We
begin with a dark screen and the loud booming voice of a narrator to set the
stage for us. Random explosions begin filling the screen as title cards come up
to tell us that we're about to see "a volcanic saga of three angry men." I'll
also reprint the subtitles here so you know just what we're dealing with.
Booming Narrator: "The earth is torn asunder by sin. The heavens are cleaved by wrong. Atrocities leave humanity trembling. The reign of Satan prevails. We need beings with infinite strength who target evil unflinchingly. They will destroy the wrong-doers. They will be known as the Trinity. TRIDEV."
Sounds serious, doesn't it? Wasting little time, the movie goes right to some of those wrong-doers committing some atrocities. We see a small fleet of boats arriving at a darkened port as exciting synthesized 80's music starts thumping at us. A couple of thugs approach the shoreline and squint into the darkness at the boats, while someone on the boats does the same thing right back at them. The thugs on the shore give the secret signal (that is, they turn their flashlight on and off twice in the general direction of the boats), causing Boat Thug to give us a smarmy smirk and nod.
The
boats dock, and the men approach each other. They have a dialog that we don't
hear, since the narrator seems to be repeating his earlier speech about how
messed up the world is at the moment. Admittedly, he could be saying something
else entirely, but it isn't subtitled and my Hindi isn't good enough to make out
what he's saying. Anyway, the men talk for a while and make several "Awwww,
c'mon!" gestures to illustrate that some form of negotiation is taking place.
Finally the boat thug agrees to whatever they're debating, and the unloading of
the crates begins.
We see one of the crates being opened, and it's full of weapons. Everyone we've met so far plus a few other people all take guns out of the box while other crates are loaded onto trucks. Our three principle thugs get into a car that drives away into the night.
The car arrives at a pretty fancy looking estate that is clearly a den for evil people. I'll admit it's pretty cool. It's a sprawling house that is built over a river, and a small waterfall is located right next to the place. We get our reveal of the main bad guy - Bhujang. He also brings with him an odd musical cue that indicates anything of significance that will be used so many times before the end of this movie you'll start hearing it in your daily life. It's hard to describe exactly, but if you imagine a heavily synthed-up and slowed down "doing!" you're getting close.
Bhujang
calls up to the boat thug, and we learn that this is Don. Don the Gun Runner.
Why not! They have some awkwardly phrased exposition that establishes they are
illegal arms dealers working together to keep people fighting, thus making more
money for them.
The mention of money reminds Bhujang that he needs to pay for this shipment. He calls up to one of his ladyfriends to bring the standard briefcase full of cash down for Don. Don looks over the money, but tells Bhujang that he doesn't need it. Bhujang is a little confused, so Don explains it for him. Instead of money, his employer wants Bhujang's gang to assassinate Laxmandas, a local political figure. Laxmandas has been bringing progress and calm to the area, and that goes against the head arms dealer's plans.
We
cut to a press conference where Laxmandas is giving a speech. He explains that
the enemy their country is facing is a difficult one to fight since they don't
really know who it is. The terrorists live among them, dress like they do, eat
their food, so on. An earnest looking reporter called Srikant Varma asks
Laxmandas how he plans to control these villains if they are so hard to track
down. Laxmandas tells Srikant that through the stories in the media and pleas
to the average citizen, they hope to pinpoint these criminals before they can
strike.
Laxmandas believes that if the people cooperate with the police and do not harbor or protect the terrorists, then they will be easy to control. He brings his passionate speech to a close, and we cut away to Laxmandas' house.
Dinner is being served, and we see the whole family is gathered around. Laxmandas calls out to the servant to bring more food to the table. Laxmandas' wife criticizes him for being so demanding in his own home. We see the servant, and the keen-eyed among you will recognize him as one of the thugs from the docks. This can't be good.
