Before watching Bullett Raja I couldn't stop myself from running a Tighmanshu Dhulia movie marathon and build the mood for what I would watch on the big screen last Friday. It payed off and the movie didn't disappoint.
The plot builds up with the chance encounter between Raja Mishra & Rudra Tripathi, played by Saif & Jimmy Shergil respectively, which lays the foundation to a partnership that will transform them from being common to men of power and local heroes. Together Raja & Rudra take on the nexus of politicians and businessmen in UP, creating a havoc in their system and find themselves on their hit list.
Crisp dialogues and smartly written characters keep us hooked to the story. It is the camaraderie between Raja & Rudra that is to look out for. Our very own Butch & Sundance if I must say. Also there are identifiable instances from real life incidences which are subtly infused to the script - a hit man dressed up as a woman and pretends to be crazy to escape an arrest.
It is post the interval the script starts to lose steam. There are scenes which feel like fillers and completely unnecessary. There is no evidence of Sonakshi Sinha's role doing any justice to her screen time. Vidyut Jamwal plays his character with grit and a smirk making the character's input interesting, but introducing him single handily taking out an entire crew of chambal dacoits (??) - c'mon!
"Aap humein support karo, hum bisphot kar denge". Didn't feel it exploding but Bullett Raja has enough heat to keep us warm and break thaw with other screenings this winter.
The plot builds up with the chance encounter between Raja Mishra & Rudra Tripathi, played by Saif & Jimmy Shergil respectively, which lays the foundation to a partnership that will transform them from being common to men of power and local heroes. Together Raja & Rudra take on the nexus of politicians and businessmen in UP, creating a havoc in their system and find themselves on their hit list.
Crisp dialogues and smartly written characters keep us hooked to the story. It is the camaraderie between Raja & Rudra that is to look out for. Our very own Butch & Sundance if I must say. Also there are identifiable instances from real life incidences which are subtly infused to the script - a hit man dressed up as a woman and pretends to be crazy to escape an arrest.
It is post the interval the script starts to lose steam. There are scenes which feel like fillers and completely unnecessary. There is no evidence of Sonakshi Sinha's role doing any justice to her screen time. Vidyut Jamwal plays his character with grit and a smirk making the character's input interesting, but introducing him single handily taking out an entire crew of chambal dacoits (??) - c'mon!
"Aap humein support karo, hum bisphot kar denge". Didn't feel it exploding but Bullett Raja has enough heat to keep us warm and break thaw with other screenings this winter.