Saturday, August 16, 2014

Singham Returns with a Roar !

So I watched 'Singham Returns' today and the movie prompted me to write a post on it. As an avid Bollywood movie lover, I have been watching Hindi action movies for long in theaters to experience the sheer energy and the thrill which you get by watching them on the big silver screen.

In last couple of years, there have been some small budget movies which leave an impact with their solid story, crisp direction and class act. And then there have been good romcom movies for which generally the beautiful locations and melodious music makes the cut. But when we think about an action movie with biggies like Salman, Aamir, Akshay or Ajay, the expectations soar high and there are always comparisons with past.

Somehow I felt that the kind of masala action movie trend which started with likes of ‘Ghajini’ , ‘Wanted’ and continued with ‘Dabangg’ , ‘Rowdy Rathore’, ‘Singham’ etc. was diminishing from the celluloid in past couple of years. Yes, there have been big money minting action movies like ‘Dhoom-3’, ‘Krishh-3’, ‘Holiday’ and ‘Kick’ recently, which have crossed 150-200 crore mark at box office, mainly due to the star power and high ticket prices. But I believe that they have completely failed in generating the single screen buzz in multiplexes with their not so rustic dialogues and the westernized action sequences.

Now why I feel that ‘Singham Returns’ scores above all among the recent action movies in entertaining the Bollywood audiences to the core. First of all, the movie highly banks upon its first installment ‘Singham’ which was loved by the audience and appreciated by critics too, just like ‘Dabangg-2’which completely rode on the success of ‘Dabangg’. The protagonist Bajirao Singham takes his journey of bravery and machoism to another level as he has already become a household name with his hugely popular dialogues like ‘Atah maajhi satakli’ and ‘Aaali re aali atah tujhi baari aali’ ! I am sure some of the dialogues of this one would also become popular but imagine what happens when you create the similar face-off situations between the hero and villain, play the same Singham track in background and put the same popular dialogues in the scene ……..the audience just shout them loudly in chorus with the hero. And I guess that’s where the connect happens! But on dialogue front, the icing on the cake is when the corrupt politician runs to save his life from thousands of policemen, and locks himself in a house with the emphasis given on shutting of door. As soon as Singham reaches the door and inspects it before saying anything, the timing completely makes you shout on top of your voice – Daya Darwaza tod do!  The very next moment it happens and you just enjoy that fun and thrill it brings to the theatre.

Rest is taken care by the Rohit Shetty, Ajay Devgan specialized style of action. The well timed entry of hero in each fight sequence, the fighting moves, the blazing guns, everything just adds to this super action experience for the audiences. There is also a flavor of beauty and comedy, both mixed in Kareena’s character, who being a seasoned actress, delivers that perfectly with few ‘whistle blowing’ dialogues.

Now the point is where the movie lags. Honestly speaking, I felt that some of the action and the confrontation scenes were repetitive. Also one of the objectives of focusing on the plight of cops who sacrifice their personal lives over national duty, was not handled well as compared to ‘Singham’. And last but not the least, I really missed the lovable villain Prakash Raj.

Besides these, some might say the story isn’t that great as compared to the first or there are some superhero stunt sequences which are far far away from reality, not to forget the Shetty’s trademark style of blowing the vehicles high in air. I would just advise them to buy the DVDs of recent blockbuster movies which I mentioned in the beginning of this post and try finding out some story or logic in them. And if even after watching all, they rate them above Singham Returns, then as an Ajay Devgan fan I would just tell them…. Attah Maajhi Satakli !


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