Commando: A One Man Army is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action 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 in the lead roles. Jammwal, who is trained in the Indian martial arts of Kalaripayattu, performs his own stunts and martial arts in the film’s action sequences.
The film follows Karan, an Indian commando who escapes from Chinese custody and runs into a woman named Simrit, who is being chased by a man named AK-74 and his goons. Learning that AK-74 is hellbent on forcibly marrying Simrit for political gain, Karan intervenes and protects her as they are pursued deeper into the woods where Karan uses his martial arts combat skills to fight off AK-74’s henchmen.
The film was released theatrically on 12 April 2013. It was followed by two sequels, Commando 2: The Black Money Trail in 2017 and Commando 3 in 2019.
Indian Commando Karanveer ‘Karan’ Singh Dogra (Vidyut Jamwal) 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 Indian government order the Indian Army to erase Karan’s record, identity and deny his existence. Karan is tortured for a year by the Chinese Army but later escapes while being taken to the Chinese Military Court. He runs into a woman named Simrit (Pooja Chopra), who is running away from a man named AK-47 (Jaideep Ahlawat) and his goons.
Karan rescues her by fighting off the goons headed by AK-47’s politician brother. He decides to escort Simrit out of the town for her safety but finds himself surrounded by AK-47 and his goons at a bridge. Outnumbered and outgunned, he jumps into the river along with Simrit who later explains AK-47 a.k.a. Amrit Kanwal Singh wants to marry her for political gain. She reveals that AK-47 has total control over her home town, where he rules with an iron fist through fear. Karan decides to help Simrit, as he feels that the country should be fought for from the inside as well.
