Blackmail is a 2005 Hindi-language Action Drama film written by Robin Bhatt and Javed Siddiqui. The movie is directed by Anil Devgan and produced by Narendra Bajaj and Shyam Bajaj under the banner of Siddhi Vinayak Creations in collaboration with Devgan Entertainment Software. Inspector Abhay Rathod is a honest and diligent Police Inspector employed with Bombay Police. He was assigned the case of racketeer and criminal don, Shekhar Mohan. Abhay successfully entraps and arrests him, and has him sentenced to a long jail term. Years later, Abhay is now the Assistant Commissioner of Police; is married, and has a son named Chirag; and Shekhar Mohan has completed his jail term and is looking to k vengeance against Abhay. He does so by kidnapping Chirag and taking him along with him. He object is not to k any ransom money, but attempt to separate the child from his parents, as well as attempt to make a place in his heart. Shekhar finds out that Chirag loves racing and takes him on various race courses where the child is thrilled to watch fast sport cars, and soon starts a friendship with Uncle Shekhar. But with Abhay and the police closing in fast, will Shekhar and Chirag be able to maintain their friendship? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com). Blackmail features Suniel Shetty in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza, Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty and Parth Dave. The music was composed by IIFA Award winner Himesh Reshammiya. Cinematography was done by Nirmal Jani and editing by Steven Bernard. The motion picture has a running time of 126 minutes. It was released on 28th January 2005. Blackmail was made on a budget of ₹20 crore and at the box office it grossed only ₹19 crore.