SINGHAM
What interested me about Singham and finally took me to a cinema hall is the presence of Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty (who I believe makes his films very passionately). One could sense what to expect from the promos (which also remind me a lot about Dabanng).
The film starts of with a honest cop (Sudhanshu Pandey) being proven guilty for a crime he never committed (obviously the villain of the film- Prakash Raj(Jaykant Shirke) traps him in this) and subsequently committing a suicide. The story then moves to a small town Shivgad on the border of Maharashtra-Goa, where there lives an honest cop..SINGHAM (AJAY DEVGN). Then there is a love track of a cute little village rooted urban upfront girl (Kajal Agarwal) and the macho inspaector. Then finally there is a confrontation between Singham and Shirke. Shirke then gets Singham transferred to Goa (the place where uski chalti hai) and the story unfolds.
The film is a full on masala film which will have a lot of ceetis and taalis reception at a single screen. It has almost everything a masala film would have....fights, romance, comedy, drama, rona dhona...and at places crafted well too. Ajay Devgn carries the macho man Singham role with ease. Prakash Raj also does his part superbly Govind Namdeo is superb. Kajal Agarwal doesn’t have much to do but nonetheless she does well for a new comer. Sachin Khedekar and Ashok Saraf are in fine form and evoke a lot of laughter with their characterization and punches. There are some witty lines that do evoke laughter.
Songs are a big let down. Be it the romantic songs or the title track. The title track looks like wannabe ‘Hud Hud Dabang’. Also the song is shot at the same location is ‘Hud Hud..’. Also what doesn’t work are the day for night sequences and the general camerawork and a lot of shots are out focus. Though this is not a film where you apply logic but there are a few sequences where you hoped Rohit Shetty to have done a better job.
But to sum it up...Singham turns out to be better than Dabanng. And Ajay Devgn rocks!!!!!
Watched Singham last evening. Ajay Devgan in supreme form. Rohit Shetty, umm, I don't know what to say about the "director" in him but he knows the Indian cine-audience for sure. Tried my best but couldn't find much in the film. Ajay Devgan is probably the best in terms of dialogue delivery that we have in the industry now. Nice style and all. Ashok Saraf was nice and Prakash Raj was very good (Loved the scene where he warns Singham in the Kolva Police Station on his Day one as the Police Officer in-charge). Didn't find the Gotya track, The Kajal Agarwal track, and any other track convincing at all, let alone entertaining. I, being an ardent Ajay Devgan fan, liked the film because of the heavy and over the top dialogues and action scenes (No, really -- Loved them) but am just amazed at how can people compare it with DABANG (even though Singham resembled Dabang in more ways than one). The two films are totally incomparable and Singham is no Dabang by any stretch of imagination. I am sure everyone (even Ajay Devgan fans at the upper extreme of fanaticism) would find Singham no where close to being a DABANG. Just no where close to it.
ReplyDeleteEven i watched it last saturday and would refrain from comparing it with Dabbangg. I personally enjoyed the edge of the seat action and lot. Dabbangg had a lot of things going for it. The story, Salman Khan, The fights, Munni and so many things. but as far as this is concerned Ajay Devgan was the only thing going for it..
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an entertainer but Dabbangg is a milestone....
Dear Gaurav,
ReplyDeleteKitna sateek baat likhe ho. Loved your comment. Sach me. Ekdum precise hai. Especially the line says it all: "but as far as this is concerned Ajay Devgan was the only thing going for it"
So terribly true. So true.