Sadhu is the city's best inspector with an enviable reputation and record of an encounter with shootings. The section of the Mumbai Police Department responsible for handling the underworld, known as Crime Branch, is headed by Sadhu Agashe ( Nana Patekar).

A sequel Ab Tak Chhappan 2 was directed by Aejaz Gulab.

In 2012, included the film in its list of the top 25 Hindi action films of all time. The film released theatrically on 27 February 2004. Times Internet released a first-person shooter game titled Fatal Encounter as a tie-in to the film. The film was premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival. A film without any songs, it is inspired by the life of Police sub-Inspector with Mumbai Police force Daya Nayak.

The story revolves around Inspector Sadhu Agashe ( Nana Patekar) from the Mumbai Encounter Squad famous for having killed 56 people in police encounters. It also stars Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Nakul Vaid, and Hrishitaa Bhatt in supporting roles. Fifty-six so far) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Shimit Amin, written by Sandeep Shrivastava, produced by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Nana Patekar in the lead role.