(Some spoilers)
As a fan of Indian films, I found this one to be very entertaining and exciting from beginning to end. Though I'm not an ethnic Indian, a few of my friends are and they introduced me to this world of major Indian studio films, the best of which come from major studios in Bombay hence 'Bollywood.' This one has several major Hollywood action and dramas referenced as well as previous Bollywood action flicks too.
For the plot, it opens with police inspector Amar Damjee foiling an assassination attempt on a bus load of people at a rural rest stop (shades of Harrison Ford in Patriot Games) by a terrorist group seeking to abduct a government VIP. He is labeled by the press as a hero and becomes an instant celebrity. But one of the terrorists Amar kills is the brother of the leader and they form a complex plan to frame him for the murder of the police commissioner's daughter which Amar is sent to prison. But with the help from an inmate, Amar escapes and sets out to find the terrorist leader to clear his name with the help from his cellmate and a female journalist. From then on it becomes "The Fugitive" with a moderately erotic love scene devered from the food-tasting love scene in 9 1/2 Weeks, all of which the plot twists come together at the climax when Amar confronts the terrorists whom have taken a group of government officials hostage in a 12-story high-rise office tower in downtown Bombay and only Amar can save everybody (shades of Bruce Willis in Die Hard).
Good violent action with some impressive musical production numbers with some gripping drama and a little comic relief make this big-budget Bollywood film one for the record books.
As a fan of Indian films, I found this one to be very entertaining and exciting from beginning to end. Though I'm not an ethnic Indian, a few of my friends are and they introduced me to this world of major Indian studio films, the best of which come from major studios in Bombay hence 'Bollywood.' This one has several major Hollywood action and dramas referenced as well as previous Bollywood action flicks too.
For the plot, it opens with police inspector Amar Damjee foiling an assassination attempt on a bus load of people at a rural rest stop (shades of Harrison Ford in Patriot Games) by a terrorist group seeking to abduct a government VIP. He is labeled by the press as a hero and becomes an instant celebrity. But one of the terrorists Amar kills is the brother of the leader and they form a complex plan to frame him for the murder of the police commissioner's daughter which Amar is sent to prison. But with the help from an inmate, Amar escapes and sets out to find the terrorist leader to clear his name with the help from his cellmate and a female journalist. From then on it becomes "The Fugitive" with a moderately erotic love scene devered from the food-tasting love scene in 9 1/2 Weeks, all of which the plot twists come together at the climax when Amar confronts the terrorists whom have taken a group of government officials hostage in a 12-story high-rise office tower in downtown Bombay and only Amar can save everybody (shades of Bruce Willis in Die Hard).
Good violent action with some impressive musical production numbers with some gripping drama and a little comic relief make this big-budget Bollywood film one for the record books.