Zanjeer Movie Review

Release date : 06 Sep 2013
Ratings : 3.25/5.0
Producer : Puneet Prakash Mehra, Sumeet Prakash Mehra
Director : Apoorva Lakhia
Music Director : Meet Bros Anjan Ankit, Anand Raj Anand
Starring : Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt..

Zanjeer Ratings : 3/5

After Amitabh Bachchan’s movies like Don and Agneepath getting a remake in bollywood, director Apoorva Lakhia has come up with yet another remake of Big B’s cult hit Zanjeer. Starring the heartthrob of Tollywood in Ram Charan, Zanjeer also has Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra in other lead roles. The movie has released simultaneously in both Hindi and Telugu worldwide and lets see how it is.

Story :

Vijay Khanna (Ram Charan) is a sincere police officer who often gets transferred because of his upright attitude. It is after he comes to Mumbai, that he comes across a case in which a oil mafia don, Teja (Prakash Raj) is involved.
On the other hand Mala (Priyanka Chopra) is an NRI who comes to Mumbai to attend a friend’s wedding. One fine day she witnesses a murder involving Teja and his team.
Mala becomes a sole witness in this high profile murder and Vijay approaches Mala to help him in the case. As Vijay starts digging deep into the case, he comes across Sher Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who in turns helps him getting closer to Teja. Rest of the story is as to how Vijay manages to crack the high profile case and get Teja behind the bars.

Positive Points :

Though Ram Charan had the daunting task of fitting into Big B’s shoes in his Bollywood debut, he has done a decent job. His action sequences and angry looks manage to create an great impact on the audiences.
Priyanka, as usual, looks glamorous and brings the oomph factor in the film. Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan, plays his part with utmost sincerity.
The work done on the looks of each character is praise-worthy. Some action sequences look authentic and the whole set up of the movie looks contemporary.

Negative Points :

While history suggests that remakes don’t usually create the same impact as the original, same is the case with Zanjeer too. Though Apoorva Lakhia manages to get the set up right, he messes it up with his execution.
The film has too much of violence as we can see Ram Charan smashing and beating up goons all throughout the movie. Prakash Raj is nothing like Ajit from the original flick. The talented actor is totally wasted in the movie.
Mahie Gill, who portrays the role of Mona, is again extremely uncanny. Another actor who turns out to be a disappointment is Atul Kulkarni. He has gone too over the top with his sequences.
Technical aspects :
Even though Apoorva had a ready made plot in hand, he couldn’t make use of it efficiently. The songs do not leave any impact at all and are placed in wrong places in the film. Background score of the film is a bit weak.
Some scenes in the movie are not well connected and also confuse the viewers at one point.The first half feels dragged, but the second half is short and snappy.
As mentioned earlier, Apoorva Lakhia gets the set up and look of the film right. He has nicely woven the same old angry young police officer story in today’s contemporary scenario.

Verdict :

On a whole, Zanjeer does not manage to create the magic of the original, but keeping all those inevitable comparisons aside it can be given a shot for contemporary set up and stylish action.

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