi" is what Anil wants to take with him! Great performance by Vijayashanti and she deserves an applause too. good support by Saeed Jaffrey, Gulshan Grover and others.

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 American science fiction action film and the third installment of The Matrix trilogy. The film was released six months following The Matrix Reloaded. The film was written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers and released simultaneously in 60 countries on November 5, 2003. While it is the final film in the series, the Matrix storyline is continued in The Matrix Online.

The film was the second live-action film to be released in both regular and IMAX theaters at the same time.

Plot

Neo and Bane lie unconscious in the medical bay of the ship Hammer. Meanwhile, Neo finds his digital self trapped in a virtual subway station—a transition zone between the Matrix and the Machine City. In that subway station, he meets a "family" of programs, including a girl named Sati, whose father tells Neo the subway is controlled by the Trainman, an exiled program loyal to the Merovingian. When Neo tries to board a train with the family, the Trainman refuses and overpowers him.

Seraph contacts Morpheus and Trinity on behalf of the Oracle, who informs them of Neo's confinement. Seraph, Morpheus and Trinity enter Club Hel, where they confront the Merovingian and force him to release Neo. Troubled by visions of the Machine City, Neo visits the Oracle, who reveals that Smith intends to destroy both the Matrix and the real world. She states that "everything that has a beginning has an end", and that the war will conclude. After Neo leaves, a large group of Smiths assimilates Sati, Seraph and the unresisting Oracle, gaining her powers of precognition.

In the real world, the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar and the Hammer find and reactivate Niobe's ship, the Logos. They interrogate Bane, who says that he has no recollection of the earlier massacre. As the captains plan their defense of Zion, Neo requests a ship to travel to the Machine City. Motivated by her encounter with the Oracle, Niobe offers him the Logos. Neo departs, accompanied by Trinity. Bane, who has stowed away on the Logos, takes Trinity hostage. Neo realizes that Bane has been assimilated by Smith. Bane cauterizes Neo's eyes with a power cable, blinding him; however, Neo discovers an ability to perceive the world as golden light. Neo kills Bane, and Trinity pilots them to the Machine City.

Niobe and Morpheus set out for Zion with the Hammer to aid the human defenses against the Sentinels. In Zion, the fatally wounded Captain Mifune instructs Kid to open the gate for the Hammer. When it arrives, it discharges its EMP, disabling the Sentinels but also the remaining defenses. The humans are forced to retreat and wait for the next attack, thinking that it will be their last stand. Near the Machine City, Neo and Trinity are greeted by thousands of missiles which Neo attempts to destroy, but is overwhelmed by their numbers. The Logos is attacked by the Sentinels forcing them to fly above the missiles for a few seconds. They breach the cloud layer and see Earth's real sky, to which Trinity whispers the word "Beautiful". Upon descent, they lose control causing them to crash the Logos into the Machine City. The crash kills Trinity. Neo enters the Machine City and encounters "Deus Ex Machina", the machine leader. Neo, warning that Smith plans to conquer both the Matrix and the real world, offers to stop Smith in exchange for peace with Zion. The machine leader agrees, and the Sentinels stop attacking Zion.

The Machines provide a connection for Neo to enter the Matrix. Inside, Neo finds that Smith has assimilated all its inhabitants. The Smith with the Oracle's powers steps forth, saying that he has foreseen his victory against Neo. After a protracted battle, Neo—finding himself unable to defeat Smith—allows himself to be assimilated. The machine leader sends a surge of energy into Neo's body in the real world. Because Neo is connected to the Source, the energy surge causes the Neo-Smith clone and all other Smith clones in the Matrix to be destroyed, though Neo dies in the process. The Sentinels withdraw from Zion, Morpheus and Niobe embrace, and Neo's body is carried away by the machines. The Matrix reboots, and the Architect encounters the Oracle in a park. They agree that the peace will last "as long as it can", and that all humans will be offered the opportunity to leave the Matrix. The Oracle tells Sati that she thinks they will see Neo again. Seraph asks the Oracle if she knew this would happen; she replies that she did not know, but she believed.

Directed by The Wachowski Brothers

Produced by Joel Silver

Written by The Wachowski Brothers

Starring

Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Carrie-Anne Moss

Hugo Weaving

Jada Pinkett Smith

Music by Don Davis

Cinematography Bill Pope

Edited by Zach Staenberg

Production

companies

Village Roadshow Pictures

NPV Entertainment

Silver Pictures

Distributed by

Warner Bros. (Time Warner) (United States)

Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)

Release dates

October 27, 2003 (Walt Disney Concert Hall)

November 5, 2003 (Australia, North America)

Running time

129 minutes

Country

Australia

United States

Language English

Budget $150 million

Box office $427.3 million

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction action film, the first sequel to The Matrix, and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15, 2003, and around the world during the latter half of that month. It was also screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The video game Enter the Matrix, which was released on May 15, and a collection of nine animated shorts, The Animatrix, which was released on June 3, supported and expanded the storyline of the film. The Matrix Revolutions, which completes the story, was released six months after Reloaded, in November 2003.

Six months after the events of the first film, Neo and Trinity are now lovers. Morpheus receives a message from Captain Niobe of the Logos calling an emergency meeting of all of Zion's ships. Zion has confirmed the last transmission of the Osiris: an army of Sentinels is tunneling towards Zion and will reach it within 72 hours. Commander Lock orders all ships to return to Zion to prepare for the onslaught, but Morpheus asks one ship to remain in order to contact the Oracle. The Caduceus receives a message from the Oracle, and the Nebuchadnezzar ventures out so Neo can contact her. One of the Caduceus crew, Bane, encounters Agent Smith, who takes over Bane's avatar. Smith then uses this avatar to leave the Matrix, gaining control of Bane's real body.

In Zion, Morpheus announces the news of the advancing machines to the people. Neo receives a message from the Oracle and returns to the Matrix to meet her bodyguard Seraph, who then leads him to her. After realizing that the Oracle is part of the Matrix, Neo asks how he can trust her; she replies that it is his decision. The Oracle instructs Neo to reach the Source of the Matrix by finding the Keymaker, a prisoner of the Merovingian. As the Oracle departs, Smith appears, telling Neo that after being defeated, he refused to be deleted, and is now a rogue program. He demonstrates his ability to clone himself using other inhabitants of the Matrix, including other Agents, as hosts. He then tries to absorb Neo as a host, but fails, prompting a battle between Smith's clones and Neo. Neo manages to defend himself, but is forced to retreat from the increasingly overwhelming numbers.

Neo, Morpheus and Trinity visit the Merovingian and ask for the Keymaker, but the Merovingian refuses. His wife Persephone, seeking revenge on her husband for his infidelity, betrays him and leads the trio to the Keymaker. The Merovingian soon arrives with his men. Morpheus, Trinity and the Keymaker escape, while Neo holds off the Merovingian's servants. Morpheus and Trinity try to escape with the Keymaker on the freeway, facing several Agents and the Twins, the Merovingian's chief henchmen. Morpheus defeats the Twins, Trinity escapes, and Neo flies in to save Morpheus and the Keymaker from Agent Johnson. In the real world, Zion's remaining ships prepare to battle the machines. Within the Matrix, the crews of the Nebuchadnezzar, Vigilant and Logos help the Keymaker and Neo reach the door to the Source.

The crew of the Logos must destroy a power plant to prevent a security system from being triggered, and the crew of the Vigilant must destroy a back-up power station. The Logos succeeds, while the Vigilant is bombed by a Sentinel in the real world, killing everyone on board. Although Neo asked Trinity to remain on the Nebuchadnezzar, she enters the Matrix to replace the Vigilant crew and complete their mission. However, her escape is compromised by an Agent, and they fight. As Neo, Morpheus and the Keymaker try to reach the Source, the Smiths appear and try to kill them. The Keymaker unlocks the door to the Source, allowing Neo and Morpheus to enter and escape from the Smiths, but the Smiths kill the Keymaker while he tries to close the door to the Source. Neo enters a door and meets a program called the Architect, the Matrix's creator.

The Architect explains that Neo is part of the design of the sixth iteration of Matrix, designed to stop the fatal system crash that naturally occurs due to the concept of human choice. As with the five previous Ones, Neo can choose either to return to the Source with his unique code to reboot the Matrix and pick survivors to begin to repopulate the soon-to-be-destroyed Zion, or cause the Matrix to crash and kill everyone connected to it; combined with Zion's destruction, this would mean mankind's extinction. Neo learns of Trinity's situation and chooses to save her instead. As she falls off a building, he flies in and catches her, then removes a bullet from her body and restarts her heart. Back in the real world, Sentinels destroy the Nebuchadnezzar. Neo displays a new ability to disable the machines with his thoughts, but falls into a coma from the effort. The crew are picked up by another ship, the Hammer. Its captain, Roland, reveals the other ships were wiped out by the machines after someone activated an EMP too early, and that they found only one survivor afterwards - revealed to be Bane.

Directed by The Wachowski Brothers

Produced by Joel Silver

Written by The Wachowski Brothers

Starring

Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Carrie-Anne Moss

Hugo Weaving

Jada Pinkett Smith

Gloria Foster

Music by Don Davis

Cinematography Bill Pope

Edited by Zach Staenberg

Production

companies

Village Roadshow Pictures

NPV Entertainment

Silver Pictures

Distributed by

Warner Bros. (United States)

Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)

Release dates

May 7, 2003 (Mann Village Theatre)

May 15, 2003 (United States)

May 16, 2003 (Australia)

Running time

138 minutes

Country

Australia

United States

Language English

Budget $150 million

Box office $742.1 million