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Saw this the same day as I saw the Sex and The City but just couldn’t get around to writing a review of this. Yeah life sucks :(

Anyways getting on with the review then

Describe the movie in one word: WayTooPolitical

Vital Stats:

Title: SARKAR RAJ

Director: Ram Gopal Varma

Starring:Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Tanisha Mukherjee

Length: 145min

Plot: No matter what Ramu says this is a sequel to the first movie Sarkar. The characters are the same, the setting is same and the story actually picks up from where Sarkar ended. Shankar (Abhishek) is taking over from Amitabh Bacchan as the topmost leader of Mahrashtra and is soon becoming a pain for all his opponents. He is ruthless, sharp, courageous and doesn’t hesitate before taking a decisoin and then executing it. The movie revolves around a proposed installation of a multi billion power plant that a UK company wants to establish in Mahrashtra. However to be able to do so they need to evacuate some villages and displace locals who have been staying there forever. Anita (Aishwarya Rai Bacchan ) is the CEO of the company who with the help of certain mediators approach Abhishek to realize this project. The story revolves around the local politics that evolve around this project and how Abhishek deals with it.

My Psychobabble: Abhishek and Amitabh are both super duper fantastic in the movie. I mean goddamn it those Bacchans know how to act! Their acting is so natural, so natural that you can tell by Abhishek’s looks how constipated he has been throughout the filming of the movie. Why does he have to carry this ridiculously stupid “Oh I am so tough that I can shoot your ass off with my eyes” look all over his face? His acting is marvelous, his body language perfect and his dialogue delivery is superb. Why must then he carry that stupid expression plastered all over his face?


(Grr..I will push it out tomorrow for sure!)

Anyways despite his constipated facial expression throughout, the movie is almost enjoyable. It does turn too political towards the end (and a bit disturbing) but you cannot deny the reality of these dirty politics. However despite excellent acting by everyone and a good story line the direction of the movies isn’t that great. The movie seems to drag too slowly throughout its length. There are too many unnecessary close-up shots and too many shots in inadequate lighting. It’s almost as if Ramu is trying to cut back on the electricity costs after his certain “playing with the fire” debacle ;)

Amitabh’s transformation from a man in absolute control to a man overshadowed by his son to a seasoned player of the game who knows all the moves before they are even made is absolutely superb. Aishwarya did seem like struggling in her character at times and often kept slipping back to her “Paro in Devdaas” expressions but then it could simply be a case of her performance looking average when compared to the father and the son’s.

There are a few surprises along the way and to be honest I was pretty taken back by a few turn of events during the movie. I shall not get into details because that would mean including spoilers and I do not want to do that. I am not sure if Ramu has a third movie planned in the line but if he has I would be very interested to see how he turns the characters around this time. Do come back to my review please after you have seen the movie and you would know what I am talking about. It would be very interesting if you can share your views on this!

Verdict: If you don’t mind a very slow script you might like this movie. I did but as I said I was quiet disgusted towards the end. The politics portrayed is quiet worse than in Sarkar and towards the end it does get to you. If you are planning on watching this then make sure your nerves are totally in control!