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Watch this if you liked: “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha”, “Ghatak”, “Nayak” and “Ghayal”.

When one talks about patriotism, justice, honesty and Punjabi, Sunny Deol will surely be first that come into one's mind. This film is literally paying homage to the cinemas of the 1980s when the much determined Sunny Deol tried to bring social reform quite drastically on screen.

Saranjeet Talwar (Sunny Deol) is a family man who lives happily with his is own terms of dignity and honesty. Saranjeet very much believes that good will always triumph over the evil. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he was made to choose between his honesty or his loved one and despite obeying the juridical system, he loses his wife Minnie (Urvashi Rautela, Miss Universe India 2012 in her Bollywood debut). Seeking revenge, he ends up in jail only to meet his old friend to remind him that the path of change will bring good in him and his surroundings. With the aid of journalist name Shikha (Amrita Rao), Saranjeet becomes Singh Sahab and uses his strength to fight against corruption and injustice. Along the way, he also tries to motivate common men to realize their power and strength to fight against crime.

Sunny Deol definitely deserves all the credit for his role. His raw appeal, undercurrent emotions, comedy punches and stirring over the top Punjabi dialogues will surely be much appreciated by the audience. Funnily though, this actor who has portrayed almost similar roles throughout his film career (in fact in every one of his movies), he still manages to get attention from the audience again and again. Although with his keen interest to keep going with his temper tantrums, Sunny still earnestly shines through the melodrama. Amrita Rao looks sweet and mature at the same time. Johnny Lever, maybe the most famous current comedian in his generation, provides some memorable laughs too. Oh yes, not forgetting the Deols clan as they will be seen again in one frame for a song.

The combination of Anil Sharma and Sunny Deol has always produced some good cinemas and storytelling. The hidden gem about the film lies in its sincerity of telling the truth to viewers today that the world is suffering a lot and it's not because of the violence but more so because of good people's silence and that change is always better than revenge.

The plot does have many loopholes and the pace is a little slow in the first half but it really picks up upon the interval. The director also has tried to infuse some of his previous work to remind audience the 1980's era again. Anand Raj Anand's music and songs for film is finely tuned with a mix of Punjabi beats and also wonderful well-balanced melodies. Cinematography was okay and the effects were presented nicely as well.

Overall, the film does entertain but provides nothing new nor fresh except the deep meaning of revolution of change. For Sunny Deol fans out there, there is a saying in Punjabi, don't miss this one "Paaji".


Cinema Online, 02 December 2013