Review of Badlapur - A film sans Climax

Release date -
19'th  Feb 2015

One Word which describes the film - Brutal

Best Dialogue -
Log kehte hai apne dushman ko maaf kar dena chaiiye....
Main Bhi yehi Maanta Hun....Lekin unhe tadpa tadpa ke maarne ke baad 

Genre - Crime/Drama 

Music -Sachin-Jigar

Producer - Dinesh Vijan, Sunil Lulla

Story & Direction -Sriram Raghavan

Cast -Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Radhika Apte

Budget- 25 crores

The film had a warning ,' Don't miss the beginning.' Unfortunately we missed it and for the next 2 hours we kept wondering who was the culprit. Later I came to know that the film was actually not about who did it as it was clearly shown in the beginning and it was only the hero who was unaware of what happened that day. The film is basically a revenge saga.

Varun Dhawan looks perfect in the role of a young man with a good job and family. His transformation from a carefree to a devastated man who loses everything in an accident is sudden but he plays both characters with an ease which defies the fact that he is just three films old. We feel his pain and anguish and though his dialogues are few he manages to connect with the audience through his eyes. 

His character is complex and we keep wondering about what his next move will be.

Nawazuddin plays the role of Laik who is sentenced to a 20 year jail term. His character has the maximum scope as in jail he deals with other criminals, outside he has his love interest Jumli. He is a criminal yet he has a tender spot for people he love.

The four ladies Huma, Yami, Divya and Radhika have small roles but they play important part in shaping up the story .

Vinay Pathak is totally wasted in the film.

Sriram is known for giving us thrillers like Ek Hasina Thi and Jhonny Gaddar. But here the storyline is predictable at times and the climax disappoints. There are certain scenes which are crass and have absolutely no importance in the story.    

In a line even though the main characters have given good performances, the basic story remains dark and there are just few scenes which provide entertainment.

Watch at your own risk.

If you really want to know what happened then you can check the wikipedia page of the film which surprisingly has a detailed  scene by scene  story.   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlapur_%28film%29

Gangs Of Wasseypur- 2 DoubleTrouble

Words which describe the film – Guns & Abuses

Best Dialogue – 
Ramadhir Singh- “Maine Faizal ke dada ko mara,baap ko mara , bhai ko mara ,phir bhi main zinda hoon ,Kyon? Kyonki main CINEMA nahi dekhta   

Genre- Crime / Action

Director-  Anurag Kashyap

Writer – Zeishan Quadri

Producer – Anurag Kashyap Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Music Director -  Sneha Khanwalkar 

Cast – Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Huma Qureshi ,Tigmanshu Dhulia ,Zeishan Quadri

Budget – 20crores (approximately,including marketing) 

The film starts with the funeral of Sardar Khan and the orchestra singer singing "Yaad teri aayegi, mujhko bada sataegi" .Though we missed  Manoj Bajpai  's powerful acting in the 2'nd part , Nawazuddin Siddiqui has given an equally powerful performance showing a range of expressions.

Following Sardar’s demise and a series of unfortunate events , Faizal, a  charasi , who doesn't care for ruling Wasseypur or taking revenge is jolted out of his stoned apathy by his scornful mother who wants his son to avenge the death of her husband and son . 

Faizal's character has a number of shades which were missing in Sardar Khan's character. He is ruthless and can even shoot one of his gang members just to prove a point. But on the other side he loves his wife and is loyal to her. He seeks her support when he is feeling low in jail and asks her to sing the song "Moora" which inspires him to be strong.

Jo bhi wrongwa hai usey,

Set right-wa karo ji,Naahin loojiye ji hope,Thoda fightwa karo ji... 

When he breaks his leg he tries to keep himself from crying by putting his hand over his mouth which shows that despite his cruel image he is not immune to pain.We can feel his rage when Sultan shoots his mother .

In the end he confesses to his wife that he never wanted to inherit his father's legacy of revenge .We felt sad for him when he says "Baba ke paas mauka tha  wasseypur wapas na ane ka par wo aye aur sab phanste chale gaye "  

This film shows the impact of bollywood on the life of the main characters .

Ramadhir Singh says - "Jab tak Hindustan mein cinema bante rahenge, public bewkoof banti rahegi ,sabke dilmag main apni kahani chal rahi hai aur sab apni kahani ke hero hai "

Faizal's illegitimate brother Definite, played by the film's writer Zeishan Quadri  is a fatally fearless opportunist and a Salman Khan  fan who believes  this epic Maine Pyar Kiya  dialogue "ek ladka aur ek ladki kabhi dost nahi ho sakte"

There were  some failed attempts at comedy  when Definite bursts into Samshad Alam's home to shoot him but his gun fails to load or when Definite and another goon are following  Sultan and reporting about his every move with dialogues like , ‘Kela khareed raha hai. Pet kharab hai shayad?” 
Faizal and Mohsina 's love story also contributed to some lighter moments in the film . They share a love which most of the time they express without saying anything to each other.When Faizal is released from jail Mohsina is there waiting for him with their Aviators  reminding us of the first part of the film when their love story started.

Ramadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia ) is a pale shadow of his character in the first part when he tries to make peace with Faizal and says "Main tumhare abba aur bhai ko maarna nahi chahta tha , par main unhe na marta to wo mujhe maar dete " .

The film mainly revolves around Faizal ,Ramadhir Singh ,Sultan and Definite. Other characters like Perpendicular ,Tangent don't play any role in the main story though their stories do add some confusion and lengthens the film. Faizal's character along with taking revenge keeps getting involved in many other activities like iron trading, auctions,politics which also has no relation with the film's main revenge story. If first part had people taking out their swords to kill each other this part has everyone having  guns which they use without any second thoughts. Everyone is out to beat the other either by fair or fowl means. There are no family values with a brother shooting his own sister in the forehead or a mother inspiring his own son to go against his step-brother. 

In a line after watching the film I felt like Gandhiji's follower who after being slapped with endless violence and abuses in the first part offers the other cheek for more .
The full 5 hr 30 min film has some 30 minutes of good scenes for which it is not advisable to watch it in theater. 
For information on Gangs Of Wasseypur - 1 read this related post   http://riyareviews.blogspot.in/2012/07/gangs-of-wasseypur-is-not-everyones-cup.html