Starring : Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra, Bharat Parthasarthy, Prakash Raj, Gayatri Ganjawala more..
| Language : Hindi |
| Genre : Action / Thriller Banner : Reliance Entertainment, Rampage Motion Pictures Ltd, Adai Mehra Productions Pvt Ltd, Flying Turtle Films Release Date: Friday 6th of September 2013
Zanjeer Movie Review
They say, "If it's not broke, don't fix it!" Yes, that's exactly the label that should plastered in big, bold letters on remakes which try to make a cult film contemporary under the guise of giving a tribute. While some, if handled by creative geniuses, ends up becoming successes again, like Agneepath, most end up falling short and biting the dust. Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer, remake of its namesake made by Prakash Mehra lands in the latter category.
A brutally honest cop Vijay Khanna (Ram Charan) lands himself in Mumbai after being transferred from Andhra Pradesh for the nth time. He is given the case to seal the nexus of oil mafia Teja (Prakash Raj) who gets highlighted after a murder by his gang. The witness of the murder is Mala (Priyanka Chopra) who initially refuses to cooperate but eventually budges and helps Vijay out only to land herself on the radar of Teja. In order to save her life while putting an end to Teja's nefarious and illegal activities, Vijay makes her take refuge in his house. He also encounters (Sher Khan) who is into buying and selling of illegal cars. Seeing Vijay's honesty and determination, Sher Khan turns over a new leaf and mends his ways to transform into a person who now only goes by the book. He has made Vijay a friend for life and will do anything to help him out. How the two uproot Teja's illegal empire is what follows through the rest of the plot. Apoorva Lakhia who has a superhit like Shootout At Lokhandwala to his credit goes all out to wipe off any credibility in his work with this feeble attempt. Right from the start of the film where you have a skimpily clad greasy unknown model crooning to the title track during the credits to the entry scene of Vijay Khanna, you know the film is a letdown even before it comes to culmination. The story of the remake is pretty much alike its predecessor barring the exception of the setting. The spurious liquor backdrop of the olden times turns itself into oil smuggling in this one. Even characters become contemporary for example a simple "chakku-churi" girl Mala gets a modern makeover and finds herself as a Gujarati NRI. Even the slick and stylish appearance of Teja gets converted into a buffoon-y, indulgent and psychotic Teja. The changes aren't completely for the good for while Prakash Raj manages to hold fort, Priyanka Chopra as the loud, blonde babe turns out to be excruciatingly annoying. Son of South superstar Chiranjeevi and a superstar in his own right down South Ram Charan takes up a humungous task of stepping into the shoes of iconic superstar Amitabh Bachchan for his debut film itself. To essay a character which earned Amitabh Bachchan the title of 'angry young man', is no cake walk and Ram completely gets burdened by the weight. Not only does his dubbed voice gets identified easily, his perpetual angry face doesn't add to his character. The only few moments you do enjoy in the film are that of Sanjay Dutt purely for the experience the superstar holds, however, that too takes a hit when he gets made to do funny dance and fight sequences that work against his gait. To sum it up, the new-age Zanjeer doesn't hold half as much promise as the cult classic did and literally falls flat on its face. Watch the old one once again and forget about this.
Thoofan Movie Review
 What is “Thoofan” about? Toofan is a remake of 1973 Amitabh Bachchan starer Zanjeer. It is the story of a honest young cop who gets transferred from Hyderabad to Mumbai. The murder case of a vice-collector is being handled by him there and it leads him to oil mafia and its kingpin Rudra Pratap Teja (Prakash Raj). When Vijay inches close to the truth, Teja uses his influence and gets him suspended. It was then Vijay takes the help of Sher Khan (Sri Hari) and a courageous crime reporter, Jayadev (Tanikella Bharani) to bring Teja down.
How is Ram Charan?
Ram Charan is a perfect fit in the role of a cop. He looks sturdy and fit. Also he managed the expressions and mannerisms perfectly for the role of an angry young man. Bollywood audience will like him for sure in Zanjeer. He looked extremely handsome in Mumbai Ke Hero song though he did some simple dance moves it will be a treat to his fans.  How is Apporva Lakhia’s direction? Apoorva Lakhia did a decent job as director. But he deviated from the script of the original Zanjeer. The basic plot is the same but the treatment and narration varied. A better written script should have made the difference. It is not justified to expect entertainment in a power packed entertainer but the you will miss it often when the movie getting predictable and not moving any where.  What about Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Raj, Mahie Gill Tanikella Bharani & others? Priyanka Chopra is smoking hot in the movie. She mesmerizes you every time she comes on to the screen. And she will tantalize you for sure in Pinky and Mumbai Ke Hero songs.
Prakash Raj will bore you to death with his stereo type action. His costumes reminded of comedy don characters in old movies. Mahie Gill is seen as his girl friend (a vamp role) and the dialogues between them are very cheap and vulgar. Tanikella Bharani is a seen as a honest crime reporter and he comes out good as usual but not much of scope for his role. The comedy of the Police constables is irritating.
What about Srihari?
The movie also marks the Bollywood debut of Srihari. The character ‘Sher Khan’ was very effective in the original and the bonding between him and Vijay is one of its major highlight. But however, Sher Khan in this new Zanjeer is poorly written and the bonding is also missing. But Srihari did justice to his role.  How is Music, Songs, Dances other departments? Rerecording is a complete letdown except for 1-2 scenes. Songs are good but the dubbed lyrics played spoilsport. Ram Charan comes up with graceful dances in Mumbai ka hero. Gururaj’s cinematography is just okay and editing could have been a lot better.  Highlights? 1. Ram Charan’s performance. 2. Priyanka Chopra’s glamour 3. Production values Drawbacks? 1. Poor script 2. Dubbing movie feel 3. Soul-less villainism  What about its box office prospects? Keeping as the comparison with Zanjeer, the movie is a okay cop movie. A little more homework in the script department and addition of some entertainment could have made the difference. And it should do decent at the box office.
Did I enjoy it?
Partly Yes
Movie Rating: 2.5/5
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Zanjeer Review: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Srihari, Ankur Bhatia Zanjeer 2.0 is a decent one time match movie. It will garner good box office collection but would falter in comparison to its illustrious original classic. - Zanjeer Review Read
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