Review of Ghayal Once Again

Release date- 5th February 2016

One Word which describes the film - Thrilling

Best Dialogue - ' Jab ek corrupt admi marta hai to uski satta khatam hoti hai, aur jab ek saccha admi marta hai to uski satta shuru hoti hai.'

Genre - Action/ Drama

Music -Vipin Mishra, Shankar Ehsaan Loy

Producer -Dharmendra

Story & Direction -Sunny Deol

Cast - Sunny Deol, Om Puri, Narendra Jha, Shivam Patil, Diana Khan, Rishabh Arora, Aanchal Munjal, Soha Ali Khan

Budget- 50 Crores approximately

The film opens with flashbacks of Ghayal (1990). Ajay Mehra kills Balwant Rai and surrenders himself to upright cop Joe DSouza. He is sentenced to life. Upon his release he begins a new career as a reporter for an independent newspaper.

This has to be the most realistic sequel made in the history of Bollywood. Ajay Mehra is older and wiser now and though at times he is consumed with rage he still listens to logic and reason. He believes in the power of truth which makes him quite popular among the youth.

The story is simple but there are many scenes where you will sympathise with the protagonist and feel his frustration and pain.

Dan Bradley who has worked in Hollywood films like Independence Day, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol etc is the stunt choreographer of the film. His expertise can be seen in the 20 minutes long chase sequence just before interval which kept us rooted to our seats.

Sunny Deol and Narendra Jha have given powerful performance. Though there is no confrontation scene still a state of fear and anger is well created in the film.

The film has earned 23 crores over the weekend. There is lack of powerful dialogues and at times in an attempt to be too realistic the hero is just reduced to being a common man. With a maximum life cycle of two weeks it will be a difficult task for the film to make decent profit.  

In a line the film is a complex tale of the hardships one has to face while moving on a path of truth and justice which will definitely appeal to Sunny Deol's fans and those who enjoy action films.

Good one time watch.