Commando: A One Man Army

Commando: A One Man Army is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Dilip Ghosh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Reliance Entertainment. It is the first installment of Commando film series. The film features Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Chopra and Jaideep Ahlawat. Jammwal, who is trained in Kalaripayattu, performs martial arts in the film's action sequences.

Commando: A One Man Army was released on 12 April 2013. It was followed by two sequels titled Commando 2 (2017) and Commando 3 (2019).

Karan Singh Dogra, a Para SF Captain in Indian Army, is captured by Chinese officials when his helicopter crashes on the Chinese border during a routine training exercise. Karan and his seniors are unable to convince the Chinese of the former's innocence. The Chinese decide to brand Karan as a spy to defame India internationally. Feeling the Chinese won't comply, the Government of India orders to erase Karan's record and identity and deny his existence. Karan is tortured for a year by the Chinese Army, but he later escapes while being taken to the Chinese military court. Karan runs into a woman, Simrit, who is running away from the gang of Amrit Knawel "AK-74" Singh, a notorious gangster.

Karan rescues her by fighting off goons headed by AK-74's brother, where he decides to escort Simrit out of the town for her safety, but finds himself surrounded by AK-74 and his goons at a bridge. Outnumbered and outgunned, Karan jumps into the river along with Simrit, who later explains that AK-74 wants to marry her for political gains. Simrit reveals that AK-74 has total control over her hometown, where he rules her hometown through fear. Karan decides to help Simit. AK-74 uses his resources to pursue the duo into the jungle, where Karan uses his expertise in guerilla warfare to fight AK-74's men.

After a long chase, Karan is caught by AK-74, who shoots Karan and throws him off a cliff. Later, AK-74 kills Simrit's parents as a warning. Karan, having survived the fall, goes after AK-74. After combating his henchmen and also an assassin Thebe sent by the Chinese, Karan defeats AK-74 and rescues Simrit. Karan takes the captured AK-74 to the town square, where he is almost thwarted by the cops who work for AK-74, but Karan is saved in time by his ex-superior officer Col. Akhilesh Sinha. Karan proceeds to hang and kill AK-74, where he asks the people to be fearless and not be afraid of people like AK-74. Karan surrenders himself to Col. Sinha, where he tells his name to Simrit and promises to be back.

The music was composed by Mannan Shaah, with lyrics penned by Mayur Puri, while the background score has been scored by Prasad Sasthe. The soundtrack album was released on 28 March 2013 as a digital download on ITunes and Amazon.

Commando: A One Man Army was released on 12 April 2013.

Commando: A One Man Army received mixed to positive reviews from critics with praise for Vidyut Jammwal's performance and action choreography.