Overall film is a good attempt by Prakash Jha to reflect essential social movements and current problems of country but this venture is messed up with not so great writing.
Amitabh Bachchan overshadows the
proceedings with towering presence, Ajay Devgn delivers another gem of a
performance, Kareena looks refreshing good, Manoj Bajpai is superb and
so is AMrita Rao in a small role
Film
is saved by exceptional performances. Performance wise Amitabh Bachchan
is in golden touch and delivers a very genuine act with all gusto
coupled with passion. He lifts the proceedings with his dialogue
delivery and passionate eyes. Ajay Devgn is back with a bang in a role
which suits him to the core after forgettable nonsensical entertainers
like "Son Of Sardaar' and "Himmatwala". He keeps the proceedings tight
and stands tall in front of megastar Bachchan. Kareena is good but she
is let down by poorly written character and same goes for Manoj Bajpai
who tries his best to provide some comic relief but comes out as
predictable boring character.
Mughda Godse is as bad as it gets and Arjun Rampal once again irritates with poor pronounciation and zero emotion. Amrita Rao is good and Indranil Sengupta is decent in a cameo. The real culprit here is the lazy writing where everything looks so dramatic and predictable that it gets real tough to sit through 2nd half. Music has repetitive feel of "Aarakshan" and "Raajneeti" and except "Raghupati Raghav" all songs work as loo break. Editing is as lazy as writing and camerawork is decent. Background score tests the patience to the core.
Prakash Jha succeeds as a director to an extent but shortfalls as a technician. He brings a compelling drama full of contemporary content but fails to give it real punch with some inspired writing. His half baked saga is saved by some towering performances from experienced cast ad he should be thankful to them. He builds a good drama in 1st half but slow pace coupled with predictable proceedings hit audience hard in 2nd half.
SATYAGRAHA Is Compelling Social Drama
Pluses:
Minuses:
uneven
editing, background score irritates, Mughda Godse sleepwalks, Arjun
Rampal delivers one more wooden performance, writing is uninspiring
Critic Rating:
3/5
Business Rating:
2.5/5
Verdict:
Watch it for intense performances
Detail Analysis:
Director
Prakash Jha is champion of social cinema in Bollywood and he gave some
real gems like "Mrityudand", "Apaharan", "Gangajal" and "Raajneeti".
But his last two films "Aarakshan" and "Chakravyuh" suffered with run of
the mill writing and not so great direction. This time he is back with
ensemble cast in "Satyagraha".
Film
has few caricature - stereotypical characters i.e. Amitabh as a man of
Gandhian principles, Ajay as greedy businessman, Kareena as a honest
journalist and Manoj Bajpayee as shrude politician. Prakash Jha borrows
heavily from real life incidences especially from Anna Hazaare movement
but one dimensional characters make the proceedings too dull especially
in 2nd half.
Mughda Godse is as bad as it gets and Arjun Rampal once again irritates with poor pronounciation and zero emotion. Amrita Rao is good and Indranil Sengupta is decent in a cameo. The real culprit here is the lazy writing where everything looks so dramatic and predictable that it gets real tough to sit through 2nd half. Music has repetitive feel of "Aarakshan" and "Raajneeti" and except "Raghupati Raghav" all songs work as loo break. Editing is as lazy as writing and camerawork is decent. Background score tests the patience to the core.
Prakash Jha succeeds as a director to an extent but shortfalls as a technician. He brings a compelling drama full of contemporary content but fails to give it real punch with some inspired writing. His half baked saga is saved by some towering performances from experienced cast ad he should be thankful to them. He builds a good drama in 1st half but slow pace coupled with predictable proceedings hit audience hard in 2nd half.
Overall
film is a good attempt by Prakash Jha to reflect essential social
movements and current problems of country but this venture is messed up
with not so great writing. But powerhouse performances by Bachchan,
Devgn and Kapoor are good enough reasons to watch this social drama.
Go for this one if social drama is your cup of tea!
ref: BOC
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