History Film / Jawan

* WinningOverTheKids: InvertedTrope. Narmada's ex-boyfriend, the biological father of her daughter Suji, tried to pressure her into having an abortion. Since then, she's been adamant that any man in her life must be as 100% about her daughter as she is. This creates the situation where little Suji picks out Azad, pre-approves him and decides she wants him as a stepfather, and then introduces him to her mother. Having already won over this kid, he must now secondarily win over the love interest.

** One to ''Rowdy Rathore'', which had Creator/AkshayKumar in dual roles, one of them named Vikram Rathore and the other one assuming his identity later. In both movies, right before the interval, the real Vikram Rathore wields a saw like tool as his weapon to rescue his doppelgänger.

'''Mahaveer Singh:''' Yes, but he wasn't in the mood to die that day. ''(laughs)''

* BigDamnHeroes: Azad, a.k.a. Vikram Rathor, and [[spoiler: his newlywed wife]] Narmada are captured and tortured by the villains, only for [[spoiler: the real Vikram, also played by Creator/ShahRukhKhan]], to show up to save them when all seems hopeless.
* ChekhovsGunman: In the prologue, a young boy in the North East Indian tribal village promised [[AmnesiacHero Vikram]] that he would help him find out his identity when he grows up. [[spoiler:In the present day, he is the cop who encountered Azad in the Metro train and after seeing how Azad looks identical to the man in his village, he investigates further and discovers Vikram Rathore's identity, along with the whereabouts of his squadmates]].

* DavidVersusGoliath: [[spoiler:Azad and Vikram's final opponent was a GiantMook. Vikram even dubs him "{{Film/Baahubali}}". They manage to defeat him by Vikram kicking a fire extinguisher at the mook while Azad tackles him]].

The story follows an AntiHero (Creator/ShahRukhKhan) who -- along with a team of six women -- use terrorism to try force change in regards to sympathetic and pressing issues that effect India (forgiving the loans of poor farmers, updating hospital equipment, etc). On the side of the government, Narmada Rai ({{Creator/Nayanthara}}) tries to catch him. In the background is baddie weapons dealer Kalee (Creator/VijaySethupathi).

* WinningOverTheKids: InvertedTrope. Narmada's ex-boyfriend, the biological father of her daughter Suji, tried to pressure her into having an abortion. Since then, she's been adamant that any man in her life must be as 100% about her daughter as she is. This creates the situation where little Suji picks out Azad, pre-approves him and decides she wants him as a stepfather, and then introduces him to her mother. Having already won over this kid, he must now secondarily win over the love interest.

* DavidVersusGoliath: [[spoiler:Azad and Vikram's final opponent was a GiantMook. Vikram even dubs him "{{Film/Baahubali|TheBeginning}}". They manage to defeat him by Vikram kicking a fire extinguisher at the mook while Azad tackles him]].

* DavidVersusGoliath: [[spoiler:Azad and Vikram's final opponent was a GiantMook. Vikram even dubs him "[[Film/BaahubaliTheBeginning Baahubali]]". They manage to defeat him by Vikram kicking a fire extinguisher at the mook while Azad tackles him]].

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler: When Kalee tortures Vikram and asks him if he remembers who he is, [[AmnesiacHero Vikram]] mistakes him for Santa Claus, due to his white hair and beard. Later Kalee brings Vikram to Azad while gleefully singing "Santa has come for you! And he has a gift for you"]].
* AmazonBrigade: Azad's terrorist activities are made possible by a team of six women helping him: Lakshmi, Eeram, Ishkra, Kalki, Helena and Janhvi. [[spoiler: After realizing Vikram and Azad's actions were for the greater good of the people, not to mention that she was betrayed by one of her own men, Narmada joins the team]].
* AmnesiacHero: Vikram Rathore, Azad's father, lost his memory decades ago after [[spoiler: nearly being killed by Kalee Gaikwad]]. However, due to muscle memory, he retains his sharp reflexes and lethal fighing skills as a former Special Forces officer.

* ChekhovsGunman: A young boy in the North East Indian tribal village promised [[AmnesiacHero Vikram]] that he would help him find out his identity when he grows up. [[spoiler:In the present day, he is the cop who encountered Azad in the Metro train and after seeing how Azad looks identical to the man in his village, he investigates further and discovers Vikram Rathore's identity, along with the whereabouts of his squadmates]].

* CoolOldGuy: Despite his advanced age, [[spoiler: the actual Vikram Rathore still kick ass as much as his son Azad does]].
* DatingCatwoman: Narmada Rai, head of the task-force out to capture the activist/terrorist 'Vikram Rathore', is engaged to [[spoiler: and eventually marries]] fellow police officer and jailer, Azad, who leads a double life as...'Vikram Rathore'.
* DavidVersusGoliath:[[spoiler: Azad and Vikram's final opponent was a GiantMook the latter dubbed him as [[Film/BaahubaliTheBeginning Baahubali]]. They later defeated him by Vikram kicking a Fire Extinguisher at the mook while Azad tackles him]].

* StagedShooting: The metro hijacking involves creating fear by fake-shooting one of Azad's planted co-collaborators. She dresses as a niqabi so when she falls, fake-dead, she's covered and no one can see her breathing. Also, it's generally nice not to have your bare face touching the floor of the Mumbai Metro.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: As Kalee loses his henchmen in the FinalBattle between him and the Rathores, he tries to make a deal with him but Vikram is beyond pissed off that he leaves Kalee to be hanged by the 6 women whose lives he ruined. He insisted on making a deal with him until he is hanged]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Azad is a terrorist, but he truly wants to help people. He champions some very sympathetic causes, like poor farmers DrivenToSuicide by {{Evil Debt Collector}}s. Azad introduced as a villain, with this first bit (the metro hijacking) taking the POV of the scared passengers, but by the end of the movie the film's framing sides with TheExtremistWasRight.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler: When Kalee tortures Vikram and asks him if he remembers who he is, [[AmnesiacHero Vikram]] mistakes him for Santa Claus, due to his white hair and beard. Later Kalee brings Vikram to Azad while gleefully singing "Santa has come for you and he's brought a gift for you"]].

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler: When Kalee tortures Vikram and asks him if he remembers who he is, [[AmnesiacHero Vikram]] mistakes him for Santa Claus, due to his white hair and beard. Later Kalee brings Vikram to Azad while gleefully singing "Santa has come for you and he's brought a gift for you]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Khalee was killed the same way Vikram's wife Aishwarya died: being hanged to death for the crimes that he actually committed instead of being framed in Aishwarya's case]].

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: As Khalee loses his henchmen in the FinalBattle between him and the Rathores, he tries to make a deal with him but Vikram is beyond pissed off that he leaves Khalee to be hanged by the 6 women whose lives he ruined. He insisted on making a deal with him until he is hanged]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Khalee was killed the same way Aishwarya died: being hanged to death for the crimes that he actually committed instead of being framed in Aishwarya's case]].

* BadassGrandpa: Despite his advanced age, [[spoiler: the actual Vikram Rathore still kick ass as much as his son Azad was]].

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the early 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking [=AR-15=] variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are the [=L1A1=] Self-Loading Rifle (a British variant of [=FAL=]) and the AK-esque assault rifles like [=MPi-KMS-72=] (an East German variant of the [=AKM=]) and Vz. 58.

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking [=AR-15=] variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are [=L1A1=] Self-Loading Rifle (a British variant of [=FAL=]) and AK-esque assault rifles like [=MPi-KMS-72=] (the East German variant of [=AKM=]) and Vz. 58.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Khalee was killed the same way Narmada died: being hanged to death]].

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking [=AR-15=] variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are [=L1A1=] (a British variant of [=FAL=]) and AK-esque assault rifles like [=MPi-KMS-72=] (the East German variant of [=AKM=]) and Vz. 58.

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking [=AR-15=] variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are [=L1A1=] and AK-esque assault rifles like [=MPi-KMS-72=] (the East German variant of [=AKM=]) and Vz. 58.

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking [=AR-15=] variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are L1A1 and AK-esque assault rifles like [=MPi-KMS-72=] (the East German variant of [=AKM=]) and Vz. 58.

* AnachronismStew: In Vikram's flashback, they're wearing gear that didn't exist until the 21st century. They are also armed with modern-looking {{AR-15}} variants when their actual assault rifles at that time are L1A1 and AK-esque assault rifles like {{MPi-KMS-72}} (the East German variant of {{AKM}}) and Vz. 58.