Hindi Singham Review

Here comes yet another remake of south Indian cinema “Singham” that hit the screens this week. Thanks...It’s not Salman this time, But AjayDevagan who exhibits his 6-pack for this Cop-flick. Rohit Shetty of Golmaal directs this flick and Prakash Raj who played the villain in the Original repeats the same here. Original had Tamil top star Surya as hero.

Plot: Jaykanth Shikre (Prakash Raj) …a ruthless Kidnapper-smuggler controls the Goa city with political and police support. And BajiRao Singham (AjayDevagan) an honest inspector in a small village treats his fellow villagers as his own family and enjoys their love and respect. What happens when destiny makes these different poles clash while Singham is transferred to the city where he is all alone?

Actors:

AjayDevagan left no stone unturned to fit the role of Cop. Though he has done it before in Gangajal, He leaves his signature firmly on Singham with his new toned body, sharp eyes and powerful dialogues. Though there were few unintended laughs when he tried doing few dance moves imitating Salman and while jumping with invisible ropes every now and then, overall it is remarkable effort.

PrakashRaj is the show stealer…Witty punch lines seemed wittier than in script, thanks to his slang that blends Tamil with Hindi. A commanding villain could elevate the hero and Prakash as JayaKanth Shikre effortlessly accomplishes his task. And Bollywood is freshly enjoying this great actor who proved a lot in south.

Kajal Aggarwal, who rarely acted with heroes of age 40+ in south cinemas and always enjoyed dancing in handful of songs in each film in south, has barely got a role in her awaited Bollywood dream. I wish, but not sure if someone notices her!!

Other actors who played other cops, Prakash Raj’s side-kick etc, wicked politician all acted decently.

High octane Cop Flick…

  Yes, there is seriously anything we have never seen so far, That Singham brings for us. Indeed we have seen all this much before in 80’s. But again…It’s the impact that a film has on you, while watching it counts.  Singham has many such situations which boil your blood and a common audience just wants to get up from his seat and kick the villain and here Devgan does the same on behalf of us. Thus this Tom and Jerry fight between Jaykanth Shikre and BajiRao Singham was made thoroughly engaging during the latter half.  And unlike Dabangg which is more of family drama, Singham has a broader canvas involving police and politicians.

Direction and other stuff…

   Rohit Shetty did a quite many modifications in the script first to suit the nativity and then made it really racy and crispier than the original. And poor girl Kajal has to face the brunt, as her screen presence is nullified in the process. While the first half has nothing much but to establish the characters leisurely, movie catches the pace in the second and runs firmly till the end. Climax should have been bit better.

Farhad-Sajid score well for dialogues written for both Singham-Shikre while Screenplay by Yunus Sajawal is much better than the original. Nothing to speak about the songs, but back ground score given by Ajay-Atul is appreciable

Final Say…

So this is Devagan’s Dabangg in one word…while Singham offers nothing stunning or refreshing, It neither let’s you down. But will definitely satisfy your senses if you are in for an action.

Rating…

Let’s go with 3 stars