(Mahesh Manjrekar) is killed, and Bala learns that his kidnapper is none other than Rohit. Rohit reveals his reason for kidnapping Bala. They went to high school together, where Bala had lusted after Rohit's elder sister Reema (Alisha Baig). After Reema rejected him, Bala spreads a false rumour that she was a whore. She became the laughing stock of their school and committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Rohit blamed Bala for her death and engineered his imprisonment as revenge. Rohit tells Bala that he killed Nisha, and sent his daughter, who is now 14, to a brothel. Bala beats Rohit up and knocks him off of a balcony, but grabs his hand and pleads with him to tell him where his daughter is. Defiantly, Rohit lets go of Bala's hand and falls to his death. Bala then kills Rohit's goons and Wong Foo. In the end, Bala learns that his daughter is safe; and Rohit had lied to him about selling her to a brothel to torment him. He finds her sitting on a riverbank, and goes to meet her. He happily lives with his daughter. Cast John Abraham as Rohit chopra Sanjay Dutt as Balajeet "Bala" Roy Celina Jaitly as Nisha Roy Mahesh Manjrekar as Joy Fernandes Lara Dutta as Jenny Singh Rajendranath Zutshi as Woo Fong (as Raj Zutshi) Alisha Baig as Reema Chopra Reception Critical reception The film received mixed reviews from critics, although John Abraham and Sanjay Dutt were singled out for praise. Bollywood Mantra praised the film saying, "Zinda is a film that appears to be the darkest movie ever by Sanjay Gupta. A hard-hitting flick shot in Bangkok, it tells you a story never told before on the Indian screen. And to make Sanjay Gupta's imagination come alive, who else but Sanjay Dutt is roped in to play the lead role. One of the most challenging roles ever by the deadly Dutt, it is sure to haunt you long after the screening is over". Narbir Gosal of PlanetBollywood.com gave the film a rating of 7.5/10, praising the performances by Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham, while criticising the fact that much of the dialogue and story was copied from Oldboy. Futuremovies.com gave the film 6/10 and said, "Technically and style-wise Zinda is flawless", and praised Dutt's performance, saying "it is probably the pinnacle of his career". Subhash K Jha gave it 2.5/5 and